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Born 1986 in Germany, Daniel Freitag studied musicology Marburg and Berlin. He fronted several bands, playing many gigs and producing their records since his early teens.


During his studies he discovered theatre as a place to experiment as a composer, musical director and sound designer. After moving to Berlin in 2009, he soon started working with internationally acclaimed directors at the legendary Schaubühne theatre. He was responsible for the music of multiple productions directed by Thomas Ostermeier that have been shown all over the world. Another director he frequently works with is the Tony- and Olivier-Award-winning Ivo van Hove. Their staging of Antigone starring Juliette Binoche went on a world tour in 2015.
His work has been heard at all major festivals and many international theatres (Avignon, Edinburgh, Seoul, BAM, Barbican etc.).
Playing multiple instruments, he composes and produces in diverse genres, ranging from pop, indie, electronica to jazz and classical. The berlin based musician also acts as a writer, producer for other artists. His collaboration with french experimental filmmaker Vincent Dieutre was premiered this year at Cinema du Reel at Centre Pompidou Paris.
He released his first album as a solo artist in 2017 to critical acclaim.

Daniel Freitag Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2015]
Composition and Sound Design

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Juliette Binoche-Led ANTIGONE Opens at the Kennedy Center Tonight


As previously announced, the Kennedy Center will present a Barbican and Les Theatres de la Ville de Luxembourg, in association with Toneelgroep Amsterdam, production of ANTIGONE by Sophocles, in a new translation by T.S. Eliot Prize-winning poet Anne Carson from tonight, October 22, through October 25, 2015 in the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater.

VIDEO: New York Times In Performance: Juliette Binoche Stars in BAM's ANTIGONE


This week's New York Time's In Performance video features Oscar-winning actress Juliette Binoche in a scene from Sophocles' ANTIGONE which opened on Sunday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and runs through Oct 4, 2015.

Juliette Binoche-Led ANTIGONE Begins Tonight at BAM


Beginning tonight, Sep 24, and running through Oct 4, 2015, Anne Carson's new translation of ANTIGONE by Sophokles, starring Juliette Binoche in the title role, runs as part of BAM's 2015 Next Wave Festival.

Juliette Binoche-Led ANTIGONE Begins at the Kennedy Center This Fall; Full Cast Announced!


The cast also includes Obi Abili, Kirsty Bushell, Samuel Edward-Cook, Finbar Lynch, Patrick O'Kane, and Kathryn Pogson.

Director Thomas Ostermeier Returns to BAM with AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, Now thru 11/10


An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, in a version by Florian Borchmeyer Schaubu?hne am Lehniner Platz, will be directed by Thomas Ostermeier from an adaptation by Florian Borchmeyer in the BAM Harvey Theatre (651 Fulton St), tonight, November 6-9, 2013.

Director Thomas Ostermeier Returns to BAM with AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, 11/6-10


An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, in a version by Florian Borchmeyer Schaubu?hne am Lehniner Platz, will be directed by Thomas Ostermeier from an adaptation by Florian Borchmeyer in the BAM Harvey Theatre (651 Fulton St), November 6-9, 2013.

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