Paul Lorenger
Paul Lorenger (born October 18, 1958 in Detroit ) is an American dancer and choreographer .
life and work
Lorenger u. a. at Rachel Lampert in New York , who combined postmodern dance with theatrical elements. Engaged by the Scapino Ballet in Amsterdam, he moved to Europe. Further stations were Mark Morris' dance theater in Brussels and from 1994 with Vivienne Newport in Germany. In 1996 - as part of the Pierre Audi production of Henze's Venus and Adonis at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich - there was an encounter with Min Tanaka and the Japanese Butoh , which he then studied with Ko Murobushi .
Lorenger has been working together for many years with the German opera director Claus Guth , who has been using him since 1999 as the alter ego of his titular heroes or as a mysterious figure in scenic representations of oratorios. Lorenger has appeared in Guth productions at the Salzburg Festival, in Basel and Munich, at La Scala in Milan and at the Theater an der Wien , in Barcelona and Zurich . Iphigénie en Tauride , Zaide and Messiah have also been recorded for television.
In productions by Claus Guth
- 1999 Berio : Cronaca del luogo - Salzburg Festival
- 2000 Gluck : Iphigénie en Tauride (as a double by Oreste) - Salzburg Festival
- 2001 Klaus Huber : Schwarzerde UA - Theater Basel
- 2003 Awet Terterjan : The Quake - State Theater on Gärtnerplatz , Munich
- 2006 Mozart : Zaide / Chaya Czernowin : Adama - Salzburg Festival
- 2009 Handel : Messiah - Theater an der Wien (revival 2014)
- 2011 Wagner : Parsifal - Gran Teatre del Liceu , Barcelona and Zurich Opera House
- 2012 Strauss : The woman without a shadow - Teatro alla Scala , Milano
- 2012 Monteverdi : Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria - Theater an der Wien
- 2013 Schubert : Lazarus - Theater an der Wien
proof
- ↑ Peter Hagana: Singing Festival in the Denkstube , Neue Zürcher Zeitung , June 28, 2011
Web links
- Paul Lorenger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lorenger, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American dancer and choreographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Detroit |