Artistic director, dramaturge in chief and author at Neuköllner Oper in Berlin.
He studied music theory, German language and literature and politics at the universities of Colone, Tübingen and Marburg. From 1986 dramaturge in Hannover, Zürich und Salzburg. From 1995 dramaturge in chief and personal assistant of the artistic director at Staatstheater Mainz, 1999 – 2002 dramaturge in chief and vice artistic director of Deutsches Theater in Göttingen. The focus of his activity is developing new forms in opera at Neuköllner Oper (e.g. BizetLounge:Perlenfischer or Create your life!), training programmes for authors and composers, writing texts for dance theater, (Salzburg) and music theatre (Julie & Jean, music Gerhard Schedl, debut performance Vienna 2003; HesseIndia, music Raffael Reina, debut performance Amsterdam/Stuttgart/ Vienna 2007/09), director and script author of „Die getauschte Schule“ 2008 and „Der Fall Rigoletto“ 2009. Parallel to that freelancing projects (Berlinale Talk 2004; coproduction Haus der Kulturen der Welt/schauspielfrankfurt 2004) as well as tutoring (Schauspielakademie Zürich, 1992) and juror activities ("Körber Studio Junge Regie“ 2009). 2010 Leading the festival „OpenOP – European Festival for alternative Opera“