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Peter Palitzsch

August 21, 2023

Peter Palitzsch (11 September 1918 – 18 December 2004)[1] was a German theatre director. He worked with Bertolt Brecht in his Berliner Ensemble from the beginning in 1949, and was in demand internationally as a representative of Brecht's ideas. He was a theatre manager at the Staatstheater Stuttgart and the Schauspiel Frankfurt. Many of his productions were invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen festival. He worked internationally from 1980.

Peter Palitzsch
Palitzsch in 2004
Born(1918-09-11)11 September 1918
Deutmannsdorf, Silesia
Died18 December 2004(2004-12-18) (aged 86)
Havelberg, Germany
Occupations
  • Theatre director
  • Theatre manager
Organizations
Awards

Life

Born in Deutmannsdorf near Löwenberg, Silesia, the son of a merchant,[2] Palitzsch grew up in Dresden.[1] After gymnasium, he attended a Fachschule [de] to become a graphic artist for advertisement. He ran an advertising agency together with his brother Hans Heinrich Palitzsch [de].[3] He served in the military for five years and was a prisoner of war for a short time.[1] When he returned to the destroyed Dresden,[2] he was among the founders of the local chapter of the Red Cross. He began his career at the theatre in 1945 as a dramaturge for the Dresdner Volksbühne.[1]

Bertolt Brecht called him in 1949 as graphic designer, dramaturge and assistant to his new Berliner Ensemble,[2][4] which then still played at various stages in Berlin. In 1954, they moved to their own house, the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm. Palitzsch designed the logo which still is installed on the top of the building.[2][4] In 1955, he was stage director for the first time, with Der große Tag des Gelehrten Wu.[1] In 1956, he directed John Millington Synge's Der Held der westlichen Welt (The Playboy of the Western World)[4] with Heinz Schubert in the title role. He collaborated with Manfred Wekwerth for several plays.[2]

 
Theater am Schiffbauerdamm of the Berliner Ensemble, with Palitzsch's logo on top

After Brecht's death on 18 August 1956, Palitzsch also worked at other German theatres. He staged the world premiere of Brecht's Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui (The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui) at the Staatstheater Stuttgart in November 1958, with Wolfgang Kieling in the title role.[1][4] The play was shown in Berlin in 1959, with Ekkehard Schall in the title role, and in Paris and London in 1960, where it marked Palitzsch's international recognition.[5] In Paris, the production was awarded the Preis des Theaters der Nationen.[6]

In 1960/61, Wekwerth and Palitzsch produced with the DEFA a film Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder, starring Helene Weigel, Angelika Hurwicz, Regine Lutz [de], Ernst Busch, Wolf Kaiser, Ekkehard Schall and Heinz Schubert. The film received a special award (Prize of the Jury[7] or Anerkennungspreis) at the Locarno Film Festival in 1961.[8]

Palitzsch was called to West Germany, as a representative of authentic productions of Brecht's plays. He staged Eduard II in Stuttgart, Mann ist Mann (Man Equals Man) in Wuppertal, and Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis (The Caucasian Chalk Circle) and Der gute Mensch von Sezuan (The Good Person of Szechwan) in Ulm.[1] On 1 September 1961, shortly after the Berlin Wall, he directed there the West German premiere of Brecht's Der Prozess der Jeanne d’Arc zu Rouen 1431 (after an audio play [de] by Anna Seghers),[1] while other theatres refrained from playing Brecht's works, due to the political situation. After the first performance, Palitzsch announced via Intendant Kurt Hübner [de] that he would not return to East Germany.[4][9]

In 1961, he directed Der kaukasische Kreidekreis in Oslo, with the young Liv Ullmann.[4] He staged Büchner's Dantons Tod (Danton's Death) in Stuttgart in 1962, and Brecht's Mutter Courage in Cologne in 1964, with Ursula von Reibnitz [de] in the title role. In 1966, he directed there Brecht's Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti (Mr Puntila and his Man Matti) with Hanns Ernst Jäger and Traugott Buhre in the title roles. His Stuttgart world premiere of Martin Walser's Der schwarze Schwan [de] was invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen.[1][10]

From 1 January 1966, Palitzsch was manager of drama (Schauspieldirektor) at the Staatstheater Stuttgart. His first production there of two works by Shakespeare combined as Rosenkriege I + II (Henry VI and Eduard IV) was invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen in 1967.[1][10] He staged in 1968 Isaac Babel's Marija, in 1969 the world premiere of Tankred Dorst Toller [de], and in 1970 Diese Geschichte von Ihnen (This Story of Yours) by John Hopkins.[1][11] All three productions were invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen.[10][12] His regular set designer was Wilfried Minks [de]. In June 1972, he left Stuttgart with a production of Shakespeare's Hamlet.[13]

