Andreas Rebers
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Andreas Rebers is an award-winning Kabarett
artist, author and musician from Munich
. His shows often incorporate performances on the accordion or the piano.
in Lower Saxony
. By the age of 15, Rebers' band Los Promillos which he founded with his brothers is a success in his local area of Weserbergland
and brings him a certain degree of financial independence. After school, he successfully studied at the University of Hannover to become a teacher. It was also at the university where he made his first contacts to independent theaters and the art of Kabarett. After his first studies, he also earned a degree in pedagogy
. He taught himself playing the piano
and learned playing the accordion
from Thomas Aßmus from 1984 to 1988, an instrument which he calls "Strapsmaus" and uses in his shows since then.
. From 1997 to 1999 he was a member of the Lach- und Schießgesellschaft in Munich before starting a solo career.
Rebers often made guest appearance on various German Kabarett shows, such as Scheibenwischer
, Neues aus der Anstalt
or Ottfried Fischer
's Ottis Schlachthof which exposed him to a larger audience and increased his popularity.
n Kabarett artist Josef Hader
.
Kabarett
Kabarett is a form of cabaret which developed in Germany from 1901, with the creation of the Überbrettl venue, and that by the Weimar era in the mid 1920s was characterized by political satire and gallows humor...
artist, author and musician from Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. His shows often incorporate performances on the accordion or the piano.
Early life
Rebers was born in WesterbrakKirchbrak
Kirchbrak is a municipality in the district of Holzminden, in Lower Saxony, Germany....
in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
. By the age of 15, Rebers' band Los Promillos which he founded with his brothers is a success in his local area of Weserbergland
Weserbergland
The Weser Uplands is a hill region in Germany The Weser Uplands (German: Weserbergland) is a hill region (Bergland = uplands, hills or hill region) in Germany The Weser Uplands (German: Weserbergland) is a hill region (Bergland = uplands, hills or hill region) in Germany (Lower Saxony, Hesse,...
and brings him a certain degree of financial independence. After school, he successfully studied at the University of Hannover to become a teacher. It was also at the university where he made his first contacts to independent theaters and the art of Kabarett. After his first studies, he also earned a degree in pedagogy
Pedagogy
Pedagogy is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction....
. He taught himself playing the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
and learned playing the accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
from Thomas Aßmus from 1984 to 1988, an instrument which he calls "Strapsmaus" and uses in his shows since then.
Artistic career
From 1989 to 1997, Rebers was the director of plays at the Staatstheater BraunschweigStaatstheater Braunschweig
Staatstheater Braunschweig is a theatre and opera house in Braunschweig, Germany. Joachim Klement has been the intendant there since 2010.The Staatstheater comprises music theatre, ballet and theatre....
. From 1997 to 1999 he was a member of the Lach- und Schießgesellschaft in Munich before starting a solo career.
Rebers often made guest appearance on various German Kabarett shows, such as Scheibenwischer
Scheibenwischer
Scheibenwischer was the name of a long-running German Kabarett show. It was founded in 1980 by Dieter Hildebrandt and produced by BR / RBB to be broadcast on Das Erste...
, Neues aus der Anstalt
Neues aus der Anstalt
Neues aus der Anstalt is a political cabaret program on German television station ZDF, hosted by Urban Priol and Georg Schramm...
or Ottfried Fischer
Ottfried Fischer
Ottfried Fischer is a German actor and Kabarett artist best known for his role as Benno Berghammer in the popular German TV series Der Bulle von Tölz...
's Ottis Schlachthof which exposed him to a larger audience and increased his popularity.
Style
Rebers' Kabarett is musical in nature and relies on songs to bring his message across. He sees his music in the tradition of classical worker's songs like those composed by Bert Brecht. His style has been described as complicated and nasty satire which lead to him being compared to AustriaAustria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n Kabarett artist Josef Hader
Josef Hader
Josef Hader is an Austrian comedian, actor, writer and producer.-Life and work:...
.
Awards
- Wolfsburger Wolf (2000)
- Prix Pantheon: audience award Beklatscht & Ausgebuht (2003)
- Das große KleinkunstfestivalDas große KleinkunstfestivalDas große Kleinkunstfestival is a theatre festival in Berlin, Germany....
(2005) - Sprungbrett (20068)
- Salzburger Stier (2006)
- Stern des Jahres of the AbendzeitungAbendzeitungThe Abendzeitung , sometimes abbreviated to AZ, is a liberal morning tabloid newspaper from Munich, Germany. A localized edition is published in Nuremberg. The paper is published six days a week; the masthead of the Saturday edition is held in light blue...
in the category Kabarett (2006) - Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis in the category Kabarett (2008)
- Deutscher Kabarettpreis (2008)
Releases
- Ich mag mich trotzdem (2000) ISBN 3-931780-75-9
- Ziemlich dicht (2002) ISBN 3-7857-1238-3
- Nebenan und nebenbei (2004) ISBN 3-7857-1460-2
- Lieber vom Fachmann (2007) ISBN 3-86604-712-6