Patrick Frey

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Publisher and actor Patrick Frey, 2019

Patrick Frey (born January 20, 1949 in Bern ) is a Swiss author , publisher , cabaret artist and actor .

Life

After graduating from high school , studies in economics and art history followed , which he never finished. From 1977 onwards he worked primarily with texts on contemporary art, first in the InK , the halls for new international art in Zurich, then as an art critic for various print media. Since 1983 he has also dedicated himself to cabaret, theater and projects for radio and television.

Contemporary art, Edition Patrick Frey, texts

Between 1979 and 1983 Frey was a permanent art critic and cultural journalist for the Tages-Anzeiger and the WOZ . From 1983 he was a freelance author and essayist for international media of contemporary art such as everyday life, parquet , skyscrapers, Flash Art , Art Forum , etc. a.

In 1981 he curated the exhibition “Pictures” at the Kunstmuseum Winterthur , with works by Urs Lüthi , Martin Disler , Klaudia Schifferle , Olivia Etter, Peter Fischli and David Weiss , Walter Pfeiffer , Anton Bruhin, Anselm Stalder and François Viscontini. The catalog of the same name, "Pictures", written and produced by Frey, was published in 1981 in Winterthur.

In 1986 he founded the Edition Patrick Frey publishing house , which has published over 300 titles to date, mainly from the fields of art, artist books, photography and architecture, many of which have been recognized by the Federal Office of Culture as “Most Beautiful Swiss Books”. “The program of“ Edition Patrick Frey ”aims for the extraordinary, for the uniqueness of every single publication. Be it the "Scrapbooks 1969-1985" by Walter Pfeiffer, these great collages staged with a light, confident hand, fascinating time capsules from the archive of the artist, who is currently in an almost magical soaring career as one of the most sought-after fashion photographers of the World is located. Be it the beauty and the absurdity in Jon Naiman's portraits of farm animals in medium-sized interiors. The wondrous and highly subversive encounter between art and ecological social criticism in Luca Schenardi's book about birds and people. Or the meticulousness with which Lurker Grand and his six-person editorial team reconstructed the music and cultural scene of the 80s in “Today and After”, the monumental 700-page follow-up to the punk anthology “Hot Love”. ”( EPF 2012 )

To this day, Patrick Frey writes and publishes texts and interviews on contemporary art. Recently published:

  • The Hunt for Happiness (2008), conversation with Walter Pfeiffer, in: Walter Pfeiffer, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Verlag JRP, Winterthur 2008
  • The Calmness of the Unshakable ( The serenity of the lapidary ) (2012) to "Rock on Top of Another rock", a work by Peter Fischli and David Weiss, Oslo and London 2012th
  • Publication of the documentary Making Things Go (2007) about the work of Peter Fischli and David Weiss on the film The Course of Things .

From 1994 various columns were created, including a. for WOZ, K-Tip, Tages-Anzeiger. From 2003 to 2007, Patrick Frey wrote the satirical column "List" for the Tagesanzeiger Zurich, alternating with Viktor Giacobbo and Lorenz Keizer.

In 2010 Patrick Frey wrote the first volume of his novel series «Hausarzt Dr. Bolliger - His life, his love, his patients »with the title The secret of the tram driver . In October 2012 the second volume (and last volume) was published, The Eczem was Her Fate . Everyday life in a normal Zurich family doctor's practice is discussed.

Cabaret, comedy, theater

From 1983 to 1998 Patrick Frey was a member of the Götterspass cabaret ( Salzburger Stier 1992), alongside Beat Schlatter . Götterspass also provided several television reports for the satirical show the way, the Swiss television . Together with Schlatter, Frey performed at the Arosa Humor Festival in 1992 and 2010 .

From 1992 until today he writes as an author or co-author for the independent scene, the Schauspielhaus Zürich, the Casinotheater Winterthur and the Hechtplatz Theater; so far over twenty comedies, teasing and other full-length theater productions, in which he is mostly on stage as an actor, most recently “Seegfrörni 2012” and “Supertheo” (2011). He is also active as an author, co-author and actor in numerous film and television film productions.

From 1999 to 2007 he played the continuous role of Kurt Schwarz in the TV soap Lüthi and Blanc . Since 2000 Frey has been co-initiator, board member, author and actor of the new casino theater in Winterthur , which has established itself as the center of the German-speaking Swiss comedy scene.

Film, television, radio

From 1983 to 1996 he moderated first together with Martin Hess, then alone the «talk show» on Radio LoRa . The “talk show” was one of the first nightly conversation and phone-in programs in German-speaking countries and initially lasted from midnight to 9 a.m. Between 1996 and 2011 Frey appeared in numerous Swiss films, as an actor and as a screenwriter. In 2001 he founded the film production company Schumacher & Frey with Iwan Schumacher . Together they develop the television program C'est la vie , which was hosted by Patrick Frey. C'est la vie was broadcast on SF1 between 2001 and 2003 and, as a talk show (112 episodes), was a relatively new format of its kind: Frey invited passers-by straight from the street for a cup of coffee and asked them to share their life story with him unprepared to tell.

Documentaries, mostly artist portraits, are still being made with the film production company Schumacher & Frey.

  • “Der Wolkensammler” (2005, SF1 and 3SAT) on the Gotthard project by Jean Odermatt
  • “Markus Raetz” (2007, SF and 3SAT) on Markus Raetz
  • «Urs Fischer» (2009, SF and 3SAT) on Urs Fischer
  • "Amiet" (2012, SF and 3SAT) on Cuno Amiet

A film portrait of the artist Walter Pfeiffer is currently in the works.

