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Biography

Matthias Renner, photo: 1991, private

13.03.1952 born in Plauen

Father: Rudolf Renner, merchant and engineer-economist

Mother: Margit Renner, dressmaker and painter

Brother: Wolfgang, born in 1950 in Dresden

1970 Abitur together with a professional training for waiter in Dresden

1970-72 Basic military service in Erfurt, Lessons in violin and guitar, work at the Radebeul youth theatre of VEB Planeta

1972-73 Stage technician at the Theater der Jungen Generationen (Theatre of young generations), Dresden

1973-75 Studied dramatics at the Drama School »Hans Otto«, Leipzig

1975-79 Change to the Institute for Theatre Direction Berlin/East (management: Manfred Weckwerth), Degree as play director (diploma) (Georges Feydeau's »Baby hat nichts gemacht« at the Städtische Bühnen Erfurt)

Play director in Anklam, Cottbus, Bautzen and Plauen

Stagings (selection) Heiner Müller »Der Lohndrücker« (direction with Axel Richter), William Shakespeare »Ein Sommernachtstraum«, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing »Emilia Galotti«, Georges Feydeau »Floh im Ohr«, Dario Fo »Bezahlt wird nicht«, Max Frisch »Bie- dermann und die Brandstifter«, Carlo Goldoni »Il campiello«, contemporary plays: Alexander Wampilow »Letzter Sommer in Tschulimusk«, Helmut Betz »Warmer Regen«, Peter Ensikat »Dornröschen«, Pawel Maljarewski »Das Rübchen« Assistant directorship with Frido Solter at the Deutsches Theater (German Theatre) in Berlin

as from 1988 research associate at the East German Theatre Association in Berlin (organisation of workshops and festivals, such as the Werkstatt-Tage des DDR- Schauspiels in Leipzig, Theatertreffen in Gera etc.)

1990 Dissolution of the Theatre Association, dismissal

1990 Conception of euro-scene Leipzig, foundation of the »Sächsischer Verein zur Förderung des kulturellen Austauschs nationaler und internationaler Tanz- und Theatergruppen e. V.«

1991-93 Managing director and artistic director of the 1st to 3rd euro-scene Leipzig

30.10.1993 died of AIDS in Leipzig

Leipzig, 03.05.2024

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Obituary Matthias Renner