Rüdiger Schaper Explained

Rüdiger Schaper (born 1959) is a German writer, journalist and theatre critic.

Life

Born in Worms, Schaper lives and works mainly in Berlin and has worked at Der Tagesspiegel since 1999. There he is head of the feuilleton department.[1] He previously was the Berlin cultural correspondent of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Works

Essays and cultural history play an important role in Schaper's writing. He published biographies of Harald Juhnke, Constantine Simonides, Karl May and Alexander von Humboldt. His book on theatre history lists above all those theatre-makers who have meant a great deal to him as a critic.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Leonie Langer: Missionar mit Vorstrafe: Rüdiger Schaper stellt seine Karl-May-Biografie vor. In Der Tagesspiegel online. 14 January 2012.
  2. Tobias Becker: Rüdiger Schaper über 2500 Jahre Theater: Das Benjamin-Button-Prinzip. Review. In Spiegel Online. 7 May 2014, retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/941609811 Spektakel: Eine Geschichte des Theaters von Schlingensief bis Aischylos