Ernest Martin

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Ernest Martin as director of the Young Theater in the old town .

Ernest Martin (born February 23, 1932 in New York City ) is an American director , artistic director and actor who lives in Düsseldorf and whose focus during his time as an active artist was on the development of new forms of theater. Apart from the traditional theater business, he implemented this project by founding and leading experimental amateur theater groups. Ernest Martin started the theater group Die Bühne and was a co-founder of the Düsseldorfer Young Theater in the old town and the senior theater in the old town .

Live and act

After Ernest Martin his schooling at the York in New District Brooklyn located Boys High School had finished, he studied at the State University City College of New York from 1950 to 1953 psychology . This was followed from 1954 to 1955 to study drama at the Drama School , in Seattle nearby University of Washington . After completing his studies, Ernest Martin completed a one-year apprenticeship with the US theater director and producer Joseph Papp at his East 6th Street Theater until 1956 . During this time, Ernest Martin received many suggestions from the theater group The Living Theater , whose “unconventional approach to modern theater triggered a strong response in America at that time.” (Source: Ernest Martin's official website) Ernest Martin had his first experiences as a Gathering Director on Off-Broadway . In 1951 he staged the one-act Reunion, which he wrote himself, at the Cherry Lane Theater in New York . This was followed by other productions by him until 1960, which were performed at the City College of New York , among others . These included plays such as Six People Looking for an Author by Luigi Pirandello or We Got Away Again by Thornton Wilder .

The stage at the performance of the self-produced play “Cerebrum”.

Following a trip to Europe in 1960, Ernest Martin decided to stay in Germany from 1961 in order to “bring in his many years of experience with improvisational theater and creative work with amateurs .” (Source: Official website of Ernest Martin) At the adult education center Wuppertal was impressed by his suggestions and from 1961 to 1967 he was director of the theater studio there . In addition, Ernest Martin founded the theater group Die Bühne at the Düsseldorf Adult Education Center in 1964 , which he directed until 1987. The work of the group Die Bühne , about which Der Spiegel also reported, attracted attention , especially through the production of their own pieces. "In the productions, Ernest Martin realized his idea of ​​an experimental theater that, without a conventional narrative structure, concentrated exclusively on the simultaneous interplay of language, facial expressions, gestures, movement, light, sound, film, television, time and space." (Source: Official Website of Ernest Martin)

In 1984, Ernest Martin was a co-founder of the young theater in the old town in Düsseldorf, which he led as artistic director until 1999, and a founding member of the associated supporting association, the Young Theater in the old town of Düsseldorf . In 1989 he founded the senior theater in the old town together with director Wolfgang Caspar .

In addition to his work as a theater director and director, Ernest Martin also worked as an actor. He took part in the play Master Harald and the Boys , which was performed in the 1980s at the Düsseldorfer and Kölner Schauspielhaus , and was seen in court in the play Mandela , which was also presented at the Schauspielhaus Basel in the 1980s . His 50-year-old theater life ended Ernest Martin with an engagement as a dancer in the Pina Bausch - Dance production Kontakthof for men and women over 65 who from 2004 to 2009 with numerous guest performances at home and abroad, especially in Italy and France listed, has been.

Ernest Martin has lived in Düsseldorf for over 50 years.

Theater (selection)

Director

  • 1965–1987: Director of all productions from Die Bühne until 1987
  • 1998: Brooklyn Memoirs by Neil Simon / Young Theater in the Old Town

Management / Intendanz

  • 1961–1967: Head of the theater studio at the Adult Education Center in Wuppertal
  • 1964–1987: Head of the Düsseldorf theater group Die Bühne
  • 1984–1999: Director of the Young Theater in the old town in Düsseldorf

play

  • 1985–1986: Actor in the play Master Harald and the Boys at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus
  • 1987–1988: Actor in the play Master Harald and the Boys at the Kölner Schauspielhaus
  • 1987–1988: Actor in the play Mandela in court at the Schauspielhaus Basel

dance

  • 2004–2009: dancers in the play Kontakthof for women and men from 65 / Pina Bausch - dance production

Others

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ernest Martin's biography on his official website
  2. ↑ Ernest Martin's biography on his official website
  3. ↑ DER SPIEGEL - Article from May 25, 1970
  4. ↑ Ernest Martin's biography on his official website
  5. ↑ http://tanzhaus-nrw.de: Chronicle of the tanzhaus nrw
  6. ↑ Petra Kuiper: Theater helps with life. In: WAZ. April 24, 2014, accessed February 11, 2009 .
personal data
SURNAME Martin, Ernest
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American director, artistic director and actor
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City