Patrick Frey also became very well known for his role as "expert" Dr. Werner Stolte-Benrath in Viktor's program or Viktor's late-night program . As such, it functions as a running gag : It was a regular feature of the program that Viktor Giacobbo announced an expert for a conversation at the bar during the live part in Kaufleuten . But for any topic, whether Iraq or futurology, it was Stolte-Benrath on which Giacobbo stood at the bar. When Dr. To this day, Stolte Benrath gives Frey lectures in which he mutates into an expert on the topic of the respective event.

Patrick Frey was a permanent member of the advice team for the Swiss version of Genial besides .

Patrick Frey also caused a stir with his laudation for former Federal Councilor Adolf Ogi as part of the program “Red Carpet for…”, moderated by Sandra Studer. As part of the laudation, Frey, accompanied by the Pepe Lienhard Orchestra, sang the satirical Ogi hymn he wrote ("When his Bernese grind turns red / Pray, free Swiss pray ...") to the melody of the Swiss national anthem , whereupon the assembled audience rose and the army chief Christophe Keckeis, who was also present , shook hands with the military salute, which led to a scandal. The contribution was removed from the program and has never been broadcast to this day.

Patrick Frey's absurdly comical Christmas story "Wiwinanagschigschi" also became known, in which he alienated the Christmas story from the Gospel of Luke in a Dadaist manner.

Patrick Frey lives in Zurich , is married to Laurence Frey-Bloch and has four children.

Programs with cabaret Götterspass

  • 1984: For Susi
  • 1985: the road to fame
  • 1986: An evening without seriousness
  • 1988: The charm of Switzerland
  • 1991: The official festival program
  • 1993: The company event
  • 1997: wedding

Plays

  • Die Große Schwamendinger-Oberdorfoper (1992), co-author with B. Schlatter, A. Dobler, K. Früh and actors. Directed by Katja Früh. Schwamendingen brickworks
  • Drumming over lunch (1993) co-author with Katja Früh and actor, director: Katja Früh, Schauspielhaus Zürich
  • Wyss wie Schnee (1996, Schauspielhaus Zürich, 2003 Casinotheater Winterthur) author, actor, director: Katja Früh
  • Best of Physiker (1998) Author, actor, director: Katja Früh, Schauspielhaus Zürich
  • Die wilde Sophie (1998) Youth play based on the novel by Lukas Hartmann, author, Schauspielhaus Zürich. Director: Katja Früh.
  • Harmony (2000), co-author with Katja Früh, director: Katja Früh. Hechtplatztheater Zurich, tour
  • Night setback (2001/2003), co-author with Joachim Rittmeyer, actor. Theater am Gleis, Winterthur, tour
  • The opening (2002) co-author, actor, Casinotheater Winterthur
  • Walter Tell (2003), co-author with Hannes Glarner, actor. Director: Katja Früh, Casinotheater Winterthur
  • Sickmen (2003) co-writer with Viktor Giacobbo and Mike Müller, actors. Director: Tom Ryser, Casinotheater Winterthur, tour
  • Success as a chance (2005) co-author with Viktor Giacobbo and Mike Müller, actors. Director: Tom Ryser, Casinotheater Winterthur, tour
  • The popular brother (2007/08/09) co-author with B. Schlatter, actor. Director: Katja Früh. Touring piece on various stages.
  • For the Germans (2008) author, actor, Casinotheater Winterthur. Director: Katja Früh
  • Das Drama (2010/2011), co-author with B. Schlatter, director: Katja Früh
  • Supertheo (2011 / 2012/2013), educational comedy, co-author with Katja Früh, actor. Director: Katja Früh. Casino Theater Zurich
  • Seegfrörni 2012 (2012), co-author with Beat Schlatter, actor. Director: Katja Früh. Hechtplatz Theater Zurich
  • Im weissen Rössl First Swiss-German version for the ten-year anniversary of the casino theater. Co-author with Katja Früh. Director: Katja Früh
  • Floor plan of hope (2016) co-author with Katja Früh, actor, Miller's Zurich
  • Exit-Retour (2017) Euthanasia comedy, co-author with Katja Früh, actor, Casinotheater Winterthur
  • Don't be a man! (2019), campaign comedy, co-author with Katja Früh, actor. Director: Katja Früh. Miller's studio
  • Heads up! (2019) Depression comedy, co-author with Katja Früh, Casinotheater Winterthur.

Solo / standup / reading

PF has been on the Swiss stage with its solo program DORMICUM - a popular medical evening - since 2016 .

Since 2001 until today he has been reading Swiss-German stories regularly at the Märli am See event , most recently De Ma with de schlächte Zäh (2014) ; Strebel The Rebel (2017) , a Senior Influencer Story; Blockchain (2018) , about a man who wants to explain everything; and eczema (2019)

Best known was Wiwinanagschigschi (2005), in which he alienated the Christmas story in a Dadaist onomatopoeic way .

Movies

Television broadcasts

  • Viktor's late-night program
  • C'est la vie (2001–2003), co-author, co-producer, presenter, 20-minute talk show
  • Ingeniously beside it (2006/2007)

Radio broadcasts

  • Talk show , Radio Lora (1984–1996) 3- to 8-hour phone-in and talk show

Awards

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nicola Brusa spoke to Patrick Frey: "This is nothing more than a ridiculous delay" . In: Tages-Anzeiger . ISSN  1422-9994 ( tagesanzeiger.ch [accessed January 19, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Frey, Patrick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss cabaret artist and actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 20, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Bern