Thomas Johannes Hauck

Thomas Johannes Hauck (born February 27, 1958 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein ) is a German writer , playwright, designer , actor, filmmaker and visual artist.

Life

Thomas J. Hauck works as a (theater) director and actor, curator, visual artist (“Das Archiv” with Sabina Kaeser) and above all as a children's writer and screenwriter.

Hauck attended the Mannheim University of Applied Sciences with a degree in designer and the Haller Drama School in Heidelberg. He studied with Rick Kamp (Comedy), Philip Gaulier (Buffon) and Tadashi Endo and took part in script workshops, for example with Alfred Behrens . He has received several grants, such as the 1995 writer's grant for children's theater authors in Wolfenbüttel, 2004 a residency at the Baltic Center for Writers and Translators in Visby , 2006 as Artist in Residence in Krems and 2007 as Bridgeguard in Štúrovo . In 2012 he was town clerk in Hausach. He was also the winner of the “Günter Bruno Fuchs Literature Prize” 2007. Under his artistic direction, the u. a. from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the Bundesverband Jugend und Film e. V. and the initiative “Kultur macht stark” (“Shards bring luck”) (a film by children, with children, for children), which was funded by the initiative “Kultur macht stark” and was awarded the Baden-Württemberg Youth Film Prize 2014 for “Best Ensemble Performance”.

In 2000, Hauck founded the performance and installation duo “Das Archiv” together with Sabina Kaeser . He was responsible for numerous productions and sets - a. a. at the Kammerspiele Winterthur, the Stadttheater Gießen , the Théâtre de Nesle in Paris, the Landesbühne Wilhelmshaven, the Theater Speyer, the Junge Theater Göttingen and the Staatstheater Meiningen .

In recent years, Hauck has made a name for himself as the author of numerous books for children and young people. His film stories (screenwriter and / or director) have been shown at several festivals. Thomas J. Hauck is a sought-after lecturer for writing seminars and theater workshops at youth schools, colleges of education and teacher training centers. He regularly gives readings in schools, libraries, theaters and galleries in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Netherlands. Hauck also had several art exhibitions and published in periodicals, such as etchings in the annual journal for literature and art shell heaps . Two of his texts were filmed by Aviva Barkhourdarian. "Hauck knows how to create a poetic atmosphere with just a few words, which, by the way, always shows a fine sense of humor."

Thomas J. Hauck lives in Wissembourg (Alsace).

Work (selection)

