Episode #5 Christoph Eichhorn in conversation with Bob Young, Frank Redieß and Gloria Viagra.
Christoph Eichhorn speaks with a drag performer/ political activist Gloria Viagra and club promoters Frank Redieß and Bob Young about Berlin’s legendary nightlife before and after the fall of the Wall. Together they revisit the freedom, excess, and creative explosion of the 1990s- a time when the city’s club scene redefined art, identity, and possibility.
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Christoph Eichhorn- Moderator
Christoph Eichhorn, born 1957 in Kassel. His professional life started in Bochum in 1973. His Father Werner Eichhorn was an actor at the Schaupielhaus Bochum, which at the time was headed by Peter Zadek.
Christoph began his career as an actor in the Fassbinder produced movie ‘The Tenderness of Wolves,’ followed by roles in theatre working with renowned directors Werner Schroeter, Rosa von Praunheim and Peter Zadek. Eichhorn’s claim to fame is his portrayal of Hans Castorp in the movie ‘The Magic Mountain’ in 1982, directed by Hans W. Geissendörfer. In the following years he worked mainly in movies with directors like Krzysztof Zanussi, Masahiro Shinoda, Marvin Chomsky, Danny Huston and Lawrence Schiller. In 1987 he directed his first feature film ‘Beyond Blue.’ In 2000 Eichhorn gave up acting altogether and is now a director of TV series. He resides in Berlin, Lisbon and Sri Lanka.
Bob Young
Bob Young is a Berlin-based club promoter and nightlife impresario renowned for his extraordinary clubs and events such as Bob Young’s Halloween Masquerade, an annual costume party that blended theatrical spectacle, electronic music, and immersive performance. Bob also promoted events like his legendary Berlin club 90 Grad. His style is dramatic, visually rich, and strives for a fusion of nightlife, performance art, and immersive party culture. His events have become fixtures in Berlin’s alternative event landscape, celebrated for their theatrical ambition and strong visual identity.
Frank Redieß
Frank Redieß originally pursued a career as an actor and director.
He and his husband Frank Müller organised sex-positive events in discos and adventure pools around the world. Finally, on 1 April 1998, they opened Ficken 3000 in Berlin, a hotspot for the LGBTQ+ community from all over the world. The club is known for its eclectic dance music and its energetic atmosphere that extends into the darkroom!
