Andreas Rebers (born 7 January 1958) is a

Kabarett Kabarett (; from French ''cabaret'' = tavern) is satirical revue, a form of cabaret which developed in France by Rodolphe Salis in 1881 as the ''cabaret artistique''. It was named Le Chat Noir and was centered on political events and satire. I ...

artist, author and musician from

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. His shows often incorporate performances on the accordion or the piano.

Early life

Rebers was born in Westerbrak in

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

. 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 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University Hannover (german: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität), also known as the University of Hannover, is a public research university located in Hanover, Germany. Founded on 2 May 1831 as Higher Vocational Sc ...

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 (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...

. He taught himself playing the

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a musica ...

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.

Artistic career

From 1989 to 1997, Rebers was the director of plays at the

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. 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'', ''

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'' or

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'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 led to him being compared to

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n Kabarett artist

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Awards

* Wolfsburger Wolf (2000) * Prix Pantheon: audience award ''Beklatscht & Ausgebuht'' (2003) * Das große Kleinkunstfestival (2005) * Sprungbrett (20068) * Salzburger Stier (2006) *''Stern des Jahres'' of the

Abendzeitung The Abendzeitung (''"Evening Paper"''), 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 ...

in the category ''Kabarett'' (2006) * Deutscher Kleinkunstpreis in the category ''Kabarett'' (2008) * Deutscher Kabarettpreis (2008) *

Dieter Hildebrandt Prize The Dieter Hildebrandt Prize has been awarded by the city of Munich since 2016. The award honors German Kabarett artist Dieter Hildebrandt, who died in 2013. The annual prize honors ambitious political or decidedly socially critical cabaret. It ...

(2018)

Releases

* ''Ich mag mich trotzdem'' (2000) * ''Ziemlich dicht'' (2002) * ''Nebenan und nebenbei'' (2004) * ''Lieber vom Fachmann'' (2007)

References

External links

Official homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rebers, Andreas 1958 births Living people German male comedians Kabarettists Musicians from Munich German cabaret performers German satirists People from Holzminden (district) Comedians from Lower Saxony Comedians from Munich