Thomas Fiedler (director)

Thomas Fiedler (born April 3, 1974 in Bonn ) is a German director and author . He is co-founder of the interdisciplinary artist group Kommando Himmelfahrt .

Life

Thomas Fiedler grew up in Bonn and Brussels . After high school and community service, he studied musical theater directing at the Hamburg University of Music and Theater and at the University of Hamburg from 1994 to 1999.

At the center of his work are interdisciplinary concepts between music theater, performance, installation and concert, which have been performed at numerous German opera houses and theaters. Since 2008, the productions of the artist group Kommando Himmelfahrt, which he and the Hamburg composer Jan Dvorak founded, have been the focus of his work.

In 1999 he went to the Lucerne Theater with Barbara Mundel , where he initially worked as an assistant director and later as a director and dramaturge. From 2005 to 2007 he was artistic director of the experimental venue and member of the artistic management of the Theater Aachen. He worked u. a. with the directors Reinhild Hoffmann , René Pollesch , Albrecht Hirche, Falk Richter , Christoph Marthaler and Michael Talke .

Since 2001 he has been working freelance from Berlin. His work has been shown at independent venues such as Kampnagel Hamburg, HAU Berlin, Heimathafen Neukölln and Berghain - Berlin, as well as the Wuppertal Opera, Oberhausen Theater , Oldenburg State Theater , Cottbus State Theater , Theater an der Parkaue - Berlin, Freiburg Theater, Meiningen State Theater, Saarland State Theater Saarbrücken , Theater Aachen , Semperoper Dresden, Lucerne Theater , State Theater Mainz , Schauspielhaus Zurich , Ruhrtriennale , National Theater Mannheim .

He also has a continuous working relationship with Ensemble Resonanz , ensemble mosaik and the Collegium Novum Zurich . Performances of joint works took place at the festivals Eight Bridges Cologne , Time of Music - Viitasaari in Finland and summer courses for new music in Darmstadt and Kontraklang in Berlin.

Work (selection)

• 2004: Infinito Nero , music theater by S. Sciarrino and H.Schütz (Meiningen State Theater)
• 2005: Facts are stupid things , American Song Project ( Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden )
• 2006: Quatre chants pour franchir le seuil , (Gérard Grisey) music theater / dance (co-production: Theater Aachen - Ludwig Forum for International Art )
• 2008: Hamburg Requiem , big future music picture show by Kommando Himmelfahrt (Kampnagel Hamburg K6)
• 2009: The Himmelfahrt Radio Show , music theater by Kommando Himmelfahrt (HAU 1 - Berlin)
• 2010: Dark Girls & MusicHall present Socrate by Erik Satie , music theater by Kommando Himmelfahrt (Kampnagel Hamburg)
• 2011: Journey to the center of the earth , to Jules Verne (Theater an der Parkaue - Berlin)
• 2011: Radau! , Radio play by Walter Benjamin for the stage (Theater an der Parkaue - Berlin)
• 2012: perspective matters , two staged concerts with the ensemble mosaik (Berghain - Berlin)
• 2012: Fjodor, Hund und Kater , play based on E. Uspenski ( Theater an der Parkaue - Berlin)
• 2012: Leviathan , music theater for mass choir from Kommando Himmelfahrt (Kampnagel Hamburg)
• 2013: Utopia 1 + 2 , two-part musical theater staging by Kommando Himmelfahrt (Kampnagel Hamburg, International Building Exhibition Hamburg)
• 2013: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea , pop opera based on Jules Verne by Jan Dvorak ( Staatstheater Cottbus )
• 2014: Feeding of the 5000 , music theater by Kommando Himmelfahrt (Kampnagel Hamburg, Theater Chur)
• 2014: Paradise Lost , music theater based on Milton by Kommando Himmelfahrt (Kampnagel Hamburg)
• 2014: Transduction , concert installation with Ensemble Mosaik (International Music Institute - Summer Courses New Music, Darmstadt; Berghain, Berlin)
• 2014: Lohengrin , music theater by Salvatore Sciarrino ( Oldenburgisches Staatstheater )
• 2015: A short history of the world , musical theater based on Neil Layton (Theater Oberhausen)
• 2016: Association of Utopians , music theater by Kommando Himmelfahrt (Wuppertal Opera)
• 2016: Spooky long-distance effect , concert installation with ensemble mosaik ( Heimathafen Neukölln )
• 2016: Ghost train , music theater installation by Kommando Himmelfahrt (Kampnagel Hamburg, Theater Chur)
• 2017: Apollo 11 , a space adventure by Thomas Fiedler ( Staatstheater Mainz )
• 2017: Don Quijote , mechanical world theater based on Cervantes ( Theater Oberhausen )
• 2017: How do I get rich and happy? , Revue by Mischa Spoliansky ( Nationaltheater Mannheim )

Invitations and awards (selection)

• 2011: "Ikarus - Prize for the best production for children" for "Radau" by Walter Benjamin, Theater an der Parkaue
• 2015: “ Rolf Mares Prize for Outstanding Staging” for The Feeding of the 5000 by Command Ascension
• 2016: “Westwind - 32nd Theatertreffen NRW for young audiences” with “A Brief History of the World” based on Neil Layton at the Oberhausen Theater
• 2016: Nomination “george tabori price 2016” for Command Ascension
• 2017: “January Frosch 2017” by the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation for “How do I get rich and happy?” At the NTM of the Ascension Command

Web links

• Thomas Fiedler at Operabase (productions)
• Official homepage of the Assumption Command Group
• Utopia in the team , Die Deutsche Bühne on November 16, 2016
• Satan's Night Show , Die Deutsche Bühne on June 10, 2014

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Robert Matthies: The search for the mainspring. The daily newspaper , April 28, 2016, accessed on November 15, 2017 . 
2. ↑ Frieder Reininghaus: Rich and Happy? - Mischa Spoliansky's revue “How do I get rich and happy?” At the Mannheim National Theater. nmz , January 24, 2017, accessed November 15, 2017 . 
3. ↑ IKARUS 2011. Accessed November 9, 2017 . 
4. ^ Prize winners 2006 - 2016 - Theater Hamburg. Retrieved November 9, 2017 . 
5. ↑ Nominations for the George Tabori Prize 2016 - Theater-News - Verlag Theater der Zeit. Retrieved November 9, 2017 . 
6. ↑ Bayerischer Rundfunk: BR-Klassik awards the January Frog 2017: "How do I get rich and happy?" | BR classic . March 15, 2017 ( br-klassik.de [accessed November 9, 2017]).