Palitzsch moved on to the Schauspiel Frankfurt, where he could realise theatre in codetermination (Mitbestimmungstheater).[1] He directed there Lessing's Emilia Galotti in 1972, Wedekind's Frühlings Erwachen (Spring Awakening) in 1974,[4] again invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen, and Brecht's Die Tage der Commune in 1977.[14] He staged Ibsen's Baumeister Solneß (The Master Builder) in 1978, and Schiller's Don Carlos in 1979.[14] Tensions within the leading team caused him to resign in 1980.[15] During the following years, he worked freelance internationally, including Vienna where he staged at the Burgtheater, in Zürich, Rio de Janeiro and again Oslo.[1] After the German reunification, Palitzsch returned to Berlin in 1992, where he shared the management of the Berliner Ensemble with Peter Zadek, Fritz Marquardt, Matthias Langhoff and Heiner Müller until 1995.[1][2][13]

 
Tomb on the Dorotheenstädtischer Friedhof

Palitzsch was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on 6 September 2004, after having received the Theaterpreis Berlin in 1991.[1][14] He died in Havelberg on 18 December 2004.[1]

Palitzsch's works at the Berliner Theatertreffen

Several production directed by Palitzsch were invited to the Berliner Thatertreffen festival, including:[10][12]

Literature

  • Rainer Mennicken: Peter Palitzsch. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1993, in: Regie im Theater, ISBN 3-596-11114-5
  • Peter Iden: Peter Palitzsch – Theater muss die Welt verändern. Henschel Verlag, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-89487-511-9
  • Christoph Nix [de]: Immer scheitern, besser scheitern. Zum 80. Geburtstag von Peter Palitzsch, in: Die Tageszeitung, 11 September 1998
  • Wolfgang Bittner [de], Mark vom Hofe: Der Vorhang geht nicht auf, damit sich Leute unterhalten. Peter Palitzsch, in: Ich mische mich ein. Markante deutsche Lebensläufe, Bad Honnef 2006, ISBN 978-3-89502-222-7

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Palitzsch, Peter". bundesstiftung-aufarbeitung.de (in German). 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Schumacher, Ernst (20 December 2004). "Ohne Dialektik werdet ihr meine Stücke nicht kapieren". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  3. ^ Suschke, Stephan. ""Ich hielt mich nie für ein Genie" / Regisseur Peter Palitzsch im Gespräch mit Stephan Suschke" (PDF). stephansuschke.de (in German). Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Rorrison, Hugh (28 December 2004). "Peter Palitzsch / Fearless theatre director in East and West Germany, whose productions of Brecht and Shakespeare were critical and popular successes". The Guardian. No. 53. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  5. ^ Worrall, Non, ed. (2016). The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui / Student Editions. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 45–49. ISBN 978-1-47-253821-5.
  6. ^ Lämmert, Eberhart, ed. (2014). Die erzählerische Dimension: Studien über eine Gemeinsamkeit der Künste (in German). Walter de Gruyter. p. 223. ISBN 978-3-05-007541-9.
  7. ^ . manfredwekth.de. Archived from the original on 27 September 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder". defa-stiftung.de (in German). DEFA Foundation. 10 February 1961. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Prozeß in Ulm". Der Spiegel (in German). No. 38. 11 September 1961. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  10. ^ a b c d "1964–1969". archiv2.berlinerfestspiele.de (in German). Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  11. ^ Nagel, Ivan (22 December 2004). "Peter Palitzsch". Die Zeit (in German). No. 53. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  12. ^ a b "1970–1979". archiv2.berlinerfestspiele.de (in German). Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  13. ^ a b Friedrich, Detlef (11 September 2003). "Brechts junger Mann. Der Regisseur Peter Palitzsch wird heute 85 Jahre alt". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  14. ^ a b c "Der Rebell in der Chefetage". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 19 December 2004. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Kraft nach innen". Der Spiegel (in German). No. 30. 11 September 1980. Retrieved 11 September 2019.

