Nele Hertling
Nele Hertling , née Schröder (born February 23, 1934 in Berlin ) is a German theater director . She is considered the grande dame of the established German off-culture .
life and work
After studying German and theater studies at the Philosophical Faculty of the Humboldt University in Berlin , which she graduated in 1958, she worked freelance for radio and theater. After a year-long stay in London, accompanied by her husband Cornelius Hertling , she started working as a research assistant at the Academy of Arts , Music and Performing Arts departments. Since 1974 she also worked as a Senate Secretary. In 1987 she took over the management of the Berlin workshop to develop the program for Berlin - European City of Culture in 1988 . From 1989 to 2003 she was the artistic director of the Hebbel Theater .
From summer 2003 until the end of 2006, Hertling was director of the Berlin artist program of the DAAD ". She has been a member and collaborator in numerous committees and networks, including the IETM (Informal European Theater Meeting)," Theorem ", Gulliver Clearing House, Amsterdam," since In 1995 she was a member of the "Franco-German Cultural Council" (President since 2001), the Performing Arts Advisory Board of the Goethe Institute and the Board of Trustees of the Federal Cultural Foundation . She is a co-founder of the “ A Soul for Europe ” initiative and a member of its strategy group. Since 2006 she has been Vice President of the Academy of Arts in Berlin.
Catalog raisonné
- Concepts and production of numerous event series, etc. a. since 1970 the series "Pantomime-Music-Dance-Theater" (together with Dirk Scheper), since 1972 different art didactic programs.
- 1988 foundation of the festival " Tanz im August ", from 1999 to 2003 "Internationales Tanzfest Berlin - Tanz im August"
- 1999 together with Thomas Langhoff responsible for the conception and program of the festival "Theater der Welt".
Honourings and prices
- 1978: German Critics' Prize for the field of dance together with Dirk Scheper
- 1993: "Chevalier de l ' Ordre des Arts et des Lettres "
- 1995: Order of Merit of the State of Berlin
- 1999: Federal Cross of Merit
- 2001: Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
- 2004: Caroline Neuber Prize of the City of Leipzig
- 2004: ITI Prize for World Theater Day from the International Theater Institute
- 2013: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2014: Ernst Reuter badge
- 2014: "Officier de l ' Ordre des Arts et des Lettres "
- 2018: German Dance Prize
literature
- Leonie See, Ania Wilder-Mintzer (Ed.): I know what I want: women, culture, management. Orlanda Frauenverlag, 1991, ISBN 3-922166-72-5 , p. 50 f. (with biography)
Individual evidence
- ^ Rolf Hosfeld , Andi Schoon: Festivals 2007/2008. Helmut Metz Verlag, ISBN 978-3-937742-26-7 , p. 148.
- ^ Website of the Academy of the Arts
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hertling, Nele |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 23, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |