Þorleifur Örn Arnarsson

Þorleifur Örn Arnarsson , German transcription Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson , (born July 15, 1978 in Reykjavík ) is an Icelandic opera and theater director .

Life

Þorleifur Örn Arnarsson is the son of the Icelandic actor couple Arnar Jónsson and Þórhildur Þorleifsdóttir , and one of his siblings is the actress Sólveig Arnarsdóttir, who is also known in Germany . He first studied acting at the Iceland Art Academy . He then worked as a director at various theaters in Iceland, Helsinki and Sydney.

He studied directing at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Art in Berlin . His piece (together with Andri Snær Magnason ) Image - Eternal Bliss was premiered in Iceland in 2007 and has received numerous awards.

In 2007 he performed this production at the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin . He directed, among others, William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Elfriede Jelinek's Contracts of the Merchant at the Theater St. Gallen , Sarah Kane's 4.48 Psychosis at the Staatstheater Karlsruhe, Bertolt Brecht's mother Courage and William Shakespeare's Lear at the Theater Konstanz, and Michail Bulgakow's Der Meister and Margarita at State Theater Tübingen.

He directed Die Fledermaus at the Augsburg Theater and Lohengrin in 2014 . His directorial work with Henrik Ibsen’s Peer Gynt won the 2011 Nachtkritik-Theatertreffen. He also works as a lecturer, including for an acting directing class in Toronto, Canada.

In the 2014/15 season, Þorleifur Örn Arnarsson was hired as the lead director for opera and drama at the Hessian State Theater Wiesbaden .

Since the 2019/20 season he has been acting director at the Volksbühne Berlin .

Productions (selection)

• 2009: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Theater St. Gallen
• 2010: Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen, Lucerne Theater
• 2014: The Threepenny Opera by Bertolt Brecht, Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
• 2018: The Edda by Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson and Mikael Torfason, Schauspiel Hannover
• 2018: Macbeth by William Shakespeare, Schauspiel Hannover
• 2019: An Odyssey by Homer, Volksbühne Berlin
• 2019: The Edda by Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson and Mikael Torfason

Awards

• 2018: German Theater Prize Der Faust in the category Best Director in Drama for Die Edda at the Staatsschauspiel Hannover

Web links

• Þorleifur Örn Arnarsson on the website of the Lucerne Theater
• Þorleifur Örn Arnarsson on the website of the Wiesbaden State Theater
• Þorleifur Örn Arnarsson on the website of the Augsburg Theater

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson - Artists - Volksbühne Berlin. Retrieved August 7, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson becomes acting director at the Volksbühne Berlin. Retrieved August 7, 2019 . 
3. ^ Charles Linsmayer: Romeo and Juliet - Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson takes the love tragedy as a Viking saga. Accessed October 1, 2019 (German). 
4. ↑ Beat Mazenauer: Peer Gynt - Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson brings Ibsen to the stage as a play about lies and self-deception. Accessed October 1, 2019 (German). 
5. ↑ Shirin Sojitrawalla: The Threepenny Opera - Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson makes his debut as in-house director in Wiesbaden with Brecht, Bilderkraft and stage criticism. Accessed October 1, 2019 (German). 
6. ↑ Frank Kurzhals: The Edda - Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson hangs up a world ash at the Hanover Theater. Accessed October 1, 2019 (German). 
7. ↑ Jan Fischer: Macbeth - Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson tells in Hanover with Shakespeare of illegitimate appropriation of power. Accessed October 1, 2019 (German). 
8. ↑ Christian Rakow: An Odyssey - Volksbühne Berlin - Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson flexes his muscles when trying to bring Homer into today. Accessed October 1, 2019 (German). 
9. ↑ Petra Paterno: "The Edda" at the Burgtheater: Yawning Emptiness. Retrieved November 7, 2019 . 

Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .