Moritz Rinke

Moritz Rinke - © Birgit Kleber
© Birgit Kleber
Born at Worpswede in 1967. Applied Theatre Studies at Gießen. At the same time he wrote columns and reportage for the Süddeutsche Zeitung, the Frankfurter Allgemeine,, Die Zeit, and Theater heute. From 1964 to 1996 an internee and then a journalist for the Berliner Tagesspiegel. For his reportage on "A Day with Marlene" (1995) and the 1997 Love Parade he twice received the prestigious Axel Springer Prize. Moritz lives in Berlin.

Prizes and Awards:

  • The Liechtenstein PEN Club's Literary Prize, 1997
  • "Republik Vineta" chosen in Theater heute's critics survey as the best German play of 2000/2001
  • Invitations to the Mülheim Theatre Days in 1997 and 2001
  • Invitation to the 2004 Mülheim Theatre Days with "Die Optimisten" (“The Optimists”)
  • Invitation to the 2006 Mülheim Theatertage with „Café Umberto“