Franz-Josef Heumannskämper
Franz-Josef Heumannskämper (* on the Lower Rhine) is a German director , performer and outfitter. He lives and works in Cologne and Berlin.
Life
In 1977 Heumannskämper began his training by William Pearson ; the resulting collaboration lasted until his death in 1995. From 1977 to 1981 Heumannskämper worked at the Studiobühne + Filmwerkstatt at the University of Cologne .
From 1983 to 1985 he was engaged at the Schauspielhaus Köln and worked a. a. with Robert Wilson at The CIVIL warS . That was in 1984 at the Berlin Theatertreffen in the International Congress Center Berlin (ICC), and the WDR did the TV production.
In 1980 Heumannskämper began studying design and visual communication at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences .
From 1983 he made many productions and world premieres dealing with the visual arts, theater and music theater. In Luxembourg he staged regularly from 1989 to 2011, preferably contemporary. Extensive tours have taken him through Europe, the USA, Africa and Australia.
In 1983 he made his first own production, Dadazuerich , stage: Gerhard Naschberger , Cologne University of Music , and in 1985 Frankfurt Feste, Alte Oper .
Other productions:
- 1985-91: Mix. Homage to Max Ernst , stage: Hans Peter Adamski , Kunstsammlung NRW Düsseldorf, Galerie Pfefferle Munich;
- 1987: Nietzsche Live in Concert , stage: Gerhard Naschberger, sound: Manos Tsangaris , Cologne Opera House , Alter Wartesaal;
- 1988: Wealth, Beauty, Happiness and Love , King Solomon, Museum Ludwig Cologne;
- 1989–2004: Swimming to Cambodia by Spalding Gray with Steve Karier, Luxembourg, Schauspielhaus Frankfurt , Schauspielhaus Bochum , Avignon Festival , RTL TV production;
- 1991–92: HerzschMerzen by Kurt Schwitters , poster: Kai Althoff , with the Goethe Institute , Cologne, Brussels, Luxembourg;
- 1994–96: Violet by Wassily Kandinsky , among others at the Sprengel Museum Hannover , guest performances at the South Bank Center London, the Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam , the Piccolo Teatro Milan and the Kunsthalle Wien ;
- 1999–2004: Checking-in by Andy Warhol , including Luxembourg, Thalia Theater Hamburg , Museum Ludwig Cologne.
New music and music theater - productions and interpretations
Works by Carola Baukholt, Cathy Berberian , Luciano Berio , Hans G Helms , Mauricio Kagel , Nam June Paik , Manos Tsangaris , Bernd Alois Zimmermann .
- 1990–93: El Cimarrón by Hans Werner Henze , with the Ensemble Modern and William Pearson , Alte Oper Frankfurt , Wiener Konzerthaus , Hebbel-Theater Berlin ;
- 1991: The state of affairs by Faradsch Karajew with the Ensemble Modern and Ingo Metzmacher , Alte Oper Frankfurt, Berliner Festwochen , Wiener Konzerthaus;
- 2011: The Tribune by Mauricio Kagel , Philharmonie Luxembourg ;
- 2012: 12 Rooms Ruhrtriennale, Museum Folkwang Essen .
Early music - productions with the Ensemble Sequentia
- 1991–94: Bordesholmer Marienklage 1475 , Cologne, Milan, Holland Festival Utrecht, Xantener Dom , TV production: WDR, CD album: BMG;
- 1995–97: Edda I , production for the European Capital of Culture Luxembourg and the Goethe-Institut , guest performances in Nancy, Stockholm and Copenhagen, USA tour, Africa, Accra Ghana, CD album: BMG;
- 1996–1999: Ordo Virtutum by Hildegard von Bingen ;
- 1998: Opening production of the Lincoln Center Festival New York, European tour: Notre Dame Paris , Royal Albert Hall London , Stockholm, ao USA-Canada tour: Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Denver, Toronto ao;
- 1999: Melbourne Festival, Australia;
- 1996: BMG CD album, Grammy nomination.
Publications
- Franz-Josef Heumannskämper, Gerhard Naschberger: The human being, the UFA palace, Cologne 1985 ISBN 3-923167-05-9 .
Web links
- Franz-Josef Heumannskämper at Discogs (English)
- Franz-Josef Heumannskämper at Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Heumannskämper, Franz-Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German director, performer and outfitter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |