The Next Day #39: Berlin Weekend Guide
Must-Go Events in Berlin: February, 29th - March, 3rd
Hi!
Kicking off the weekend with "strongboi," a side project by Alice Phoebe Lou, promising some groovy moments. Hazel Iris and Mary Harpaz are set to enchant with their potent voices.
If you were around last summer, you'll remember the buzz surrounding Berlin Beats at Hamburger Bahnhof. They invited the British producer Ghostpoet for a DJ set to warm up the crowd for the next edition. The dancefloor will be hot with the Sound Metaphors party featuring Donato Dozzy. But, if you prefer a night of noise, you can head to Trauma Bar to dance with Rico Nasty and Boys Noise. For those seeking some smooth beats, the best option is Nice One at Zenner with Axel Boman.
Don’t miss the premiere of the theatrical adaptation of the book "My Struggle (Sterben Lieben Kämpfen)" by Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgård. Additionally, seize the chance to witness the compelling production of "Bucket List" by Yael Ronen and Shlomi Shaban at Schaubühne.
We're particularly excited about the exhibition opening at HKW, "Echoes of the Brother Countries," offering a special program throughout the weekend. Don't forget, it's Free Museum Sunday!
And if you're looking for something on the big screen, the Akademie der Künste is showcasing a Robert Frank cinema retrospective.
Stay in the loop with Berlin's latest news in English through 20 Percent Berlin. Get a sneak peek of our weekend guide every Tuesday.
Save the next Wednesday: 20% Berlin presents The News Quiz, a comedy show with 4 of Berlin’s best funny people battle it out to see who has the wittiest and most knowledgeable take on the months events.
See you around.
Lalai & Mateus
strongboi
Friday, 01.03, 7:30 pm. Lido, Cuvrystrasse 7, 10997 Berlin. Ticket: 23€.
Parallel synth-pop project by Alice Phoebe Lou with Ziv Yamin. 🎧 Strongboi blends lo-fi elements with diverse influences, ranging from disco dance tunes to jazzy ballads, creating a unique and eclectic sound.
Hazel Iris + Mally Harpaz
Friday, 01.03, 7 pm. PremArts, Oppelner Str. 34, 10997. Donation based from 10€.
🎧 Hazel Iris merges classical training with Dark Wave, crafting ethereal soundscapes inspired by ancient tales. Mally Harpaz, a composer and multi-instrumentalist, joined by the cellist Matt Constantine, will perform her debut solo album 🎧 Zoom In Zoom Out with mysterious melodic lines and a luscious ambiance.
Little Lemon Show
Saturday, 02.03, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm.
For a Sunday outing with the kids, the Little Lemon Show offers a choir with over 30 singers. Expect sounds from the 90s, German pop, hip-hop, and alternative rock. Guaranteed fun for the whole family!
KNM CONTEMPORARIES - Music in the Making
Saturday, 02.03, Concerts at 9 pm. Radialsystem, Holzmarktstr. 33, 10243. Ticket: 10/14€.
The event brings cutting-edge compositions by 🎧 Beat Furrer and a new generation of composers. Wait for experimental sounds with performances by Zesses Seglias, Daniela Terranova, 🎧 Sehyung Kim, and Feliz Anne Reyes Macahis.
Air: Moon Safari
Sat-Mon, 02-04.03, 8 pm. Theater des Westens, Kantstrasse12, 10623 Berlin. It’s sold out. If you want to go, you'll have to try your luck.
We’re thrilled by 🎧 "Moon Safari" tour, the pinnacle of the French duo's career. "Sexy Boy" even became somewhat of an anthem for me.
Rosa Anschütz
Saturday, 02.03, 8 pm. silent green, Kuppelhale, Wedding. Ticket: 20,20€.
A soul-baring musical voyage that delves deep within yet beckons outward. Across genres, it's a crafted journey of introspection. With visual storytelling, Rosa's artistry shines. 🎧 Interior
🎸 Concert suggested by our readers:
Mary Lee Family Band + Probably Nancy for a night with Brazilian/Irish Bluegrass and some rock and roll. Sat, 02.03, 9:30 pm. Reset Club, Wiener Strasse 34, 10999 Berlin.
