Between the Lines. Briefe aus Bissau
In this quietly melancholy epistolary drama, filmmaker Katja Kunt investigates the life of her aunt, who, in the 1980s, left East Germany for a man from the small West African nation of Guinea-Bissau.
View ArticleIt Can’t Happen Here
Director Christopher Rüping has adapted Sinclair Lewis’ 1935 satirical novel to evoke today’s demagoguery on both sides of the pond, mixing Trumpian riffs with references to European calls for...
View ArticleFeminista, Baby!
Directors Tom Kühnel and Jürgen Kuttner stage an adaptation of the radical feminist SCUM Manifesto by Valerie Solanas, whose anti-male diatribe became famous after she shot Andy Warhol in 1968, with...
View ArticleOriginal Sin: Susanne Sachße and Xiu Xiu
Berlin stage and screen starlet Susanne Sachße joins forces with Xiu Xiu and artist Phil Collins for a tribute to her rebellious, taboo-breaking grandmother who lived in the GDR.
View ArticleMontag Modus #16
Organised with the SODA Works festival, the CHB showcases (among others) Berlin-based János Brückner's film installation The Heritage aswell as Darko Dragičević and Martin Sonderkamp's performance...
View ArticleKennedy versus Castorf
REVIEW! The figureheads of the new and old Volksbühne square off with two new plays – and two very different aesthetics.
View ArticleThe Weird Show
Need some light escapism to ease those winter blues? After selling out Berlin shows since 2016, Berlin's English-language sketch comedy group will present their impressive new show, combining dance,...
View ArticleCTM: Total entertainment forever
Founded in 1999 as a one-off Transmediale side programme, CTM has become its own beast, engulfing every hot performer, genre and format that could possibly constitute “adventurous music and art”. It's...
View ArticleFace the future: Transmediale
The 31-year-old confluence of art, culture and technology returns Jan 31 (through Feb 4) to HKW under the banner "Face Value" with, among other things, 30 3D-printed portraits made from Chelsea...
View ArticleAnajara Amarante & Sara Lu
As part of performance series Bande à Part, Anajara Amarante and Sara Lu explore themes of sin and catharsis, fear and courage, coercion and freedom through a night of contemporary dance, with two...
View ArticleFinale
This unconventional show combines the theatrics of Berlin's Analog company with the stunts and acrobatics of Czech circus rebels Cirk La Putyka, telling a music, dance and confetti-filled story of...
View ArticleA spot of pink on Potse
Will Potsdamer Straße ever be a nightlife drag? Right now, Berlin scenester Lena Braun is reclaiming what she sees as the street’s rightful legacy with her new "miniature cabaret", Barbiche.
View ArticleMovement on the dance scene: Tanz im August
Tanz im August is back (Aug 10-Sep 2). And 30! The latest edition of the international dance festival proves why dance in Berlin is as strong as ever. Daniel Mufson explains why and how TiA has helped...
View ArticleChilly Gonzales
Gonzales grabs the spotlight at Haus der Berliner Festspiele for three consecutive nights in November to deliver pieces from not only brand new Solo Piano III (out Sep 7), but the previous two Solo...
View ArticleReal news, real dramas
New plays on social and political themes distinguish the city’s theater offerings this month.
View ArticleThe moral washing machine: André Leipold of ZPS
INTERVIEW! Their latest action "Soko Chemnitz" triggered the expected scandal. Zentrum für politische Schönheit use performance art as a tool to shock our numb minds out of what they see as shameful...
View ArticlePerforming Arts Festival 2019: MUSE
Part of the PAF 2019, check out an experimental session in life drawing and discussion. Over the course of a one-hour life drawing session with the performer Cameryn Moore, the audience can watch,...
View ArticlePerforming Arts Festival 2019: Sex Ed
Sit back, relax and laugh or be a part of this risqué cabaret – filled with sexplosive figure theater. From funny songs about erotic stories, entertaining interactive games and puzzles to discussion...
View ArticlePerforming Arts Festival: The Furious Rodrigo Batista
Part of the Performing Arts Festival 2019. Rodrigo Batista from Brazil researches rebellion as a condition. In doing so, he puts himself and his outrage on stage. He makes himself attackable... and...
View ArticleWorn and Felt
In this interactive, non-visual dance performance, five dancers invite the audience to explore the emotional consequences of racism – such as shame, fear and anger – via dirict physical contact and in...
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