Prof. Dr. Christopher Balme
Affiliated Researcher
Department of Theatre Studies Christopher Balme is Emeritus Professor of theatre studies at the University of Munich.
He was born and educated in New Zealand where he graduated from the University of Otago. He has lived and worked in Germany since 1985 with positions at the universities of Würzburg, Munich and Mainz. From 2004 to 2006 he held the chair in theatre studies at the University of Amsterdam. He has published widely on German theatre, intercultural theatre and theatre and other media.
Prof. Balme is past-president of the German Society for Theatre Research and of the IFTR. He was Senior Editor of Theatre Research International from 2004-2006. Currently, he is co-director of the Käte Hamburger Research Centre global dis:connect.