Von Worten und Tönen. Pecha Kucha und Konzert mit Uschi Brüning

In the organizer's words:

The Palast der Republik was not only an important meeting place for many East Berliners and tourists. It was also a central location for East German cultural policy.

From 1976, attempts were made here to combine entertainment and politics under one roof to broad effect. On one side, the multifunctional Great Hall and the Theater im Palast (TiP) with concerts, revues, readings and theater productions. On the other side was the plenary hall of the People's Chamber - nominally the highest constitutional body of the GDR - as well as major political events such as party conferences and congresses.

This PalastBar combines an analytical look at these aspects of use with good entertainment: in the "Pecha Kucha" format, scientists talk about their findings on 20 images.

The evening will be accompanied by music from DJ Wolf Weber, the last record entertainer at the Palast der Republik before it closed in September 1990.

In the second part, Uschi Brüning, jazz icon of the GDR, plays intimate jazz ballads and impulsive gospel and soul numbers accompanied by her pianist Christian von der Goltz. The grande dame of German jazz has performed many times at the Palast der Republik and still tours today.

The evening will be hosted by author and poetry slamer Aron Boks, born in Wernigerode in 1997. In 2022, Boks caused a sensation with his book Naked in the GDR about his great-granduncle, the famous painter Willi Sitte.

USCHI BRÜNING

Since the 1970s, Uschi Brüning has been regarded as the leading jazz singer in East Germany and made her breakthrough in 1972 with the song Dein Name. To this day, her repertoire ranges from literary chansons to blues, gospel, swing standards and improvisation in modern jazz - an extraordinary vocal, musical and spoken word performance that is unparalleled anywhere in the world, and she has toured the world's stages with international projects and her own bands. These projects include the European Jazz Ensemble, Georgie Fame and Manfred Krug. From pop hits to free jazz, she masters an enormously broad spectrum. She began her musical career as a guitarist in amateur bands. During her training as a civil servant, she switched to professional music in 1970. A tour with Manfred Krug and the Klaus Lenz Big Band in 1971 brought her to the attention of a wider audience for the first time. She founded her own band in 1975. Over the years, she worked with Eberhard Weise, Günther Fischer, Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky and many other composers and artists. A large number of recordings were made.

CHRISTIAN VON DER GOLTZ

Christian von der Goltz is an established figure on the German jazz scene as a jazz pianist, captivating audiences with his sensitive accompaniment as well as his consistently distinctive sense of swing. He has released three CDs of his own compositions with his trio, one with his sextet "cvdg projekt", for which he also composes. He can also be heard on many releases and has performed on stage or in the studio with countless well-known names, including Till Brönner, Günter Fischer, Luten Petrowski, Ruth Homann, Katharina Thalbach, Atrin Madani and Lisa Bassenge. He has been performing with Uschi Brüning in a duo program for several years.

- free of charge, no ticket required

- Language: German, no language skills required

- Location: Hall 3, ground floor

- Part of: PalastBar

- Belongs to: There and gone. The Palace of the Republic is present