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German film and stage director (1960–2010)

Christoph Maria Schlingensief (24 October 1960 – 21 August 2010)^[1][2] was a German theatre director, performance artist, and filmmaker.

Starting as an independent underground filmmaker, Schlingensief later staged productions for theatres and festivals, often accompanied by public controversies. In the final years before his death, he staged Wagner's Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival and worked at several opera houses, establishing himself as a Regietheater artist.

Early life and education

Schlingensief was born on 24 October 1960 in Oberhausen. His father was a pharmacist and his mother a pediatric nurse. As a child, he worked as