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MANFRED KRUG: ABGEHAUEN - Ludwig Blochberger & Goin’ Out West Quintet
MANFRED KRUG: GONE AWAY - Ludwig Blochberger & Goin’ Out West Quintet
Event by: Ludwig Blochberger, Goin' Out West Quintet
Location: Renaissance-Theater, Knesebeckstraße 100, Berlin - Bezirk Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
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Ludwig Blochberger and the Goin’ Out West Quintet reinterpret the songs of Manfred Krug. In an exciting interplay of music and narrative, Krug's diary entries merge with his own song lyrics to create a concert reading that impressively brings to life the moving events surrounding Krug's departure from the GDR - touching and surprisingly topical.
Manfred Krug - actor, oddball and rebel. Hardly any other artist had such a lasting impact on the culture of the GDR - and remained so idiosyncratic. With his unconventional style, his humor and his charm, the man born in Duisburg in 1937 conquered an audience of millions - on the screen, on television and on stage. In the 1960s and 1970s, Krug enjoyed great success as an actor at DEFA, especially in “Spur der Steine” - a film that was banned shortly after its premiere because of its critical tone and achieved cult status. At the same time, he also impressed as a singer with his warm, distinctive voice and an unmistakable feel for jazz and chanson. Together with Günther Fischer, he created sophisticated, artfully arranged songs - sometimes melancholic, sometimes ironic - whose lyrics he wrote himself. At his concerts, people met the unpretentious, uncensored, unbending artist who often used the breaks between songs to rant against the state. When he signed the open letter against Wolf Biermann's expatriation in 1976, his career ended abruptly. The comrades reacted with full force and the rebellious artist was sidelined. After months of reprisals, Manfred Krug finally applied to leave the country. In the 32 days between application and approval, he kept a diary - notes that he only published in 1996 under the title "Away": a moving and honest record of a man who refused to betray his convictions. After moving to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1977, Krug made a remarkable comeback. As a lawyer in "Liebling Kreuzberg", as a singing inspector in Hamburg's "Tatort" or as a trucker in "Aufachse", he ultimately became a nationwide audience favorite.
Manfred Krug died on October 21, 2016 at the age of 79 in Berlin.
"MANFRED KRUG: ABGEHAUEN"
Ludwig Blochberger & Goin' Out West Quintet
📍Renaissance Theater Berlin
▪️Fri, January 23rd, 2026 | 7:30 p.m.
▪️Sat, January 24th, 2026 | 7:30 p.m.
🎟️ Tickets: advance booking € 22.00 - € 62.00
🖥️ www.renaissance-theater.de
☎️ +49 30 312 42 02
🎙️Ludwig Blochberger • Acting, singing
GOIN' OUT WEST QUINTET
🎹 Arseny Rykov • Piano
🎸 Oren Levanon • Guitar
🎷 Efim Braylovskiy • Saxophone
🎻 Fabian Timm • Bass
🥁 Axel Filip • Drums
Playing time: approx. 120 minutes - 1 break
Manfred Krug - actor, oddball and rebel. Hardly any other artist had such a lasting impact on the culture of the GDR - and remained so idiosyncratic. With his unconventional style, his humor and his charm, the man born in Duisburg in 1937 conquered an audience of millions - on the screen, on television and on stage. In the 1960s and 1970s, Krug enjoyed great success as an actor at DEFA, especially in “Spur der Steine” - a film that was banned shortly after its premiere because of its critical tone and achieved cult status. At the same time, he also impressed as a singer with his warm, distinctive voice and an unmistakable feel for jazz and chanson. Together with Günther Fischer, he created sophisticated, artfully arranged songs - sometimes melancholic, sometimes ironic - whose lyrics he wrote himself. At his concerts, people met the unpretentious, uncensored, unbending artist who often used the breaks between songs to rant against the state. When he signed the open letter against Wolf Biermann's expatriation in 1976, his career ended abruptly. The comrades reacted with full force and the rebellious artist was sidelined. After months of reprisals, Manfred Krug finally applied to leave the country. In the 32 days between application and approval, he kept a diary - notes that he only published in 1996 under the title "Away": a moving and honest record of a man who refused to betray his convictions. After moving to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1977, Krug made a remarkable comeback. As a lawyer in "Liebling Kreuzberg", as a singing inspector in Hamburg's "Tatort" or as a trucker in "Aufachse", he ultimately became a nationwide audience favorite.
Manfred Krug died on October 21, 2016 at the age of 79 in Berlin.
"MANFRED KRUG: ABGEHAUEN"
Ludwig Blochberger & Goin' Out West Quintet
📍Renaissance Theater Berlin
▪️Fri, January 23rd, 2026 | 7:30 p.m.
▪️Sat, January 24th, 2026 | 7:30 p.m.
🎟️ Tickets: advance booking € 22.00 - € 62.00
🖥️ www.renaissance-theater.de
☎️ +49 30 312 42 02
🎙️Ludwig Blochberger • Acting, singing
GOIN' OUT WEST QUINTET
🎹 Arseny Rykov • Piano
🎸 Oren Levanon • Guitar
🎷 Efim Braylovskiy • Saxophone
🎻 Fabian Timm • Bass
🥁 Axel Filip • Drums
Playing time: approx. 120 minutes - 1 break