Sir Henry

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Sir Henry , actually John Henry Nijenhuis , (born October 8, 1964 in Montréal ) is a Canadian musician, musical director and composer. Since 1996 he has been working at the Berliner Volksbühne .

Life

John Henry Nijenhuis was born in Canada in 1964 to a Dutch immigrant family. At the age of seven he first received classical piano training. At King's College in Halifax , he studied occidental philosophy, theology, history and art, then journalism for two years, then worked as a musician in Canada for thirteen years.

job

In 1996 Nijenhuis was invited to play at the “Sonambiente” festival in Berlin.

After the festival he received a guest contract at the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz as a musician and composer for the Prater production Ums nackte Leben and from now on worked regularly with Frank Castorf (including demons , humiliated and insulted , Der Idiot , Nord ), Dimiter Gotscheff ( Tartuffe , Iwanow , UBUKÖNIG , Leonce and Lena , Prometheus ), and David Marton ( Wozzeck , Lulu ).

In addition to theater productions, Sir Henry also composed soundtracks for several short films, including a. Old Masters (Hakon Hirzensberger, 2010), The Operation (Christoph Kalkowski, 2009) and The Weight of the World (Brian Stockton, 1994). His music also appeared in three films by Alexander Kluge : Messages from Ideological Antiquity , The Fruits of Trust and Orfea .

Theater productions

  • Howl, David Marton , Volksbühne, 2019
  • An Odyssey, Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson , Volksbühne, 2019
  • Haußmann's State Security Theater, Leander Haußmann , Volksbühne, 2018
  • The sound of the family, Today is Tomorrow, Health and Safety, Calla Henkel and Max Pitegoff, Volksbühne, 2018
  • News, Crime Sport, Calla Henkel and Max Pitegoff, Volksbühne, 2017
  • The Chosen, Hakon Hirzensberger, co-production STEUDLTENN / Wald4tler Hoftheater, 2017
  • A weak heart, Frank Castorf , Volksbühne, 2017
  • Faust, Frank Castorf , Volksbühne, 2017
  • The hypocritical cabal . The life of Mr. de Molière, Frank Castorf , Volksbühne, 2016
  • Silk Road, Angela Richter , Schauspiel Köln, 2016
  • The Lyons, Hakon Hirzensberger, Theater Phönix Linz, 2014
  • Das Schottenstück, David Marton, Volksbühne, 2013
  • The imaginary sick man, Martin Wuttke , Volksbühne, 2012
  • La Dame aux Camélias, Frank Castorf, Odéon Théâtre de l'Europe, 2012
  • September 30, Ulrich Rasche, Staatstheater Stuttgart, 2011
  • The player, Frank Castorf, Volksbühne, coproduction with the Wiener Festwochen, 2011
  • Wilhelm Meister: a theatrical broadcast, Ulrich Rasche, Frankfurter Schauspiel, 2010
  • To moskau! To moskau! Frank Castorf, co-production Tschekov Internationales Festival, Wiener Festwochen, Volksbühne, 2010
  • Rrungs !, Wanda Golonka, Volksbühne, 2010
  • The soldiers, Frank Castorf, Volksbühne, 2010
  • Seestücke, Ulrich Rasche, Volksbühne, 2009
  • Amoklauf Mein Kinderspiel, Hakon Hirzensberger, Tiroler Landestheater, 2009
  • The Alpine King, Hakon Hirzensberger, Wald4tler Hoftheater, 2009
  • Antigone / Elektra, Werner Schroeter , Volksbühne, 2009
  • Prometheus, Dimiter Gotscheff , Volksbühne, 2009
  • Cabale and Love, Hakon Hirzensberger, Theater Phönix Linz, 2009
  • Amanullah Amanullah, Frank Castorf, Volksbühne, 2009
  • Lulu, David Marton, Schauspiel Hannover, 2009
  • Leonce and Lena, Dimiter Gotscheff, Thalia Theater, 2008
  • UBUKÖNIG, Dimiter Gotscheff, Volksbühne, 2008
  • Wozzeck, David Marton, Volksbühne, 2007
  • Nord, Frank Castorf, Volksbühne-Festival d'Avignon, 2007
  • One Less, Hakon Hirzensberger, Theater Phönix Linz, 2007
  • Suicide, Dimiter Gotscheff, Volksbühne 2007
  • Der Tartüff, Dimiter Gotscheff, Thalia Theater, coproduction with the Salzburg Festival, 2006
  • The big food, Dimiter Gotscheff, Volksbühne, 2006
  • Guilt and Atonement, Frank Castorf, Volksbühne, coproduction with the Wiener Festwochen, 2005
  • Iwanow, Dimiter Gotscheff, Volksbühne, 2005
  • The Promise, Armin Petras , Thalia Theater, 2005
  • 3 out of 5 million, Armin Petras, Deutsche Theater Kammerspiele, 2005
  • Greed for gold, Frank Castorf, Volksbühne, coproduction with the Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen, 2004
  • Cocaine, Frank Castorf, Volksbühne, 2004
  • The Persians, Martin Wuttke, Neuhardenberg Castle Foundation, 2003
  • Elektra must grieve, Frank Castorf, Schauspielhaus Zürich, 2003
  • The Idiot, Frank Castorf, Volksbühne, 2002
  • Der Meister and Margarita, Frank Castorf, Volksbühne, coproduction with the Wiener Festwochen, 2002
  • Humiliated and insulted, Frank Castorf, Volksbühne, coproduction with the Wiener Festwochen, 2001
  • Demons, Volksbühne, Frank Castorf, coproduction with the Wiener Festwochen, 2000
  • Elementary particles, Frank Castorf, Volksbühne, 2000
  • Caligula, Frank Castorf, Volksbühne, 2000
  • Dirty Hands, Frank Castorf, Volksbühne, 1998
  • About bare life, Michael Talke , Volksbühne, 1997
  • Daily life, Carolin Mylord , Volksbühne, 1997
  • Limes from Sicily, Stefan Otteni , Volksbühne, 1997
  • The Unseen Hand, Jürgen Kruse , Volksbühne, 1997

literature

The silence of the theater - the director Dimiter Gotscheff.

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Sir Henry
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Nijenhuis, John Henry (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian musician, composer and actor
DATE OF BIRTH October 8, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Montréal