!!!Brunner, Gerhard b. Villach (Carinthia), March 23, 1939. Studied law. political science and drama studies in Vienna, then worked as a journalist and writer. Lecturer at the Vienna Academy of Music and the Performing Arts (History of Dance and Culture) from 1968-70 and at the University of Vienna (Theory and Practice of Dance Theatre) from 1981-87; from 1976-90 Director of Ballet at the Vienna State Opera, since 1990 intendant of Vereinigte Buehnen Graz. Has founded and managed various dance festivals; designated to become head of ballet for the three major opera houses in Berlin from 2001. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Brunner,_Gerhard|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]