In this episode John talks with Calla Henkel. She was born in 1988 in Minneapolis, MN, USA. A writer, playwright, director and artist, she currently lives and works in Berlin. She has staged plays at Volksbühne Berlin, The Whitney Museum of Art, as well as at New Theater, the experimental theatre space she founded and programmed in Berlin from 2013-2015. Her art writing has been published in periodicals such as Texte zur Kunst, Spike, Mousse, and others. Her artistic work with Max Pitegoff has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide. She currently operates a bar, performance space and film studio called TV in Berlin. Other People’s Clothes is her debut novel.
Recorded in front of a live audience on the terrasse of Tropez, Sommerbad Humboldthain on July 28, 2021
Thanks to Ziemowit Nowak and Torben Wessel for production and editing support.Theresa Patzschke for voiceline contribution.
Title music: Jemek Jemowit "Meine Tabletten”, 2011
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Many thanks to Calla for joining me in conversation and the entire team at Tropez. XJ