Alexandra Kassen

Alexandra Kassen , née Geller , (born January 30, 1923 in Nittendorf ; † June 25, 2017 in Cologne ) was the founder and principal of the Cabaret Theater Senftöpfchen in Cologne.

Alexandra Kassen, 2011

Mustard Pot Theater, April 2008

Alexandra and her husband Fred Kassen , a member of the successor group Meistersextett of the Comedian Harmonists , founded the Senftöpfchen theater on March 5, 1959. After her husband's death in 1972, Alexandra Kassen continued to run the theater alone. Today the mustard pot is one of the most famous cabaret and cabaret stages in Germany. For many well-known artists, an appearance in the mustard pot was a stepping stone or an important step in their careers. These include Kleine & Linzenich , Monika Kampmann , Konrad Beikircher , Werner Schneyder and Andreas Etienne . To support the theater, Alexandra Kassen and Alfred Biolek founded the Friends' Association for the Senftöpfchen Theater eV in 1986 .

Grab Alexandra and Fred Kassen (August 2018)

Kassen always appeared in public with one of her many small, colorful hats on her head, which became her trademark and to which she owed her nickname "Et Hötche" (The little hat). She ran her theater herself - for the last few years together with daughter Alexandra Franziska Kassen - until her death.

Kassen died at the age of 94 and was buried in an urn on July 17, 2017 in Cologne's Melaten Central Cemetery (Hall 71 No. 45/46).

Honors

Alexandra Kassen at the presentation of the culture prize of the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Rheinland 2011

1978: Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
1993: Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
1999: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
1999: Rhineland thaler from the Rhineland Regional Council
2003: Honorary theater award within the framework of the Cologne dance and theater awards

2007: Kulturkamelle of the festival committee Cologne Carnival

2011: Great Culture Prize from the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Rheinland

Web links

Commons : Alexandra Kassen - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Mustard pot theater
Beatrix Lampe: Celebrities celebrate their 90th birthday with Alexandra Kassen . Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , January 31, 2013.
Marianne Kolarik: 50 years of mustard pots: “Complaining doesn't help” . Interview in Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, September 11, 2009.
Axel Hill: On the death of Alexandra Kassen: “One of the great Cologne women!” Kölnische Rundschau , June 27, 2017.

Individual evidence

↑ Mustard pot founder Alexandra Kassen is dead . Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , June 27, 2017, accessed on June 27, 2017
↑ Jörg Wehner: Alexandra Kassen is 90 years old: Lord Mayor Roters congratulates the mustard pot manager on her birthday. Office for Press and Public Relations of the City of Cologne, January 30, 2013, archived from the original on February 2, 2014 ; accessed on June 28, 2017 .
↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 30, No. 172, September 13, 1978.
↑ Marianne Kolarik: Alexandra Kassen: With the rollator to the end of the world . Kölner Stadtanzeiger , November 21, 2011, accessed on June 28, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Kassen, Alexandra
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Geller, Alexandra (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German theater director
DATE OF BIRTH	January 30, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH	Nittendorf
DATE OF DEATH	June 25, 2017
Place of death	Cologne

[1] Mustard pot founder Alexandra Kassen is dead . Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , June 27, 2017, accessed on June 27, 2017

[2] Jörg Wehner: Alexandra Kassen is 90 years old: Lord Mayor Roters congratulates the mustard pot manager on her birthday. Office for Press and Public Relations of the City of Cologne, January 30, 2013, archived from the original on February 2, 2014 ; accessed on June 28, 2017 .

[3] Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 30, No. 172, September 13, 1978.

[4] Marianne Kolarik: Alexandra Kassen: With the rollator to the end of the world . Kölner Stadtanzeiger , November 21, 2011, accessed on June 28, 2017.