Felix Strasser

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Felix Strasser (2010)

Felix Strasser (born May 13, 1976 in Ravensburg ; † October 5, 2017 in Konstanz ) was a German director , author and theater teacher .

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Life

Education

Felix Strasser first studied economics at the University of Essen and then at the Weingarten University of Education . He was a teacher at the Herzog-Philiipp-Verbandschule Altshausen before studying theater pedagogy at the Berlin University of the Arts in 2003 . Kristin Wardetzky , Horst Hawemann and Wolfgang Wermelskirch, among others, were formative for his later work in the theater .

theatre

At the Berlin University of the Arts , Strasser was an artistic and educational assistant at the Institute for Theater Education in 2005. He worked at the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz and the Hebbel am Ufer - HAU. From 2006 he directed at the Konstanz Theater and in 2007 became director of the young theater in Konstanz . From 2010 to 2014 Strasser worked as a freelance director and theater educator. To this end, he founded Die Spielmacher , which calls itself Germany's first mobile theater education center. During this time Strasser worked as a lecturer at various international colleges and universities in the field of theater education . Since March 2014 Strasser has been teaching and working permanently at the University of Konstanz - HTWG  - in the field of theater education and was director of the Theater University of Konstanz . He died in 2017 at his workplace at the HTWG. Emergency doctors determined a natural death.

broadcast

In July 2015, Strasser initiated “Fischerbräutigam”, the radio at the University of Konstanz. Since October 2015 he has headed the broadcasting department of the University of Konstanz together with Andreas P. Bechtold . "Fisher Groom" produces entertainment programs, news formats and music.

multimedia

In May 2016 the computer game “STRASSER!” Was created, created by computer scientist Stephan Trube and communication designer Anastasia Surikov. In September 2016, the second, improved version of the retro computer game went online. It is freely accessible.

plant

In addition to his theater work as a director and theater pedagogue, Felix Strasser was an author of specialist literature in the field of theater pedagogy, whereby he particularly dealt with the importance of didactics in contemporary and post-dramatic theater .

Special features of his productions were unusual alternations between dance and spoken theater, as well as a surreal visual language. Strasser was considered an expert in narrative theater in German-language children's and youth theater. Under the direction of Christoph Nix at the Konstanz Theater, Strasser worked as director of the children's and youth theater with artists such as Wulf Twiehaus , Stephan Testi, The Tiger Lillies and Michael Helming .

Strasser has been doing a lot of voluntary work since 2014. Together with Regine Weißinger and Fridolin Weiner he directed the Children's Academy in the Council City of Konstanz . With children in the 3rd and 4th grades, this group seeks their own access to Konstanz and its council for two semesters per year . It takes place twice a year as part of the 600th anniversary of the Council in 2014–2018.

Jury activities and awards

Jury activities

  • Theater days at the lake in the field of children's and youth theater 2007–2012
  • Baden-Württemberg Youth Theater Prize 2008–2010
  • Otfried Preußler Children's Piece Prize 2013

Prizes and awards

Productions (selection)

  • Neusehland , WP : Hebbel am Ufer - HAU, Berlin, 2005
  • Tag am Meer , WP: TanzTangente, Berlin, 2006
  • Love of my Life , UA: Theater Konstanz , 2007
  • Project Schwabenkinder , WP: Theater Konstanz, 2007
  • Traumhalden , WP: Theater Konstanz, 2008
  • Genoa 01: Theater Konstanz, 2008
  • Let's go, the car is waiting , DSE: junges theater konstanz , 2008
  • König Lindwurm , DSE: young theater constance , 2009
  • Querschläger , WP: Theater Konstanz, 2009
  • Pleasant View , UA: Theater Konstanz, 2009
  • This is Esther: junges theater konstanz , 2009
  • Best of Nibelungen: junges theater konstanz , 2011
  • 9/11 , WP: Theater Konstanz, 2011
  • Little werewolf: Theater Ravensburg , 2012
  • The lucky children and the smiles sold , premiere: Scheune Wilhelmsdorf / Theater Ravensburg, 2012
  • The story of Thelma & Louise , premiere: Theater Ravensburg, 2013
  • The freedom of those who think differently - A Shortcut Revolusical , WP: Theater Hochschule Konstanz, 2014
  • Go on, go on! A scenic tour through the Konstanz town hall , WP: Theater Hochschule Konstanz, 2014
  • Peter and the Wolf Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz - EduArt, 2014
  • Ruhig Blut , WP: Theater Hochschule Konstanz, 2015
  • #Midsummer , premiere: Theater Hochschule Konstanz / Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz, 2015
  • Ramayana. A hero attempt: Theater Hochschule Konstanz, 2016
  • Stories from Beyond, Premiere: Theater Hochschule Konstanz, 2016
  • Love is wet , world premiere: Theater Hochschule Konstanz / Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz, 2017
  • Der Rote Arnold , UA: Theater Hochschule Konstanz, 2017

WP: World premiere, DSE: German-language premiere.

Fonts (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Andreas Schuler: dismay in Constance: theater pedagogue Felix Strasser died. Südkurier , October 6, 2017, accessed October 6, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Strasser, Felix
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theater director and educator
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Ravensburg
DATE OF DEATH 5th October 2017
Place of death Constancy