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Guide Berlin Culture Guide - TravelPuppy.com In the decade or so since the fall of the Wall, Berlin has emerged as one of Europe’s most culturally vibrant cities, infused with a unique blend of Western and Eastern European cultures. There are world-class theatre and opera performances and a comprehensive array of museums and galleries to choose from. There are all the expressions of the counter culture for which Berlin is very famous. Although remnants remain in Kreuzberg, the most avant-garde artists have moved to Mitte and increasingly to Prenzlauer Berg. The tourist information office publishes an online event calendar as well as the Berlin Events leaflet. Tickets to cultural events are available for purchase through Berlin Tourismus Marketing (telephone number: (030) 250 025, for reservations or (0190) 016 316, for the information hotline or (01805) 754 040 (from outside Germany, charged at 12 cents per minute), online (website www.berlin.de/tickets) or directly through most venues. Music The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra is renowned worldwide. Its performance space, the Philharmonie, Herbert-von-Karajan-Strasse 1 (telephone number: (030) 254 880 or 2548 8132, for information or 2548 8126 or 2548 8194, ticket office, fax number: (030) 261 4887, for information or 2548 8323, for bookings, e-mail: kartenbuero@berlin-philharmonic.com, website: www.berlin-philharmonic.com), matches their reputation. Within the venue, the Kammermusiksaal der Philharmonie hosts chamber players, soloists and small orchestras. Berlin’s most elegant venue for classical music is the Konzerthaus Berlin, Gendarmenmarkt 2 (telephone number: (030) 2030 92101, fax number: (030) 2030 92209. The Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester is based here. The premier venue for opera, ballet and concerts was built in 1741–43, as the Court Opera House. Today, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Unter den Linden 7 (telephone number: (030) 2035 4555 or 2035 4438, for information; fax number (030) 2035 4483, website: www.staatsoper-berlin.de), is under the artistic and musical direction of Daniel Barenboim. The Deutsche Oper Berlin, situated in the west of the city, at Bismarckstrasse 35 (telephone number: (030) 343 8401 or 341 0249, fax number: (030) 3438 4232, stages classical and modern opera, as well as ballet, concerts and operettas. Performances at the Komische Oper Berlin, Behrenstrasse 55–57 (telephone number: (030) 202 600, fax number: (030) 2026 0405, e-mail: info@komische-oper-berlin.de, which opened in 1947, include music, dance and concerts. Theatre The Deutsches Theater und Kammerspiele, Schumannstrasse 13A (telephone number: (030) 2844 1225 or 250 025, for tickets, fax number: (030) 282 4117), mounts contemporary productions as well as 19th- and 20th-century plays. The neo-Baroque Berliner Ensemble, Bertolt-Brecht-Platz 1 (telephone number: (030) 2840 8155, fax number: (030) 2840 8115), was built before the turn of the century, as the Neues Theater. It was taken over by Bertolt Brecht and Helene Weigel and its resident company continues to show performances from Brecht’s works, as well as classical and modern pieces. For non-conformist and unconventional theatre and dance, the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, Linienstrasse 227 (telephone number: (030) 247 6772, fax number: (030) 2406 5642, is one of the top addresses. Dance The Hebbel-Theater, Stresemannstrasse 29 (telephone number: (030) 2590 0427, fax number: (030) 2590 0449), is one of the centres for contemporary dance and opera in Europe. It also hosts the TanzWinter and Tanz im August dance festivals. Classical ballet is staged at the Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bismarckstrasse 35 (telephone number: (030) 343 8401, fax number: (030) 343 8455, which has an excellent resident ballet company, Ballet der Deutsche Oper Berlin. Film In the early 20th century, Berlin was the cradle of German cinema, with seminal films such as Metropolis (1927) and other works of German expressionism. The 1930 film, Der Blaue Engel (The Blue Angel), starring Marlene Dietrich, was based on Heinrich Mann’s novel, Professor Unrath (1905). The movie catapulted Dietrich her to stardom, as the sexy cabaret singer, Lola Lola. Berlin earned itself a reputation for decadence in the 1920s and 1930s, which were recaptured to good effect in the 1972 film, Cabaret. More recent works have included Wim Wenders’ 1987 film, Der Himmel über Berlin (Wings