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Peter Palitzsch 11 September 1918 18 December 2004 1 was a German theatre director He worked with Bertolt Brecht in his Berliner Ensemble from the beginning in 1949 and was in demand internationally as a representative of Brecht s ideas He was a theatre manager at the Staatstheater Stuttgart and the Schauspiel Frankfurt Many of his productions were invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen festival He worked internationally from 1980 Peter PalitzschPalitzsch in 2004Born 1918 09 11 11 September 1918Deutmannsdorf SilesiaDied18 December 2004 2004 12 18 aged 86 Havelberg GermanyOccupationsTheatre director Theatre managerOrganizationsBerliner Ensemble Staatstheater Stuttgart Schauspiel Frankfurt Berliner TheatertreffenAwardsTheaterpreis Berlin Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Contents 1 Life 2 Palitzsch s works at the Berliner Theatertreffen 3 Literature 4 References 5 External linksLife EditBorn in Deutmannsdorf near Lowenberg Silesia the son of a merchant 2 Palitzsch grew up in Dresden 1 After gymnasium he attended a Fachschule de to become a graphic artist for advertisement He ran an advertising agency together with his brother Hans Heinrich Palitzsch de 3 He served in the military for five years and was a prisoner of war for a short time 1 When he returned to the destroyed Dresden 2 he was among the founders of the local chapter of the Red Cross He began his career at the theatre in 1945 as a dramaturge for the Dresdner Volksbuhne 1 Bertolt Brecht called him in 1949 as graphic designer dramaturge and assistant to his new Berliner Ensemble 2 4 which then still played at various stages in Berlin In 1954 they moved to their own house the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm Palitzsch designed the logo which still is installed on the top of the building 2 4 In 1955 he was stage director for the first time with Der grosse Tag des Gelehrten Wu 1 In 1956 he directed John Millington Synge s Der Held der westlichen Welt The Playboy of the Western World 4 with Heinz Schubert in the title role He collaborated with Manfred Wekwerth for several plays 2 Theater am Schiffbauerdamm of the Berliner Ensemble with Palitzsch s logo on topAfter Brecht s death on 18 August 1956 Palitzsch also worked at other German theatres He staged the world premiere of Brecht s Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui at the Staatstheater Stuttgart in November 1958 with Wolfgang Kieling in the title role 1 4 The play was shown in Berlin in 1959 with Ekkehard Schall in the title role and in Paris and London in 1960 where it marked Palitzsch s international recognition 5 In Paris the production was awarded the Preis des Theaters der Nationen 6 In 1960 61 Wekwerth and Palitzsch produced with the DEFA a film Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder starring Helene Weigel Angelika Hurwicz Regine Lutz de Ernst Busch Wolf Kaiser Ekkehard Schall and Heinz Schubert The film received a special award Prize of the Jury 7 or Anerkennungspreis at the Locarno Film Festival in 1961 8 Palitzsch was called to West Germany as a representative of authentic productions of Brecht s plays He staged Eduard II in Stuttgart Mann ist Mann Man Equals Man in Wuppertal and Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis The Caucasian Chalk Circle and Der gute Mensch von Sezuan The Good Person of Szechwan in Ulm 1 On 1 September 1961 shortly after the Berlin Wall he directed there the West German premiere of Brecht s Der Prozess der Jeanne d Arc zu Rouen 1431 after an audio play de by Anna Seghers 1 while other theatres refrained from playing Brecht s works due to the political situation After the first performance Palitzsch announced via Intendant Kurt Hubner de that he would not return to East Germany 4 9 In 1961 he directed Der kaukasische Kreidekreis in Oslo with the young Liv Ullmann 4 He staged Buchner s Dantons Tod Danton s Death in Stuttgart in 1962 and Brecht s Mutter Courage in Cologne in 1964 with Ursula von Reibnitz de in the title role In 1966 he directed there Brecht s Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti Mr Puntila and his Man Matti with Hanns Ernst Jager and Traugott Buhre in the title roles His Stuttgart world premiere of Martin Walser s Der schwarze Schwan de was invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen 1 10 From 1 January 1966 Palitzsch was manager of drama Schauspieldirektor at the Staatstheater Stuttgart His first production there of two works by Shakespeare combined as Rosenkriege I II Henry VI and Eduard IV was invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen in 1967 1 10 He staged in 1968 Isaac Babel s Marija in 1969 the world premiere of Tankred Dorst Toller de and in 1970 Diese Geschichte von Ihnen This Story of Yours by John Hopkins 1 11 All three productions were invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen 10 12 His regular set designer was Wilfried Minks de In June 1972 he left Stuttgart with a production of Shakespeare s Hamlet 13 Palitzsch moved on to the Schauspiel Frankfurt where he could realise theatre in codetermination Mitbestimmungstheater 1 He directed there Lessing s Emilia Galotti in 1972 Wedekind s Fruhlings Erwachen Spring Awakening in 1974 4 again invited to the Berliner Theatertreffen and Brecht s Die Tage der Commune in 1977 14 He staged Ibsen s Baumeister Solness The Master Builder in 1978 and Schiller s Don Carlos in 1979 14 Tensions within the leading team caused him to resign in 1980 15 During the following years he worked freelance internationally including Vienna where he staged at the Burgtheater in Zurich Rio de Janeiro and again Oslo 1 After the German reunification Palitzsch returned to Berlin in 1992 where he shared the management of the Berliner Ensemble with Peter Zadek Fritz Marquardt Matthias Langhoff and Heiner Muller until 1995 1 2 13 Tomb on the Dorotheenstadtischer FriedhofPalitzsch was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on 6 September 2004 after having received the Theaterpreis Berlin in 1991 1 14 He died in Havelberg on 18 December 2004 1 Palitzsch s works at the Berliner Theatertreffen EditSeveral production directed by Palitzsch were invited to the Berliner Thatertreffen festival including 10 12 Martin Walser Der schwarze Schwan de The Black Swan Staatstheater Stuttgart 1965 William Shakespeare Henry VI Stuttgart 1967 William Shakespeare Edward IV Stuttgart 1967 Isaak Babel Marija Stuttgart 1968 Tankred Dorst Toller de Stuttgart 1969 John Hopkins Diese Geschichte von Ihnen This Story of Yours Stuttgart 1970 Samuel Beckett Warten auf Godot Waiting for Godot Stuttgart 1972 Frank Wedekind Fruhlings Erwachen Spring Awakening Stadtische Buhnen Frankfurt 1974 Literature EditRainer Mennicken Peter Palitzsch Fischer Verlag Frankfurt am Main 1993 in Regie im Theater ISBN 3 596 11114 5 Peter Iden Peter Palitzsch Theater muss die Welt verandern Henschel Verlag Berlin 2005 ISBN 3 89487 511 9 Christoph Nix de Immer scheitern besser scheitern Zum 80 Geburtstag von Peter Palitzsch in Die Tageszeitung 11 September 1998 Wolfgang Bittner de Mark vom Hofe Der Vorhang geht nicht auf damit sich Leute unterhalten Peter Palitzsch in Ich mische mich ein Markante deutsche Lebenslaufe Bad Honnef 2006 ISBN 978 3 89502 222 7References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Palitzsch Peter bundesstiftung aufarbeitung de in German 2009 Retrieved 11 September 2019 a b c d e f Schumacher Ernst 20 December 2004 Ohne Dialektik werdet ihr meine Stucke nicht kapieren Berliner Zeitung in German Retrieved 11 September 2019 Suschke Stephan Ich hielt mich nie fur ein Genie Regisseur Peter Palitzsch im Gesprach mit Stephan Suschke PDF stephansuschke de in German Retrieved 11 September 2019 a b c d e f g Rorrison Hugh 28 December 2004 Peter Palitzsch Fearless theatre director in East and West Germany whose productions of Brecht and Shakespeare were critical and popular successes The Guardian No 53 Retrieved 11 September 2019 Worrall Non ed 2016 The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui Student Editions Bloomsbury Publishing pp 45 49 ISBN 978 1 47 253821 5 Lammert Eberhart ed 2014 Die erzahlerische Dimension Studien uber eine Gemeinsamkeit der Kunste in German Walter de Gruyter p 223 ISBN 978 3 05 007541 9 Manfred Wekwerth manfredwekth de Archived from the original on 27 September 2009 Retrieved 7 October 2019 Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder defa stiftung de in German DEFA Foundation 10 February 1961 Retrieved 7 October 2019 Prozess in Ulm Der Spiegel in German No 38 11 September 1961 Retrieved 11 September 2019 a b c d 1964 1969 archiv2 berlinerfestspiele de in German Retrieved 7 October 2019 Nagel Ivan 22 December 2004 Peter Palitzsch Die Zeit in German No 53 Retrieved 11 September 2019 a b 1970 1979 archiv2 berlinerfestspiele de in German Retrieved 7 October 2019 a b Friedrich Detlef 11 September 2003 Brechts junger Mann Der Regisseur Peter Palitzsch wird heute 85 Jahre alt Berliner Zeitung in German Retrieved 11 September 2019 a b c Der Rebell in der Chefetage Suddeutsche Zeitung in German 19 December 2004 Retrieved 11 September 2019 Kraft nach innen 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