Irrelevant winnings: Athina Rachel Tsangari
INTERVIEW! Six men on a boat. One battle for glory. In Greek absurdist comedy "Chevalier" writer/director Tsangari pits six men against each other and themselves in a struggle to find out who's "the...
View ArticleTop Chef: Dennis Dührkoop of Dabbawalla
Twice a month, we shine a spotlight on our favourite chefs in the city. This time round it's one of the minds behind ayurvedic Schöneberg lunch spot Dabbawalla
View ArticleTeen trouble
Say "RAF" in Berlin, heads turn. The lengthy title of the Schaubühne production "The Invention of the Red Army Faction by a Manic-Depressive Teenager..." is no different. What did we think? Read here...
View ArticleFrom here to Pakistan and back: Gebrüder Teichmann
INTERVIEW! Globe-hopping electro duo Gebrüder Teichmann takes to HAU’s stage with a group of Pakistani and Maldivian musicians to release "Karachi Files" as part of the festival "From Inside to Way...
View ArticleShooting people, not angels
INTERVIEW. Winged bodies enveloped in ecstasy, anguish or some exhilarating mix between: Gérard Rancinan and Caroline Gaudriault's "The Destiny of Men" looks at extremes of emotion through dark and...
View ArticlePlastic band: Tucké Royale of Boiband
Not quite a concert, not quite musical theatre... Royale, along with Hans Unstern and Black Cracker, are not only queering the stage, but using their trans* and queer experiences to get people thinking...
View ArticleTop chef: Johannes Hüsing of Spluffin Store
Twice a month, we shine a spotlight on our favourite chefs in the city. This time round it's the one of the inventors of the fun-to-say (and eat!) hybrid pastry Spluffin.
View ArticleTheatertreffen Blog: Many untold stories
Who are some of the most fascinating people at this year's Theatertreffen? Our stage editor found one of them. Lily Kelting talks with actor Yousef Sweid about living and working as an...
View ArticleXPosed: Queer ladies and a baby
INTERVIEW! The XPosed International Queer Film Festival is back at Moviemento (May 19-22). Among the great diversity of films being screened, don't miss Uisenma Borchu's tempestuous love story "Schau...
View ArticleShadows of the past: Robert Eggers
INTERVIEW! American writer/director Robert Eggers talks us through the making of "The Witch", one of the most terrifying horror films we've seen in a long time.
View ArticleAt the top of theatre: Where are all the women?
Alexandra Georgieva of the Friedrichstadt-Palast talks training the next generation of dancers and shares her take on sexism in theatre ahead of the second of our Palast-Talks, "Female Decision-Makers...
View ArticleOnly sound: Kazuo Imai of Marginal Consort
INTERVIEW. Whatever you do, don't call it music! Legendary Japanese experimental noise foursome Marginal Consort break their rule of only performing once a year and treat Berlin with a special concert...
View ArticleTop Chef: Angelo Celona of Mani in Pasta
The Sicilian culinary master dishes up restaurant tips and a courgette recipe you can try in your own kitchen. Meet him at his restaurant/pasta shop in Markthalle IX.
View ArticleThree questions for... DIS
The NYC-based collective brings its irony-infused, post-internet-dominated approach to the Berlin Biennale, kicking off Jun 4.
View ArticleThe squared life
Post-punk threesome Plattenbau construct their quadratic sounds at Torstraßen Festival on June 4. They'll be sharing the spotlight at our Exberliner stage with Piss, Bannerman, and the Neukölln Country...
View ArticleWorld citizen Zweig
German actress/director Maria Schrader discusses how she captured the loss and tragedy surrounding exiled writer Stefan Zweig's life in her film Vor der Morgenröte (Farewell to Europe), out June 2.
View ArticleYony Leyser's desires
INTERVIEW. Leyser's queer Berlin underground snapshot "Desire Will Set You Free" has been making the rounds in film circles this early summer and everyone's got something to say – including him. It...
View ArticleInterview with the aliens
We caught up with XLterrestrials, the otherworldly artist collective behind Berlin's strange, experimental film evening Citizen Kino challenging viewers to think about the visuals we see around us...
View ArticleThe Italian connection: Itaca
International magazine, international band! At our 14th Birthday Party this Friday, June 17 at Humboldthain Club, catch Itaca, the German duo throwing Italo pop hooks into the mix with cool synth...
View ArticleFeeding on refugees: The Center for Political Beauty
INTERVIEW: Four hungry tigers and the promise of the carnage of ancient Rome are now on offer at Gorki as refugees are asked to volunteer as human-food in protest of travel restrictions. Tasteless?
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