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Let them eat cupcake

With specialty bakeries cropping up all over Berlin, the cupcake mania seems to showing no signs of a winding down. Get the lowdown on this latest trend of 'cupitalism'.
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Raw food for thought: Andre Williams

INTERVIEW. Starting with his run as a singer in mid-1950s Detroit, the history of Williams might well be considered the story of rhythm and blues. He greases up Bassy on Saturday, May 19.
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Amok Mama: Don't mention it

So, Jacinta Nandi doesn't want her kid to grow up to be the kind of German who thinks the worst consequence of the Holocaust is that every now and again German tourists in Bournemouth get some schoolkids doing the Hitlergruß at them. Boo-HOO.
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The Berlin Blog
Jacob Sweetman: Putting the Orff into Düsseldorf

The drama of last night’s relegation match between Hertha and Fortuna Düsseldorf will be talked about for weeks. Unfortunately, it won’t be about an edgy, exciting and breathless game, but for the chaotic scenes forcing a 20 minute break at the end.

May 16, 2012 4:00:00 PM
The Theatertreffen Blog
We need to talk about Markus

Monday night saw the performance of the first-ever collective to be selected for the Theatertreffen’s Stückemarkt. Miriam gives us a peak into the repetitiously named Markus&Markus, Theatertreffen's chosen collective.

May 15, 2012 5:00:00 PM
The Berlin Blog
Amok Mama: Don't mention it

So, Jacinta Nandi doesn't want her kid to grow up to be the kind of German who thinks the worst consequence of the Holocaust is that every now and again German tourists in Bournemouth get some schoolkids doing the Hitlergruß at them. Boo-HOO.

May 15, 2012 9:00:00 AM | 6 comment(s)
The Theatertreffen Blog
Running the Faust-Marathon

Director Nicolas Stemann appeared on stage with a microphone at the start of nearly every section of his Faust I+II to explain the plot of Goethe’s two-part tragedy bit by bit as the performance unravelled. Miriam explains to you now.

May 14, 2012 4:00:00 PM
The Berlin Blog
Seymour Gris: Killing off the Creative Class

A new "freelancer tax" will surely be the death knell of many a one-man or woman start-up in Berlin.

May 14, 2012 2:00:00 PM | 2 comment(s)
The Theatertreffen Blog
The D-Word

Miriam has given herself a task during her year in Berlin to find the answer to a question that has been bothering her for a while: What Is A Dramaturg?

May 13, 2012 10:00:00 PM
The Theatertreffen Blog
A failed attempt to sum up John Gabriel Borkman

Twelve hours of theater. At once. Miriam Sherwood – super-trooper Theatertreffen blogger or total masochist? Here's her sum-up of the trial in five parts: Discomfort, Boredom, Fascination, Confusion, Amusement, Exhaustion, and Awe.

May 13, 2012 9:00:00 PM
The Theatertreffen Blog
Stückemarkt opening and round one: Wolfram Höll/Pamela Carter

Who needs the Stückemarkt? We do! Miriam reports from the front lines of the opening night!

May 11, 2012 1:00:00 PM
The Theatertreffen Blog
Questions from an Ausländer

Second English-language blogger Kyoko Iwaki wants to introduce herself to you. And to German-theatre in general. She did the latter by sitting down with Vasco Boenisch, one of the seven Theatertreffen jury members.

May 11, 2012 11:00:00 AM

Features

Wednesdays at Burger

May's Wednesday at Kaffee Burger lineup on May 23 features a couple of down-home space colonisers: electropop New Yorker Maxx Klaxon and Brazilian-Berliner Pharoah Chromium. Don't miss it. Doors at 21:00!

May 14, 2012 by D. Strauss in What's On

A strange family indeed

INTERVIEW. Veteran actor Tom Strauss is giving The Lab, a play programme at ETB dedicated to presenting contemporary English works, the revival it deserves. The May edition features Cinders on Sun, May 20.

May 11, 2012 by Summer Banks in Stage

Tastings in Berlin: From tea to whisky

Utter the word 'tasting' and wine automatically springs to mind. But there's plenty more on offer here. From tea lovers to beer lovers or whisky aficionados, Berlin has it all and these connoisseurs want to share their expertise with you!

May 8, 2012 by Ange Suprowicz | Abigail Theleme in Restaurants

“These are the ruins of modern Greece”

INTERVIEW. Director Athina Rachel Tsangari's deadpan love story Attenberg marries animal docs with Greek story structure. Her second film is one of many to recently emerge from the new Greek school of filmmaking. It opens in Berlin cinemas May 10.

May 8, 2012 by Eve Lucas in Film

The other lit caste

Tired of the same old reading nights where the chance of surprise is limited to when your mobile embarrassingly goes off? So were Thomas Götz von Aust and Andreas Schwarz. Dichter and Dichter vs. Borderlines is the antidote.

May 4, 2012 by Walter Crasshole in Stage

Berlin Biennale: Forget passivity

The 7th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art not only comments on politics – it provides a platform for political action and collective participation. The time has come to roll up your sleeves and get involved.

May 10, 2012 by Susanna Davies-Crook | Sarah Handyside in Art (1 Comments)

Tax time!

Tax deadline is creeping up on us. And for the 2011 return, it may be May 31, but if you aren't thinking about it by now, you should. We have a few tips for those of you not so familiar with Germany's tax-appeal (and non-appeal).

May 2, 2012 by Seymour Gris in Zeitgeist (2 Comments)

Theatertreffen 2012: A German theatre summit

May 4-21 marks the return of the eclectic TT. Hosted by Haus der Berliner Festspiele, it promises the 10 most noteworthy productions from the German-speaking theatre world. Check our own cooperation with Theatertreffen Blog for the latest on it.

May 2, 2012 by Summer Banks in Stage

Back to Schule

Still struggling with a list of German words shorter than the U55 line and a vocabulary limited to ‘Scheiza’, ‘oder?’ Maybe it’s time you thought about going back to school. Luckily, we've done our homework and found seven new exciting options!

Apr 25, 2012 by Gavin Doyle in Zeitgeist (1 Comments)

Agitprop on Linienstraße: The 7th Berlin Biennale

INTERVIEW. Polish artist Artur Żmijewski on curating Berlin’s seventh Biennale: a regular at major exhibitions and biennials the world over, Żmijewski is known for ruffling feathers.

Apr 23, 2012 by Ruth Schneider in Art (1 Comments)

Save Berlin: Mad science II

Last fall, Berlin quietly lost a masterpiece. Known as the Konsistorium, the building was the regional headquarters of the German Protestant Church from 1971-2000. In 2011 it was demolished.

Apr 24, 2012 by Dan Borden in Zeitgeist

Let them eat cupcake

Raw food for thought: Andre Williams

Amok Mama: Don't mention it

The Berlin Blog

Jacob Sweetman: Putting the Orff into Düsseldorf

We need to talk about Markus

Amok Mama: Don't mention it

Running the Faust-Marathon

Seymour Gris: Killing off the Creative Class

The D-Word

A failed attempt to sum up John Gabriel Borkman

Stückemarkt opening and round one: Wolfram Höll/Pamela Carter

Questions from an Ausländer

Features

Wednesdays at Burger

A strange family indeed

Tastings in Berlin: From tea to whisky

“These are the ruins of modern Greece”

The other lit caste

Berlin Biennale: Forget passivity

Tax time!

Theatertreffen 2012: A German theatre summit

Back to Schule

Agitprop on Linienstraße: The 7th Berlin Biennale

Save Berlin: Mad science II

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