Peter Nissen (dramaturge)
Peter Nissen (born April 20, 1957 in Bordelum ) is a German dramaturge , translator and journalist .
Life
Peter Nissen studied English, Philosophy and Frisian Philology in Kiel. From 1987 (according to other information 1985) to 1994 he worked as a dramaturge at the Hamburg Ohnsorg Theater , until he was dismissed by the then artistic director Thomas Bayer . Together with Hartmut Cyriacks , he has been running a text manufacturer for theater, radio and television work as well as translations since 1994. Both also publish anthologies of Low German texts on various topics. Nissen also teaches Low German at the Volkshochschule in Hamburg. Also in 1994 he and Cyriacks launched the Low German news on NDR 90.3 (at that time still NDR Hamburg-Welle 90.3) and were active as speakers until 2012.
Nissen's work (usually together with Cyriacks) includes not only translations of plays, but also books, such as B. two novels about Harry Potter and several Asterix volumes. Together with Cyriacks he is the author of Low German dictionaries and wrote five episodes of the multi-part series Düsse Petersens and 80 episodes of the Radio Bremen radio play series Kastendiek & Bischoff for radio . With Cyriacks, Nissen is also responsible for the Low German scripts for the NDR cult series Neues aus Büttenwarder .
Awards
- 1996: Low German Literature Prize of the City of Kappeln (together with Holger Janssen and Reinhard Goltz for the cabaret De Scheewe Dree )
- 2003: Low German Literature Prize of the City of Kappeln (together with Hartmut Cyriacks)
- 2012: Quickborn Prize of the Lower Saxony Sparkasse Foundation for special achievements in the field of the Low German language (together with Hartmut Cyriacks)
- 2014: Fritz Reuter Prize of the Carl Toepfer Foundation for the promotion of the Low German language (together with Hartmut Cyriacks)
Translation of plays (selection)
(in cooperation with Hartmut Cyriacks)
- Kattenspöök by Bernard Fathmann (new version)
- Manda Voss ward 106 by Jean Sarment (Original title: Mama Mouret )
- Fohrmann Henschel by Gerhart Hauptmann
- Hartklabastern by Karl Wittlinger (Original title: The Pacemaker )
- Pension Sünnschien by Karl Wittlinger (Original title: Blessed meal )
- Vun baben daal by Laurence Jyl (Original title: Les voisins du dessus )
- Tweemal back by Ludwig Thoma (original title: Die Lokalbahn )
- De Schimmelrieder by Theodor Storm
- Een Held in'n Dörpskroog by John Millington Synge
- Utmustert by Arthur Miller
- Barfoot bet an'n neck by Stephen Sinclair and Anthony McCarten (Original title: Ladies Night )
- Elling by Axel Hellstenius based on the novel Blood Brothers by Ingvar Ambjørnsen
Translations of radio plays (selection)
(in cooperation with Hartmut Cyriacks)
- 2006: Ünner den Melkwoold by Dylan Thomas * (Original title: Under Milk Wood )
Translations of books (selection)
(C = together with Hartmut Cyriacks, G = together with Reinhard Goltz, CG = together with Hartmut Cyriacks and Reinhard Goltz)
Asterix volumes
- De Törn for nothing (CG)
- Asterix and de Vikingers (CG)
- Lütt Obelix op grote Fohrt (CG)
- Över't wiede Water (CG)
- Hammonia City (CG)
- De Spökenkiecker (CG)
Harry Potter volumes
- Harry Potter un de grulig Kamer (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) (CG)
- Harry Potter un de Wunnersteen (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) (C)
Other
- With Captain Donald op hoge See (based on the High German translation by Erika Fuchs ) (C)
- Romeo and Juliet in Low German (after William Shakespeare ) (CG)
Dubbed versions of films
Own works
(C = together with Hartmut Cyriacks, G = together with Reinhard Goltz)
- Low German for newcomers, Westholsteinische Verlagsanstalt Boyens & Co. 1987, ISBN 3-8042-0393-0 (G)
- 2000 words Plattdüütsch, Quickborn-Verlag 1998, ISBN 978-3-87651-206-8 (C)
- Proverbs Plattdüütsch, Quickborn-Verlag 1999, ISBN 978-3-87651-214-3 (C)
- Phrase book Plattdüütsch, Quickborn-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-87651-204-4 (C)
Radio plays (selection)
- 2011: Düsse Petersens (2nd episode: family growth) - director: Hans Helge Ott
- 2012: Düsse Petersens (8th episode: Evacuated) - Director: Hans Helge Ott
- 2013: Düsse Petersens (9th episode: Bieber alarm) - Director: Hans Helge Ott
- 2014: Düsse Petersens (13th episode: Salt of Life) - Director: Hans Helge Ott
Web links
- Peter Nissen in the Low German Bibliography and Biography (PBuB)
- Peter Nissen at Quickborn-Verlag
- Peter Nissen in the ARD audio play database
- Peter Nissen at theatertexte.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Peter Nissen in the Low German Bibliography and Biography (PBuB)
- ^ Biography at Quickborn-Verlag , accessed on July 11, 2015
- ↑ Cyriacks un Nissen nich nich no more op NDR 90.3 to listen , message on platello.de from August 18, 2012 ( memento of the original from July 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 11, 2015
- ↑ NDR terminates speakers because of too old voices , message on altersdiskriminierung.de from August 22, 2012 , accessed on July 11, 2015
- ^ Paul Barz: Standard German only in an emergency , Welt am Sonntag of May 16, 2004 , accessed on July 11, 2015
- ↑ Overview of the award winners on kappeln.de , accessed on July 11, 2015
- ↑ Press release of the Niedersächsische Sparkassenstiftung dated February 9, 2012 ( memento of the original dated March 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 11, 2015
- ↑ Carl Toepfer Foundation presents Fritz Reuter Prize 2014 to Hartmut Cyriacks and Peter Nissen, Hamburg , kultur-port.de of March 24, 2014 , accessed on July 11, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nissen, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German dramaturge, translator and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bordelum |