Christian Berg (Author)
Christian Berg ( May 12, 1966 in Bad Oeynhausen – January 17, 2022 in Cuxhaven ) was a German author and producer of children 's musicals .
Life
Christian Berg began his stage career in 1983 as a clown at the Swiss Circus Stey . From 1984 to 1987 he attended drama school in Hamburg . In 1988 he founded a touring theater for children and families. In 1998 he founded the summer theater in the palace gardens (Cuxhaven).
In 1999 he met the singer- songwriter Konstantin Wecker for the first time , with whom he wrote the children's musical Jim Button and Luke the Locomotive Driver based on the children's book of the same name by Michael Ende . As a result, numerous other musicals were created in collaboration with Konstantin Wecker. He also wrote the children's books Tamino Pinguin (2001) and Little Monster Monstantin (2010). Christian Berg's works are among the most frequently performed children's musicals in the German-speaking world.
Christian Berg lived in Cuxhaven. He died in January 2022 at the age of 55 after a long illness.
musicals
- Oliver Twist - Do what your heart says, based on the novel by Charles Dickens
- Oh, how beautiful is Panama according to the story of Janosch
- Alice in Wonderland based on the novel by Lewis Carroll , music by Rainer Bielfeldt
- Jim Button and Luke the engine driver based on the book by Michael Ende, music by Konstantin Wecker
- Jim Button and the Wilde 13 based on the book by Michael Ende, music by Konstantin Wecker
- The Jungle Book based on the book by Rudyard Kipling , music Konstantin Wecker
- Peter Pan based on the character by James M. Barrie , music Konstantin Wecker
- The Little Lord based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett , music by Konstantin Wecker
- Laugh! The Age of Clowns , music by Ralph Siegel
- Heidi – the Alpical based on the novel by Johanna Spyri , music by Stephan Sulke
- Cinderella based on the fairy tale Cinderella in Grimm's Fairy Tales , music by Volker Rosin
- Kissed awake – The Sleeping Beauty musical, music by Konstantin Wecker
- Pinocchio based on the character of Carlo Collodi , music by Konstantin Wecker
- Tamino Pinguin , music by Konstantin Wecker
- Pettersson and Findus based on the book series by Sven Nordqvist , music by Konstantin Wecker
- Snow White with German hits
- A Christmas Story. The Christmas miracle happens to the miserly Scrooge based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens , music by Michael Schanze
web links
- Literature by and about Christian Berg in the German National Library catalogue
- Christian Berg's website
itemizations
- ↑ Obituary for Christian Berg. Retrieved January 18, 2022 .
- ↑ http://www.zirkus-stey.ch/
- ↑ http://www.komoedie-berlin.de/persons/christian-berg.html/ID_Taetigkeit=2
- ↑ NDR Radio Lower Saxony (Broadcast August 9, 2015)
- ↑ Britta Schmeis: Christian Berg dead. In: Regional Hamburg & Schleswig-Holstein. welt.de , January 18, 2022, retrieved January 18, 2022 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Berg, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author of children's musicals |
| BIRTH DATE | May 12, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Oeynhausen , Germany |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 2022 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Cuxhaven , Germany |