Bernhard Hammer
When were you first enchanted by (musical) theatre? And by what?
Cowbells at the cattle drive and the accompanying songs of the dairymen.
Why do people sing and why don't they speak?
Because singing always comes close to the truth, speaking often moves away from it.
Which role can/should musical theatre play in today's society?
Musical theatre should play a much bigger role. After all, it is only frequented by a very small percentage of society. But for this to happen, the whole business would have to really and finally open up and leave the representational spaces of the 19th century, which only allow for a very limited performance practice.
Born in
Stainz in Styria (Austria)
Education
Studied interior design and stage design at the School of Applied Arts Graz and the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz
Five to ten important engagements
FAUST at Schauspielhaus Wien
Der zerbrochene Krug at the Residenztheater München
König Blaubart at Schauspielhaus Graz
Die geretteten Köche at Steirischer Herbst
Ein Sommernachtstraum at Burgtheater Wien
Gilgamesh at Akademietheater Wien
Der Kirschgarten at Trust Theater in Amsterdam
Soldaat van oranje at Theaterhangaar in Katwijk in the Netherlands
Il trittico at the Bavarian State Opera
Works at Het Nationale Theater, such as: Madame Rosa, Drei Schwestern, de prooi, Das steinerne Brautbett, orestie, OustFaust
Formative collaboration with these artists
Johann Kresnik, Theu Boermans, Peter Pawlik
Debut at Volksoper Wien
Stage Design for Lass uns die Welt vergessen - Volksoper 1938 (Season 2023/24)
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