The journey started here:
“On my witch’s broom,
in lightning and thunder,
dashing around the world,
yes, yes, that’s the thing for me!”
in lightning and thunder,
dashing around the world,
yes, yes, that’s the thing for me!”
Anja, age 7, on-stage at Carl Friedrich Gauss Primary School, Dransfeld
Personal details
Born 1974
Height 160 cm
Figure athletic – slim – feminine
Eye colour blue
Hair colour blonde
Voice age range young to middle-aged
Voice tone warm, soft but powerful
Singing musical, chanson, pop, traditional white-voice singing
Vocal range mezzo-soprano
Languages English (excellent, British accent) & French (good)
Skills microphone voice work, on-stage simulated combat, air rifle shooting, yoga, Pilates, swimming, fitness
And this is how it continued
Theatre
2019
Eine Stadt klagt sich an! (A City Indicts Itself!), research project, Futur 3 theatre company, Cologne, Germany
2018
Heimat 4.0 (Homeland 4.0), directed by: Jörg Fürst, Volxbühne, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Atonal Theater, Cologne
2016- 2017
ungefähr gleich (About Equal), directed by: PiaMaria Gehle, Freies Werkstatt Theater, Cologne
2015
Muttersprache Mameloschn (Mameloschn Mother Tongue), directed by: Kay Link, Freies Werkstatt Theater, Cologne
Die Stadt der Schildkröten (The City of the Turtles), directed by: Andre Erlen, Sommerblut Festival Cologne
2013 – 2015
SHHHHHHOW, directed by: Andre Teodosio, Sommerblut Festival Cologne
2012 – 2014
An der Arche um acht (By the Ark at Eight!) directed by: Gertrud Pigor, Comedia Theater, Cologne
Jedermann (Everyman), directed by: Stefan Krause, Theater Tiefrot & Neues Schauspiel Köln
2011
Petersberg I, directed by: Stefan H. Kraft & Andre Erlen, Futur3
Equus, directed by: Johann Wild, Theater am Schlachthof, Neuss
2009 – 2013
The 39 Steps, directed by: Daniel Fischer, Stratmanns Theater, Essen
2013
Eine Odyssee (An Odyssey), directed by: Frank Hörner, Comedia Theater, Cologne
Film and Television
(selection of work)
2011
Sprecherkulturen, directed by: Danielle Cohn, GIZ GmbH (German federal public benefit organisation) Bonn
2010
Corporate videos, directed by: Raphaela Dell,
Face to Face GmbH, Cologne
Tief Sabine, directed by: Andre Nagel, Nahtodkino; role played: Miriam
2008
Medimax corporate videos, directed by: Dino Fetzer,
A2T2 Filmproduktion
2007
Maddin in Love, directed by: Michael Karen, Sat 1
Fremder Puls, directed by: Daniel Schuler, short film at FH Darmstadt
2006
Reuffel cinema commercial, directed by: Daniel Jansen, Jansen-Filmproduktion
2005
Auslese, directed by: Thorsten Wenning, short film, SAE Köln
2004
Plötzlich berühmt (Famous overnight), directed by: Oliver Schmitz, Pro7
BMW corporate video, directed by: Peter Spielmann, ConneTV
2001
100 Sekunden (100 Seconds), short film, directed by: Daniel Migge/ Christopher von Bronsart, FH für Design
Showreel
Other trailers
Press reviews
“The personal angle provides the most memorable moments. Anja Jazeschann relates the story of her Ukrainian-born father, who came to Germany as a 19-year-old in 1942, not entirely of his own will – and ended up staying. Anja tells the story vividly and full of emotion (…)”.
“Pia Maria Gehle’s production revolves around the performance of four excellent actors. (…) including Anja Jazeschann (Freja), each actor playing one main role while also making wonderful appearances in other guises in the scenes centred on the other characters (…)”
“Family ties and staking out an individual life (…) are at odds with each other. Affection and resistance conflict with one another. (…) Kay Link lets his superb actresses act absolutely true-to-type, yet only Clara (…) seems to be on the young side, more of a sister to Rahel than a mother. But initial slight puzzlement soon fades, especially as Anja Jazeschann gives her role an intensity and coherence (…)”.
“But everything then gets reconciled through the spirited performances of the actors, especially (…) and Anja Jazeschann as Athena.”
“Anja Jazeschann plays a delightfully quirky guardian of the heavenly garden (…)”
“The director and cast give full vent to their rage, with Anja Jazeschann as Evchen regularly spouting sarcastic broadsides about Cologne as a bastion of culture. She does this wonderfully well.” (..)
“Anja Jazeschann as the main character, Pippi, captivates the audience with her effervescent, carefree, sassy performance (…) Children and adults alike delighted in this Pippi Longstocking.”