Dirk Engler

Dirk Engler serves as a Lecturer at the Institute for Music at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, bringing extensive professional theater experience to his academic role. His career spans directing, acting, and playwriting with notable engagements at major German theaters.

His research and teaching interests focus on practical theater arts, particularly improvisation as the foundation of acting technique, stage direction, and dramatic adaptation. Engler's professional background bridges academic theory with practical theater production.

Among his professional recognitions are an invitation to the Impulse Festival in NRW (2005) and a scholarship from the city of Munich for theater (2011). His work demonstrates a commitment to both artistic innovation and pedagogical excellence in theater education.

• Co-founder of Theater Halle 7 in Munich
• Director at multiple prominent German theaters since 1998
• Author of stage adaptations including 'Die Vermessung der Welt' by Daniel Kehlmann