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The Cottbus Children's Musical (CKM) is an ensemble . Most of his productions are world premieres that are written for the ensemble and staged with children and young people as actors. In addition, children and young people up to the age of 18 are trained as solo musical actors and receive basic training in singing, dance and acting.

history

The Cottbus Children's Musical was commissioned by the Cottbus City School Council on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the GDR in 1969 and was initially published under the title “Central Children and Youth Ensemble of the District City of Cottbus”. Existing student formations were brought onto the stage. In 1971 the ensemble received a gold medal at the workers' festival in Leipzig with its first children's musical “Sukie sucht alles!”. For the musical “Fricassini” there was a “Special Award for Entertainment Art” in 1976 in the House of the Cheerful Muse in Leipzig. In 1978 the piece “Monster, Garbage and Little Green Men” was created in which the pop singer Bisser Kirow took part.

With the television recording of the musical fairy tale "Murmelsack" in 1986, the CKM set the musical and dramaturgical climax up until then. In 1993, the first CD was "Ready for the Mill". In addition to musicals, the ensemble also performs shows, revues and stage programs. Since the CKM was founded, around 35 musical productions and numerous stage programs have been created.

At the European Youth Musical Festival (EJMF), the CKM received the "German Youth Musical Prize" and other special prizes a total of 18 times between 2006 and 2014.

In 2018 the CKM was awarded the European Youth Musical Prize in Gold for the overall production of the musical "PARADOXA and the broken time" in the Youth Musical category at the European Youth Musical Festival. Janik Oelsch received the award in the "best singer" category for his portrayal of the leading role "James Timeless".

Works

1969: What do you think is reflected in the large windows?
1971: Sukie sees everything!
1973: let's visit Shenja!
1976: Fricassini
1978: I saw the colorful bird fly
1981: monsters, trash and little green men
1985: Marmot (televised 1986)
1986: Santa Claus overslept
1988: Kindness Am I (TV taped 1988)
1990: The forgotten wish list
1993: Ripe for the mill (show)
1996: Inspector Stotter: Drugs, no thanks! (a musical collage)
1997: The Kidnapped Santa Claus (a children's musical)
1998: Fridolin and Puss in Boots (a children's musical)
1999: The Magician Fartulan (a children's musical)
1999: A colorful bird in the spotlight (gala)
2000: Fartulan and the Witch (a children's musical)
2001: The Black Witch (a children's musical)
2001: MINICATS (a children's musical)
2002: The wise unicorn (a children's musical)
2002: MINICATS II (a children's musical)
2003: "Hallo Nikolaus" (a Christmas musical)
2003: Hexenzauber (a children's musical)
2004: Advent and Story Magic (a children's musical)
2004: Gala for the 35th anniversary of the Cottbus children's musical
2004: Who dwarfed Santa Claus (a children's musical)
2005: Riot in Wichtelland (a children's musical)
2005: One world - made of music, dance and theater (show)
2005: Lilli, die kleine Knautschmaus (a children's musical)
2006: Advent and story magic (Christmas show)
2006: GALA 850 (family show)
2007: Hello Santa Claus (a Christmas musical)
2007: When Trees Talk (a musical)
2009: Music lives in our world - Gala for the 40th anniversary of the ensemble
2009: Lucy the little Christmas fairy (a Christmas musical)
2010: Anna and the smiles of the planets (a utopical)
2011: Help, they dwarfed Santa Claus (a Christmas musical)
2012: Totally twisted Christmas fairy tale world (a Christmas musical)
2012: Under the Flaming Star (a western musical)
2013: Advent and story magic - WSTS (a Christmas musical)
2014: Cats don't dance with wolves (musical)
2014: Shadows over the Christmas land (a Christmas musical)
2016: The Magic of Magic (Musical)
2016: Angel of Christmas (a Christmas musical)
2017: When Santa Claus is on vacation (a Christmas musical)
2018: Paradoxes and the Broken Time (Musical)
2019: 50 years anniversary gala (gala)
2019: The magic of winter Christmas (a Christmas musical)