Books

• Tilli and Tolli, the mouse brothers. Ulmer, Tuningen 1990, ISBN 3-924191-45-X .
• The little gummy bear and the brown bear and other children's stories. GA Ulmer, Tuningen 1993, ISBN 3-924191-53-0 .
• The very painful tragedy of Doña Inês de Castro . Drawings: Martin Lersch . Focus, Giessen 1997, ISBN 3-88349-456-9 .
• I want to become a builder. Mückenschwein, Stralsund 2004, ISBN 3-936311-14-5 .
• Theophil Knapp, the smallest accordion player in the world. Quma, Berlin / Güstrow 2005.
• The search for the lost palace. Mosquito Pig, Stralsund 2005.
• Miss Berta's longing. Mückenschwein, Stralsund 2006, ISBN 3-936311-28-5 .
• The cooing of the five white doves. Mückenschwein, Stralsund 2006, ISBN 3-936311-21-8 .
• The Atlantic flight . Mückenschwein, Stralsund 2007, ISBN 978-3-936311-64-8 .
• Mr. Blimel, the screw inspector. Edition bridgeguard Sturovo / Slovakia 2007.
• Miss Berta's aria. Mückenschwein, Stralsund 2007, ISBN 978-3-936311-38-9 .
• The forget-me-not. Mückenschwein, Stralsund 2008, ISBN 978-3-936311-41-9 .
• Miss Berta's decision . Mückenschwein, Stralsund 2008, ISBN 978-3-936311-39-6 .
• Count Wenzelslaus zu Vegesack: The noise collector. Mückenschwein, Stralsund 2008, ISBN 978-3-936311-62-4 .
• Count Wenzelslaus zu Vegesack: The misfortune. Mückenschwein, Stralsund 2009, ISBN 978-3-936311-62-4 .
• Mr. and Mrs. Foch. Mückenschwein, Stralsund 2009, ISBN 978-3-936311-65-5 .
• Mikkeli & Mekkeli. Plöttner, Leipzig 2009, ISBN 978-3-938442-77-7 .
• One side and the other. Mückenschwein, Stralsund 2009, ISBN 978-3-936311-57-0 .
• Mr. Mulberry's luck. Edition Bridgeguard 2010, ISBN 978-3-9523458-4-9 (also editions in Hungarian and Slovak)
• Trub and trumpet. Mückenschwein, Stralsund 2011, ISBN 978-3-936311-82-2 .
• Grandma Frida and the sea monster. DIX, Düren 2011, ISBN 978-3-941651-47-0 .
• The seeker. Mückenschwein, Stralsund 2012, ISBN 978-3-936311-66-2 .
• The freckle. Publishing House Library of the Province, Weitra 2012, ISBN 978-3-902416-83-4 .
• Berlin, Moabit Blues. Kyrene Literaturverlag, Vienna / Innsbruck 2012, ISBN 978-3-902873-04-0 .
• Miss Berta. Mückenschwein, anthology, Stralsund 2013, ISBN 978-3-936311-25-9 .
• Max or the day I went left. Publishing House Library of the Province, Weitra 2013, ISBN 978-3-99028-227-4 .
• Grandma Frida in the desert vortex. DIX, Düren 2013, ISBN 978-3-941651-58-6 .
• Grandma Frida on the run. DIX, Düren 2014
• Foam rolls and black pudding. An alpine thriller. Dresdner Buchverlag / Zwiebook, Dresden 2014, ISBN 978-3-943451-06-1 .
• The mustache killer. Dresdner Buchverlag / zwiebook, Dresden 2014, ISBN 978-3-943451-07-8 .
• Ole and the sea . Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz, Weitra 2015, ISBN 978-3-99028-452-0 .
• Viennese abuse with corpses. Zwiebook Verlag, Dresden 2016, ISBN 978-3-943451-22-1 .
• The fish that spoke to him. Publishing House Library of the Province, Weitra 2016, ISBN 978-3-99028-573-2 .
• The mysterious silence of the old factory . Michael Imhof Verlag, Petersberg 2016, ISBN 978-3-7319-0383-3 .
• Leonie or the smell of cheese. Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz, Weitra 2017, ISBN 978-3-99028-705-7 .
• Mr. T's quest for happiness . Mosquito Pig, ISBN 978-3-944248-03-5 .

Stage texts for children's theater

• Greta and Kurt ; Premiere: Landesbühne Wilhelmshaven 1996
• Marzipan and tulipan ; Premiere: Kammerspiele Winterthur 2001.
• Freyja's tears ; WP: Kulturkirche St. Jakobi , Stralsund 2005
• The story of the bored devil ; WP: State Theater Meiningen 2005.

Radio plays

• A penguin rarely comes alone . Munich 1992.
• The riot of the gummy bears. An audio story . Munich 1992.

Movies

• Anna and the moon. Children's film (with Maria Kowalski), 2012.
• The chocolate girl. 2013.
• Max or the day I went left. Children's film, 2013.
• The angel. Short film, 2014.
• Shards bring luck. Children's film, 2014.
• Grandma Frida and the sea monster. Children's short film, 2014.
• The freckle. Children's short film, 2015.

Exhibitions

Together with Sabina Kaeser as THE ARCHIVE:

• 2002: Museum of Applied Arts , Vienna
• 2004: Heidelberger Kunstverein
• 2004: Museum Bellerive , Zurich
• 2005: Point and Line, Area and Space , Overbeck Society , Lübeck
• 2005: Kunsthaus Kloster Gravenhorst , Hörstel
• 2009: New Art Association Gießen
• 2010: Münster Municipal Theaters
• 2011: Kunsthaus Kannen, Münster
• 2013: Hausach monastery square

literature

• Melanie Alff: Let the children be creative. In: Saarbrücker Zeitung. March 12, 2010.
• Katja Grieser: Dotted dreams and chocolate blues. In: Ostthüringer Zeitung. March 12, 2009.

Web links

• Literature by and about Thomas Johannes Hauck in the catalog of the German National Library
• Author's website
• Website Das Archiv (Thomas J. Hauck and Sabina Kaeser)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Reinhard Fiedler: Prosaminiatures with fairytale features. In: Gießener Anzeiger. January 10, 2008.