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Nine interesting things you learn by spending Christmas in Berlin

I love spending Christmas in Berlin. I haven’t done it for a while, but there’s something charming and playful about it.… Read More Nine interesting things you learn by spending Christmas in Berlin

December 26, 2021December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

German humour and conspiracy theories

German humour is strange. Plus, the Germans captured the absurdism of the internet and conspiracy theories first. … Read More German humour and conspiracy theories

December 10, 2021December 26, 2021 notesfromberlin1 Comment

Nineties Berlin at the Alte Münze

nineties berlin at the alte münze

“Berlin ist vorbei,” says Andreas Jeromin, a former Berlin squatter. It’s a phrase we hear often. Berlin is over. The coolest, most creative time the city had ever experienced, just after the fall of the wall in the 1990s, is long gone. But the current exhibition at the Alte Münze attempts to revisit the era with Nineties… Read More Nineties Berlin at the Alte Münze

December 18, 2018December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Pi – Petricore Movement & Zentire Music at Pfefferberg Theater

Anna Holmström performs performs Debris

Last night, I had the pleasure of seeing Pi, a modern dance performance at Pfefferberg Theatre. There is something about bodies moving through space in exceptional ways that is both delightful, energising and emotional — and this performance was no different. … Read More Pi – Petricore Movement & Zentire Music at Pfefferberg Theater

December 8, 2018December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Guest post by Sophie Poulter-Patel: Daimler Art Collection

The Daimler Art Collection is very hard to find. We walked past it twice before spotting the little door that led to it. … Read More Guest post by Sophie Poulter-Patel: Daimler Art Collection

September 3, 2018January 11, 2019 notesfromberlin1 Comment

Welcome to Jerusalem at the Jewish Museum Berlin

The Whole World in a Clover Leaf by Heinrich Bünting, Magdeburg, 1600, Woodcut © Jewish Museum Berlin Jens Ziehe

The Jewish Museum Berlin is a disorientating place. It is made up of various buildings from different periods, most recently The Libeskind building.… Read More Welcome to Jerusalem at the Jewish Museum Berlin

January 20, 2018December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

The Wall Museum East Side Gallery

The Wall Museum Berlin

The Wall Museum at the East Side Gallery, which opened last year, is situated in the same building that houses the Pirates Bar. … Read More The Wall Museum East Side Gallery

December 18, 2017December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

A Christmas Carol at theaterforum kreuzberg

Christmas is here! But despite the sprinkling of snow and Christmas markets popping up everywhere, I hadn’t been feeling the Christmas spirit until I saw A Christmas Carol at theaterforum kreuzberg.… Read More A Christmas Carol at theaterforum kreuzberg

December 12, 2017December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Jeanne Mammen at the Berlinische Gallerie

Jeanne Mammen (1890-1976) was a Berlin-based artist, most famous for chronicling life in the city during the 1920s.… Read More Jeanne Mammen at the Berlinische Gallerie

October 23, 2017December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

OSMO: A musical performance by Sebastian Blasius and the Sonar Quartett at Ufer Studios Berlin

Photo of OSMO, a musical performance at Ufer Studio's in Berlin

With OSMO, where Beethoven’s last string quartet meets an installation meets an audience, Sebastian Blasius has directed a musical performance that hardly anyone can  recognise as a musical performance.… Read More OSMO: A musical performance by Sebastian Blasius and the Sonar Quartett at Ufer Studios Berlin

September 26, 2017December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Creative In Berlin: Tess Motherway

Tess Motherway, Berlin

Tess Motherway is an Irish filmmaker, visual artist & film curator, based in Berlin. She will be demonstrating her first performance piece ‘Things Men Have Said To Me This Year’ on Saturday, 16th September at 6pm at Alexanderplatz.… Read More Creative In Berlin: Tess Motherway

September 12, 2017December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Weekend Trips from Berlin: documenta14 in Kassel

Máret Ánne Sara, Pile o’ Sápmi (2017) Curtain made from reindeer skulls and metal wire

Kassel is most notable for the contemporary art exhibition documenta, which takes over its galleries, museums and public spaces for a period of 100 days every five years. … Read More Weekend Trips from Berlin: documenta14 in Kassel

August 7, 2017December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

The Friday Image: Panorama Punkt View by Berlin Ninja

Berlin Ninja, Panorama Punkt View

Berlin Ninja asks, “What would Berlin look like with a superhero or villain in it?” Follow @berlinninja on Instagram.… Read More The Friday Image: Panorama Punkt View by Berlin Ninja

July 21, 2017December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Berlin’s Tech Open Air Festival 2017

TOA, Berlin, Tech Open Air, 2017

Last week, Berlin’s Tech Open Air (TOA) festival took over the city. Now in its sixth year, TOA is an interdisciplinary festival that brings together technology, music, art and science.… Read More Berlin’s Tech Open Air Festival 2017

July 15, 2017December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

The Friday Image: King Kong TV Tower by Berlin Ninja

Berlin Ninja asks, “What would Berlin look like with a superhero or villain in it?” Follow @berlinninja on Instagram.

