Clemens Sienknecht, born in Hamburg in 1964, studied sports and music before taking up a series of engagements as a pianist at theatres from Kiel to Zurich. He has been working continuously with Christoph Marthaler since 1993. He has directed and composed for theatres in Hamburg, Hanover, Basel, Zurich, Düsseldorf, Berlin and Cologne. In the 2015/2016 season, he directed Effi Briest - allerdings mit anderem Text und auch anderer Melodie (Effi Briest - albeit with different text and melody) with Barbara Bürk at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg, which was invited to the Berlin Theatertreffen in 2016. Barbara Bürk and Clemens Sienknecht continued their ‘radio show series’ with Anna Karenina, Die Nibelungen and, in Bochum, Die Hermannsschlacht. Albeit all with different texts and melodie.
Current roles:
Past roles:
- Director , With in Die Hermannsschlacht – allerdings mit anderem Text und auch anderer Melodie