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Berlin Events
April 2015
Jahrhundertzeichen – Tel Aviv
Museum of Art visits Berlin
11. Achtung Berlin 2015 –
New Berlin Film Award
27.03.–21.06.2015
15.–22.04.2015
Modern and contemporary art: To mark
50 years German-Israeli diplomatic
relationship, the Martin-Gropius-Bau
presensts treasure works of the Tel
Aviv Museum; feat. works by Jackson
Pollock, Edgar Degas, Wassily Kandinsky, Claude Monet, Marc Chagall, Mark
Rothko and Lesser Uryl.
Venue: Martin-Gropius-Bau,
Niederkirchnerstr. 7, Berlin-Kreuzberg
Wed–Mon 10a.m.–7p.m.
www.gropius-bau.de
The film festival presents feature films,
documentarie and short films from and
about Berlin/Brandenburg. Furthermore, there will be workshops, discussions
and parties.
Cinemas: Babylon Mitte, Volksbühne,
Passage, Filmtheater am Friedrichshain
www.achtungberlin.de
„Spam” by and with Rafael Spregelburg (Argentina)
© Marcos López
Breitscheidplatz – © Scantinental
©
berlin/Christine Kisorsy
© achtung
Promo, Courtesy
James Ensor: My Favorite Room, 1892 (Detail)
© VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2015
More information via telephone at (+49 (0)30-25 00 25) or online at visitBerlin.com.
4th Berlin Easter Market
F.I.N.D. 2015
04.–12.04.2015
17.–26.04.2015
This downtown Easter Market
between Europa-Center and Kaiser
Wilhelm Memorial Church features
entertainment programme, alternating illuminations in the evening, a
nostalgic children‘s merry-go-round as
well as snacks and drinks.
Location: Breitscheidplatz, Berlin-Charlottenburg, Sat–Sun 11a.m.–10p.m.,
Mon–Thu 11a.m.–9p.m.
The Festival of International New Drama
will be presenting new productions and
plays by playwrights from around the
world. This year’s F.I.N.D. features Berlin
premières from Switzerland, Chile, the
USA, Argentina, Israel, France/Canada,
Spain and Germany.
Venue: Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz,
Kurfürstendamm 153, Charlottenburg
www.schaubuehne.de
02.–06.04.2015
Easter at the Chorin Monastery
Venue: Kloster Chorin (16230 Chorin, Brandenburg)
The former Cistercian monastery Chorin celebrates Easter with an Easter
market, exhibitions, concerts, children‘s theater and more.
27.03.–19.04.2015
45th Berlin Spring Fun Fair
Location: Zentraler Festplatz at Kurt-Schumacher-Damm
Family fun fair feat. numerous carnies and merry-go-rounds auch as
„Break Dance“ and „Melodie Star“; admission is free.
12.04.2015
Kirschblütenfest – Cherry Blossom Festival
Location: Gärten der Welt (Gardens of the World), 12(noon)–5p.m.
Family festival feat. Asian music and food, traditional dance performances, exotic costumes and more
07./21./25./28.04.15
How to become a Berliner in one hour? venues: Kookaburra, (07.+21.04.), In his English show comedian Karsten Kaie reveals with a sense of bite and
Sternberg Theater, (25.04.), boat trip departure Fischerinsel (28.04.)
self irony tips and tricks to become a real Berliner.
04.–06.04.2015
9th Easter-Knight-Spectaculum
Location: Citadel Spandau, 10a.m.–8p.m.
Knights' show on horseback and on ground floor with historical music,
theatre and entertainment programme, arts and crafts and more.
01.–19.04.2015
60th Britz Britz Tree Blossom Festival; location: Fairy ground Gutspark
Britz, 2p.m.–9p.m., Sun + Easter holidays from 12(noon)
The family-friendly outdoor festival presents around 40 carnies, a huge
Easter Bunny and much more.
18.04.2015
Airport Night Run; start: airport Berlin-Brandenburg (Schönefeld),
7p.m. (half marathon), 8p.m. (10km)
Half marathon and 10 km running / power walking on the area of the
new airport Berlin-Brandenburg „Willy Brandt“
22.04.–26.05.2015
Sehsüchte - 44th International Students‘ Film Festival
Venue: Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF (Potsdam-Babelsberg)
The public film festival‘s new focus „Echo“ refers to the interaction
between film, filmmakers and audiences.
18.–22.04.2015
FRATZ International
Venue: various locations in several Berlin districts
Intergenerational theatre festival with international productions for very
young audiences plus symposium and entertainment programme
02.–06.04.2015
International Basketball Eastercup @ Berlin-Moabit
diverse venues; ostercup-moabit.jimdo.com
The tournament features more than 90 teams from 15 nations and this
year for the first time the categories U22-Boys and U22-Girls.
This information sheet lays no claim to completeness. The overview is designed solely as a planning aid. No guarantee is implied as regards the correctness of the information.
You are recommended to contact the organisers of the respective events in order to confirm details.