July 14, 2017December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Pitch: ‘Berlin as a Startup City’

Funny video pitching Berlin as a startup…… Read More Pitch: ‘Berlin as a Startup City’

June 29, 2017December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Book Review: Berlin: 69 Erotic Places

Berlin has often been termed the sex capital of the world, famous for its sexually liberal attitude, vibrant gay scene, sex parties and clubs.… Read More Book Review: Berlin: 69 Erotic Places

May 28, 2017December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

The Friday Image: Prop by Sandy Di Yu

Sandy Di Yu is a Berlin-based artist. For more, check out her Instagram.

May 12, 2017July 16, 2017 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

The Friday Image: Where Did You Hide the Sun? by Sandy Di Yu

Where Did You Hide the Sun? photo by Sandy Di Yu

The Friday Image: Where Did You Hide the Sun? by Sandy Di Yu… Read More The Friday Image: Where Did You Hide the Sun? by Sandy Di Yu

May 5, 2017December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Creative in Berlin: Ryan Hellyer

Ryan Hellyer

Ryan Hellyer is a Berlin-based software developer, former chemist and creator of Comic Jet, a fun and colourful site that enables you to learn German from comics. … Read More Creative in Berlin: Ryan Hellyer

May 2, 2017December 26, 2021 notesfromberlin1 Comment

The Friday Image: Coffee is a Social Activity, by Sandy Di Yu

Sandy Di Yu is a Berlin-based artist. For more, check out her Instagram.

April 28, 2017May 5, 2017 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

The Friday Image: Waiting for the Bus, by Sandy Di Yu

When I think about where I came from and all I can remember is waiting for the bus a lot…… Read More The Friday Image: Waiting for the Bus, by Sandy Di Yu

April 21, 2017December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

The Berlin Neukölln Tasting Tour

When people first settled in the Neukölln, the district in the very south of Berlin, it was like a new colony, hence the name…… Read More The Berlin Neukölln Tasting Tour

April 17, 2017December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Reading: Ryan Ruby at Shakespeare and Sons

Zero and the One novel

Last night, Berlin-based author Ryan Ruby read from his debut novel The Zero and the One at Shakespeare and Sons bookshop in Friedrichshain.… Read More Reading: Ryan Ruby at Shakespeare and Sons

April 13, 2017December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Clash at the 8th Arab Film Festival Berlin

Clash, screened at the Arab Film Festival

Last night Mohamed Diab’s Clash, set against the backdrop of Egypt’s 2013 revolution, screened at City Kino in Wedding as part of the Arab Film Festival.… Read More Clash at the 8th Arab Film Festival Berlin

April 4, 2017December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Soviet Berlin with Holger Raschke

Berlin is a city haunted by the past, built on layers of memory. Holger Raschke, founder of Berlins Taiga, a tour company that focuses on the Soviet history of the city and its surrounding areas, is also fascinated by the past.… Read More Soviet Berlin with Holger Raschke

March 20, 2017December 26, 2021 notesfromberlin1 Comment

Why the Germans turn into werewolves on New Year’s Eve

Shop selling fireworks in Berlin for New Year's Eve

As usual, the Germans have been getting warmed up for New Year’s Eve — the one night of the year when they go completely crazy.… Read More Why the Germans turn into werewolves on New Year’s Eve

December 31, 2016December 26, 2021 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

English bookshops in Neukölln

Álvaro Sendra González rounds up a choice list of English-speaking bookshops in Neukölln.… Read More English bookshops in Neukölln

December 19, 2016June 30, 2017 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Informed Consent at the English Theatre Berlin

Friday evening saw the English Theatre Berlin’s staged reading of Informed Consent by Deborah Zoe Laufer.… Read More Informed Consent at the English Theatre Berlin

November 28, 2016May 12, 2017 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

STATE Festival Berlin: The Sentimental Machine

Berlin’s second STATE Festival, which brings together leading scientists, innovators, social-scientists, artists and members of the public to explore one topic took place recently at Kühlhaus in Gleisdreieck.… Read More STATE Festival Berlin: The Sentimental Machine

November 16, 2016May 2, 2017 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Creative in Berlin: Bernhard Vierling

Bernhard Vierling has been a working artist in Berlin since 1986…… Read More Creative in Berlin: Bernhard Vierling

October 20, 2016May 2, 2017 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Tinder in Berlin

The Bavarian and I have split up so for the first time ever, I am open explore Berlin’s modern dating scene. This can be summed up in one word: Tinder.… Read More Tinder in Berlin

