Josef Jochum

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Josef Jochum (born December 16, 1930 in Satchinez ( German  Knees ), Kingdom of Romania ; † April 15, 2017 in Wilhermsdorf ) was a German actor , director and author at the German State Theater Timişoara . He was a member of the German-speaking minority of the Banat Swabians .

Live and act

After elementary school in his hometown of Banat , Josef Jochum attended secondary school (1941-1944) in Timișoara and then the technical school in Reșița (1945-1949). In 1952 he appeared for the first time as a vocal soloist and in March 1954 he came to the German State Theater in Timișoara, where he appeared in 1955 as a figurine in Schiller's " Kabale und Liebe ". His first major role was that of the narrator in Evgeny Schwarz " The Snow Queen " (1957).

actor

Jochum was very versatile as an actor. He appeared as a character actor as well as in Banat Swabian plays or comedies. His favorite roles included father Wolf in Hauptmann's “ The Beaver Fur ” and Napoleon in Kehrer's “Narrenbrot”. Jochum played the Knöpfl in Nestroy's "Mädl aus der Vorstadt".

Josef Jochum played Kalchas in Peter Hacks ' “Operetta for Actors” , the role of Krull in Sternheim's “Cassette”, Paul Werner in Lessing's “ Minna von Barnhelm ” (1975), Erasmus in Dumitru Salomon's “Praise of Folly” (1983 ). In Lovinescu's “The Death of an Artist” (1975) he was seen as Vlad, the son of Manole. In Alexandru Severs “Die Wirtschafterin” (1980) Jochum appeared as a police inspector, as Crişan in Voitin's “The Trial of Horia” (1969), as Grigore in Alexandru Popescu's “The Good Uncalled Night” (1972).

In the classic pieces: Hermann in Schiller's “ Die Räuber ” (1960), as Count Shrewsbury in “ Maria Stuart ” (1965), as Brackenburg in Goethe's “ Egmont ” (1963), as Valère in Molière's “ Der Geizige ” (1958) .

He felt particularly comfortable as an actor and musician in his own pieces. The accordion player Jochum was in demand in the entertainment program “Laughing is Healthy” (1957). In total, he appeared in 150 roles at the German State Theater.

Director

Jochum directed 16 productions. He was the author and director of the dialect play "Tatort Fuchsberg". With the play, which focuses on the pig slaughter in Fuchsberg, he went on tour through the Swabian villages in the Banat. Jochum directed the Christmas concerts from 1983 to 1986 "Melodies under the Christmas Tree".

Also under his direction, "1000 Melodies, a request concert for young and old" was created in 1980, which brought 20,000 spectators to the DSTT. This marked the beginning of a series of successes for the DSTT. One hit after the other followed: “Sing along - with laughing” (1982), “E Schwowestick with brass music” (1982), “In Wiesetal is Carneval” (1984), “In Fuchsberg is de Teiwl los” (1985), “ Buwe jokes, the Motter marries ”,“ Tatort Fuchsberg ”(1987),“ The tavern for blond Christine ”.

Jochum's own pieces, folk-comedic acts with major musical performances, drew audiences to the theater in droves at a time when resettlement was getting out of hand. It's an amazing track record in times of churn. The pieces dealt with folk customs from the Banat, also from the Banat highlands. Josef Jochum's work contributed to the fact that the director Ildikó Jarcsek-Zamfirescu succeeded in ensuring the continued existence of the theater in the 1980s.

From 1990 Josef Jochum lived in Bavaria. He died at the age of 86 and was buried on May 2, 2017 in Wilhermsdorf .

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Anton Peter Petri: Biographical Lexicon of the Banater Deutschtums. Th. Breit Verlag, Marquartstein 1992, ISBN 3-922046-76-2
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g Horst Fassel: The German State Theater Temeswar (1953-2003). From national identity bearer to experimental theater. Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3643114136
  3. ↑ Josef Jochum (December 16, 1930 - April 15, 2017). In: dstt.ro. Deutsches Staatstheater Timisoara , May 4, 2017, accessed on May 20, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Jochum, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor, director and author at the German State Theater Timisoara
DATE OF BIRTH December 16, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Satchinez , Kingdom of Romania
DATE OF DEATH April 15, 2017
Place of death Wilhermsdorf , Bavaria , Germany