Ovo maltine

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Ovo Maltine at the BeV Oz-Party in the BKA-Luftschloß 2000 "Tunten im Meer"
Ovo Maltine, Jimmy Somerville & BeV StroganoV at the “big spender” gala 1994. Photo for Light-Haus Berlin Campaign for the establishment of an AIDS hospice
Ovo Maltine at his grave in 2003
Ovo Maltine's grave - decorated for a guided tour “Cross & Queer” on May 17th, 2015 on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of death

Ovo Maltine (* 16th April 1966 in computing at the Ahr as Christoph Josten , † 8. February 2005 in Berlin ) was a German political and cabaret - fag , but especially AIDS activist, among others, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence .

Life

"Ovo" (named after the Swiss beverage powder " Ovomaltine " ) became known as a member of the Tunten ensemble Les Tuxx and through his participation in documentaries and films by Rosa von Praunheim , especially at the side of Tima the Divine , BeV StroganoV and Ichgola Androgynous in the 2001 documentary Tunten don't lie . To avoid discussions and to set an example, he liked to call himself “the Ovo”. So the question of whether he feels like “he” or “she” was superfluous.

Events: "Ins Theater gegen AIDS" - big spender berlin eV - benefit for a hospice ( Volksbühne Berlin , 1994), "Qwir" ( queer erotic party, 1995), N8 sisters with BeV StroganoV (cabaret in the Red Salon, Volksbühne Berlin, 1995), supporting program “100 years of gay courage” (exhibition Akademie der Künste Berlin, 1997), OSPI-Cooking (in Café PositHIV, 1999), Goldmund-Lounge with Tima the Divine (Pfefferberg, 2001) - for the conclusion they created their own CD with 26 artists who were their guests in 9 months. Title of the OMTG production: "The birth"

Ovo lived on Erdmannstrasse in Berlin-Schöneberg . For the 1998 federal election he ran as a direct candidate for his constituency of Kreuzberg-Schöneberg and received 534 votes. For legal reasons he had to use his real name. The slogan was: The Ovo gets a job in Bonn - because we are electing Christoph Josten!

death

Ovo Maltine died on February 8, 2005 in the Auguste-Viktoria-Krankenhaus (AVK) Berlin of a malignant lymph gland tumor in connection with an HIV infection at the age of 38. He was buried on March 4, 2005 in the Old St. Matthew Cemetery at Großgörschenstrasse 12 in a historic grave that he had reserved as a sponsor in 2003 and taken over for care. The slate tombstone is a find from the parents' garden, the red pebble path is designed in the form of a "red ribbon". The film editing of his TV appearances, which he wanted while still in the hospital, was made for the funeral of Michael Brynntrup and Ludger Wekenborg. The film "Das Ovo" was shown at the 2006 Berlinale. Over 80 people came to the “Kreuz & Queer” tour on the 10th anniversary of his death and Ovo is still often mentioned in the media.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Ovo Maltine  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Indulgenz.de , deceased members of the order
  2. ↑ Indulgenz.de in Memoriam , commemoration of the deceased
  3. ↑ kenb.org , CD collection Tuntenmuseum
  4. ↑ das-ovo.de , memorial website
  5. ↑ efeu-ev.de , Friedhofs-Förderverein, Projekt Kreuz & Queer (folder for gay grave sites)


personal data
SURNAME Maltine, Ovo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Josten, Christoph (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor, politician, cabaret artist and AIDS activist
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Right on the Ahr
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 2005
Place of death Berlin