The Scene | KOLLATERAL


Berlin and the twenties stand for glamour and show, glittering events and a shimmering night life. At the beginning of 2020 the twenties come to an abrupt end. The drag artist breaks down and keeps herself alive with tablets; privately she cuts hair to pay the rent and the bills. The night club owner leaves Berlin and takes a job at a hotel in Tyrol. The engaged couple wait two years for their big celebration.

In May the joy of life and the colourful bustle return to “the scene”. For a while? Are the joy of life and the twenties back in Berlin?

Because I did not get any help at all from the state, I started doing hair privately. Just to keep my head above water. And of course the hairdressing salons were closed. I should not really say it out loud: it was forbidden, after all. The ground was torn away from under your feet. How do I manage the next month? How do I manage to pay my rent? And then, at the beginning of the year, I collapsed again and turned to my doctor.

And now I get my funny little tablets. With those I am fine. In any case.

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