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.
Berlin Daily Life The Ultimate Berlin Sport: Roller Derby by Tam Eastley February 16, 2012 • This Saturday at Arena Berlin, you can watch what is perhaps the ultimate Berlin sport: Roller Derby. Three home teams from Berlin Bombshells will kick off the season.
Berlin Daily Life In Berlin, Netizens Protest Against 'ACTA' by Jennifer Collins February 15, 2012 • Thousands of Berliners participated in global protests this weekend against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) currently making its way through the EU.
Berlin Daily Life The Individual Vs The Group by Miriam Widman February 13, 2012 • Miriam Widman recently took a long bus trip down to Italy. Though the 16 hour trip proved long and a little boring, Widman says she was struck by the sense of community that developed- something not likely to happen in the US.
Food Hühnerhaus: Where Taxi Drivers Break Bread In Berlin by Layne Mosler February 6, 2012 • On the advice of her cabbie, Taxi Gourmet writer Layne Mosler visits Hühnerhaus 36 Halal chicken stand next to Görlitzer Park.
Berlin Event 18 Films Make Final Round At Berlinale by Jesica Botero February 2, 2012 • This year's Berlinale film festival will be featuring 18 international films that will compete for the Silver and Golden Bear Awards. The festival begins February 9th.