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Christoph Schlingensief

German film and stage director (1960–2010)

Christoph Schlingensief

Schlingensief in October 2009

Born

Christoph Maria Schlingensief


(1960-10-24)24 October 1960

Oberhausen, West Germany

Died21 August 2010(2010-08-21) (aged 49)

Berlin, Germany

OccupationDirector

Christoph Maria Schlingensief (24 October 1960 – 21 August 2010)[1][2] was a German theatre director, performance artist, and filmmaker.

Starting as an independent underground filmmaker, Schlingensief later staged productions for theatres and festivals, often accompanied by public controversies.

Christoph Schlingensief - biographies - Bayerische Staatsoper

In the final years before his death, he staged Wagner's Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival and worked at several opera houses, establishing himself as a Regietheater artist.

Early life and education

Schlingensief was born on 24 October 1960 in Oberhausen. His father was a pharmacist and his mother a pediatric nurse.

As a child, he worked as Christoph Schlingensief - Official Website TOCE