Heiner Goebbels

Heiner Goebbels, born in 1952, lives as a composer and director in Frankfurt am Main. He holds a degree in sociology and music and has composed for ensembles and orchestra. He develops music theatre pieces, scenic concerts, radio plays, sound and video installations. In 2012, his book Aesthetics of Absence was published. He has received several international awards, including the European Theatre Prize and the International Ibsen Prize. From 2012 to 2014, he was Artistic Director of the Ruhrtriennale. In 2018, he received the first appointment for the newly established Georg Büchner Professorship at the University of Giessen.