BIOGRAPHIES
Pernerstorfer, Matthias J.
Born in 1976, Eggenburg, Lower Austria. He studied theatre, film and media in Vienna and Munich, having completed a dissertation on the character of the parasite in Ancient Greek Comedy (2001). He received a fellowship (DOC) from the Austrian Academy of Sciences for a thesis on the "Colax" of Menander from 2003 to 2005. Afterwards he worked for the Viennese Da Ponte Institute for Libretto Studies, Don Juan Research und History of Collecting from 2005 to 2006. Since 2007 he is member of the Don Juan Archiv Wien, working on different projects on the popular theatre in Vienna in the 18th and 19th centuries. Since 2012 he is director of the Don Juan Archiv Wien.
Publications on Ancient Greek Comedy and Viennese Theatre, including "Von Fortunatus Wurzel und Julius Flottwell. Beobachtungen zu Ferdinand Raimunds 'Verschwendern'", in: Hubert Christian Ehalt and Jürgen Hein (eds.), Ferdinand Raimunds inszenierte Fantasien, Wien: Verlag Lehner 2008, pp. 35-48. [pdf-file], "Die Theater-Bibliothek Pálffy", in: Birgit Peter and Martina Payr (eds.), "Wissenschaft nach der Mode"? Die Gründung des Zentralinstituts für Theaterwissenschaft an der Universität Wien 1943, Wien: Lit Verlag 2008, pp. 124-134. [pdf-file], "Karl von Marinellis Spaziergang in den Prater", Nestroyana 2009, Heft 1-2 (2009), pp. 23-32. [pdf-file], Menanders Kolax. Ein Beitrag zu Rekonstruktion und Interpretation der Komödie. Mit Edition und Übersetzung der Fragmente und Testimonien sowie einem dramaturgischen Kommentar (UaLG 99), Berlin - New York: De Gruyter 2009 (link; Rezensionen: The Classical Review, The Bryn Mawr Classical Review, Listy filologické).
Siglum: mjp
Project management: Opern- und Theaterrepertoire, Archive, Bibliotheken & Sammlungen, Ariensammlung, Der 30-jährige ABC-Schütz, Forschungsgespräche
E-Mail: matthias.j.pernerstorfer(at)donjuanarchiv(dot)at
Dunlop, Alison J.
Alison Dunlop was born in 1985 in Northern Ireland. She completed a doctoral dissertation on the composer Gottlieb Muffat (1690-1770) at Queen's University Belfast under the supervision of Professors Yo Tomita and Ian Woodfield having earlier graduated with a BA in Modern Greek and Music (first class honours), and a MA in Music (distinction). She simultaneously studied piano with Roy Holmes at the Dublin Conservatory of Music and Drama and has performed at venues across Ireland. Before coming to Vienna she taught music privately and was a teaching assistant at Queen's University where she also organised several events; most recently she was joint co-ordinator of the 14th Biennial International Conference on Baroque Music. Her current area of research is focused on musicians at the Viennese imperial court in the 18th century. She has published on various aspects of keyboard music and source studies and presented at academic gatherings in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands.
E-Mail: alison.dunlop(at)donjuanarchiv(dot)at
Karin Fenböck
studied theatre, film and media in Vienna and is now working on her doctoral thesis at the Department of Dance and Musicology at Salzburg University. She has also been granted a fellowship at the university which will commence in February 2012. She was Junior Fellow at the Internationales Forschungszentrum Kulturwissenschaften (IFK) in Vienna as well as IFK Junior Fellow_Abroad as chercheur invité at the Sorbonne University in Paris (in conjunction with the Excellent Initiative Cultural Sciences of the bmwf). Her research is focussed on ballet in the second half of the 18th century in Vienna. Publications include: (together with Nicole Haitzinger) DenkFiguren. Performatives zwischen Bewegen, Schreiben und Erfinden (Munich: Epodium, 2010), ‘Die schöne Seele auf der Schaubühne. Schillers Konzept von ästhetischer Bildung in der theatralen Praxis’, in ebda. ‘Derra de Moroda - dem Archiv verschrieben?’, in Claudia Jeschke, Nicole Haitzinger (eds.), with editorial contribution of Irene Brandenburg and Karin Fenböck, Tanz und Archiv: ForschungsReisen, Historiografie, 3 (Munich: Epodium, 2010). Karin has been working at the Don Juan Archiv since August 2011.
