The Next Day #25: Berlin Weekend Guide
From 09 to 12, November
Right here, ready to use, our Berlin weekend guide! ✨
The temperature may be low, but the vibrant cultural scene is warming up. You can stay cozy with the parties Hyper Real, Closer 10 Years, and the always-entertaining Horse Meat Disco on the dance floor.
Choosing between the unmissable music festivals Synästhesie Festival and Glass Danse, the latter featuring GusGus, can be quite a challenge. For those not keen on music festivals, there are some fantastic concerts to catch, including Lost Girls and the German group Pudeldame.
This week's highlights in performing arts are primarily centered around dance pieces. You have a choice between the classic 'Sleeping Beauty' performed by Staatsballett Berlin or the contemporary 'Drama' by Constanza Macras.
Don't miss your last chance to see Israel Hershberg's exhibition IMAGO at Plan B, which ends this Saturday.
We're thrilled to welcome back our guest contributors this week, featuring our friend Chimp Hardy who shared their favorite places in Berlin.
Tchau!
Lalai & Mateus
*Remember: We've included a link to listen to one of the artists in the lineup for all music events, so you can get an idea of what to expect.
🪩 Parties
Hyper Real
Thursday, 09.11, 10 pm - 6 am. RSO, Schnellerstrasse 137, 12439 Berlin. Ticket: 16,50-18 €.
Hyper Real, an experimental club night presented by CTM Festival co-curator Michail Stangl, challenges dance music conventions. This edition features Balinese hard dance punks Gabber Modus Operandi, PC Music's umru, Colombian DJ 2AT, and Geisha Online from the label WIDOWS. This night is for you if you like noisy and new frequencies. 🎧 Geisha Online
Closer 10 Years
Saturday, 11.11, from 10 pm. Zenner, Alt-Treptow 15, 12435 Berlin. Ticket: 18-25 €.
One of the best electronic music clubs in Kyiv celebrates its 10 years with a 14-hour party in Berlin. The aim is for all 16 of the club's residents to play in the celebrations. They are going to transform the look and feel of the dance floor at Zenner by bringing the Ukrainian light and stage installation company, BlckBox, to the venue. 🎧 Lisnyi Prychal
Horse Meat Disco
Saturday, 10.11, 11-12 pm. Prince Charles, Prinzenstrasse 85F, 10969 Berlin. Ticket: 22,50 €.
Queer house and disco party for everyone. The DJs who get everyone dancing are Nemo & Castro, James Hillard & Severino, Chris Cruse, and Nat Wendall. 🎧 James Hillard Live
more parties…
Idle Press Night, a club party with DJ Sundae, Interstellar Funk, and T.V.S.T. Friday, 10.11, 10 pm-6 am. arkaoda. Ticket: 10€.
DJ Supermarkt presents new »Yacht Soul« compilation. Saturday, 2-6 pm. HHV Berlin.
Fandango, a house music party on the beach. Sunday, 12.11, 7-10 pm. Plötzensee - at the Lighthouse. Ticket:15-20 €.
🎸 Concerts
Synästhesie Festival
Fri-Sat, 10-11.11, 6 pm. Kesselhaus & Maschinenhaus (Kulturbrauerei), Schönhauser Allee 36, 10435 Berlin. Tickets: 57,42-88,70 €.
You will love this festival if you like 8mm Bar, Schokoladen, Donnie Darko, shoegaze, new adventures, guitars, and synth. There are always hidden musical treasures in the lineup, like Lucy Kruger. Don't forget the smoky eyes and the eyeliner. 🎧 Synästhesie 2023 Playlist.
Glass Danse
Fri-Sat, 10-11.11, 6 pm. Austra Kulturhaus, Revaler Str. 99, 10245 Berlin. Ticket: 50-90 €.
Iceland's electronic pioneers, GusGus, and Canada's Synthpop/Dark Wave act Austra will perform this weekend at the Glass Danse Festival. It's two days of top-tier electronic music featuring a mix of Synth, New Wave, Dance, and Techno, all set for two nights of partying. 🎧 Mexico, GusGus
Lost Girls
Saturday, 11.11, 7 pm doors/8 pm concert. silent green, Gerichtstrasse 35, 13347 Berlin. Ticket: 18 €.
For those who like dreamy atmosphere, introspective lyrics, and road trips. The Norwegian duo presents the new album "Selvutsletter," which offers a blend of avant-garde and alternative music, perfect for those who appreciate unconventional soundscapes and song structures. 🎧 “Selvusletter”
Pudeldame: Come on Humanity Tour
Thursday, 09.11, 8 pm. Cassiopeia, Revaler Str. 99, 10245 Berlin. Ticket: 23,80 €.
