Birth: |
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25 June 1953 |
Nationality: |
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German |
Education: |
1959–1972 |
Primary school and Gymnasium |
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1971 |
Laureate of German music award „Jugend musiziert“ |
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1972 |
Abitur (A-Level) |
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1971–1975 |
Study of composition, music ethnology and historic instruments at the conservatory „Mozarteum“ in Salzburg (Austria) |
Career |
1975 |
Founding of ensemble „BärenGässlin“ for Early Music; rediscovery of German mediaeval poet-singers, until 1985 extensive research, publishing, performing and recording |
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1976 |
Founding of a community in Bavaria to practise, experience and research communitarian ways of sharing life and work. |
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1978 |
Founding of the „Now!-Ensemble“ for contemporary music; since then composing for and performing with this ensemble |
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1983 |
Founding of the „Temenos“ model Kindergarten based on the experience of the community |
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1984 |
Founding of the media company „Human Touch Medienproduktion GmbH“; since then up to today director (since 2007 senior) |
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1988 |
Founding of a pioneering school model for family based free education (closed down 1992 because of restrictions by the state; new initiative since 2002, ongoing endeavour for legalization) |
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1989 |
Success in a fundamental lawsuit against the state of Bavaria about the subject of free education (free school) |
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1992 |
The pioneering core of the community moves to Switzerland |
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1993 |
Founding of the company „ShakeHands Software“; until 1997 director |
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1997 |
The community moves from Switzerland to Klein Jasedow in Ostvorpommern in Eastern Germany; since then extensive contribution to the recovery of the impoverished region |
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1997 |
Founding of the European Academy of Healing Arts; since then president of the Academy |
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2000 |
Founding of the Mediagroup Cultural Creatives as collaborative platform of 7 independent special interest magazines |
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2004 |
Initial broadcast of 90-minutes documentary „Die Siedler“ featuring the community, since then numerous repetitions as well as performances in cinemas |
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2005 |
Award of the German Government for the European Academy of Healing Arts‘ engagement for a sustainable civic society |
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2006 |
Freiherr-vom-Stein-Award of Alfred-Toepfer-Stiftung and Humboldt-University Berlin for innovative social engagement carried out by the European Academy of Healing Arts |
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2010 |
Nominee as „Encouragist of the Nation“ in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
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Other activities: |
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Director of Drachen Verlag GmbH, a cultural creative publishing house |
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Director of Sona Sounds GmbH & Co. KG |
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Until 2009 Chief editor of KursKontakte, a bimonthly cultural creative magazine for alternative economy, natural health, free education and communities. |
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Since 2009 chief editor of the follow-up magazine Oya. |
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Chief editor of Hagia Chora, the leading magazine for geoculture and deep ecology |
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Artisic director of the studies of creative therapies at the European Academy of Healing Arts in Klein Jasedow |
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Associated member of the consulting company Quest-Team; consultant and coach for change processes in communes, business and personal growth; consultant in the community movement |
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Organizes and leads conferences for regional development. |
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From 2010 till 2013 General Secretary of The Club oi Budapest International |
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Until 2009 vice mayor of the commune of Pulow |
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Since the fusion of the commune Pulow with the town Lassan in 2009 until 2019 member of the city council. |
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Since 2019 chairman of the building committee of the city of Lassan. |
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Publications: |
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Numerous recordings of early and contemporary music |
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1975–1987 |
Numerous book-editions of early poet-singers (among others Oswald von Wolkenstein, Mönch von Salzburg, Carmina Burana, Martin Luther, Carl Michael Bellman) |
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1988 |
„Die Entfesselung der Kreativität. Das Menschenrecht auf Schulvermeidung“ (Ed.), Wolfratshausen 1988 |
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1989 |
„Das Sonogramm der Persönlichkeit. Gongs als Modulatoren der Körperenergie“, München 1989 |
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1991, 2013 |
„Tilmann geht nicht zur Schule. Eine erfolgreiche Schulverweigerung“, Wolfratshausen 1991; New Edition 2013 |
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2012 |
„Die Post-Kollaps-Gesellschaft. Wie wir mit viel weniger viel besser leben werden und wie wir uns heute schon darauf vorbereiten können.“, München 2012 |
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Editor and producer of a number of books dealing with nature philosophy, history of culture, and salutogenesis |
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Cultural creatives related editorials and articles in different magazines |