Markus Grimm (actor)

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Markus Nikolaus Grimm (born December 15, 1967 in Mannheim ; pseudonym: Der Grimm ) is a German actor , reciter and author .

Markus Grimm, 2017

Life

Origin and education

After graduating from a humanistic grammar school in Mannheim , Grimm entered the Catholic seminary in Freiburg im Breisgau in November 1987 , where he studied theology for six semesters . In the seminar, Grimm first came into contact with the theater as an actor.

In February 1991 he moved to Würzburg . After his community service , he continued his theology studies there, studied psychology for a few semesters and graduated in 1994 with a diploma. In 1998 he received his doctorate in the subject "Old Testament". During this time he worked at the University of Würzburg as a research assistant and assistant.

Grimm has been married since 1998 and has three children.

Artistic career

Since his first contact at the theater, Grimm has regularly appeared on various stages (e.g. workshop stage , Chambinzky Theater , Mainfrankentheater Würzburg). He learned acting from various directors (e.g. from Hans-Günter Butzko and Dietrich Hollinderbäumer ). He never attended drama school, but says he is significantly influenced by Michael Chekhov's acting theory and practice .

In 2004 Grimm started his own business as a solo artist. His materials initially came from classical literature. Edits of historical persons were soon added. Grimm developed his own form of solo narrative theater, which combines elements of drama, improvisation and pantomime and is characterized by reduction, intimacy and authenticity .

In March 2010, Grimm performed his own dramatic, multimedia adaptation of the novel Retribution by Gert Ledig in the Mainfrankentheater .

Grimm also works as a speaker for various audio book publishers and as a creative coach on the topics of authenticity, language and presence . In addition, he works as a director and appears repeatedly in artistic collaborations, together with visual artists, actors or musicians.

Stage programs

Literary-historical narrative theater

(in selection)

  • Charles Dickens : A Christmas Tale (since 2003)
  • Robert Louis Stevenson : Jekyll and Hyde (since 2004)
  • Markus Grimm: Riemenschneider (since 2005)
  • Herman Melville : Moby Dick (2005 to 2006)
  • Markus Grimm: Schiller, met again (2006)
  • Mark Twain : The One Million Pound Note (since 2006)
  • Markus Grimm: Mozart (2007)
  • Johann Wolfgang Goethe : Werther (2007 to 2010)
  • Markus Grimm: Balthasar Neumann , Architect of Eternity (since 2011)
  • Markus Grimm: The Brothers Grimm (since 2013)
  • Markus Grimm: Wine, Spirit and History. Markus Grimm meets ... (2014)
  • Markus Grimm: The Emperor's Visit. Emperor Franz I in Heusenstamm (2014)
  • Markus Grimm: Heimat - The story of the schoolmaster and his son (2015)

Solo theater

  • Markus Grimm: God's beloved fools. Have you lived enough to die today (2008 to 2010)

satire

  • Markus Grimm: Germany - The Return of Superheroes (2011/2012)

Publications

  • This life is death - impermanence in the speeches of Job. (= Diss.) EOS, St. Ottilien 1999, ISBN 3-88096-562-5 .
  • Balthasar Neumann, architect of eternity. His life, his vision. Roman, Echter, Würzburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-429-03451-1 .
  • Balthasar Neumann, architect of eternity. His life, his vision. Audiobook, Echter, Würzburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-429-03464-1 .
  • The master and Maria. Tilman Riemenschneider and the Rosary Madonna , in: Enjoy the way of life in and around Würzburg. Selekt, Bamberg 2012, ISBN 978-3-981-37993-8 .
  • Wine, Spirit and History. Markus Grimm meets Tilman Riemenschneider, Balthasar Neumann, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Audiobook, Echter, Würzburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-429-03671-3 .
  • The visit of the emperor. Emperor Franz I in Heusenstamm. Grimm's World / City of Heusenstamm / Echter, Würzburg 2013.
  • Heimat - The story of the schoolmaster and his son. Novel based on KH Caspari, ArtCon, Sommerhausen 2014, ISBN 978-3-00-047951-9 .
  • The peace of Eisingen. ArtCon, Sommerhausen 2016, ISBN 978-3-00-052797-5 .
  • The blacksmith of Ochsenfurt. ArtCon, Sommerhausen 2016, ISBN 978-3-00-054565-8 .
  • Where is life going please? The experience of the absolute and the power of art. Echter, Würzburg 2016, ISBN 978-3-429-03940-0 .
  • Soul friendship. ArtCon, Sommerhausen 2017, ISBN 978-3-00-058629-3 .
  • Abdulmesih and the good Lord. Echter, Würzburg 2019, ISBN 978-3-429-04473-2 .
  • Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin. ArtCon, Sommerhausen 2019, ISBN 978-3-00-062301-1 .
  • Dorothea von Rieneck. ArtCon, Sommerhausen 2020, ISBN 978-3-00-065116-8 .

Awards

literature

  • Wolfgang Pauly : Rez. M. Grimm, Where please goes to life. The experience of the absolute and the power of art. Würzburg 2016, in: Publik-Forum No. 14, July 22, 2016, p. 54.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Workshop stage
  2. ↑ Chambinzky Theater
  3. ↑ Mainfrankentheater Würzburg
personal data
SURNAME Grimm, Markus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Grimm, Markus Nikolaus (full name); The Grimm (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German performance artist
DATE OF BIRTH December 15, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Mannheim