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Theatre on Sunday, Dance on Monday, History on Tuesday, Film on Wednesday, Painting on Thursday, Mother Earth on Friday, Comics on Saturday… Find what suits you best in this 9th Kulturwurst !
► Sunday 12th : Roberto Succo
You can imagine that writing a play based on the life and crimes of Mr. Succo would create quite a scandal…but that’s what Bernard-Marie Koltès, one of the most incredible playwright of the 20th century, did in 1990. His play was first performed in Berlin, and comes back home this week-end, staged by a Finnish group of theatre students (but with English subtitles ;) ).
► Monday 13th : Part of You
► Tuesday 14th : Daily routine in the GDR
► Wednesday 15th : Achtung !
► Thursday 16th : BISKY, BALAGAN, BÖTZOW
German artist Norbert Bisky spent three months in Tel-Aviv and came back with compositions painted especially for the exhibition space of the Bötzow. The artworks created during this time are devoted to urbanity, feelings of impenetrability regarding our real and virtual living environments. This installation of a bus crash could help you guess the meaning of the enigmatic exhibition title…Balagan can mean confusion and chaos as well as partying and exuberance !
► Friday 17th : Genesis Two other very interesting exhibitions are also on display at the C/O, Distance and Desire: Encounters with the African Archive and Kunst, Freiheit und Lebensfreude.
► Saturday 18th : Comic Invasion !
► Looking for more suggestions ? Each week I will give you one of my favorite websites so you can find out more about different events happening in Berlin. This week, you can subscribe to another trendy newsletter,CeeCee, that offers a nice selection of cultural events, and also of places to eat, drink and shop, off course.
Suggestions and feedback about this newsletter are always welcome !
Viel Spaß!
Thibault
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The Bard College Berlin Student Blog
At the age of 19, 
First opened as a ballroom in 1863, Ballhaus Naunynstraßeand is now a focal point for artists who position themselves as migrants or “post-migrants”, at the heart of the multicultural district of Kreuzberg. Next week, the dancers of Grupo Oito will show their new production, Part of You, a performance that investigates the effects of increasing surveillance and control on our bodies and our perception of space. In our Iphone/Laptop/GPS society, what are our freedoms made of and are we prepared to give them up ? That’s one of the question raised by the group. Premiere on Monday, and each following evening until Saturday.
If you want to learn more about the GDR, you can go to the private DDR Museum and pay a 7€ entry fee… or choose the free alternative : a permanent exhibition entitled Everyday life in the GDR is hosted by the Museum in the Kulturbrauerei (a beautifully restored brewery, with its red brick walls and chimneys), and entry is free for everyone. “From idyllic countryside dacha to work canteen and Bautzen prison: the exhibition shows the gap between the expectations of the SED-regime and the real living conditions of the people in the GDR.” A variety of original objects, documents, film and sound recordings will take you on a journey through time… (if you would rather go on Sunday, there is also 
A variety of genres and themes, a combination of local, artistic, low-budget films and award-winning productions, motion pictures, documentaries and short films : welcome to Berlin’s third biggest film festival !
Unlike the elegantly restored Kulturbrauerei, the 
This is the first time that Sebastião Salgado’s work is presented in Germany, so you can expect a crowded opening. 245 breathtaking black & white photographs taken within the space of eight years and 32 journeys undertaken all over our world. “Sebastião Salgado documents the stunning beauty and rich diversity of intact flora and fauna, as well as indigene peoples, a visual homage to the blue planet”.
A huge comic exhibition, book signings, comic contest, presentations, concerts (
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