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German General Interest

A Welcome Forecast For Berlin

by Arnie Seipel

April 5, 2011 • This week will bring more great weather to Berlin - and a useful new weather service from NPR FM Berlin.

Monday April 4, 2011

Berlin Event

Tacheles Auction Postponed, But Process Will 'Continue Soon' Spokeswoman Says

by Robert H. Smith

April 4, 2011 • Owner HSH Nordbank had planned to auction off the Kunsthaus Tacheles on today, but it was pushed back. Its resident artists and impressive architecture have made the building a cultural landmark in Berlin. Supporters have garnered 80,000 signatures in hopes to keep the unique artistic movement within its walls alive.

Friday April 1, 2011

Music

Japanese Post-Punk Plays In Neukoelln, Outside Of The Papers

by Caitlin Borzi

April 1, 2011 • Last Sunday, Japanese conceptual noise group Umi No Yeah!! and post-punk duo Kirihito played at Neukoelln's Raum Zwanzig on their first European tour. Our new contributor, Caitlin Borzi, was at the show and says she found similarities between Neukoelln's immigration issues and the crisis in Japan.

Friday March 18, 2011

Music

Berlin Philharmonic Pays Tribute To Japan With Lutoslawski's 'Trauermusik'

by Rebecca Schmid

March 18, 2011 • The Berlin Philharmonic, in a concert on March 16th, made a last-minute change in the program. To pay tribute to the lives lost in Japan after last week's devastating tsunami, the Philharmonic performed Polish-born Witold Lutoslawski's "Trauermusik."

Wednesday March 16, 2011

Music

My Music Tip Of The Month: 'Musikfestival Klangwelten'

by Anouschka Pearlman

March 16, 2011 • "My Music Tip Of The Month" focuses on the childrens' music festival "Musikfestival Klangwelten" sponsored by FEZ-Berlin.

Tuesday March 15, 2011

Music

Deutsche Oper Berlin: A Trojan Tale For Modern Times

by Rebecca Schmid

March 15, 2011 • For the first time in 80 years, the five-hour Les Troyens has come to the Deutsche Oper in Berlin this season.

Monday March 14, 2011

Berlin Event

Grafitti Art In Berlin Reflects Cultural Shifts Through The Decades

by Robert H. Smith

March 14, 2011 • This month, the Circle Culture Gallery will be displaying the "Urban Artist" exhibit at Soho House Berlin. The city has become arguably the graffiti capital of the world; artists from all over Europe have left their mark on its streetscape.

Friday February 25, 2011

Music

My Music Tip Of The Month: A Review Of 'Unheilig'

by Anouschka Pearlman

February 25, 2011 • NPR Berlin Music Blogger Anouschka Pearlman Has A Review Of The German Band "Unheilig" And Their New CD Release

Thursday February 24, 2011

German General Interest

Wim Wenders' 'Pina' Opens Nationwide In Germany

February 24, 2011 • German filmmaker Wim Wenders recently premiered his new dance documentary Pina at the Berlinale. NPR Berlin's Monika Mueller-Kroll caught up with Wenders this week to discuss the film and his use of 3D, which he says in the future "will be a new realm of documentary."