Lukas Bangerter

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Lukas Bangerter, director

Lukas Bangerter (* 1971 in St. Gallen ) is a Swiss director , actor, author and set designer. He is the founder of the free theater formation PLASMA

Life

Bangerter obtained his diploma as a nurse in psychiatric care at the School for Psychiatric Nursing in Münsterlingen and then studied acting at the University of the Arts in Bern. After completing his studies, he was a member of the ensemble at Theaterhaus Jena for two years, where he also attracted attention with his first directorial work. In 2000 he founded the PLASMA group in Zurich, as whose director, author and stage designer he has realized fourteen projects to date. In addition to other work as a director and actor, Bangerter has taught and staged as a guest lecturer at the Norwegian Theater Academy in Fredrikstad, the Danish National School of Performing Arts and at the Bern University of the Arts. In 2008/2009 he worked in New York on a grant from the Theater Commission of the City of Zurich and opened with a production by Kathrin Rögglas"Worst case" the season of the Schauspielhaus Wien. In addition to the Wiener Festwochen, the IMPULSE theater festival, the Seoul Performing Arts Festival in Korea, the Fadjr theater festival in Tehran, the International Festival for Experimental Theater in Cairo, Baltic Circle in Helsinki, Reminiscencje Teatralne in Krakow, Spielart Festival in Munich and euro-scene in Leipzig, festivals and venues in Ljubljana, Mumbai, New Delhi, Dresden, Berlin, Oslo, Skopje and Dublin showed his work.

Productions

  • 1999 Director of TEXTE UM NICHTS , Theaterhaus Jena
  • 1999 Director of ADOLF WÖLFLI IN NEW YORK , Theaterhaus Jena
  • 2000 Direction for: TRABANTEN , Theaterhaus Jena
  • 2000 Direction for PIQUEDAME , Theaterhaus Jena
  • 2001 Direction and stage for THE DANCE OF THE HONEY BEE (PLASMA-Projekt 1) world premiere in the Fabriktheater Rote Fabrik, Zurich
  • 2001 Direction and stage for PALACE AT FOUR O'CLOCK (PLASMA-Projekt 2) premiere in the Fabriktheater Rote Fabrik, Zurich
  • 2002 Director, stage, text on INTERFERENZ (PLASMA-Projekt 3), world premiere in the Blue Hall, Zurich
  • 2002 Direction and stage for ÖDIPUS (PLASMA-Projekt 4), premiere at the Theaterspektakel, Zurich
  • 2003 Direction for TORRANCE & GRADY by Vroom, world premiere at Bogen 13, Zurich
  • 2003 Director, stage and text for BLUE MOON (PLASMA-Projekt 5), world premiere at the Festival Transeuropa, Hildesheim
  • 2004 Direction, stage and text for DELIRIUM (PLASMA-Projekt 6) Coproduction Fabriktheater, Zurich / Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin / Schlachthaus Theater, Bern (invited to Wiener Festwochen, Festival Impulse etc.)
  • 2004 Director and stage for MACBETH (PLASMA-Projekt 7), premiere at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee, Zurich
  • 2005 Director, stage, text for CHATROOM , world premiere at the Akademi for Scenekunst, Norway
  • 2005 Direction, stage and text for TIP OF THE TONGUE (PLASMA-Projekt 8) world premiere at the Festival Science et Scieté + BrainFair, Zurich
  • 2006 Direction and stage for OBDUKTION (PLASMA project 10), world premiere at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee, Zurich
  • 2006 Director, stage, text for RANDOM (PLASMA project 9), world premiere at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee, Zurich
  • 2007 Director, stage, text for WALK DON'T WALK (PLASMA-Projekt 11), world premiere at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee, Zurich
  • 2008 Director, stage, text for LIVE (PLASMA-Projekt 12), world premiere at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee, Zurich
  • 2008 Direction for LOVE IS THE FLOATING DECLINATION FROM THE OTHER POLE by Heimito von Doderer at the Vienna Schauspielhaus
  • 2009 Direction of WORST CASE by Kathrin Röggla (Austrian premiere) at the Schauspielhaus Wien - Nomination for the Nestroy Prize (Best Director)
  • 2009 Text and direction for TIMECODE (Bern University of the Arts)
  • 2010 Director, stage, text on ID (PLASMA project 13) World premiere at Theaterhaus Gessnerallee, Zurich
  • 2011 Director, stage, text for CREDO (PLASMA project 14)
  • 2012 Director for THE NEEDS OF PLANTS by Krähenbühl & Co, world premiere at Theater Winkelwiese, Zurich
  • 2014 Direction and stage for NEPAL by Krähenbühl & Co, world premiere at Theater Roxy, Basel

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personal data
SURNAME Bangerter, Lukas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss director, actor, author and set designer
DATE OF BIRTH 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Gallen