Awards

1971: Gold medal at the workers' festival for "Sukie sees everything"
1976: Special award for entertainment art in Leipzig for "Fricassini"
2006: German Youth Musical Prize in the “Best Female Role” category for “Bella” in “Lilli, the little Knautschmaus”
2006: German Youth Musical Prize in the category "best overall composition" for "Lilli, the little Knautschmaus"
2008: Environment Prize of the City of Cottbus for "When Trees Speak"
2008: German Youth Musical Prize in the “Best Overall Performance” category for “When Trees Speak”
2008: German Youth Musical Prize in the category “Best Original Composition” (Torsten Karow, Siegbert Himpel, Detlef Bielke ) for “When Trees Speak”
2008: German Youth Musical Prize in the "Best Choreography" category (Verena Otto, Yvonne Kirschke) for "When Trees Speak"
2008: German Youth Musical Prize in the "Best Singer" category for Birthe Kleemann as Terrania in "When Trees Speak"
2008: German Youth Musical Prize in the category “Best Role (up to 14 years)” for Sophie Leopold and Maximilian Salzmann as Mickel and Meckel in “When Trees Speak” directed by Andrea Kulka
2009: Entry in the Chronicle of Honor of the City of Cottbus
2010: Honorary Cup "Cottbuser of the Year 2009"
2010: German Youth Musical Prize in the "Best Overall Performance" category for "Anna and the Smiles of the Planets"
2010: German Youth Musical Prize in the category "Best Costumes" (Carola Clement, Johanna Schuppan, Simone Hertrich) for "Anna and the smile of the planets"
2010: German Youth Musical Prize in the “Best Role (up to 14 years)” category for Maximilian Salzmann as Lars MacMars in “Anna and the Smiles of the Planets” directed by Torsten Karow
2010: German Youth Musical Prize in the “Best Supporting Role” category for Lisa Zech as Venusia in “Anna and the Smiles of the Planets” directed by Torsten Karow
2012: German Youth Musical Prize in the “Best Actor” category for Maximilian Salzmann as Bred in “Unter dem flammenden Stern”, directed by Torsten Karow
2012: German Youth Musical Prize in the category "Best Choreography" (Verena Otto) in "Under the Flaming Star"
2012: German Youth Musical Prize in the category “Best Stage Design” in “Under the Flaming Star” (Svend Robinski, Andreas Frenzel and many more)
2014: German Youth Musical Prize in the category "Best Singer" for Manja Zibula in "Cats Don't Dance with Wolves"
2014: German Youth Musical Prize in the "Best Singer" category for Maximilian Salzmann in "Cats Don't Dance with Wolves"
2014: German Youth Musical Prize in the "Best Actor" category for Udo Naumann in "Cats Don't Dance with Wolves"
2014: German Youth Musical Prize in the "Ensemble Prize" category in gold for "Cats don't dance with wolves"
2014: Special prize of the European Youth Musical Association in the category "Best Composition and Libretto" for "Cats Don't Dance with Wolves"
2014: Special award from the Rotary Club Limburgerhof-Vorderpfalz for excellent child and youth work
2018: European Youth Musical Prize in the "Best Singer" category for Janik Oelsch in the role of James Timeless in "PARADOXA and the broken time"
2018: European Youth Musical Prize in gold in the category "Best overall ensemble performance" for "PARADOXA and the broken time"

Discography

1993: Ripe for the mill
1994: Merry Christmas with the Cottbus Children's Musical (Maxi)
1997: Merry Christmas with the Cottbus Children's Musical II
1998: A colorful bird in the spotlight
2000: Flying through fairy tale land
2002: Our most beautiful Christmas carols
2003: It doesn't work without children
2004: Lilli, the little gnome
2005: I love to ride the park train (Maxi)
2005: Cottbus, my city (Maxi)
2006: ... then look for stories
2007: When trees speak
2010: Anna and the smiles of the planets
2011: We little ones will be the biggest
2012: Under the flaming star
2013: Have a nice Christmas time
2014: Cats don't dance with wolves
2016: the magic of magic
2018: Paradoxes and the Broken Time

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Individual evidence

Chronicle of the Cottbus children's musical . Created on behalf of the Cottbus Children's Musical.