Christoph Schlingensief
Artist
Biography
Christoph Schlingensief (1960–2010) was a German theatre director, performance artist and filmmaker, born in Oberhausen. Starting out as an independent underground filmmaker and assistant to Werner Nekes, he made his feature debut with Tunguska – Die Kisten sind da! (1984) and later staged productions for theatres and festivals, often amid public controversy, including actions such as Chance 2000. In his final years he staged Wagner’s Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival and worked at several opera houses. In 2011 the German Pavilion presenting his work was awarded the Golden Lion for best national participation at the Venice Biennale.