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Jan Dvořák (born 1971) is a German composer and dramaturge.

Biography
Dvořák was born in Hamburg. His parents were of Czech origin. From 1993 tom 1999 he studied composition, music theory and musicology in Hamburg und Wien. Starting in 1998 he also took courses in conducting. Already during his studies he began directing choirs and creating compositions. First he worked mainly as a freelancer. From 2002 to 2005 he was leading dramaturge at the Meiningen State Theatre. From 2011 to 2015 he served as head of department for the opera classes at the Zurich University of the Arts. In 2016 he was named head of dramaturgy at the National Theatre Mannheim.

In 2008, Jan Dvořák and director Thomas Fiedler founded the Kommando Himmelfahrt, a performance group dedicated to different concepts of utopia. In 2013, production manager and dramaturge Julia Warnemünde joined the group. Many of their productions were shown at Hamburgs Kampnagel, an independent production venue for the performing arts.

Dvořáks works are mainly cross-overs of new music, theatre and pop. The German expression Musiktheater describes all forms that combine dramatic action (expressed in movement and language) with music (usually classical music). The works

Musiktheater

 * 2008: Hamburg Requiem with Jan Plewka and Julia Hummer — Kampnagel, Hamburg
 * 2009: The Himmelfahrt Radio Show with Maria Schrader — Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin
 * 2010: Dunkle Mädchen & Music Hall präsentieren Socrate von Erik Satie — Kampnagel Hamburg
 * 2011: The Blob – Schrecken ohne Namen — Kampnagel Hamburg
 * 2011: 20.000 Meilen unter dem Meer, pop opera — Eisenach, Meiningen, Cottbus
 * 2012: Leviathan — Kampnagel Hamburg
 * 2013: Utopia — Kampnagel Hamburg
 * 2014: Paradise Lost — Kampnagel Hamburg
 * 2014: Die Speisung der 5000 — Kampnagel Hamburg, Chur
 * 2018: Frankenstein, a Gothic opera — Hamburg State Opera at Kampnagel, directed by Philipp Stölzl, conducted by Johannes Harneit

Recordings

 * Dunkle Mädchen & Music Hall präsentieren Socrate von Erik Satie

Accolades

 * 2015: Rolf Mares-Preis der Hamburger Theater