Berlin Events
April 2015
© Herbert Schulze
Daniel Barenboim – © Monika Rittershaus
© Stage Entertainment
Heinz Mack: Siehst Du den Wind? Gruß an Tinguely,
1962 – © ZERO foundation Düsseldorf, VG-Bildkunst,
Bonn
More information via telephone at (+49 (0)30-25 00 25) or online at visitBerlin.com.
ZERO – The international art movement of the 1950s and 1960s
Ich war noch niemals in New York
Festtage der Staatsoper Berlin
Rock The Ballet 2015
from 25.03.2015
27.03. – 06.04.2015
02.–03.04.2015
21.03. – 08.06.2015
The succesful musical with songs by
Udo Jürgens is staged for the first
time in Berlin! The story is about three
generations being trapped together at
a cruise and finding finally together.
Please note that the show is in German.
This year the Festtage festival focusses
on Richard Wagner and Pierre Boulez.
Daniel Barenboim is the musical director
of the traditional festival; feat. the
Vienna Philharmonic, the West-Eastern
Divan Orchestra, the Staatskapelle Berlin
and others.
Choreographer and dancer Rasta
Thomas unites classical ballet and pop
music to a compelling, fast-paced mix
of technical perfection, passion and
pure energy: a combination of choreography and scenes in front of video
animations.
Venues: Staatsoper at Schiller Theater,
Berliner Philharmonie
www.staatsoper-berlin.de
Venue: Tempodrom at Anhalter Bahnhof,
Möckernstr. 10, Berlin-Kreuzberg, 8p.m.
www.tempodrom.de
ZERO was the biggest international
art movement after Wolrd War II. On
display are more than 175 works by
Heinz Mack, Otto Piene and Günther
Uecker, Yves Klein, Lucio Fontana,
Hermann Goepfert, Oskar Holweck and
many more.
Venue: Martin-Gropius-Bau
Niederkirchnerstr. 7, Berlin-Kreuzberg
Wed–Mon 10a.m.–7p.m.
www.gropius-bau.de
Venue: Stage Theater des Westens
Kantstr. 12, Berlin-Charlottenburg
Tue, Thu, Fri 7.30p.m., Wed 6.30p.m.
Sat 2.30p.m.+7.30p.m., Sun 2.30p.m.
www.stage-entertainment.de (German)
08./18./20./22./
28.–29.04.2015
Staatsballett Berlin: Roméo und Juliette
Venue: Deutsche Oper Berlin
Berlin première of Sasha Waltz‘ staging (2007 for the Opéra National de
Paris) based on Hector Berlioz‘ dramatic symphony from 1839
23.–26.04.2015
The Trisha Brown Dance Company (USA) in Berlin
Venue: Akademie der Künste (Hanseatenweg)
Major works of the Trisha Brown Company (Solo Olos, Son of Gone Fishin‘
etc.) plus master classes, a talk as well as video screenings in the foyer
05.04.2015
Jazz & Breakfast
Venue: Deutsche Oper (restaurant), 11a.m.
A charming blend of acoustic and gastronomic delights at the opera‘s
restaurant with members of the BigBand of the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
26.04.2015
Avishai Cohen Trio
Venue: Huxley‘s, 8p.m.
Bassist and singer Avishai Cohen plays songs from his new album „From
Darkness“, feat. Nitai Hershkovits (piano) and Daniel Dor (drums).
23.02.–07.06.2015
Breaking‘ Mozart – classik, breakdance, artistics
Location: Wintergarten-Varieté, Wed–Sat 8p.m., Sun 6p.m.
Acrobatics and artistry merges with the live piano music of Mozart
played by Christoph Hagel – and breakdance.
30.04.–04.05.2015
Gallery Weekend Berlin 2015
diverse galleries (such as Kicken Berlin, Sprüth Magers etc.)
47 Berlin galleries invite collectors, curators and art aficionados to exhibitions and talks, feat. historic through contemporary positions.
21.02.–19.04.2015
Liu Xia – Photographer from China
Location: Martin-Gropis-Bau, Wed–Mon 10a.m.–7p.m.
The exhibition presents puppets with distorted faces, which stands for
the suffering and oppression of the Chinese people.
26.02.–09.08.2015
Dummy lab
Venue: Chamäleon Theater, Tue–Fri 8p.m.,Sat 6p.m./9.30p.m.,Sun 6p.m.
The newly-revised show by rebel director Eike von Stuckenbrok is back
with interactive video installations, artistry and dance.
29.04.2015
Strictly Stand Up - The English Comedy Night
Ort: Quatsch Comedy Club, 20 Uhr
English comedy show feat. Sol Bernstein (USA), Dave Fulton (USA), Ro
Campbell (AUS) & James Harris (Berlin), host: Christian Schulte-Loh
permanent
exhibition
Staatssicherheit in der SED-Diktatur
Location: Stasi-Museum, mo–fr 10a.m.–6p.m., sat–sun 12a.m.–6p.m.
Permanent exhibition on the 25th anniversary of the storming of the
headquarters of the Ministry of State Security on 17 January 1990.
This information sheet lays no claim to completeness. The overview is designed solely as a planning aid. No guarantee is implied as regards the correctness of the information.
You are recommended to contact the organisers of the respective events in order to confirm details.