The self-proclaimed 'northern German Smart'n'Sexy poppers' from Pudeldame are excited about their recent release of the second full-length album under their current name. You can have a fun night dancing to their indie-electropop at their upcoming tour. 📺 Weinen
… more concerts?
Cigarettes After Sex. Saturday, 11.11, 8 pm. Tempodrom. 🎧 Bubblegum
🎭 Performing Arts
DRAMA, by Constanza Macras
Saturday 11.11 at 7:30 pm. Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 10178 Berlin. Tickets: 16€ - 44€.
The figures in DRAMA nurture the anthropological desire to dissect popular culture in an attempt to uncover the suspenseful interplay between high art and low culture. They also capture the tireless energy of the glamorous dancers of the 1920s Argentinian revue. Language: German and English with English and German surtitles.
Between – A queer science-fiction rite, directed by Jules Petru Fricker (LEGZ)
From Friday to Sunday 11.11. to 12.11 7 pm. DOCK 11, Kastanienallee 79, 10435 Berlin Tickets: 16€
The show explores the interconnectivity of queer subjects and celebrates the range of gender identities. Jules Petru Fricker's first solo project, rooted in their Berlin Drag practice, celebrates the process of queer self-discovery. Language: English, (Swiss) German, and Romanian.
Sleeping Beauty
Thursday 9.11 7:30 pm and Friday 10.11. 7 pm. Deutsche Oper Berlin Bismarckstrasse 35, 10627 Berlin-Charlottenburg. Tickets: 12€ - 138€.
'Sleeping Beauty' is undoubtedly one of the most famous classical ballets. Based on the compellingly beautiful score by Peter I. Tchaikovsky, it holds a firm place in the ballet repertoire. Marcia Haydée reimagines this pivotal work in ballet history from a choreographic perspective. She has developed her own version with Staatsballett Berlin, adapting Charles Perrault's iconic fairy tale.
Labyrinth #5: Melancholia
Sunday, 12.11, 1:30/3:30/5:30/7:30 pm. Musikbrauerei, Greifswalder Str. 23A, 10405 Berlin. Ticket: 23,75 - 34,99 €.
Experience 12 micro-performances by top Berlin artists, featuring a diverse range of classical music and performance. All of this takes place within the intriguing depths of Musikbrauerei, which remains one of Berlin's best-kept underground venue secrets. Enjoy the entire show in under 90 minutes.
❗ Save the date….
Kunstmosaik at the Brazilian Embassy in Berlin 1st edition
Wednesday, 15.11, 7 pm. Brazilian Embassy in Berlin, Wallstrasse 57, 10179 Berlin. Admission free. Registration required.
Curated and produced by Cena Berlim, Kunstmosaik will take place at the Brazilian Embassy in Berlin. In its inaugural edition, it will showcase a diverse mix of visual arts, performance, music, and dance, featuring Brazilian artists Marcelo Kuna, Lourenço Homem, Rossano Snel, and Eve Queiroz. We will be there. Come to say hello!
🖼️ Exhibitions
Israel Hershberg – IMAGO
Until 11.11. Tue-Sat 12 pm –6 pm., Plan B, Strausberger Platz 1, 10243, Berlin. Free admission.
The title of the exhibition, IMAGO, anchors Hershberg’s painterly work within a theological-philosophical context alluding to the biblical ‘Imago Dei’ of the Garden of Eden and the creation of Man, as described in the first chapters of the Book of Genesis.
Richard Prince – Body
Until 10.02.24 Tue-Sat 11 am to 6 pm., Galerie Max Hetzer, Potsdamer Straße 77-87, 10785, Berlin. Free admission.
Cropped, pasted, painted, and scanned, the exhibited works testify to Prince’s longstanding preoccupation with collecting and repurposing images while placing a renewed emphasis on the importance of the corporeal in his oeuvre.
Ai Weiwei - know thyself
Until 30.03.24 Tue-Sat 11 am to 6 pm., neugerriemschneider, Christinenstrasse 18-19, Haus 9, 10119, Berlin. Free admission.
'Know thyself' brings together new works from Ai Weiwei´s ongoing series, in which he recontextualizes art historical and contemporary images by deconstructing and reconstructing them with Lego bricks.
Fran Forman: The Color of Absence
Until 16.12. BBA Tue-Sat, 12-18 pm. Gallery, Köpenicker Str. 96D, 10179 Berlin.
