Years active 1984–present | Name Markus Kupferblum Role Theatre Director | |
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Born 12 June 1964 (age 59) ( 1964-06-12 ) Vienna, Austria Occupation stage director, actor, clown | ||
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Markus Kupferblum (born 12 June 1964) is an Austrian theatre and opera director, playwright and clown. He founded the opera company "Totales Theater" in Vienna and is an expert in Commedia dell'arte and mask theatre. Since 2013 he is the founder and director of the interdisciplinary music theatre ensemble "Schlüterwerke" in Vienna.
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He has directed and shown productions in France, Austria, Germany, England, Spain, Belgium, the United States of America, Korea, Armenia, Lebanon, Iran, Israel, Russia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Peru, Switzerland, and Italy.
He was awarded the "1. Prix de l'Humour" at the Avignon Festival in 1993 and is known for working across the genres of opera, circus, theatre, and film.
In 2007 he received the "Nestroy Award" for the best German-speaking fringe production for his play "The Abandoned Dido".
In 2012 he founded the "European Theatre Day of Tolerance" which is commemorated on every 1st February. On this occasion a Memorandum for peace and tolerance is being read before the performances of almost 1.000 theaters throughout Europe.
In 2013 he published his book "The birth of curiosity - the history of the Commedia dell Arte as political revolutionary popular theatre" at the Editor "Facultas, Vienna University Press"
He is teaching at the University of Vienna, the Max Reinhardt Seminar. Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt, August Everding Theaterakademie München, Escuela Nacional del Teatro de Bolivia, and others.