Ivan Kraus

Ivan Kraus (2010)

Ivan Kraus (born March 1, 1939 in Prague ) is a Czech puppeteer , actor , cabaret artist , writer and screenwriter .

Life

Ivan Kraus was born in Prague in 1939 as the son of Ota Kraus and his wife Božena. Jan Kraus is his brother. After graduating from high school in 1957, he studied international business law. As an actor, cabaret artist and puppeteer, he performed in small Prague theaters. With his wife Naděžda Munzarová and the Black Theater of the Velvets , he had numerous engagements in European and American variety shows, shows and television programs from 1968. After the Warsaw Pact troops invaded Czechoslovakia, they did not return to their homeland. In 1971 Kraus worked as a radio and television scriptwriter and puppeteer in Germany . Among other things, he directed the children's series The Yxilon Show for Südwestfunk . In 1976 he moved on to France . Here, too, he worked as a television scriptwriter in Paris . With Naděžda Munzarová, he has presented humorous black theater under the name Blackwits since the mid-1970s . He lived in the USA , Switzerland , Italy , England , the Netherlands , Spain , Portugal and Mexico .

Works

Ivan Kraus writes short stories, short stories, satires, aphorisms and television scripts. His stories deal with relationships in families. The traditional concept of family is combined with grotesque and humorous elements as well as absurd comedy.

Awards

Alleko Prize for Humor and Satire, Sofia
Georg Mackensen recognition (1976)
Screenplay awards at international film festivals in Philadelphia and Oberhausen

Memberships

Obec spisovatelů (Czech Writers' Union)

Web links

Commons : Ivan Kraus - collection of images, videos and audio files

Literature by and about Ivan Kraus in the catalog of the German National Library
Literature and other media by and about Ivan Kraus in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
Bibliography of German Books
Bibliography of Czech Books

Individual evidence

↑ Bedrich Hanys, Dana Bufková: Velvets - A puppet theater. In: Český dialog. 2007, accessed December 12, 2017 .

personal data
SURNAME	Kraus, Ivan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Czech puppeteer, writer and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	March 1, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH	Prague , Czechoslovakia

[1] Bedrich Hanys, Dana Bufková: Velvets - A puppet theater. In: Český dialog. 2007, accessed December 12, 2017 .