On 20 November 2026 at 7 pm, as part of a guided tour of the city, commemorative plaques will be unveiled in honour of Klaus Nomi and Jürgen Baldiga, whose lives were cut short far too early by AIDS.
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Who was Klaus Nomi? A countertenor, performance artist and icon of queer music history. In Berlin, he experimented with singing and gender roles at the Kleist-Casino before moving to New York in 1973 and creating his stage persona. He gained international attention through performances with David Bowie. In 1983, he died in New York at the age of 39 as a result of AIDS.
Who was Jürgen Baldiga? An artist and photographer who documented queer life in Berlin during the 1980s and early 1990s. Baldiga became the most important chronicler of Berlin’s gay scene and ‘Tunte’ culture. He lived a wild, all-too-short life and, severely ill with AIDS, took his own life in 1993.
One plaque is located at the Bull, the former Kleist-Casino – the venue where Nomi performed under the stage name “Renata Castrata” – and the other at Jürgen Baldiga’s grave in the Alter St. Matthäus churchyard. Both are part of the audio tour “Queer
Heroes”.
- Meeting point: Mann-o-Meter, Bülowstraße 106,
- Duration: approx. 2 hours
- Language: German
Free of charge, no booking required – tips will be donated to Aidshilfe.
- Followed by a relaxed get-together at the trendy bar ‘Hafen’ on Motzstraße
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Dates
November 2026
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