Werner Schwab
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Werner Schwab was an Austrian playwright known for his darkly grotesque, experimental dramas that gained prominence in the late 20th-century German-language theater.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatist
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human ⓘ playwright ⓘ |
| activeIn | late 20th-century German-language theatre ⓘ |
| artForm |
sculpture
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theatre ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | alcohol-related causes ⓘ |
| contributedTo | renewal of German-language drama in the 1990s ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Austria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1958-02-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-01-01 ⓘ |
| education | Ortweinschule Graz (sculpture) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Schwab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMajorSuccess | Die Präsidentinnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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theatre of the grotesque ⓘ |
| givenName | Werner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkCycle | Faekaldramen (fecal dramas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | German-language contemporary theatre ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde theatre
ⓘ
postmodern theatre ⓘ |
| name | Werner Schwab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Austrian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
grotesque language
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use of scatological imagery ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Antiklimax
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Die Präsidentinnen NERFINISHED ⓘ Volksvernichtung oder Meine Leber ist sinnlos NERFINISHED ⓘ Übergewicht, unwichtig: Unform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPlaysWritten | over 15 ⓘ |
| occupation |
playwright
ⓘ
sculptor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Graz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Graz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Austria
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Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Graz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Alexandra Schwab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
darkly grotesque
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experimental ⓘ |
| workedAs | caretaker at the Graz Academy of Music and Performing Arts ⓘ |
| yearsActiveAsPlaywright | late 1980s–1994 ⓘ |
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