Philipp J. Neumann
Philipp J. Neumann (* 1977 in Leipzig ) is a German theater and film director , author and graphic artist .
Education, theater and film work
After his own internet presentation, Philipp J. Neumann joined the Leipzig Gewandhaus Children's and Youth Choir at the age of six and directed his first short films and plays at the age of 15. From 1999 he staged operas by Gluck or oratorios by Handel , but also other pieces of music, on stages in several countries . Since 1997 he has also worked on various film productions, as a director, producer , cameraman , editor and screenwriter .
In 2002 Neumann was among the co-founders of the Richard Wagner Society Leipzig 2013 , of which he was a member of the board until 2013.
Productions
- 1999: Orfeo ed Euridice , opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck, in the ruins of the church in Wachau near Leipzig
- 2000: Iphigénie en Tauride , opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck, ibid
- 2001: Acis and Galatea , oratorio by Georg Friedrich Händel, performed with the Bach Society of Columbia University in Leipzig and New York
- 2003 and 2004: The Magic Word and Poor Heinrich , Singspiele by Josef Gabriel Rheinberger and the opera Pimpinone or The Unequal Marriage by Georg Philipp Telemann , in the Moritzbastei in Leipzig
- 2005: Brundibár Children's Opera by Hans Krása , 2009 and 2010 guest performances under the patronage of Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany and Israel
- 2006: Wagner: foreplay , music theater within the first Wagner festival in Leipzig
- 2006: Amadeus piano , music theater based on his own libretto (music: Stephan König) and The Man in the Moon by Cesar Bresgen in the cellar theater of the Leipzig Opera .
- 2008: L'enfant et les sortilèges by Maurice Ravel and Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns in the Musical Comedy , Leipzig
- 2008: La rondine by Giacomo Puccini in Gera
- 2010 euro-scene Leipzig : Prophecy 20/11 , instinct theater, in coproduction with the European Center for the Arts Hellerau
- 2012: Eloise - An opera for young people , in conjunction with the Gewandhaus Children's Choir , Leipzig
- 2013: Der Ring - A music theater , in conjunction with the Gewandhaus Children's Choir , Leipzig
- 2015: When the moon rises, you learn to fly , works by Richard Strauss in arrangements by Timo Jouko Herrmann , cooperation project between Gewandhausorchester and Barbican Center London
- 2015: The Second Hurricane , scenic project with the Gewandhaus Children's Choir (direction: Frank-Steffen Elster)
- 2017: Of dwarfs, giants and children , scenic project with the Gewandhaus children's choir (conducted by Frank-Steffen Elster )
- 2019: uprising! Scenic project with the Gewandhaus Children's Choir (direction: Frank-Steffen Elster)
performance
- 2005: Everest Deconstruction - the destruction of the world's largest panorama picture by Yadegar Asisi in the Leipzig Gasometer
Movies
- 1998: The tone in the middle. Motion pictures. Direction, script, editing, production and camera.
- 2000: The beloved minor. Documentary. Director and screenplay (MDR, 3sat)
- 2002: The Apostophkiller. Short film. Direction, camera, editing and script
- 2004: To a foreign country. Documentary. Direction and script
- 2006: Leipzig Music School. Image film. Direction, production and script
- 2008: Berlin Salon. Short film. Director
- 2010: Atropos. Short film. Director
Awards
- 1999: visionale Leipzig: 1st prize for the feature film Der Ton in der Mitte
- 2010: euro-scene Leipzig, 1st prize of the project announcement for the 20th anniversary for the piece Prophezeiung 20/11
- 2011: Kurzsüchtig - The Leipzig Short Film Festival: Prize of the expert jury in the field of fiction for Atropos
- 2012: Filmfest Dresden , national competition: Goldener Reiter for the short film Atropos
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Philipp J. Neumann: Philipp J. Neumann. Retrieved June 26, 2017 (biography on the director's private website).
- ↑ Hellerau Program 2011
- ^ Choir concert - scenic project ( Memento from April 27, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), Gewandhaus zu Leipzig
- ↑ Project description on p. 15 in the program brochure of the series IMPULS of the Gewandhaus
- ^ The tone in the middle , website by Philipp J. Neumann
- ↑ 20th festival euro-scene 2010: Complete program with short texts
- ↑ Kurzsüchtig: winners 2011
- ↑ Filmfest Dresden, Awarded the Golden Rider ( Memento from February 11, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Neumann, Philipp J. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |