Thomas Oberender

Director of Berliner Festspiele, a cultural organization overseeing festivals, exhibitions, programme series and individual events for music, theatre, performance and art in Berlin. Before that he was the chief dramatic advisor and artistic director at Schauspielhaus Bochum from 2000 to 2005, chief dramatic advisor and co-director at Schauspielhaus Zürich in 05/06 and Head of Drama at the Salzburg Festival from 2006 to 2011. He has written and translated several plays, realized art projects for Expo 2000, the Ruhrtriennale art festival, the European Capital of Culture Ruhr 2010 and is the author of several books.