Berlin Beats Warm Up
Thursday, 29.02, 7-10 pm. Hamburger Bahnhof, Invalidenstrasse 50, 10557 Berlin. Free admission.
The Hamburger Bahnhof's Berlin Beats series is gearing up for its second round next summer. The series starts with a winter listening session held in the museum's historic hall, featuring a DJ set by Ghostpoet.
Klunkerkranich Opening 2024
Friday, 01.03, 4 pm - 3 am. Karl-Marx-Strasse 66, 12043 Berlin. Ticket: 8€.
Our favorite terrace in Berlin is reopening this weekend. Getting there early, catching the sunset (if it shows up), listening to good music, and having a drink before nightfall. 🎧 Janna
Sound Metaphors
Friday, 01.03, 10 pm - 8 am. Panorama Bar, 70 Am Wriezener Bahnhof. Friedrichshain.
The record store Sound Metaphors always has top-notch electronic music playing. We won't miss 🎧 C3D-E's live set and 🎧 Donato Dozzy's dancey tunes at the next party!
KOOKOO feat. Massimo Pupillo
Friday, 01.03, 10 pm - 6 am. OHM, Köpenicker Str. 70, 10179. Ticket: 15€.
Experimental and industrial tunes from mined minds with music, art, and rituals. 🎧Massimo Pupillo
Rico Nasty & Boys Noize
Saturday, 02.03, 11 pm - 5 am. Trauma Bar und Kino, Heidestrasse 50, 10557. Ticket: 39,55€.
You won't miss it when punk-rap queen Rico Nasty teams up with techno veteran Boys Noize for a night that'll blow your mind! Get ready for a loud night. 🎧 Girl Crush
Nice One
Saturday, 02.03, 11 pm. Zenner, Alt-Treptow 15, 12435 Berlin. Ticket: 22,25€.
Wait for live sets by 🎧 Aleksi Perälä, Dorisburg, and 🎧 Rachel Lyn performing a rare hybrid set on her modular synth, guiding you through immersive aural spaces under the SUMO SKY. We can't miss dancing to 🎧 Axel Boman's always upbeat set.
Staubkinder by Cie. Toula Limnaios
Until 03.02, 8:30 pm. Halle Tanzbühne Berlin, Eberswalder Strasse 10,
10437. Ticket: 20€.
'Staubkinder' is inspired by Gustav Mahler's music, exploring the human condition as 'children of dust.' It navigates an absurd world mirroring our own, addressing present complexities and uncertain futures. Poetically disturbing, it reflects on the search for stability in an alien landscape.
Bucket List
Thursday, 29.02, 8 pm until Monday 04.03, various times. Language: German and English with German and English surtitles. Directed by Yael Ronen. Songwriting and composition: Shlomi Shaban. Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, Kurfürstendamm 153, 10709 Berlin. Tickets: 7€ to 49€.
A man wakes up on a Saturday morning, and the world around him has changed beyond recognition. His reality is shattered. What he believed to know has completely disintegrated. Nothing is what it used to be. 'Bucket List' is a musical hallucination about an overwhelming reality. This piece has been selected as one of the 10 remarkable productions for the 2024 Theatertreffen.
Remachine - German Premiere
Thursday, 29.01, 7 pm. Until Sunday 03.03 7 pm and 5 pm (Sun). German Premiere. Directed by Jefta van Dinther. HAU 1, Stresemannstrasse 29, 10963. Ticket: 17€ to 27€.
In “REMACHINE” choreographer Jefta van Dinther explores the interaction between humans and an inescapably hyper-mechanised world. Five dancers walk, climb, and float on a massive, continuously rotating disc, dealing with their existence in an environment fraught with tension.
My Struggle (Sterben Lieben Kämpfen) - Premiere
Friday, 01.03, 7:30 pm. Directed by Yana Ross. In German with English Surtitles. Berliner Ensemble. Bertolt-Brecht-Platz 1, 10117 Berlin. Tickets: 14€ to 44€.
For her stage adaptation of the relentlessly autobiographical six-part work "Min Kamp" by Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgård, director Yana Ross has selected fragments from the first two parts "Sterben" (A Death in the Family. My Struggle 1) and "Lieben" (A Man in Love. My Struggle 2) as well as from the final part "Kämpfen" (The End. My Struggle 6).
