Olaf Bernstengel

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Olaf Bernstengel (born May 13, 1952 in Dresden ; † January 27, 2020 there ) was a German puppet theater historian, author and puppeteer.

Life

Bernstengel graduated from high school in Dresden-Plauen in 1970 and then studied philosophy and theater studies in Leipzig . From 1977 to 1982 he worked at the Magdeburg puppet theater . Between 1981 and 1994 he was the deputy director of the Dresden Puppet Theater Collection .

Bernstengel received his doctorate in 1991 at the “Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wander” University of Education in Dresden on the subject of the Saxon traveling puppet theater between 1800 and 1933 and was a freelance puppeteer at the Fundus-Marionetten-Dresden puppet theater founded in 1982 , first with Detlef Kaminsky and later as a solo player. Bernstengel wrote several books on the subject of puppet and marionette theater and was also the "intellectual father of the Central German Marionette Theater Museum in Bad Liebenwerda " as a professional advisor . "In the Museum of the Puppet Theater Magdeburg , Villa p. , Bernstengel was significantly involved in the permanent exhibition on the history of puppetry, which opened in 2012.

From 1994 to 2011 Bernstengel was the artistic director of the International Puppet Theater Festival in Mistelbach, Austria . In addition, he was artistic director of the International Puppet Theater Festival in Elbe-Elster-Land for over 20 years until 2018 . He died in Dresden in 2020 after a long illness.

Political

According to the files that have been preserved in the agency of the Federal Commissioner for the Stasi Records (BStU) , Bernstengel was hired as an unofficial employee of the GDR Ministry for State Security (MfS) in 1975 .

Awards (selection)

  • 2004: Grand Prix Artistique Germany
  • 2007: Prize for the preservation of puppetry traditions
  • 2009: Elbe-Elster Art Prize

Publications (selection)

  • 1982: Xaver Schichtl: Puppeteer in Magdeburg 1920–1944.
  • 1993: with Katharina Kreschel: The barber Fritze Bollmann. In: Brandenburger Originals, Brandenburger Museum-Handbuch.
  • 1995: Saxon traveling puppet theater. Verlag der Kunst Dresden.
  • 2005: Dresden puppet show mosaic. Sutton Verlag , Erfurt.
  • 2007: with Lars Rebehn: Volkstheater on threads. From the mass medium to the museum object - Saxon puppet theater in the 20th century . Mitteldeutscher Verlag , Halle / Saale.
  • 2011: There will be something for children tomorrow ... Husum publishing group .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Olaf Bern Stem: The Saxon traveling puppet theater 1800-1933: Origins - theater conventions - Repertoire - intended effects Saxon with special emphasis on dramatization and performance forecasts . Dresden, University of Education. Dissertation 1991.
  2. ↑ Fundus-Marionetten on puppentheater- lamp.de
  3. ↑ Dr. Olaf Bernstengel. Verlagsgruppe Husum, accessed on February 12, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b Michael Pfabigan: Mistelbach: Alt-Puppentage-Intendant died. NÖN - Niederösterreichische Nachrichten, January 30, 2020, accessed on February 12, 2020 .
  5. ↑ a b c Farewell to the godfather of the puppet show . In: Lausitzer Rundschau , February 6, 2020, p. 12.
  6. ↑ Elbe-Elster district lose puppet theater father Olaf Bernstengel. Niederlausitz aktuell, February 8, 2020, accessed on February 12, 2020 .
  7. ^ "The Radebeul Puppeteer. The Karl May Scene and the Stasi, Part 6" . In: KARL MAY & Co. - The Karl May magazine . No. 156 , May 2019, p. 42-47 .
personal data
SURNAME Bernstengel, Olaf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German puppet theater historian and puppeteer
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH January 27, 2020
Place of death Dresden