CARLOS MEDINA

Carlos Medina is the director of IKARON
THEATER.  He has been a resident in
Germany since the seventies.

Although his artistic roots lie in Chile, Carlos
Medina has been active in European theater
for over 26 years.  During this time he was
director for nine years at two of the most
significant theaters in Germany, the Berliner
Ensemble and the Deutsche Theater.

Ten years ago he founded his own ensemble
in Berlin, the IKARON THEATER, and remains
its director to this day.

1944

born in Chile

1964

high school diploma in Santiago de Chile

1965 - 1969

actor training at the Hochschule der Schauspielkunst in Santiago de Chile

1969

first engagement as actor at the Theater Industriestadt Concepcion

1970

co-founder and actor at the Teatro Nuevo Popular in Santiago de Chile

1974

emigration to East Germany

1974 - 1976

co-founder, actor, director and manager of Teatro Lautaro at the Volkstheater Rostock

1976 - 1980

studied directing at the Institut für Schauspielregie in Berlin

1980 - 1985

engagement as director at the Berliner Ensemble

1986 - 1987

return to Chile after amnesty declared by military junta, renewed emigration due to continued persecution

1987 - 1990

freelance director in East Germany and abroad

1990 - 1991

engagement as director at the Deutsche Theater

1991

founder, manager and director of IKARON THEATER