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Die Schauspielerin Christa Fast
arbeitete nach dem Studium (Engl. und Franz.) und einer Ausbildung an
der Folkwang Hochschule in Essen an verschiedenen Bühnen, u.a. in
Celle, Krefeld, Frankfurt, Bonn und Köln und als Puppeteer in New
York beim Bread and Puppet Theater. Sie führte gemeinsam mit ihrem
Mann, dem Produzenten Conny Plank, ein Tonstudio in Neunkirchen bei
Köln.
Durch die Arbeit mit Musikern und Bands wie Can, Ultravox,
Eurythmics, Kraftwerk, Brian Eno, Cluster, Ideal und Gianna Nannini
knüpfte sie Kontakte zur internationalen Musikszene. Daraus
entwickelte sich die enge Freundschaft mit Annie Lennox und Annette
Humpe.
Da sie wegen ihres kleinen Sohnes und der Arbeit im Studio nicht zur
Bühne zurückkehren konnte, erfand sie Geschichten, die sie
zuerst ihrem Sohn erzählte. Später begann Christa Fast, diese
Geschichten aufzuschreiben.
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Even though it occurred over a month ago, I just very recently heard
about the passing of Christa. Sadly,another Light has gone out in the
world,and way too soon. I regret that I never got to meet or to
communicate with Christa. At one point in time not all that long ago,I
had wished to try to contact her somehow to see about the possibility
of having a biography written about Conny, and about the amazing
history of the studio and about all of those very important artists
that were involved there for all those many wonderful years,which are
now so many years ago. And of course,the biography would have
DEFINITELY included CHRISTA as well,and Stephan. (what an AMAZING
EXPERIENCE it MUST HAVE BEEN FOR HIM to have GROWN UP THERE and DURING
those INCREDIBLE YEARS and around such WONDERFUL people!) Hopefully,now
someone else will seriously consider writing the book I have dreamed of
(I am not a writer,unfortunately), and allow it to finally tell the
COMPLETE STORY,which would include Christa being there and afterwards,
and to finally make it available for so many others, both young and
older, to be able to read and to KNOW ABOUT. But,whatever the final
outcome, at least the MUSIC WILL ALWAYS LIVE ON, and INDEFINITELY....!
THANK YOU CHRISTA and CONNY!
Rev. Stevie Fever (Portland,OR,USA)