Christa Heise-Batt
Christa Heise-Batt (born January 25, 1937 in Wohlde , Schleswig-Holstein Province , Free State of Prussia ) is a German foreign language correspondent , Low German author and theater actress .
Life
Growing up in the Schleswig-Holstein landscape of Stapelholm , Low German was the language of Heise-Batt's childhood, to which she has remained literary ever since . After finishing school in Husum and later in Bad Segeberg , she studied Spanish , French and English in Hamburg . After completing her language studies, she worked for several years as a foreign language correspondent in the USA , South and Central America .
In 1965 Heise-Batt came back to Germany, settled in Glashütte and began writing Low German texts, with her experiences abroad often providing the material. Several books with Low German stories and poems as well as numerous contributions to anthologies were created .
She played in Low German theater plays for over 20 years and gave Low German readings , among others. a. in the Ohnsorg Theater . She had her artistic home in the Hamburg cabaret Die Wendeltreppe von Dirks Paulun , where she met personalities such as Gabriel Laub , Siegfried Lenz , Hans Scheibner and Wilhelm Wieben .
Heise-Batt also worked for the radio . She worked with Gerd Spiekermann at NDR 90.3 and wrote articles for NDR 1 Welle Nord in Kiel . In addition, she taught Low German at the adult education center in Tangstedt for almost ten years .
Honors
- 1997: Culture Prize of the City of Norderstedt
- 1997: Borsla Prize for Low German Language and Literature
- 2011: Honorary membership of the Quickborn Association for Low German Language and Literature
- 2015: Medal for faithful work in the service of the people of the city of Hamburg
Works
- Dörch de Johrstieden ... Meincke, Norderstedt 1989, ISBN 3-929428-04-0
- Rose tendrils - Runkelröven. Meincke, Norderstedt 1992, ISBN 3-929428-01-6
- Vun Metta, Lina, un José ... Meincke, Norderstedt 1998, ISBN 3-929428-00-8
- Five eight clouds. Quickborn, Hamburg 2003, ISBN 3-87651-245-X
- En goot Woort costs nothing. Quickborn, Hamburg 2005, ISBN 3-87651-293-X
- Dat lütte Wiehnachtsbook ; Ed .: Gesche Scheller , authors: Gerd Bahr , Ines Barber , Hein Blomberg , Reimer Bull , Heike Fedderke , Hans-Jürgen Forster , Irmgard Harder , Christa Heise-Batt, Rudolf Kinau , Dirk Römmer , Gerd Spiekermann and Günter Timm , Quickborn- Verlag, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-87651-335-5 .
Sound carrier
- Dörch de Johrstieden. (CD) Quickborn, Hamburg 2001, ISBN 3-87651-258-1
- Plattdüütsche Wiehnachten. (CD) Quickborn, Hamburg 2005, ISBN 3-87651-304-9
- From Minsch to Minsch. (CD) Quickborn, Hamburg 2007, ISBN 9783876513102
Web links
- Literature by and about Christa Heise-Batt in the catalog of the German National Library
- Hamburger Abendblatt from January 25, 2017
- Website of the cabaret spiral staircase
- Quickborn Association website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Hansen: Christa Heise-Batt on Niederdeutsche-literatur.de , accessed on May 27, 2019.
- ↑ Honorary Members. In: quickborn-vereinigung.de. Retrieved July 18, 2019.
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SURNAME | Heise-Batt, Christa |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German foreign language correspondent, Low German author and theater actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1937 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Wohlde |