of Desire), in which two angels watch over the divided city from the Siegessäule. Berlin has well over a hundred cinemas and new releases are often screened in the English original (OV or OF) or the original language with German subtitles (OmU). The best place for blockbuster fans to catch the latest big releases, often in the original version, are the 19-screen CinemaxX Berlin Potsdamer Platz, Potsdamer Platz (telephone number: (030) 4431 6316 or (0180) 5246 36299, website: www.cinemaxx.de), and the nearby 8-screen CineStar im Sony Center, Potsdamer Strasse 4 (telephone number: (030) 2606 6260). Of the mainstream cinemas in the city’s western half, Kant-Kino, Kantstrasse 54 (telephone number: (030) 312 5047 or 319 9866), sometimes has Hollywood fare in English with German subtitles. Of the numerous repertory, international and arthouse screens, Arsenal, Potsdamer Strasse 2 (telephone number: (030) 2695 5100, website: www.fdk-berlin.de), is a central spot with a lot of English screenings. The Berlin Film Festival is one of the most important on the circuit and the Berlin Bear prize is almost as highly valued as the legendary Palme d’Or. The film festival takes place in February and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2000. Weekly film listings are printed on posters and displayed throughout the city. The magazines, Tip and Zitty, also have listings. During summer, there are popular outdoor film screenings in the Volkspark Hasenheide and at the Waldbühne, near the Olympic Stadium. Cultural events Berlin offers a number of multidisciplinary venues, which offer a range of cultural events throughout the year. Haus der Kulturen der Welt, John-Foster-Dulles Allee 10, in the Tiergarten (telephone number: (030) 3978 7175, fax number: (030) 394 8679), hosts concerts, films, theatre, readings and events such as the International Festival of Media Art in February, with a remit to spotlight non-European cultures. Tacheles, Oranienburger Strasse 54–56 (telephone number: (030) 282 6185, fax number: (030) 282 3130, e-mail: office@tacheles.de ), is an avant-garde, somewhat anarchic, cultural centre in the bombed out shell of a former department store. One of Berlin’s more poignant venues is the Tränenpalast (Palace of Tears), Reichstagufer 17 (telephone number: (030) 206 1000), where West Berliners visiting East Berlin had to pass through but today, it hosts theatre, films and concerts. The Summer undoubtedly sees most of the cultural action in Berlin, with the largest event of its kind, the massive July Love Parade taking over the Strasse des 17 Juni. A multitude of techno ravers gathers to enjoy the vibe, sunshine and the booming mobile sound systems. Other al-fresco events that characterise the Berlin summertime are the Karneval der Kulturen, a carnival of culture culminating in a colourful parade, and the Christopher Street Day, when gay and lesbian revellers march through the streets to proclaim their pride and both take place in June. Literary Notes Der Stechlin (1898), Theodor Fontane’s late 19th-century novel, has the Stechlinsee in the dark Menzer Forest to the southeast of Berlin as its setting. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929) is Alfred Döblin’s epic tale of the city. Also from the inter-war period is Christopher Isherwood’s The Berlin Stories, comprising the novels Mr Norris Changes Trains (1935) and Goodbye to Berlin (1939). They depict Berlin in the pre-Hitler years of the decadent Weimar Republic. Bertolt Brecht moved to Berlin in 1924 and stayed there until 1933, when he fled after the burning of the Reichstag. He directed and wrote many of his early plays here, most successfully Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera), which opened in 1928. Berlin’s post-war appearances in English writing have tended to be of the spy novel genre and fitting, as the city was the front line of the Cold War. Robert Harris’ Fatherland (1993) is a disturbing speculative fiction of Berlin based on the premise that the Nazis had not lost the war. Peter Schneider’s The Wall Jumper (1984) is a mixed genre meditation on the Berlin Wall. ___________Berlin Festival - Events Berlin Festivals and Events Guide - TravelPuppy.com The following is a selection of festival - events occurring in Berlin in 2005: Berlin Holocaust-Memorial 10th May -Opening Memorial to the murdered Jews of Europe with a field of more than 2700 stelae and the information centre, where the visitors are informed about the victims. METROPOLIS 2005 11th - 15th May Tradition and transformation - the future of the city World congress and 20th anniversary of Metropolis in Berlin. Place: Hotel InterContinental Berlin, Budapester Straße 2, 107. 