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Film festival: The revolution moves online
PREVIEW: Berlin Revolution Film Festival is among the first to move online, thus saving its programme from cancellation. Get ready for a weekend of experimental shorts and underground features for free! Read more
Apr 2, 2020
Lockdown laughs! New Friday night comedy podcast
We could all use a good laugh right now and, lucky us, beloved English comedy institution Comedy Café Berlin is heeding the call! They launch tonight new podcast Temperature Check, a weekly blast of snappy, topical humour. Don't miss it on EXB! Read more
Mar 27, 2020
Page turners! Rixdorf Editions' neglected German classics
INSIDER TIP: The one-man Neukölln-based indie publishing house specialises in translating turn-of the-century German authors. With seven titles to date, including the groundbreaking "Berlin's Third Sex", these classics are eye-openers. Read more
Mar 27, 2020
Concerts & Parties
Remote clubbing for the isolated raver
Covid-19 may change a lot about the overall clubbing experience, but Berliners are known to go out alone. Thanks to live streams, apps and solidarity, the partying continues. Here's what you need to know. Read more
Mar 25, 2020
DJ Cromby: Another legendary Berghain performance?
INTERVIEW! Ahead of Irish DJ Chris McCormick aka Cromby's fifth appearance at Panorama Bar on Feb 29, we sat down with the Belfast-born producer to talk his upcoming set, inspirations and his legendary Berghain performance last year. Read more
Feb 26, 2020
Jenny Hval talks "life research" ahead of HAU2 show
INTERVIEW! Musician and writer Jenny Hval, performing her latest work "The Practice of Love" at HAU2 Feb 15 through Feb 17, talks negotiating two art forms, the power of words and skipping between the autobiographical and universal. Plus Playlist! Read more
Feb 13, 2020
Strom Festival brings post-genre electronica to the Philharmonie
Two-day electronica fest Strom Festival, starting Feb 7, hosts a high-profile line-up in the Berliner Philharmonie. With 14 hours of music and a chance to dance into the wee hours at a once-in-a-lifetime location, our critic eyes up the programme. Read more
Feb 3, 2020