E-Mail: karin.fenboeck(at)yahoo(dot)de
Freudenthaler, Silvia
Studies Spanish language and literature as well as comparative literary studies, her work focuses on Latin American literature since Independence and on Spanish literature up to 1898; study trips to Ecuador and Spain; currently writes her diploma thesis on the reception of the Spanish theatre at the royal court in the first half of the 18th century; has been working at the Don Juan Archiv Wien since February 2009; main research focus: 18th century opera and theatre repertory.
E-Mail: silvia.freudenthaler(at)donjuanarchiv(dot)at
Nora Gumpenberger
Born in 1984 in Upper Austria. She studied comparative literature and German philology at the University of Vienna and wrote her diploma thesis on the narration of topography in the prose of Eugenie Kain. Additionally, she completed a university module in Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies. Already as a student she acted as assistant director in Elfriede Jelinek’s 'Stecken, Stab und Stangl' (2005) and in several international student theatre projects including 'Andorra' by Max Frisch (2009) and 'Komödie der Eitelkeit' by Elias Canetti (2011). Also, she worked as public relations officer and editor for the art exhibition 'Hammerweg – Kunst und Alltag im temporären Museum Arbeitersiedlung' (2008/2009) on a working-class district in Traun, Upper Austria. Currently she is writing her second diploma thesis in comparative literature. She has been working for the Don Juan Archiv Wien since August 2011.
E-Mail: nora.gumpenberger(at)donjuanarchiv(dot)at
Hüttler, Michael
Dr.phil., studied theatre, film and media studies as well as journalism and communication studies at Vienna University; worked in a bank for several years prior to studying. Teaches at Vienna University, Department for Theatre-, Film- and Mediastudies. Lectured at Yeditepe University Istanbul (2001 - 2003), and has been conducting research for the Da Ponte Institute and the Don Juan Archiv Wien since 2001. 2007-2011 he has been director of Don Juan Archiv Wien, since 2011 he is director of the Hollitzer Wissenschaftsverlag.
Current research focuses on forms of music and popular theatre in the eighteenth century and the "turkish-oriental sujet" in European theatre.
Publications on Mozart, Theatre-Ethnology, Business-Theatre, and Experimental Theatre in Austria, including (ed.) Aufbruch zu neuen Welten: Theatralität an der Jahrtausendwende (Frankfurt/Main 2000); (ed.) Theater. Begegnung. Integration? (Frankfurt/Main 2003); Unternehmenstheater. Vom Theater der Unterdrückten zum Theater der Unternehmer? (Stuttgart 2005); (ed.) Hermann Nitsch. Wiener Vorlesungen (Vienna 2005), (ed.) Lorenzo Da Ponte (Vienna 2007), (ed.) Il Corpo del Teatro (Vienna, 2010), (ed.) Ottoman Empire and European Theater Vol.I - III (Vienna, forthcoming).
Siglum: mh
Project management: Publikationen, Edition Joseph Friebert, Bastien und Bastienne, Ottoman Empire and European Theatre
E-Mail: michael.huettler(at)donjuanarchiv(dot)at
Plank, Jennifer
Jennifer Plank was born in 1986 in Melk, Lower Austria. She studied theatre research, film and media science in Vienna and began working at the Don Juan Archive in July 2008; with smaller projects (Repertoire Kaiseroper Seifert 1985) and image editing (Theater-Bibliothek Pálffy). In August 2010 she started digitalizing the Komplex Mauerbach books. At the same time she studied graphic design at the New Design University in St. Pölten. Her focus lies on digitalization with photography, microfilm and the scan machine/robot for the Don Juan archive. Ms. Plank also represents a part of the women's rugby national team. Besides her work she participates in games in- and outside of Austria.