300 years Charlottenburg 17th - 19th June Main jubilee-celebration with live-conerts, theatre, party, children´s programme and other activities. Lesbian-Gay City-Festival 18th - 19th June All Nations Festival 2nd July Open doors at the embassies diverse Botschaften, Festivalcenter in den Potsdamer Platz Arkaden, Berlin Funfairs & Parades Fête de la musique 21st June International day of music. Verschiedene Orte, Berlin, Days of Classical Music in Berlin´s Castles 2005 29th July - 7th August Diverse Veranstaltungsorte, Berlin, 9th international Berlin Beer Festival 5th-7th August Funfairs & Parades Karl-Marx-Allee, vom Strausberger Platz bis zum Frankfurter Tor, Berlin-Friedrichshain, , Long night of the museums 27th August Over 100 museums are open after midnight and offer additional events like concerts, readings, theatre-acts and more. Popkomm Festival 2005 14th- 16th September The lively club scene of Berlin offers a perfect setting for the numerous concerts Diverse Veranstaltungsorte, Berlin, International literature festival Berlin 6th - 17th September. Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Schaperstraße 24, 10719 Berlin, Wilmersdorf, Exhibitions Einsteinyear 2005: Albert Einstein - Engineer of the Universe 16th May - 30th September On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his pioneering theoretical work. Kronprinzenpalais, Unter den Linden 3, 10117 Berlin, Mitte, Asian-Pacific-Weeks 2005 19th September - 2nd October Festivals focus on Korea, Diverse Veranstaltungsorte, Berlin, German Unification Day Early October Funfairs & Parades Party around the Brandenburger Tor YOU Berlin 2005 28th - 30th October European youth fair for clothing, sports and lifestyle. Messegelände, Messedamm 22, 14055 Berlin, Charlottenburg, JazzFest Berlin 05 3rd - 6th November Diverse Veranstaltungsorte, Berlin, International Military-Music-Festival Berlin 5th - 6th November Max-Schmeling-Halle, Am Falkplatz/ Ecke Gaudystraße 10437 Berlin, Pankow, "Hans Christian Andersen Days of Fairy Tales 3rd - 13th November Festivals 16th Berlin Days of Fairy Tales "Der Galosche des Glücks" Diverse Veranstaltungsorte, Berlin 1st Berlin Photography Festival 24th September until 14th November Festivals Exhibitions, lectures, symposium Martin-Gropius-Bau, Niederkirchnerstr. 7, 10963 Berlin, Kreuzberg, 22nd Christmas Market City 21st November until 26th December Funfairs & Parades held at Breitscheidplatz, Breitscheidplatz 10789 Berlin, Charlottenburg, _____________Berlin Nightlife Berlin Nightlife - TravelPuppy.com Berlin is simply one of Europe’s most effervescent party cities. The old divides are still there when it comes to nightlife and the Western centre, somewhat ironically, lags behind the real action in the resurgent East. Today Berlin is a byword for alternative culture and within the city pretty much anything goes. Punk and various forms of anarchy are struggling to survive among the style bars and yuppie haunts in Kreuzberg but the avant-garde cultural scene and accompanying drinking culture has moved on to Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg and increasingly to Friedrichshain. Likewise, the city’s gay scene is divided between staid Schöneberg, Kreuzberg and edgier Prenzlauer Berg. For a first-time visitor, Mitte is probably the better bet, starting around the Hackesche Höfe and working up Oranienburger Strasse to the numerous bars that first greeted the Western hordes after the Wall fell. Tacheles, at the end of the street, is worth a visit for the spirit of culture and anarchy it once implied. For the real experience of Berlin, it has to be Prenzlauer Berg (Prenzl’berg for short). Some of the more established places are reasonably easy to find but the real fun starts with the wild bars and impromptu clubs that seem to spring up from nowhere one week and disappearing forever the next. Entry to bars is officially restricted to those over 18 years. There is often a cover charge of around €2.50–10 for discos and nightclubs but given the city’s relaxed attitude to style, most do not have dress codes and there are no fixed closing times. The average price of a drink in Berlin is €5–6. Listings can be found in Zitty, Tip and Prinz magazines. There are also club listings in the free magazines, Flyer and 030. Bars For those looking to spend their money in a trendy atmosphere, the Bar am Lützowplatz, Lützowplatz 7, between the Tiergarten and