Fabienne Hadorn

Fabienne Hadorn
Fabienne Hadorn
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Fabienne Hadorn

A passion for tempo and humour

Outstanding Female Actor 2014

Fabienne Hadorn was born in Muri, canton of Aargau, in 1975. She graduated from drama college in Zurich in 1998 and has since worked as an actor, singer, lyricist and dancer. In 2000 she teamed up with Gustavo Nanez to form the group Kolypan, whose declared aim is to “bring pleasure to ourselves and humanity at large through musical and comic stories”. Their pieces, which they create themselves, tackle big issues and bring them to the stage in a humorous way. The topics covered include everything from global politics in “Miis” and the “Vladimir Show”, a chat show for abandoned toys, to the educational trilogy for young people and adults entitled “Pussy ‘n’ Pimmel”, “Joints ‘n’ Chips” and “Rock ‘n’ Revolt”.

Fabienne Hadorn is also involved in the productions of independent theatre and dance groups as well as established institutions. She made her debut as Bambi in “Bambification” by Mass&Fieber, appeared in 400asa’s “Italienische Nacht”, and has performed in classics such as Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard” at the Theater Basel and Brecht’s “Threepenny Opera” at the Schauspielhaus Zurich. Once described by a critic as “a comedic wild-child of boundless entertainment value”, Hadorn reveals her versatility not just on stage but also on the big screen, appearing in movies such as Xavier Koller’s “Dällebach Kari” and Bettina Oberli’s “Lovely Louise”. She also regularly performs sketches on TV. Fabienne Hadorn received the Migros Actor’s Award in 1995 and the Oprecht Actor’s Award in 1998.

“When Bambi emerged from the plastic in 1998, she saw meadows. Stages full of toys.
Then along came Vladimir and Heidi, Mother Teresa, Bonnie and Clyde.
A deluge of theatrical revolutions ensued. Because the deer can do everything:
Spanish singing Swahili dancing
Blindly backwards doing the splits falsetto
in pyjamas and in every dialect. She can move faster than her shadow.
Speed is her passion, humour her blessing.
She makes children happy and stuns adults into silence.
No challenge is too great.
Fabienne Hadorn
she is and
remains very big.”

Kaa Linder, jury member