Echoes of the Brother Countries
Opening Friday, 01.03, 6 pm, Special program 02-03.03, 1 pm. HKW, John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Mitte. Free admission.
The exhibition critically examines the history of the German Democratic Republic and its relationships with 'brother countries,' highlighting the ongoing impact of the Bruderländer policy and associated amnesia on shaping Germany. Dedicated to memory and amnesia, it aims to create a shared space for recalling and recontextualizing histories of oppression, discrimination, solidarity, and joy.
Mukenge/SchellhammerForward flight – Flucht nach vorn
Opening Friday, 01.03, 6 - 9 pm. Barbara Thumm Gallery, Markgrafenstrasse 68, 10969.
'Forward Flight' by artists Mukenge/Schellhammer explores the German idiom of facing danger by moving forward. Part of a series on contemporary mythologies, it narrates the mythical genesis through a hero’s journey. Blurring authorship, the duo's collaboration responds to political pressures with unique visual storytelling, intertwining analog and digital mediums.
today I have thought about carmine red
Sunday, 03.03, 12 - 7 pm. Hosek Contemporary, Motor Ship Heimatland
close to Fischerinsel 3, 10179, Mitte. Ticket: 5€.
"today I have thought about carmine red" is an exhibition and performance of new graphic scores for flute and piano. In the realm of contemporary music, graphic notation involves representing music through the use of visual symbols outside of traditional music notation.
Robert Frank: Cinema Retrospective
Sat-Sun, 02-03.03, from 4 pm. Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4. Ticket: 8/12€.
It’s a unique opportunity to watch his hidden gems - from documentaries to experimental films - alongside Laura Israel’s 'Don’t Blink.' The showcase is part of the exhibition "Keep a Stiff Upper Lip! Gundula Schulze Eldowy and Robert Frank".
Unwissen //…Un-Knowledge? A Conversation
Friday, 01.03, 6:30 pm. about bookshop, Linienstraße 114 10115 Berlin. Ticket: Donation based.
To discuss the topic of Unwissen (...Un-Knowledge?), artist and writer Miriam Stoney invites the writer Tamara Antonijević and Dr. Martin Karcher for a chat about what it means not to know - and how that differs from ignorance, as well as how to deal with 'Unwissen' without constantly seeking validation, clarity, or productivity. Antonijević and Karcher will bring their experiences from performance, academia, and curating.
Bélaplume
Sunday, 03.03, 11 am - 8 pm. Manifesto Market, Alte Potsdamer Str. 7, 10785 Berlin.
Discover local art from Berlin artists like screenprints, photographs, fashion, illustrations and much more in a cosy ambience with food, live music and french flair!
🎸 L’Rain presents 🎧 I Killed Your Dog: Next Tuesday, 05.03, 9 pm. Volksbuehne am Rosa-Luxemburg Platz. Ticket: 20€.
🎹 The Smile presents the new album 🎧 Wall of Eyes. James Holden will be the opening act. ♡ 11.06, 8 pm. Uber Eats Music Hall. Ticket: 78,40/153,90€.
🪩 LSDXOXO: Fri, 29.03, 10 pm. Trauma Bar & Kino, Heidestrasse 50, 10557 Berlin. Ticket: 20,35€. 🎧 Delusions of Grandeur
🎸 Altin Gün: 16-17.04, Huxley’s Neue Welt. Ticket: 32€. 🎧Aşk
🌕 Air play Moon Safari: Sunday, 21.07, 7 pm, Zitadelle Spandau. Ticket: 54/82€. 🎧 Moon Safari
🎸 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard: 20.05, 8 pm. Columbiahalle. Tickets: 55€. 🎧 The Silver Cord
🎹 Kiasmos - the electronic music duo by Ólafur Arnalds: 31.05, 8 pm. Huxley’s Neue Welt. Tickets: 42,40€. This is Kiasmos
🎙️Beth Gibbons: Lives Outgrown Tour: 02.06, 8 pm. Uber Eats Music Hall. Tickets: Standing 69,75€ / Seat 110/150€. 🎧 The Complete Collection
🎤 Marisa Mont: The Greatest Hits Tour - One of the biggest names in MPB in Brazil. Sunday, 20.10, 8 pm. Tempodrom. Tickets: 49,83/91,85€. 🎧 Portas