Markus Kupferblum
Markus Kupferblum (born June 12, 1964 in Vienna ) is an Austrian opera and theater director, author and clown . He lives in Boston and Vienna and is the founder of the Total Theater in Vienna and an expert on commedia dell'arte and mask theater . From 2013 to 2017 he directed the music theater ensemble “Schlueterwerke” in Vienna, with which he regularly brought out cross-disciplinary productions.
Life
Kupferblum studied with Philippe Gaulier and Monika Pagneux in Paris and at New York University. He was assistant to Antoine Vitez and Achim Freyer.
He was awarded the Coup de Coeur at the Avignon Festival in 1992 for his production of Peer Gynt and in 1993 with the 1st Prix de l'Humour for his production of Les Mustaches de la Reine . In 2007 he received the Nestroy Prize of the City of Vienna.
Kupferblum is known for his interdisciplinary work between opera , circus , theater and film and for opening up new and unusual venues.
He staged at large opera houses and theaters as well as in various free structures in Austria, France, Germany, England, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Switzerland, United States of America, Canada, Iran, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Peru, and Bolivia .
He teaches acting, directing and scenic writing a. a. at the University of Vienna , the University of Applied Arts Vienna, the Bavarian Theater Academy August Everding in Munich, the State Universities of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart and Frankfurt, the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond, USA, the Escuela Nacional del Teatro de Bolivia in Santa Cruz, Bolivia and at the Max Reinhardt Seminar .
In 2012, Kupferblum launched the European Theater Day of Tolerance together with Bernd C. Sucher , during which his memorandum against hatred and xenophobia is read out on February 1 in over 800 theaters across Europe, North and South America.
Kupferblum is Senior Lecturer for Opera Directing and Musical Dramatic Representation at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
He is a member of the International PEN Club.
Awards
- 1986 Recognition award from the state of Lower Austria for the performing arts
- 1991 Performance award for the play Finsteres Licht
- 1992 Coup de Coeur , Avignon Festival for the production of Peer Gynt
- 1993 1st Prix d'humour , first prize at the Avignon Festival for the production of the play Les Mustaches de la Reine
- 2004 laureate of the Jeunesse competition “Fang den Ton” for Die Blecharbeiter , Vienna
- 2007 Nestroy Prize from the City of Vienna for the best off-production
- 2007 “Performance premium” from the BmfUK for Die Abandoned Dido , Vienna
- 2013 “Performance Premium” from the BmfUK for The Emperor of Atlantis , New York, Vienna
- 2019 “Operettenfrosch” of the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation for Cloclo by Franz Lehar, Bad Ischl, Austria
Fonts
- The birth of curiosity from the spirit of the revolution - the Commedia dell'Arte as a popular political theater . Facultas Verlag, Vienna, 2013.
Web links
- Website by Markus Kupferblum
- Extensive portrait of Markus Kupferblum in the magazine Datum
- Schlueterwerke website
- European Theater Day for Tolerance website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kupferblum, Markus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian opera and theater director, author and clown |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 12, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |