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Lore Lorentz

ロア・ローレンツ

Roa Rōrentsu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1920-09-12 (Mährisch-Ostrau, Czechoslovakia (today Ostrava, Czech Republic))
Died
1994-02-22 (Düsseldorf, Germany) age 73
Nationality
German
Languages
German
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Berlin, Vienna, Düsseldorf

Career

Occupations
Kabarett artist, Standup comedian, Chanson singer, Professor
Active Years
1947-1994
Affiliations
Kom(m)ödchen (Düsseldorf)
Influenced By
Heinrich Heine

Education

University of Berlin, University of Vienna
Faculty of Arts / History, German literature, philosophy
Period: 1940年代
Country: Germany, Austria
Studied history, German literature and philosophy

Awards

Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis (Honorary)
1981
Organization: Unknown
Result: 受賞
Staatspreis des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
1986
Organization: State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Result: 受賞
Großer Kulturpreis der Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Rheinland
1989
Organization: Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Rheinland
Result: 受賞
Honorary Recognition by the Heinrich-Heine-Gesellschaft
1989
Organization: Heinrich-Heine-Gesellschaft
Result: 受賞
Walk of Fame of Cabaret
2004
Result: 顕彰(死後)

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Denk ich an Deutschland

Kabarett

A cabaret evening with texts of Heinrich Heine

Political satireCurrent topics

Chansons

Chanson

Chansons

Frivolitäten – 10 Diseusen – 10 Chansons

Chanson

10 Diseusen – 10 Chansons

Bibliography

  • Denk ich an Deutschland (CD)
  • Chansons (CD)
  • Frivolitäten – 10 Diseusen – 10 Chansons (LP)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Political satireChansonKabarett
Recurring Motifs
Social criticismInfluence of Heinrich Heine

Health

  • Pneumonia
    1994年
    Cause of death

Legacy

Known as co-founder of one of the first political cabarets in post-war Germany; a school in Düsseldorf named after her

In Popular Culture

  • Lore-Lorentz-Schule in Düsseldorf

Trivia

  • Founded Kom(m)ödchen with husband Kay Lorentz in 1947
  • Rejected Bundesverdienstkreuz in 1976 with husband
  • Started solo programs in 1983