Tilmann Köhler

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Tilmann Köhler
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Weimar, Saxony, West Germany
EducationErnst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts
OccupationStage director
Organizations

Tilmann Köhler (born 1979) is a German theatre stage director who worked with the ensembles of the Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar and the Staatsschauspiel Dresden. His broad repertoire includes classical plays and world premiered. Several of his productions have been invited to international festivals. Köhler turned to also staging operas in 2013, beginning with Handel's Teseo at the Oper Frankfurt, where he returned to direct Martin's Le Vin herbé, Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro and Zemlinsky's Der Traumgörge.

Life and career[edit]

Köhler was born in Weimar. He was a theatre actor and director at the Theaterfabrik of the Theater Altenburg-Gera [de].[1] He then studied theatre directing from 2001 to 2005 at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Drama[edit]

Köhler worked from 2005 as stage director for the Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar.[2] He then moved to the Staatsschauspiel Dresden, where he also led the studio. His production of Ferdinand Bruckner's Krankheit der Jugend [de] was invited to the 2007 Berliner Theatertreffen. He staged Goethe's Faust I in Weimar in 2008, 200 years after the first performance. His staging of Brecht's Die heilige Johanna der Schlachthöfe was awarded the Kurt-Hübner-Regiepreis [de] in 2009.[1] He also worked for the Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin, Schauspiel Stuttgart, Deutsches Theater Berlin, Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg, Theater Basel and the Oper Frankfurt.[3][4] Internationally, he directed in São Paulo, Taipeh, at the Moskauer Künstlertheater, in Gwangju in Korea and at the National Theatre Bratislava.

Opera[edit]

In 2013 Köhler directed opera for the first time, Handel's Teseo at the Oper Frankfurt, invited by Bernd Loebe who had seen his work.[4] Teseo was played at the Bockenheimer Depot, the company's smaller venue. He returned to direct two more Handel operas at the same place, Radamisto in 2016 and Xerxes in 2017. He was invited to direct Zemlinsky's Der Traumgörge in 2020 but it had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His next project there was Martin's Le Vin herbé, now for the opera house and adjusting to social distancing. It was prepared including the dress rehearsal but the performances were cancelled due to another lockdown. It was finally played in 2022.[4][5] Köhler was invited to direct the opening of the 2023/24 season, Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro in the first performance with the new music director Thomas Guggeis. A reviewer from the FAZ noted that Köhler staged playful "serious games" ("ernste Spiele"), in which the women win by "wit, cleverness and presence of mind".[6] Der Traumgörge was finally presented in 2024.[4]

Works[edit]

Productions directed by Köhler include:[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kurt-Hübner-Preis an Tilmann Köhler: Das hohe Maß an Dringlichkeit, nachtkritik.de 10. Februar 2010, retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Merck, Nikolaus. "Tilmann Köhler – Theatermacher essentieller Zeichen" (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Köhler, Tilmann". nachtkritik.de (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Sternburg, Jutta von (22 February 2024). "Tilmann Köhler: "Es geht um Uneindeutiges. Sonst bräuchte man keine drei Stunden"" (in German). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  5. ^ Merschmeier, Michael. "Liebesverzicht" (in German). Der Theaterverlag. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  6. ^ Fuhrmann, Wolfgang (10 October 2023). "Kluger Frauen Gegenwehr". FAZ (in German). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  7. ^ Grüter, Irene; Müller, Katrin Bettina (28 April 2007). ""Es bleibt eine geteilte Heimat"". taz: taz (in German). p. 22. ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  8. ^ Schütt, Hans-Dieter. "Der dürre Dreikäseniedrig". Neues Deutschland (in German). Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  9. ^ Höbel, Wolfgang (30 April 2007). "Regisseur Tilmann Köhler: Konspirative Umtriebe". Der Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  10. ^ Gambihler, Ralph. "King Arthur – Tilmann Köhler bekränzt die Semiopera von John Dryden und Henry Purcell zum 100. Geburtstag des Staatsschauspiels Dresden" (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  11. ^ Lukas Pohlmann. "Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui – Tilmann Köhler demaskiert in Dresden mit Brecht unsere Mediendemokratie" (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  12. ^ Steffen Becker. "Mario und der Zauberer – Regisseur Tilmann Köhler und Solo-Virtuose Paul Schröder manipulieren das Stuttgarter Publikum nach Thomas Mann'schem Strich und Faden" (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  13. ^ Christine Dössel Dresden (2014), "Nazis auf drei Ebenen", Sueddeutsche.de, ISSN 0174-4917, retrieved 22 May 2019
  14. ^ Hinrike Gronewold (30 June 2015). "Unter dem Teppich ist noch Platz – "mein deutsches deutsches Land" bei den Autorentheatertagen". WELTEXPRESS (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Täter und Träumer". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  16. ^ ""Die Jungfrau in Orléans" in Hamburg - Kraftvolle Ideen fürs Auge" (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  17. ^ "So zeitgemäß kann Händel sein" (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  18. ^ "Kein glückliches Ende für Xerxes" (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  19. ^ Fuhrmann, Wolfgang (22 February 2022). "Rossinis Oper "Bianca e Falliero" in Frankfurt". FAZ (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  20. ^ Brachmann, Jan (31 October 2022). "Albert Lortzings "Undine" an der Oper Leipzig". FAZ. ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  21. ^ Laages, Michael. ""Das Leben ist Traum": Dresden inszeniert Calderon de la Barca" (in German). Deutschlandfunk. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

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