Georg Büchner Professorship
Holder of the Georg Büchner Professorship at the Justus Liebig University Giessen
Prof. Dr. h.c. Heiner Goebbels
Centre for Media and Interactivity
Ludwigstraße 34
35390 Gießen
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Professor Dr. h.c. Heiner Goebbels was appointed to be first recipient of the Georg Büchner Professorship in 2018. From 1999 until 2018, he was Professor at the Institute of Applied Theatre Studies, where he also served as the Managing Director from 2003 until 2011. From 2006 to 2018, he served also as President of the Hessian Theatre Academy. The focus of his artistic works lays in sound and video installations, compositions for ensemble and large orchestras, as well on composing and directing his own unique musical theatre works. From 2012 until 2014, he was the artistic director of the Ruhrtriennale – International Festival of the Arts. His longstanding engagement at the JLU, many publications, and numerous international lectures document his engagement toward improving the conditions of the education of contemporary performing arts.