American artist Fran Forman creates visual narratives exploring contemporary loneliness in the digital age. Her staged compositions depict subjects surrounded by familiar yet isolating settings, evoking a sense of fragility. Forman's work reflects societal changes, influenced by her background in sociology and therapy. She embraces technology, including AI, as a creative tool.
🛍️ Shopping
Bazaar Berlin
Until 12.11, 10 am - 7 pm. Messe Berlin, Messedamm 22, 14055 Berlin. North Entrance (Hall 19) and Entrance Kleiner Stern - Masurenallee. Ticket: 7-12 €.
Berlin's consumer exhibition for crafts, designer items, natural goods, and fair trade products has been thriving for 60 years. It offers unique items from 60+ countries, perfect for holiday gifts.
MaHalla Fetzenmarkt
Sat-Sun, 11-12.11, 11am-10 pm. MaHalla, Wilhelminenhofstrasse 76 12459 Berlin. Ticket: 5 €.
Fetzenmarkt hosts a weekend celebrating fashion, treasures, and creativity. Find unique items, enjoy fashion walks, music, and more. Renew and recycle in style.
Winterdays
From 10.11 to 25.11. Mon-Thu, 4-10 pm, Fri-Sun, 3-10 pm. Nollendorfplatz, 10787 Berlin.
In's LGBTQIA Winterdays offers a lively atmosphere with shopping, street food, and drag performances hosted by Marie Mondieu and Norman Shelest.
Cheese Berlin
Sunday, 12.11, 10 am- 6 pm. Markthalle Neun, Eisenbahnstraße 42/43, Kreuzberg.
At Cheese Berlin, you can savor high-quality cheeses from 30+ selected producers, affineurs, and traders. The event includes tastings, cheese-making workshops, meet-the-cheesemakers talks, and discussions.
Lalai invites Chimp Hardy
Chimp Hardy is a queer rave pop music producer and DJ in Berlin. Originally from Austin, Texas, he has lived in Berlin for 8 years. You can catch him performing at raves around Berlin. He likes supporting the local scene and loves to eat.
Check out his curated tips…
🌈 Keller Kreuzberg: I love this queer gift shop. Cute, playful, colorful art, pins, books, and toys with an emphasis on selling things created by queer, female, or POC artists.
🛍️ Heipl Berlin: This gift shop is full of things created by local Berlin companies, artists, designers, etc.
🧆 Goldadelux: Best quick comfort food: The Israel sabich. It’s perfect at Goldaelux.
🌯 Gel Gör: The best Turkish sandwich shop, open ALL NIGHT and with great music. Try the techno!
… and the events where you can meet him:
🎹 Berlin moody synth-pop band Zenmenn opens for Eddie Chacon on Thursday, 09.11, at 9 pm - at Arkaoda. 🎧 Sundown, Eddie Chacon
🪩 Lecken: queer rave at Aaeden: Friday, 17.11, 11-12 pm.
🚊 Beyond Berlin
Euro-scene Leipzig
Until 12.11, in Leipzig, multiple locations.
The 33rd European Dance and Theatre Festival Euro-scene Leipzig focuses on current theatre and innovative dance as well as the latest forms of performance presentation: courageous, contemporary, socially engaged pieces and politically relevant works, as well as performances that touch sensually or emotionally.
📌 Save the Date
🎚 Rival Consoles, Monday, 13.11, Gretchen. Ticket: 28.20 €. 🎧 Now Is.
🎤 Jockstrap, Wednesday, 15.11, Säälchen. Ticket: 26,67 €. 🎧 I<3UQTINVU
🎹 Moritz von Oswald - 'Silencio' Release Concert. Thursday, 16.11, 8:30 pm. St. Thomas Kirche. 🎧 Teaser
🎙️ Little Dragon, 15.11, Astra. Ticket: 38,25 €. 🎧 Slugs of Love
🎹 She Past Away, 17.11, Astra. Ticket: 34,77 €. 🎧 Part Time Punks Session
🎙 Yves Tumor, 18.11, 8 pm. Huxleys Neue Welt. Ticket: 32,40 €. 🎧 Praise A Lord Who Chews, But Which Does Not Consume
🎭 Queerdos 5-Years-Anniversary: The Sultry Bitch Theory. 22.11, 8:30 pm. Volksbühne Grüner Salon. Ticket: 15€
🎛️ Four Tet (4 hours Set), 25.11 Tempodrom. Ticket: 53,65 €. 🎧 Live from Lost Village