Gerhard Ebert
Gerhard Ebert (born September 20, 1930 in Glauchau ) is a German journalist , theater scholar , theater critic and playwright .
Life
After graduating from high school and an apprenticeship as a typesetter, Ebert began studying theater studies at the German Theater Institute in Weimar in 1951. From 1955 to 1961 he was the theater editor for the weekly newspaper Sonntag . He then worked until 1963 as a senior assistant at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music in Berlin . After that he was deputy director at the State Drama School in Berlin until 1981. When it was converted to the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin in 1981, Ebert became an associate professor there and from 1981 to 1988 he was also the first prorector . He taught as a lecturer in the theory and history of theater until it was "wound up" in 1992.
1977 Ebert was at the Humboldt University of Berlin to Dr. phil. PhD. His dissertation dealt with the subject of improvisation as an element of the basic training of actors in acting methodology .
Books
- Improvisation and acting. About the creativity of the actor. Henschelverlag Art and Society , Berlin 1979, ISBN 3-89487-172-5 .
- Acting - Handbook of Actor Education. Henschelverlag Art and Society, Berlin 1981 (edited with Rudolf Penka), ISBN 3-89487-294-2 .
- Become an actor in Berlin. From Max Reinhardt's drama school to the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Art. Berlin-Information, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-7442-0012-4 .
- The actor. History of an occupation. A demolition. Henschel-Verlag, Berlin 1991, ISBN 3-362-00531-4 .
- ABC of acting. Recognize and develop talent. , Henschel-Verlag, Berlin 2004, ISBN 3-89487-474-0 .
- "The utopian theater", e-book, 2014, ISBN 978-3-7380-0622-3
Theater reviews
“Sunday” 1955–1964, Theater der Zeit 1975–1979, Junge Welt 1979–1984, Neues Deutschland 1984–2002.
Plays
"Blutgeld" (first performance 2012 Cologne), "Lust mit Liebe" (first performance 2002 Würzburg), "Der Weltknoten", "Namely married", "The wild man" (first performance 1977 Parchim), "Change of flags", "The Serapion Brothers", "Axel in the cauldron", "The frogs".
Web links
- History of the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin
- New plays
- Literature by and about Gerhard Ebert in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Gerhard Ebert in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ^ Ceremony for the conversion of the State Drama School in Berlin into the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Art
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ebert, Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and university professor in the GDR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glauchau |