Robert Lehniger

Robert Lehniger (born in 1974) is a German theatre director and video artist.

Robert Lehniger in 2021

Life and work

Robert Lehniger was born in Weimar in 1974. He studied Mediengestaltung at the Bauhaus University and was an assistant director in Basel in 2000–2002. Since then he has worked as an independent director.[1]

He is known for his uses of video in combination with stage performance, bridging the gap between theatre and cinema. His productions include a 2008 "remake" of Friedrich Hebbel's Die Nibelungen for the Schauspiel Frankfurt,[2] a 2010 adaptation of Jean-Luc Godard's film Weekend for the Theater am Neumarkt in Zürich[3] and a 2012 adaptation of Christian Kracht's novel Faserland for the Jungen Schauspiel Hannover.[4] Since 2016, he has made a series of productions for the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus in a format he calls "to go", where he has staged German classics such as Faust, Nathan the Wise and The Maid of Orleans at various locations around Düsseldorf.[5][6]

References
  1. "Lehniger, Robert". nachtkritik.de (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  2. Boldt, Esther (26 October 2008). "Die Lieder aber schreiben die anderen". nachtkritik.de (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  3. Ammann, Felizitas (9 February 2010). "Ragout fin". nachtkritik.de (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  4. "Packende Reise durch Christian Krachts «Faserland»". Die Zeit (in German). 15 April 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  5. Fiedler, Cornelia (6 February 2018). "Mobilmachung". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  6. Clemens, Claus (22 January 2023). "Schillers „Jungfrau" geht in die Stadtteile". Rheinische Post (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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