David Schliesing

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David Schliesing
Member of the Bundestag
from Saxony-Anhalt
Assumed office
2025
Personal details
Born (1983-01-26) 26 January 1983 (age 42)
Osterburg (Altmark)
Political party Die Linke (since 2020)
Alma mater University of Potsdam

David Schliesing (born 26 January 1983) is a German politician from Die Linke. He is also known as a director, actor and dramaturge.

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Early life and theatre career

Schliesing was born in the Altmark region and grew up in Berlin. After graduating from the Wilhelm-von-Siemens-Gymnasium in Berlin-Marzahn, he began studying German studies and philosophy at the University of Potsdam in 2003. From 2005, he studied acting directing at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin and held assistant director positions and internships at the Landestheater Neustrelitz , the Theater Neubrandenburg  [ de ], and in Berlin.

He completed his first directing work, as well as activities as a musician and actor, at the Berlin off-stage company at the Freies Theater  [ de ] "Zimmer 16 camera dell' arte". In 2007, at the Mecklenburg State Theatre in Schwerin, he directed a modern stage version of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Werther, which integrated music, advertising texts , and video elements into the text. [1] The production received positive reviews from the press. [1] His work as a dramaturge also received positive attention from cultural critics.  In June 2009, he directed Georg Büchner's play Leonce and Lena as a diploma production to mark the conclusion of his studies. [2]

From the 2010/11 season, Schliesing was a dramaturge at the Theater Mainz. For the 2013/14 season, he moved to the Theater Bonn as a dramaturge. From the 2016/17 season until 2019, Schliesing was employed as a leading drama dramaturge at the Theater Magdeburg.

Together with the director Jan-Christoph Gockel  [ de ], he developed several theatre projects ( Grimm: A German Fairy Tale , Heart of Darkness ).

Since 2021, he has been working as an audio editor at the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt.

Political career

David Schliesing is active in the Die Linke, where he has been a member since 2020.

In the 2021 German federal election, he ran as a direct candidate for his party in Börde – Salzlandkreis constituency. [3] Schliesing received 8.7% of the first votes. In the 2025 German federal election, he ran again as a direct candidate in same constietuency, where he received 10.6% of the first votes. [4] Schliesing was elected to the German Bundestag, as the candidate in 2nd place on the state list of the Left Party in Saxony-Anhalt. [5]

Productions (selection)

Dramaturgies

References

  1. 1 2 Herzrasen - Werther! Gretchen! Stella!, Schweriner Volkszeitung vom 29. Oktober 2007 [ dead link ]
  2. www.bat-berlin.de, Spielplan Juni 2009 [ dead link ]
  3. "KANDIDATUR – DAVID SCHLIESING" (in German). Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  4. "Bundeswahlkreis Börde – Salzlandkreis". Offizielle Internetpräsenz der Bundeswahlleiterin . Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  5. "Sachsen-Anhalt: Gewählte in Landeslisten der Parteien". Offizielle Internetpräsenz der Bundeswahlleiterin . Retrieved 2025-02-25.
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