Beauty is in his heart: In Lucien Dante‘s work, poetry fuses with dreamlike piano tones. The young Chicago artist puts refreshing soul in his music and sends audiences on a descent into another world.
When: 14.02.14
9 pm @TEDDY AWARD Gala
11 pm @TEDDY AWARD After Show Lounge
Where: Komische Oper Berlin
Ticket Hotline: Tel.: +49-(0)30-4799 7474
Two absolute luminaries of their respective artistic genres present a collaborative show full of music, passion, acrobatics, comedy and sensuality. David Pereira‘s acrobatics give rise to impassioned performances in the air and on the ground. Physicality, dance, acrobatics and passion unite in a perfect Gesamtkunstwerk. Jack Woodhead is a reincarnation of the cabaret in modern attire. With flawless piano playing and grandiose singing, he always manages to walk the fine line between loud, funny, trashy tones and calm poetics. Pereira and Woodhead met at BASE BERLIN and have been working together on various shows ever since. The two artists together in one show guarantees a completely new path in the chanson and varieté scene.
Whether it’s on the stage, in the cinema or on television, Dagmar Manzel is on the scene. Born in Berlin and trained at the Ernst Busch School of Acting Berlin, Manzel is one of Germany’s top actresses. From 1980 to 1983, she worked at the Staatsschauspiel (State Theater) Dresden and from 1983 to 2001, she was part of the ensemble at the Deutsches Theater Berlin. Since then, she has been a freelance actress and singer. Her tour MENSCHENsKIND kicks off at the Komischen Oper Berlin in February 2014. Following the stage show, she is slated to star as Head Commissioner in Germany’s favorite crime series, Tatort (Franken edition). Dagmar Manzel can do it all!
When: 14.02.14
9 pm @TEDDY AWARD Gala
Where: Komische Oper Berlin
Ticket Hotline: Tel.: +49-(0)30-4799 7474
Picture © Philip Glaser / Deutsche Grammophon
Missed the last Teddy-news? No time to check our daily updates on our blog and social media? Don’t worry! Here’s everything you shouldn’t have missed.
Less than a month to go! Berlinale is coming soon, and here at the office, the pressure is slowly but surely increasing. So is the amount of post-its on our desks, by the way.
Less and less sleep, more and more post its : seems like #berlinale is coming soon! Less than a month to wait :-) pic.twitter.com/njQejy3OLv
— TEDDY AWARD (@TeddyAward) January 7, 2014
Lots of work naturally means that we’ve got some interesting news to share with you all.
First of all, we are really happy to finally tell you that Sven Ratzke confirmed his presence on our TEDDY AWARD Gala stage! He will be performing a piece from his great version of the musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch with his band. They’ve been playing in Berlin and everywhere in Germany all summer and will present their show in the Netherlands soon. And as I’ve personally seen it, I can promise you: IT IS AWESOME! I’m actually not the only one saying this, as John Cameron Mitchell HIMSELF declared that it is the best Hedwig he has ever seen. Wow.
And that’s not the only big news: Jochen Schropp will be on stage too. If you’ve been to one of the last two TEDDY AWARD Galas, you probably remember him as our host from the past years, and we’re glad he’s back! His fans on twitter seem to agree with this, since they asked him if he’s part of the TEDDY AWARD even before we could officially confirm it:
Ja, mache ich! “@maho75: @JochenSchropp schroppi – machst du wieder den Teddy Award?”
— Jochen Schropp (@JochenSchropp) January 9, 2014
Planning the TEDDY includes lots of running through Berlin. So this week, a part of the crew visited the Komische Oper again, this time with the TEDDY-Party artists David Pereira & Jack Woodhead to plan their WHIPSTICK act. Funny, apparently it will include something with a fish. As someone would say: Now you’re interested, huh? Intrigued, even?
And in case you want to read more, here are the last posts we recommend:
Sebastian’s Gender-bending for beginners
Esther’s introduction post to the blog
Our updated program of the TEDDY events for 2014 is here
Oh, and you’re still all welcome to write for us or submit pictures if you want to publish something on our blog :-)
That’s all for this week :-)
Esther
Application deadline:
Oktober 31th, 2013 for feature films / November 15th, 2013 for shorts