October 1, 2016December 31, 2016 notesfromberlin16 Comments

Guest Blogger Pat O’Day Sleeps Over at Ballhaus Ost’s Hotel Berlin

Museum overnights have become well-established, but I had never heard of a sleepover at a theatre venue before…… Read More Guest Blogger Pat O’Day Sleeps Over at Ballhaus Ost’s Hotel Berlin

September 21, 2016December 31, 2016 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Tobo at Teufelsberg

Street Artist Tobo is a Berliner who has been tagging the city since he was eight years old.… Read More Tobo at Teufelsberg

August 1, 2016November 28, 2016 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Two For A Girl at the English Theatre Berlin

Travellers tell tales around camp fires, late into the night when nothing else is stirring…… Read More Two For A Girl at the English Theatre Berlin

July 10, 2016November 16, 2016 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

A #Brexit Playlist

Stunned. There’s nothing else to say about Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.… Read More A #Brexit Playlist

June 27, 2016August 1, 2016 notesfromberlin4 Comments

Glass Making in Berlin Schönholz

Berlin Glas e.V. offers glass-making courses which will ensure you never look at glass the same way again…… Read More Glass Making in Berlin Schönholz

June 4, 2016October 20, 2016 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Today in Berlin, it rained…

May 30, 2016August 1, 2016 notesfromberlin1 Comment

Lippy at the Schaubühne Berlin

Lippy, a theatre piece based on a true incident that occurred in Leixlip, Ireland, where four women committed suicide by starving themselves to death, starts with a postshow discussion.… Read More Lippy at the Schaubühne Berlin

April 18, 2016June 27, 2016 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Learn German the Berlin Way

I always say there are two types of expats in Berlin; the language people – those who have a real interest in German, have studied it at university or work as translators – and the rest of us.… Read More Learn German the Berlin Way

April 15, 2016June 20, 2016 notesfromberlin1 Comment

The Last Supper at the Schaubühne Berlin

The Last Supper by Ahmed El Attar, currently on as part of the Schaubühne’s Festival International New Drama (FIND), is a fascinating glimpse into the Egyptian bourgeois.… Read More The Last Supper at the Schaubühne Berlin

April 9, 2016May 30, 2016 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

No Compromises! The Art of Boris Lurie at the Jewish Museum Berlin

It is rumoured that Boris Lurie’s No!art movement got its name when a woman entered an exhibition on 10th street in New York, looked his Railroad to America collage (below), and ran out screaming “No! No! No!”… Read More No Compromises! The Art of Boris Lurie at the Jewish Museum Berlin

March 1, 2016April 18, 2016 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Fear Industry at the English Theatre Berlin

Fear Industry is not really a play. Rather, it is a montage of movement and sound building on one theme; fear.… Read More Fear Industry at the English Theatre Berlin

February 18, 2016April 15, 2016 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Friedenskirche: A journey through space and time with the Berlin Soundpainting Orchestra

The Berlin Soundpainting Orchestra’s concert at Friedenskirche, a Baptist church in Charlottenburg with a history stretching back to 1897.… Read More Friedenskirche: A journey through space and time with the Berlin Soundpainting Orchestra

February 9, 2016April 9, 2016 notesfromberlin1 Comment

Palast-Talk: British Evening

Friedrichstadt-Palast – the glitzy show palace in Mitte – recently hosted an illuminating discussion about German and British theatre…… Read More Palast-Talk: British Evening

February 5, 2016February 22, 2016 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Inkblot Berlin: Berlin Writers Read

This Friday, 29th January, I will be reading at Inkblot Berlin at the English Theatre. Come along…… Read More Inkblot Berlin: Berlin Writers Read

January 24, 2016March 7, 2016 notesfromberlin1 Comment

EXIT Berlin – Live Escape Game

“You have both been – obviously wrongly – locked in an asylum,” says Toby.
I cast a sideways glance at the Bavarian, who could probably quite legitimately be sent to a mad house.… Read More EXIT Berlin – Live Escape Game

December 7, 2015February 5, 2016 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Berlin Street Art 3

The plethora of street art in the middle of the city will snake around your mind and grab you.… Read More Berlin Street Art 3

November 30, 2015February 15, 2016 notesfromberlin1 Comment

Lukas, A Musical at TiltHAUS

Lukas is a musical with a difference; modern, minimalist, set in Berlin.… Read More Lukas, A Musical at TiltHAUS

November 23, 2015November 30, 2015 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

Transcendence at the English Theatre Berlin

A hundred years ago, on 25th November 1915, Einstein proved his general theory of relativity, transforming our understanding of physical reality. … Read More Transcendence at the English Theatre Berlin

November 22, 2015November 30, 2015 notesfromberlinLeave a comment

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