Berlin Event An Old-Fashioned 'Infinite Jest' Invades Berlin by Abigail Wick July 16, 2012 • American novelist David Foster Wallace has been posthumously resurrected in Berlin's former walled-off West. Some 200 theatregoers were shuttled from the Steffi-Graf-Stadion on two double-decker buses throughout Berlin to watch performances of Wallace's most well-known novel, Infinite Jest.
German General Interest Music that makes Fussball More Meaningful in Berlin by Anouschka Pearlman July 3, 2012 • It is hard not to notice that Berlin has been in a state of soccer "fuss ball"-frenzy. I have my own theory why Germany lost: Germany never had a good fuss ball song to begin with.
Travel Berlin's 'Tropical Islands': Vacationing Inside A Dome by Tam Eastley June 13, 2012 • 104,1's travel contributor, Tam Eastley, recently took a short, 60 kilometer trip south of Berlin to an enormous dome. There, she found palm trees, 26 Celsius heat, a rainforest, and sunbathers. Berlin's 'Tropical Islands': Vacationing Inside A Dome Toggle more options Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/154843554/154848888" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Berlin Event Two Works Explore Jewish Identity In Berlin And Europe by Giulia Pines June 8, 2012 • Two works presented in Berlin last week explore different aspects of Jewish identity through art, music, and a whole lot of talking. Newest 104,1 contributor, Giulia Pines, offers her thoughts on the play "Schweigeminute" and Der Zerbrochene Klang.
Berlin Event Dining And Design Converge At 'Taste Festival Berlin' by Layne Mosler May 31, 2012 • The first annual Taste Festival Berlin is taking place at the Direktorenhaus in Mitte. The festival brings together over 50 artists, chefs, food stylists, architects, and designers from around the world for 10 days of food and creativity.
Berlin Community Event 'ArtFacts.net': The Methodology And Controversy Of Marek Claassen by Abigail Wick May 30, 2012 • Marek Claasson, one of Europe's foremost media entrepreneurs, recently gave a talk in Berlin on ArtFacts.net, an artist-run non-profit that fosters community-building and support for American creatives based in Berlin.
Travel Moviemento Kino Screens Film About Cambodia's Khmer Rouge by Tam Eastley May 23, 2012 • Moviemento Kino on Kottbusser Damm recently screened We Want (u) to Know, a film that addresses Cambodia's Khmer Rouge.
Berlin Daily Life New York And Berlin: A Tale Of Two Unequal Cities by Miriam Widman May 1, 2012 • Despite the seemingly constant comparisons, Berlin and New York share very few real similarities, according to contributor Miriam Widman. One such example: handicap access to public transportation.
Music Learning To Freeystyle At Neukoeln's 'Little Stage' by Anouschka Pearlman April 25, 2012 • Neukoelln's Little Stage is a neighborhood music club where the next generation music scene is paying its dues. You'll find everything from new electronic rock, singer-songwriter, gypsy music to of course freestyle and new jazz.
Food Eat Like A Caveman At Berlin's 'Sauvage' by Molly Hannon April 24, 2012 • It's official: new age dining trends have invaded the German capital. One star example is Sauvage, a restaurant serving Paleo cuisine, a diet compromised of wild fruits and vegetables, grass-fed meat. No sugar, no dairy and gluten free.
Berlin Event Teufelsberg, Berlin's Undisputed King Of Ghostowns, Set For Redevelopment by Rachel Beddow April 19, 2012 • There are few things young Berliners like better than abandoned buildings, and many are flocking to the deserted sanatorium in Beelitz, which houses the undisputed king of ghostowns, Teufelsberg, West Berlin's Cold War listening station.
Music At Berlin's Staatsoper, A New Act For 'Lulu' by Rebecca Schmid April 3, 2012 • The Staatsoper's Daniel Barenboim is directing a production of the opera, Lulu. Barenboim, Musical Director, commissioned the conductor and composer, David Robert Coleman, to rework the final act for a premiere production by Andrea Breth.
Berlin Event Berlin's 'MaerzMusik' Festival Mystifies As It Illuminates by Rebecca Schmid March 29, 2012 • La Monte Young, a founding figure of minimalist music, had his European premiere of "The Dream House," a collaboration with lighting designer Marian Zazeela at the Villa Elisabeth as part of Berlin's MaerzMusik last week.
Music 'MaerzMusik' Pays Tribute To John Cage by Rebecca Schmid March 21, 2012 • To mark the centennial of his birth, the Berliner Festspiele is exploring the legacy of American composer, John Cage, at this year's MaerzMusik.
Travel How To Celebrate St. Patrick's Day In Berlin by Tam Eastley March 16, 2012 • How do you celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Berlin? If you don't want to sit at home with a pack of Guinness this year, head out to Spreewaldplatz this Saturday for the St. Patrick's Day Festival Berlin.
Music The Deutsche Oper Berlin Unveils A Stark, Post-Modern 'Jenufa' by Rebecca Schmid March 13, 2012 • Leoš Janácek's "Jenufa," currently playing at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, is a work of great psychological complexity despite its naturalist setting of Moravian peasant life.
NPR FM Berlin Blog Industrial Revolution: Staatsoper Berlin Stages Premiere At The Kraftwerk by Rebecca Schmid March 7, 2012 • The Staatsoper Intendant, Jürgen Flimm, has converted the heating plant Kraftwerk for the Berlin premiere of Luigi Nono's Al Gran Sole Carico d'Amore.
Berlin Event Monthly Music Tip: A New Life For Your Retired Instruments by Anouschka Pearlman March 6, 2012 • "Music Fund," an initiative from Ictus Ensemble in Brussels and Oxfam, gives support to music schools and trains repair technicians of musical instruments in developing countries and conflict areas. Hundreds of instruments are collected in Europe each year and redistributed.
Music Hungary Revisited At The Konzerthaus Berlin by Rebecca Schmid February 29, 2012 • At the Konzerthaus Berlin, the cycle, "Open, which took place February 18 -26, explored Hungarian and Hungarian-inspired music from Brahms to contemporary composers.
Berlin Event Flirting With Autobiography: Michael Ondaatje In Berlin by Tam Eastley February 27, 2012 • Novelist Michael Ondaatje recently spoke at the Akademie Der Künste about his new book, The Cat's Table.
Berlin Event 'Caesar Must Die' Wins Top Honor At The Berlinale by Monika Mueller-Kroll February 21, 2012 • Caesar Must Die, the film by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, won the top prize, the Golden Bear, for best film at the 62nd Berlinale. American actress Meryl Streep was awarded the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement.
Berlin Event The Rundfunkchor Berlin Plunges Into Brahms At The Radialsystem by Rebecca Schmid February 18, 2012 • Berlin's Rundfunkchor has a new production of "Human Requiem," a nod to Brahms' "German Requiem," at the Radialsystem. It sets out to transcend the traditional stand-and-deliver choral format.