Andreas In der Au

Andreas In der Au, on the AIDA stage (born November 10, 1983 in Erfurt ), is a German author, presenter and slam poet .

Life

Since 2011, In der Au has been performing his poetry and prose under the acronym AIDA at poetry slams throughout German-speaking countries. The main focus of his appearances is the lively performance. The FAZ wrote about him: "He dances and sings, he mobs, he sometimes screams, he is bursting with energy". With around 200 appearances a year, he is considered one of the most active German slam poets. In 2011 he achieved the runner-up title in the individual competition at the Baden-Württemberg slam state championships in Stuttgart . In the years 2011 to 2016 he was able to qualify for the German-speaking slam championships . In 2012 he became the Thuringian national slam champion in Jena . In 2014 ( Erfurt ), 2016 ( Weimar ) and 2018 ( Nordhausen ) he was the organizer of the same championships. The organizer was in each case the association " Highslammer eV " he founded, which has since been responsible for various literary and cultural events in Thuringia. In der Au is a regular moderator of these events. for example in Mönchgrün , Apolda , Ilmenau , Erfurt, Suhl , Gotha and Arnstadt . He is considered " the face of the Thuringian Poetry Slam". In 2019, for example, he is the host and organizer of the multi - day German - speaking U20 slam championships in Erfurt. He also works as a workshop leader for courses on the subjects of poetry slam and creative writing .

In addition to various victories at poetry slams, In der Au won various other awards for his art. In 2012 he was awarded the special prize of the federal initiative "Promote Tolerance - Strengthen Competence", in 2013 he received the "Frizz Stage Award" at the Schlossgrabenfest in Darmstadt . For his work with young literary talents, he was awarded the Friedrich Bödecker Circle Honor Prize in 2018 for promoting young literary talents in Thuringia.

In der Au is a trained financier . He lives and works in his hometown Erfurt .

Awards

• 2012: Slam national champion Thuringia
• 2012: Special award winner of the federal initiative "Promote tolerance - strengthen competence"
• 2013: Frizz Stage Award at the Schlossgrabenfest
• 2018: Victory at the "Golden Feather" in Eisenach

Publications (selection)

• Highslammer e. V. (Ed.): Poetry Slam in Thuringia . Satyr Verlag, 2016, ISBN 978-3-944035-74-1 .

Itemized list

1. ^ Maria-Xenia Hardt: Poetry Slam in Germany: Poets and Handlebars . In: FAZ.NET . ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed August 13, 2018]).
2. ↑ Pupils learn poetry . In: TLZ . ( tlz.de [accessed on August 13, 2018]).
3. ↑ Andreas In der Au is Thuringia master in the poetry slam . In: Thuringian General . ( thueringer-allgemeine.de [accessed on August 13, 2018]).
4. ↑ Ann-Sophie Bohm-Eisenbrandt: Poetry Slam: With cuckoo and poetry to the Thuringian master . ( thueringen24.de [accessed on August 13, 2018]).
5. ↑ Trampoline for Poets - Erfurt . In: meinAnzeiger.de . ( meinanzeiger.de [accessed on August 13, 2018]).
6. ↑ Competitive poets and regional fruit wines: Almost 1000 guests in Mönchgrün . In: OTZ . ( otz.de [accessed on August 13, 2018]).
7. ↑ Tim Bendzko also signed . In: Thuringian General . ( thueringer-allgemeine.de [accessed on August 13, 2018]).
8. ↑ betting densities in the Imperial Hall . In: Thuringian General . ( thueringer-allgemeine.de [accessed on August 13, 2018]).
9. ↑ Poetry Slam at the Meuselwitz Gymnasium . In: OTZ . ( otz.de [accessed on August 13, 2018]).
10. ^ Nordbayern.de, Nürnberg, Germany: At the Stadtpark Festival in Forchheim, things get poetic . ( nordbayern.de [accessed on August 13, 2018]).
11. ↑ Andreas In der Au (AIDA). Retrieved August 13, 2018 . 
12. ↑ Andreas In der Au (AIDA) is a popular poetry slammer nationwide . In: Thuringian General . ( thueringer-allgemeine.de [accessed on August 13, 2018]).
13. ↑ A firework of skillful puns . In: Thuringian General . ( thueringer-allgemeine.de [accessed on August 13, 2018]).