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Udo Kier: Goodbye to an Icon

We say goodbye to Udo Kier –
our Special TEDDY AWARD recipient 2015,
a friend, an icon, a free spirit.

Udo was more than an actor.
He was attitude, courage,
and a radical love for art and for otherness.

With his presence, he touched our stage,
our festival, and countless lives.
Warm, open, fearless –
someone who made every space bigger

simply by entering it.

Dear Udo,
thank you for your friendship,

your trust, your light.

You remain part of our story
and part of our family.

Forever.

Your TEDDY AWARD

You can watch the interview with Udo Kier on the occasion of his 2015 Special-TEDDY-AWARD at the laundry here.

Presentation of the 2015 Special-TEDDY-AWARD to Udo Kier here.

Artists 2014

#teddyhost: Jochen Schropp

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Actor and TV presenter Jochen Schropp is well known as host of the successful show X-Factor. In 2011 Jochen Schropp was awarded the Bavarian TV Prize for his presentation. In 2010 and 2011 he was nominated for the German TV Prize in the category Best Entertainer, and in 2007 for the Grimme Prize. Among many other appearances on television, he played the pathologist in the crime series Polizeiruf 110.

When: 14.02.14
9 pm @TEDDY AWARD Gala
Where: Komische Oper Berlin
Ticket Hotline: Tel.: +49-(0)30-4799 7474

Picture © Sandra Semburg

Artists 2014

#teddyartist: Nuclear Family

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Nuclear Family is the musical brainchild of Nikolaj Tange Lange and occasional partner in crime, Andreas Tange Lange. Nikolaj writes the songs, programs the sounds, and sings too – and even plays a couple of instruments from time to time. Andreas adds a helluva lotta attitude, killer outfits, and sings along when he remembers. Nuclear Family have played over 100 gigs in all parts of Europe – three times at the Copenhagen Queer Festival, twice at the Berlin Porn Festival, and once at the 50th birthday of Danish movie director Lars Von Trier.

When: 14.02.14
23 Uhr @TEDDY AWARD Closing Party
Where: SchwuZ

Artists 2014

#teddyartist: Joey Hansom

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As a DJ, Joey Hansom has carved a niche with his transgenre approach, with no distinction between the myth of underground versus mainstream, bringing a bit of color into the cold, gray beats that dominate Berlin’s club scene. He has played throughout Europe as well as a number of Berlin’s top locations (Watergate, Bar 25), parties and festivals. Joey’s style blends together selections spanning all eras of dance music, mostly using vinyl (although the “analog versus digital” debate makes him roll his eyes).

When: 14.02.14
11 pm @TEDDY AWARD After Show Lounge
Where: Komische Oper Berlin
Ticket Hotline: Tel.: +49-(0)30-4799 7474

Artists 2014

#teddyartist: Jessica Gadani

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Jessica Gadani is a singer from Upstate New York. She received a classical singing education at the Ithaca College in New York State. She sang in many opera productions in the USA as mezzo-soprano and has worked for four years as a freelance singer and performer in Berlin. She sings regularly in a cabaret, which she founded three years ago together the performer Jack Woodhead. Her own show evening is called “Fish and Whips”. With Berlin based artists such as Ariel Efraim Ashabel, Santiago Blaum, Johannes Müller and Andreas Liebmann she sang, performed and moved around on the stages of the world.

When: 14.02.14
9 pm @TEDDY AWARD Gala
Where: Komische Oper Berlin
Ticket Hotline: Tel.: +49-(0)30-4799 7474