Schweitzer, Johannes
Mag. phil., studied musicology at Vienna University with a focus on Italian opera, castrati, and contemporary music. Author of articles for cultural magazines; directs workshops on musicology at various adult education institutions in Vienna. Has worked at the Da Ponte Institute and the Don Juan Archive as a researcher since 2002. Publications include: Lorenzo Da Ponte: Leben und Werk. Zusammengestellt von Wiebke Krohn und Johannes Schweitzer In: Hanak, Werner/Jüdisches Museum Wien (Hrsg.): Lorenzo Da Ponte. Aufbruch in die Neue Welt. (anlässlich der gleichnamigen Ausstellung im Jüdischen Museum Wien vom 22. März bis 17. September 2006) (Ostfildern 2006).
Siglum: js
Project management: Viennese Theatre Collection, Albert Schatz-Collection, Libretti in deutschen Bibliotheken, Libretto-Database Sartori
E-Mail: johannes.schweitzer(at)donjuanarchiv(dot)at
Suner, Suna
Suna Suner (M.A.) is a performing arts researcher and a performer. Born in Ankara, Suner received her B.A. degree in Conference Translation & Interpretation (Turkish & English) from Hacettepe University. Having worked as Instructor of English for six years and as Teaching Assistant at the Management of Performing Arts department for two years at Istanbul Bilgi University, she received in 2004 her M.A. degree in Performing Arts from the Middlesex University in London. She worked as stage performer for seven years at the Istanbul-based Kumpanya Theatre Co. Independent performances include: Farewell Blues (Istanbul, 1997/2001), The Trouble of Margaret Walker (Istanbul, 1999/2001), In the Heat of Our Own Pictures (Vienna, 2005), Poem for Family/De Rien (Sinop, 2006). She sang not only in polyphonic choirs, but also with miscellaneous bands including Istanbul Blues Company and Mama and Friends Play De Blues, having made diverse recordings and having performed as gospel and blues singer in numerous Turkish festivals and venues. In 2006 she was invited as performance artist to the 1st International Sinop Biennial -Sinopale. Between 2004-2007 Suner worked as archive associate at the Viennese Da Ponte Institute and in January 2007 joined the team of Don Juan Archiv Wien as performing arts researcher. Suner currently continues her doctoral studies at the Institute of Theatre, Film & Media Studies at the University of Vienna; and continues her performance work both in Vienna and Istanbul.
Main areas of work and research: Turkish Opera/Opera in Turkey, African-American Music, Culture and Heritage (1920-1970), Kabarettkultur Weimarer Republik (1919-1933), Jazz-singing, Contemporary Performance Studies.
Siglum: ss
Project management: Diplomacy as Cultural Exchange, Ottoman Empire & European Theatre, Symposia, Sefaretnames -Ottoman Embassy Reports Edition
E-Mail: suna.suner(at)donjuanarchiv(dot)at
Weidinger, Hans Ernst
Gewerke, Dr. phil., studied law, classical languages, theatre studies and art history at Vienna University, and dance, voice and piano in Vienna and Prague; has conducted study trips to Venice, Florence, Rome, Naples, Palermo, London and Prague; taught at Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa; Mozarteum University Salzburg; ISSEI, Pamplona. Founder of Don Juan Archive in 1987. Projects include Wiener Brut (film, Vienna 1982); Constitutionis Theresianae Revocatio (performance, Vienna 1982); La Prétendante Chante (performance, Berlin 1984); Il Giudizio di Don Giovanni (opera - librettist & director, Ratisbon 1986); HIC SAXA LOQVVNTVR (architectural competition, Pfaffenberg - Berlin - Vienna - Venice, 1993-96); Eine Oper für Büropa (opera - librettist & director, Linz 1998); Fermata Greve Piazza (opera - librettist and director, Greve in Chianti, 2002). Publications include: (ed.) Ottoman Empire and European Theater Vol.I (Vienna, forthcoming).
Siglum: hew
Project management: Ernesta Sezzatense, Il dissoluto punito, Bibliographie Don-Juan-Fassung, Bibliography Don Juan Theme