Freddy Allemann

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Freddy Allemann (born June 11, 1957 in Basel ) is a Swiss writer and performer . Since 2009 he has headed the Théâtre de la Fabrik in Hégenheim , Alsace .

Life

He lived in Ascona from 1972 to 1981 , trained as a bookseller , attended an acting school and played theater for many years. At a young age he came into contact with well-known artists and authors in Ticino , who encouraged him in his writing. First publications appeared in newspapers and magazines from around 1975. In 1978 he founded the literary magazine Philodendron . Allemann was Vice President of the German-Swiss PEN Center for several years . At the beginning of 1991 he founded the Basel Authors group . From 2002 he worked successfully with the musician Laurent Charles in Dadaist stage programs. Allemann's poetry has also been translated into Albanian and French.

Allemann is a cousin of the poet Silja Walter and the writer Otto F. Walter . He is a member of the German-speaking Swiss PEN Center, the ADS Authors of Switzerland and the ZSV Zurich.

Works

  • Poems from the street ditch , Bonetti, Locarno 1975
  • Ascolife , project film about Ascona (1977; original lost)
  • Firewalk . Poems. Leu, Zurich 1991
  • Hollywood is near Ascona . Novel. Leu, Zurich 1994
  • Incendiary , novel. Janus Verlag, Basel 1999
  • La Rosière . Stories. OSL Verlag, Basel 2004
  • Riveting days, moments, matted . Photo book with Laurent Charles. Edition DUOLIT, Basel 2015
  • TRANSIT. A photographic reading book . Photo book with Laurent Charles. Edition DUOLIT, Basel 2017
  • Ruehrwoerk - sound - text - ink . DVD with Laurent Charles, Thomas Ritz, Jörg Jauss and Martin Wicki
  • Bubi, your bouquet is lost . DVD with Laurent Charles in the formation DUOLIT

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In honor of Silja Walter: In the Fahr a path named after her is being created limmattalerzeitung.ch from February 2, 2019, accessed on April 9, 2019
personal data
SURNAME Allemann, Freddy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss writer and performer
DATE OF BIRTH June 11, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Basel