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Marko E. Weigert in May 2011

Marko E. Weigert (German: [ˈmaʁko eː ˈvaɪ̯ɡɛʁt], born 1969 in Markranstädt in the Leipzig district[1][2]) is a German ballet director,[3] choreographer,[4] ballet master, dancer and stage light designer.[5] Alongside choreographer Dan Pelleg he is artistic co-director of the wee dance company of the Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater Görlitz-Zittau [de] (the theatre’s dance ensemble[6] which currently resides in Görlitz, Germany) as well as having recorded for radio plays as a voice actor[7] and a musician.[8]

Biography[edit]

Marko E. Weigert was trained as a dancer, choreographer and dance teacher at the Palucca Schule Dresden and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig[4]. He gained acting experience in the ATL Leipzig theatre ensemble from 1985 to 1991 under the direction of acting professor Bernd Guhr (Theaterhochschule "Hans Otto", Leipzig).[9][5]

Since 1999 he has been artistic co-director of wee dance company (which he co-founded with Sommer Ulrickson [de] and Dan Pelleg), a group described as one of the most innovative modern dance companies in Europe.[10] In the year 2000 the company was appointed "Artist in Residence" at Podwil Berlin.[5] By 2011, seven full-length dance pieces and several short pieces were created in Berlin. Guest performances took the company to theatres in 26 cities in Germany and, with the support of various Goethe Institutes and German consulates, to 14 countries.[4][5]

Previously Weigert had worked as a dancer with numerous choreographers in Germany and elsewhere and as choreography assistant to Joseph Tmim at the toladá dance company[4] in Berlin and Szeged[5], Hungary. In 2000 his first own piece "Y" was shown at Podewil Berlin. In 1999 he worked as choreographer for the opera production "Dido and Aeneas" at the Lausitz Opera Summer[5], in 2008 he choreographed for the theatre production "Bartleby" by Babylon works at Kunsthaus Tacheles, Berlin[11] and in the same year together with Dan Pelleg for the ballet of Saarländisches Staatstheater Saarbrücken[12][13], for Tanztheater Görlitz and before his permanent engagement at the GHT for the world premiere of the opera "Linkerhand" by Moritz Eggert and the operas "Orpheus und Eurydike" and "La Traviata", both directed by Sebastian Ritschel at the Görlitz Theatre. Also under the direction of Sebastian Ritschel, he choreographed the musical "Cabaret" at the Magdeburg Opera House in 2016.[14][15]

Awards[edit]

  • 2014/2015 Honorary Pin of the TMV / awarded by the Theatre and Music Association of the City of Görlitz[16]
  • 2011/2012 Special Prize for Audience's Favourites / awarded by the Theatre and Music Association of the City of Görlitz[16]
  • 2006 Audience Award for “Box” at the 20. International Choreographic Competition Hannover[17][12][i]

Nominations[edit]

  • Ursula-Cain-Preis: der Sächsische Tanzpreis 2014, for "Romeo and Juliet" [18]
  • Ursula-Cain-Preis: der Sächsische Tanzpreis 2017, for "iHome" [19]
  • Ursula-Cain-Preis: der Sächsische Tanzpreis 2019, for "Wonderland / Like Nightly Shadows"[20]

Works (selection)[edit]

Original creations (Berlin)[2]
  • Blockiert / Lass uns nochmal darüber schlafen [ii]
  • Plan B [ii]
  • There is Time [i]
  • Schwarz, ohne Zucker [i]
  • Schmetterlingsdefekt - The butterlfy defect [i]
  • nebenan [ii]
  • BOX [i]
Original creations (Görlitz)[5]
  • Schmetterlingsdefekt [i]
  • AQUA [i]
  • Die kleine Meerjungfrau [i]
  • Sacre & Rendering [i]
  • Typisch… [i]
  • Wunderland – Wie nächtliche Schatten [i]
  • Das kleine Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern [i]
  • DE FESCHE MODE [i]
  • Egoversum – Ein Zukunftsplädoyer [i]
  • Phönix [i]
  • Zerrinnerung – Von der Ungeduld der Gedanken [i]
Choreography for Musicals
Choreography for operas

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z with Dan Pelleg
  2. ^ a b c with Sommer Ulrickson and Dan Pelleg

References[edit]

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ "Nach Görlitz getanzt". saechsische.de. DDV Mediengruppe GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "WEIGERT, MARCO E." mimecentrum.de. Zentrum Bundesrepublik Deutschland des Internationalen Theaterinstituts e.V / Mime Centrum Berlin. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater wird noch internationaler". saechsische.de. DDV Mediengruppe GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Elkana Forum - Participants". elkana-forum.org. Max Planck Institute for the History of Science. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Marko E. Weigert". g-h-t.de. Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater Görlitz-Zittau GmbH. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  6. ^ "STELLENANGEBOTE". g-h-t.de. Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater Görlitz-Zittau GmbH. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Herta Müller – Atemschaukel (Das Hörspiel)". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  8. ^ "«Die Geschichte vom Franz Biberkopf» von Alfred Döblin 2/2". srf.ch. Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  9. ^ "wee dance company". tanznachtberlin.de. TanzNacht Berlin. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Görlitz ou l'envers du décor d'un « modèle » étrangleur". humanite.fr. Société nouvelle du journal l’Humanité. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  11. ^ "BABYLON WORKS". babylonworks.de. Babylon Works e.V. Berlin. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Leidenschaft und Begabung für Bewegung". saarbruecker-zeitung.de. Saarbrücker Zeitung. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  13. ^ "DONLON DANCE COMPANY: THE WINNERS ARE... im Staatstheater Saarbrücken". theaterkompass.de. theaterkompass. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Cabaret wird nun zum ersten Mal im Opernhaus inszeniert". www.dates-md.de. DATEs Medien Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  15. ^ "Cabaret". musicalzentrale.de. musicalzentrale. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Publikumslieblinge". tmv-goerlitz.de. Görlitzer Theater- und Musikverein e.V. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Former Prize Winners 1987 – 2022". choreography-hannover.de. Choreography Competition Hannover. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  18. ^ "Ursula-Cain-Preis: der Sächsische Tanzpreis #2:". tanzpreis-sachsen.de. LOFFT – DAS THEATER. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  19. ^ "Ursula-Cain-Preis: der Sächsische Tanzpreis". tanzpreis-sachsen.de. LOFFT – DAS THEATER. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  20. ^ "Ursula-Cain-Preis: der Sächsische Tanzpreis". tanzpreis-sachsen.de. LOFFT – DAS THEATER. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  21. ^ "FIDDLER ON THE ROOF". sebastianritschel.com. Sebastian Ritschel. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  22. ^ "LA CAGE AUX FOLLES". sebastianritschel.com. Sebastian Ritschel. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  23. ^ "Lebenshunger gegen Plansoll". deutschlandfunkkultur.de. Deutschlandradio. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  24. ^ "ORPHEUS UND EURYDIKE". sebastianritschel.com. Sebastian Ritschel. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  25. ^ "LA TRAVIATA". sebastianritschel.com. Sebastian Ritschel. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  26. ^ "CARMEN". sebastianritschel.com. Sebastian Ritschel. Retrieved 30 December 2022.

Press coverage (selection)[edit]

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