Hans Züllig
Hans Züllig (born February 1, 1914 in Rorschach ; † November 8, 1992 in Essen ) was a Swiss dancer and teacher and professor of dance. From 1968 to 1983 he trained many actors in German dance theater at the Folkwang University in Essen.
Life
Züllig completed dance training at the Folkwang School in Essen from 1931 to 1934 , with Kurt Jooss and Sigurd Leeder among others . From 1932 he was a dancer with the dance company Ballets Jooss in Essen and after their emigration from 1934 to 1947 in Devon (England) . In 1949 Züllig returned to Essen with Jooss. From 1951 to 1953 he danced as a soloist at the Folkwang Tanztheater in Essen. From 1953 to 1954 Züllig was a solo dancer at the Stadttheater Zürich as well as director and teacher of the Swiss Theater Dance School affiliated with the Stadttheater. In 1954 he followed Jooss as a soloist and second ballet master at the Städtische Bühnen Düsseldorf. From 1956 to 1961 he worked as a dancer, choreographer and teacher at the University of Santiago de Chile . In 1968 Züllig, like Jooss before, was appointed professor at the Folkwang University in Essen and in 1969 head of its institute for dance. From 1973 until his death he was also head trainer at the Tanztheater Wuppertal of Pina Bausch .
Honor
Today's Folkwang University of the Arts has named its newly built dance house "Hans-Züllig-Tanzhaus".
literature
- Hans Züllig . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 3, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 2159.
- Ursula Pellaton: Züllig, Hans. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . 23 October 2018 .
- Susanne Linke, Martin Bartelt: A life in clarity: an obituary for Hans Züllig. In: Tanzdrama Magazin, 1993, pp. 22-25.
Web links
- History of the dance department. In: Website of the Folkwang University of the Arts. Retrieved October 23, 2018 .
- Photo by Hans Züllig 1969. In: Folkwang University of the Arts website. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry Swiss Theater Dance School, Zurich ZH. In: Theater Lexikon der Schweiz, Institute for Theater Studies at the University of Bern. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Folkwang University, Ambiente and surroundings. In: Website of the Folkwang University of the Arts. Retrieved October 25, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Züllig, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss dancer, teacher and professor of dance |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rorschach |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 1992 |
| Place of death | eat |