Photo: Manfred Werner - Tsui / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
Born on October 24, 1960 in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Christoph Schlingensief was a film director, university teacher and theatre director. Death is recorded on August 21, 2010, at the age of 49. Listed accolades include Helmut Käutner Prize (2010), Ruhrpreis for Arts and Science (2007) and Berliner Bär (2009).
My Take
Christoph Schlingensief is the kind of artist I respect precisely because he refused to be comfortable. Starting in underground film and moving into theatre and performance, he seemed to treat controversy not as a side effect but as the point, forcing audiences to confront what they would rather ignore. I find that bravery rare; most creators chase applause, while he chased discomfort and meaning. Losing him at forty-nine in 2010 feels like a genuine cultural loss. Still, I'd argue an artist who shook a society this hard in a short life lived more densely than most do across decades. He mattered, and he knew it.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Christoph Schlingensief
- Name (Japanese)
- クリストフ・シュリンゲンズィーフ
- Reading
- くりすとふ・しゅりんげんずぃーふ
- Born
- October 24, 1960 – August 21, 2010
- Origin
- Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Occupation
- film director / university teacher / theatre director / playwright / performance artist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rat
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Helmut Käutner Prize
- 2007 Ruhrpreis for Arts and Science
- 2009 Berliner Bär
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christoph%20Schlingensief
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%95
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45070
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Christoph Schlingensief born?
Born October 24, 1960.
When did Christoph Schlingensief die?
Died August 21, 2010, aged 49.
Where was Christoph Schlingensief from?
Christoph Schlingensief was from Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
What did Christoph Schlingensief do?
Christoph Schlingensief worked as film director, university teacher, theatre director, playwright, performance artist.
Film director — see all → · University teacher — see all → · More people from Germany →