U-Bahn Nollendorfplatz, offers high-priced cocktails. On the other side of Nollendorfplatz is Hafen, Motzstrasse 19, a popular gay bar. Other established bars are Wirtschaftwunder, Yorckstrasse 81, with 1950s decor, and the small, crowded Zoulou Bar, Hauptstrasse 4, which always has an interesting mix of people. Bars line the scruffy streets of Oranienstrasse and Wiener Strasse in Kreuzberg, many doubling up as cafés during the day. Café Bar Morena, Wiener Strasse 60, is an institution. The nearby Wiener Blut, Weiner Strasse 13, is a good local, while Madonna, Weiner Strasse 22, is a bit rougher. In East Berlin, there are so many things happening to list them all here. Good places to start on Oranienburger Strasse (the geile Meile) are the funky Bar Lounge 808, Oranienburger Strasse 42–43, Reingold, Novalisstrasse 11, for cocktails and jazz, or Mitte Bar, Oranienburger Strasse 46, which is popular as much with the arty local set as it is with students. There is also the well-established Obst und Gemuse, Oranienburger Strasse 48/49. In trendy Prenzlauer Berg, the most buzzing bars are the hip-hop temple, H20, Kastanienalle 16, and Prater, Kastienalle 7–9, with its beer garden, theatre and bar. You can also try Icon, Cantianstrasse 15. The most unusual bars in the city are the unsicht-Bar, Gormannstrasse, and the Nocti Vagus, Saarbruecker Strasse 36–38, both of which serve food and drink in complete darkness. Both venues stage events such as music evenings, plays and scent experiences. Cabaret The legacy of 1930s Berlin and Marlene Dietrich lives on. Over-the-top commercial cabaret is best seen at the Friedrichstadtpalast, Friedrichstrasse 107, with musical revues that combine glittering costumes with elements of dance and theatre into the floorshows at one of Europe’s largest revue theatres. Wintergarten – Das Varieté, Potsdamer Strasse 96, offers dinner and variety shows. More off beat shows can be found at independent venues in the area to the north of the Hackesche Höfe and in Prenzlauer Berg. Casinos Spielbank Berlin is part of the new Potsdamer Platz development and is located opposite the Grand Hyatt hotel, Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 1 . There is no specific dress code, although a passport is required, along with the €5.11 entry fee. The casino is open daily 1130–0300 hrs to those aged 18 years and over, guests must bring identification, such as a passport. Casino Berlin, situated on the 37th floor of the Forum Hotel, Alexanderplatz, is open daily 1500–0300 hrs. The entrance fee is €5 and a jacket and tie are required. Players must be over 18 years and a passport is required for entry. Clubs There are a number of tourist-orientated discos in the Ku’damm area but a better bet in West Berlin is 90 Grad, Dennewitzstrasse 37, with a young crowd dancing to funky beats and house on the gay nights (Thursday and Saturday). SO36, Oranienstrasse 190, in Kreuzberg, has different moods and music styles, depending on the night. and also hosts concerts. Then there is the singles-orientated Balhaus Berlin, Chausseestrasse 102, where you can invite people to dance via a telephone on your table. There is an eclectic array of clubs in East Berlin. In Mitte, one of the current hip places to see and be seen is the Sage-Club, Köpenicker Strasse 78, with its painfully trendy atmosphere and plenty of up-front house music. In Prenzlauer Berg, Knaack Club, Greifswalder Strasse 224, is a multilevel club with a wide variety of sounds and concerts early in the week, while Havanna, Haupstrasse 30, offers salsa, merengue and funk. The halcyon days of out-and-out techno (the soundtrack for the fall of the Wall in 1989) live on in Casino, Mühlenstrasse, and in Matrix, Warschauer Platz 18. Comedy The Quatsch Comedy Club can be found on Friedrichstrasse 107. Acts are stand up and sometimes include double acts. Live music In addition to the clubs that double up as live music venues mentioned above, Berlin has a variety of spots in which to watch live bands. The jazz and blues scene is particularly happening and popular spots include A Trane Jazzclub, Bleibtreustrasse 1, and B-Flat, Rosenthaler Strasse 13, as well as some nights at Flöz, Nassauische Strasse 37, and Quasimodo, Kantstrasse 12A. Major rock concerts take place at Columbiahalle, Columbiadamm 13–21, and occasionally at large sporting venues like the Velodrom, Paul-Heyse-Strasse 26, Prenzlauer Berg, and Max-Schmeling-Halle, Am Falkplatz, Prenzlauer Berg. Open-air concerts are held at the Waldbühne, Am Glockenturm, near the Olympic Stadium. |