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In conversation with Christoph Letkowski: From Salzland to the world

Interview from February 28, 2017.

Leipzig/Groß Börnecke - He is a police officer in Tatort, a permanent investigator in the “Nachtschicht” team , a nurse in the film “Feuchtgebiete” and has already played alongside Christoph Maria Herbst in “300 Worte Deutsch” .

Christoph Letkowski is not only a secret weapon when it comes to acting, he also processes his thoughts about the world musically with his band “Von Eden”. The four guys’ current tour took them through Germany.

Although the stage is Letkowski's home, he has not forgotten his roots in the Salzlandkreis and always enjoys coming back here. His current film "The Rest of My Life" will be released on May 25th and has just been awarded the Fritz Raff Screenplay Prize .

Noticed everywhere as a free spirit

Three things that he associates with his homeland? His answer: "Fresh air, idyllic surroundings and isolation." Consciously or not, Letkowski speaks from the heart of those who have turned their backs on their homeland of Saxony-Anhalt, at least professionally.

Letkowski was born in Halle and grew up in Groß Börnecke near Staßfurt. "I knew pretty quickly that I had to leave," he says. He was a free spirit and attracted attention everywhere with his attitude.

Today he lives in Berlin and earns his living mainly through acting. "I always met the right people at the right time and was very lucky," he says.

He had his first contact with acting at the age of 18. "My girlfriend at the time wrote a play that we performed at the Salzlandtheater," says Letkowski.

"To be an actor, you have to know who you are. You need your inner center." He owes his hometown "to a large extent a sheltered upbringing. It would have been harder if I had grown up in a city like Berlin," he says.

A little bit of everything

Christoph Letkowski himself says of his professional career: "I was always able to do a little bit of everything and nothing properly." He wanted to become a competitive athlete. After training as a track and field athlete in Staßfurt for some time, he wanted to join the SCM squad. After thinking about it for a long time, however, he decided against a career in sport.

He discovered his love for music at an early age. At the age of ten, his father taught him to play the guitar. Through a friend, he quickly came into contact with producers.

After starting out as a stagehand at the Babelsberg Film Park, he was accepted at the Leipzig University of Music and Theatre “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy”, where he realized that acting was not a profession, but his calling.

The signs point to change

Christoph Letkowski lives a life that involves risks. In a city like Berlin, finding acting jobs is not easy. "It's not Los Angeles," he says. Nevertheless, work is characterized by change.

"I have resigned from my permanent position at the Volksbühne and am taking the step into self-employment," says Letkowski. The Berlin Volksbühne is currently making national headlines. After 25 years, Frank Castorf is ending his directorship.

What follows will probably make history. A Belgian museum director restructures the house. Chris Dercon is faced with more rejection than any other director before him.

Christoph Letkowski also regrets the consequences: "Nothing will be as we know it. That is a shame for the Volksbühne, because it was considered the last contemporary, somewhat left-wing and socially critical building - especially in Berlin-Mitte."

Music or acting?

Will the Berlin resident ever decide between music and acting? "There is no decision," says Letkowski. "I always choose what is important to me at the time, where I have something to say or what is close to my heart at the time."

Sometimes he has to set priorities. "It's more a question of time management." At the moment, the 34-year-old is putting a lot of love and heart and soul into music. After a few released songs like "Land in Sicht", an album will soon follow for the waiting fans, which has to be financed. "In acting, there are just so many stories that want to be told. In our band, we have nothing but ourselves."

The middle found

In a profession like acting, it's all about credibility. You only have credibility if you know who you are and where you come from. "Although I don't like everything that happened to me in the past or how situations turned out, I'm grateful for my homeland," says the Salzland native.

In his opinion, life is about change. “And people are afraid of change,” says Letkowski.

This is also shown by the results of the 2016 state election, which shocked him: "I thought I was losing my faith," says the 34-year-old. "I was a refugee myself. My grandparents are refugees.

The problems that have been exaggerated by some politicians do not exist on this scale in Saxony-Anhalt or are not noticeable when compared with a city like Berlin."

It is typical that we always want more and that things could always be better for us. "I have seen a lot in the world and we are actually doing well - even in Saxony-Anhalt," says the Berlin resident.

His parents always supported him in his bold plans, but remained loyal to the region themselves. They "decided to rebuild the East," as Letkowski jokes. Today they run a practice together in Groß Börnecke.

But what is the secret of his success, apart from his charisma? "If you try to force your way through a wall, you won't make it. You just have to stay true to yourself and listen to your instincts, then you can achieve a lot," says Letkowski. His appeal to everyone who has a dream: "People, keep your courage for everything and don't stand still." (mz)

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