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Rendezvous with Claire Waldoff

The Berlin Schnauze with heart is back! Claire Waldoff sang and performed her chansons with wit and cheerfulness, deep empathy and a sense of reality. What was it that made her special? Why, of all people, did a young actress who had come to Berlin from the Ruhr area symbolize so much the image of the Berlin brat in the late imperial era and the 1920s?


"Chanson-Nette" Jeannette Urzendowsky is a "Berlin plant" from the Friedrichshain neighborhood.
In a duo with Harry Ermer at the piano, she takes her audience back to the time when Claire became a legend. In doing so, she does not imitate her, but recalls in her own way the great comedienne, born in 1884, and her various facets and phases of life. Claire was youthful-tender, cheeky, tomboyish, self-confident and vulnerable.

Many popular chansons and rarer songs from Claire Waldoff's repertoire are part of the program. "Ach Jott, wat sind die Männer dumm!", "Die Großstadtpflanze", "Das Dornröschen vom Wedding" or "Raus mit den Männern aus dem Reichstag" fill this evening for all fans of Berlin humor. And of course Chanson-Nette tells many stories from Claire's life with her genuine Berlin mouth.
Many of Claire Waldoffs cabinet pieces were created and performed by artists with Jewish roots, many of whom were persecuted by the Nazis after 1933. That is why the tribute to Claire Waldoff is also an “evening against forgetting.” This is particularly close to Jeannette Urzendowsky's heart: she is the honorary ambassador of the German Cabaret Archive.

The Berliner Tagesspiegel writes about Chanson-Nette:
"There are only a few artists who can embody a Berlin original so credibly."

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Additional information
The “Preussisches Landwirtshaus” & how to get there?
Visitors to the Olympic Stadium, Olympic Swimming Pool, Waldbühne, and Glockenturm will find a culinary delight here: in the beautiful beer garden and cozy dining rooms, the team at the “Preussisches Landwirtshaus” spoils its guests with Berlin specialties. Address: Flatowallee 23 in Charlottenburg's Westend, just a few minutes' walk from the stadium, the Olympic swimming pool, the Waldbühne, and the bell tower. And easy to reach: the Preussisches Landwirtshaus is located directly at the Olympiastadion S-Bahn station, the Olympiastadion U-Bahn station, and the “Flatowallee/Olympiastadion” bus stop (line M49).

Reservations
Tickets can be reserved for €23 per person by contacting Hans-Joachim Schippke at 0176-79212777. You are also welcome to contact me at 0171-4178376. By email: info@chanson-nette.de. Or via my ticket shop at the eventim ticket agency using the following link: https://www.eventim-light.com/de/a/5e6680be39e97d176ca5d135/e/68b03eff7cb1d94d7b192ca6






Accessibility

The restaurant "Preussisches Landwirtshaus" is barrier-free
Participating artists
Chanson-Nette Jeannette Urzendowsky
Tobias Bartholmeß
Dates
November 2025
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