Heiner Müller was born in Eppendorf, eastern Germany, in 1929 and died in Berlin in 1995. He was one of the major writers of the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and indisputably one of the most important European dramatists of the latter half of the 20th Century. His 30 plays helped reconfigure the notion of modern theater in Continental Europe and the English-speaking world. A number of his most important works (Hamletmachine, Quartett, Medea Material, The Mission) have been translated and staged in many parts of the world.
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Portrait of Heiner Müller for his 60th Birthday | Porträt für Heiner Müller (zum 60. Geburtstag) | 9 Jan 1989 | Heiner Müller |
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At Work in the Ruins of Morality | In den Ruinen der Moral tätig | 17 Apr 1989 | Heiner Müller |
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Conversation with Heiner Müller in Garath | Garather Gespräch mit Heiner Müller | 2 Jul 1990 | Heiner Müller |
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Some Kind of Shadow Machines Were Passing by | Es waren irgendwelche Schattenmaschinen, die da forbeifuhren | 22 Jul 1990 | Heiner Müller |
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Heiner Müller on Legal Questions | Heiner Müller über Rechtsfragen | 22 Oct 1990 | Heiner Müller |
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Rome, as Far Away as the Moon | Rom, so fern wie der Mond | 1 Apr 1991 | Heiner Müller |
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Every Frozen Structure has its Academy | Jede gefrorene Struktur hat seine Akademie | 10 Jun 1991 | Heiner Müller |
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"Wastage" of humans / Comrade Mauser / "Victim of History" | "Verschleiß" von Menschen / Genosse Mauser / "Opfer der Geschichte" | 8 Jul 1991 | Heiner Müller |
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Einstürzende Neubauten | Einstürzende Neubauten | 18 Nov 1991 | Müller's circle: F.M. Einheit |
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Renaming St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, eine Umbenennung | 6 Jan 1992 | Müller's circle: Daniil Granin |
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Magazine: Fire and Water | Magazin: Feuer und Wasser | 3 Feb 1992 | Müller's circle: Alexander Kluge |
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Frederick of Prussia | Friedrich von Preußen | 29 Mar 1992 | Heiner Müller |
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The Art Snooper | Der Kunst-Schnüffler | 1 Jun 1992 | Müller's circle: Jan Hoet |
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Tristan and Isolde’s Clothing | Tristan und Isoldes Kleider | 13 Jul 1992 | Müller's circle: Yohji Yamamoto |
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Erich Wonder’s Imaginary Spaces | Erich Wonders imaginäre Räume | 27 Jul 1992 | Müller's circle: Erich Wonder |
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Mind, Power, Castration | Geist, Macht, Kastration | 8 Mar 1993 | Heiner Müller |
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The Last of the Mohicans | Der letzte Mohikaner | 21 Mar 1993 | Heiner Müller |
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Plowshare of Evil | Pflugschar des Bösen | 4 Apr 1993 | Heiner Müller |
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The Death of Seneca | Der Tod des Seneca | 26 Apr 1993 | Heiner Müller |
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Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico | Kaiser Maximilian von Mexiko | 13 Jun 1993 | Müller's circle: Dana Rodberg |
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Gorbachev in Bayreuth | Gorbatschow in Bayreuth | 17 Oct 1993 | Müller's circle: Mikhail Gorbachev |
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Anti-Opera | Anti-Oper | 6 Dec 1993 | Heiner Müller |
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Under the Sign of Mars | Im Zeichen des Mars | 23 Jan 1994 | Heiner Müller |
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A Morning Broken Down Into Moments | Ein Vormittag zerlegt in Augenblicke | 31 Jan 1994 | Müller's circle: Mikhail Gorbachev |
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I Owe the World a Dead Person | Ich schulde der Welt einen Toten | 15 Aug 1994 | Heiner Müller |
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The World is Not Bad, but Full | Die Welt ist nicht schlecht, sondern voll | 21 Nov 1994 | Heiner Müller |
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My Rendezvous with Death | Mein Rendezvous mit dem Tod | 20 Feb 1995 | Heiner Müller |
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Omnivore Democracy | Demokratie als Allesfresser | 20 Mar 1995 | Heiner Müller |
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The Voice of the Playwright | Die Stimme des Dramatikers | 27 Mar 1995 | Heiner Müller |
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Ballad Feature No. 9: "Cold Death Interrupts Love" | Balladenmagazin Nr. 9: "Die Liebe stört der kalte Tod" | 29 May 1995 | Müller's circle: Alexander Kluge |
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On the Way to a Theater of Darknesses | Auf dem Weg zu einem Theater der Finsternisse | 31 Jul 1995 | Heiner Müller |
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Queen of Hearts on Judgment Day | Herzkönigin am jüngsten Tag | 9 Oct 1995 | Heiner Müller |
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He Who Smokes Looks Cold-Blooded | Wer raucht sieht kaltblütig aus | 21 Jan 1996 | Heiner Müller |
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Reich Chancellor Pop | Reichskanzler Pop | 28 Jan 1996 | Müller's circle: Alexander Kluge |
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Heiner Müller in Time Flight | Heiner Müller im Zeitenflug | 29 Jan 1996 | Heiner Müller |
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Expulsion from Verdun | Der Rausschmiß von Verdun | 10 Mar 1996 | Müller's circle: Mark Lammert |
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Epic Theater & Post-heroic Management | Episches Theater & postheroisches Management | 18 Mar 1996 | Heiner Müller |
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Get the Speedometer Needle Up to Max | Die Tachonadel bis zum Anschlag | 15 Apr 1996 | Müller's circle: Martin Wuttke |
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The Panther Always Runs Diagonally Uphill | Der Panther läuft immer schräg aufwärts | 3 Jun 1996 | Müller's circle: Erich Wonder |
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Playing Man in his Craving for Malice | Den Menschen spielen in seiner Wollust nach Bösartigkeit | 19 Aug 1996 | Müller's circle: Corinna Harfouch |
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The Poet as Metaphor Slingshot | Dichter als Metaphernschleuder | 16 Jun 1997 | Heiner Müller |
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The Law of Ruins in Music | Das Ruinengesetz in der Musik | 23 Jun 1997 | Müller's circle: Pierre Boulez |
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The World Spirit, So Evil | So böse ist der Weltgeist | 8 Dec 1997 | Müller's circle |
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Explosion of a Memory | Explosion of a Memory | 11 Jan 1999 | Müller's circle: Gautam Dasgupta |
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Reader for Those Who Live in Cities East | Lesebuch für Städtebewohner Ost | 18 Dec 2000 | Müller's circle: Thomas Heise |
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History of Humankind as Dark Art | Menschheitsgeschichte als schwarze Kunst | 19 Oct 2003 | Müller's circle: Heiner Goebbels |
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Mozart and the Utopia of Love | Mozart und die Utopie der Liebe | 17 Nov 2003 | Müller's circle: Jean Jourdheuil |
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Titus Andronicus | Titus Andronikus | 17 Jul 2012 | Müller's circle: Peter Berling |
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Rigor Was His Mark of Quality | Härte war sein Gütezeichen | 12 Nov 2012 | Heiner Müller |