The Next Day #54: Berlin Weekend Guide
Must-Go Events in Berlin: June 13th to June 16th
Hi!
With just a week left before summer begins, things have gotten chaotic around here. We're all planning quick escapes from Berlin (or already on the move). One's heading to Sónar Barcelona, another to the Venice Art Biennale, and another to Art Basel.
We'll skip the highlights today and let you scroll through the guide to find your fun.
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Audiovisionen: Beispiel (Jan Jelinek + Frank Bretschneider)
Thursday, 13.06, 8-10 pm. Kulturraum Zwingli Kirche, Rotherstr. 3, 10245 Berlin. Ticket: 10€.
Audiovisionen presents "Beispiel" by Jan Jelinek and Frank Bretschneider, featuring live electronic music, improvisation, and modular setups. Their hypnotic and radical performances stem from mutual admiration and passion for experimental setups. Curated by Hannes Teichmann, this event showcases acoustic and electronic live music.
DJ Premier
Thursday, 13.06, 8 pm. Columbia Theater, Columbiadamm 9-11, 10965 Berlin. Ticket: 45,85€.
🎧 DJ Premier, also known as Preemo, is an influential American DJ, record producer, and one-half of the legendary hip-hop duo Gang Starr, known for his pioneering work in the East Coast hip-hop scene and collaborations with numerous iconic artists, and he will be playing in Berlin this weekend.
Les Flâneuses: Journey
Thursday, 13.06, 7:30 - 10 pm. Galiläakirche, Rigaer Str. 9-10, Friedrichshain.
Alexandra Cárdenas and Caroline Siegers take us on a musical journey, blending their street adventures into their performance. Cárdenas creates live independent code, while Siegers uses custom-built MIDI controllers. 3 Sets à 20 minutes.
Atomic Lobster + Atomic Fruit + Sonic Sisters DJs
Saturday, 7 pm. Schokoladen, Ackerstrasse 169, Mitte. Ticket: 10,90€.
Atomic Fruit, a Berlin-based band, blends art rock, trip-hop, and desert blues with electronic beats. After the concert, Three Sonic Sisters will be spinning groovy floor fillers from vinyl only. Expect garage, glam, 60s, post-punk, and hard rock. 🎧 Play Dough
İÇ İÇE Festival
Saturday, 15.06, 2 pm. Festsaal Kreuzberg, Am Flutgraben 2, 12435 Berlin. Ticket: 24,62€.
The İÇ İÇE Festival invites music lovers to celebrate Anatolian sounds and culture. The festival transcends genres with music, performances, workshops, readings, and discussions on solidarity, racism, and empowerment. Run by a diverse, mostly queer and migrant team, it fosters cultural dialogue and visibility for diaspora issues. There is a special event on Friday at Orangerie from 4 pm with free entrance.
Krautfuzz and Tavare
Saturday, 15.06, 8 pm. Genezarethkirche, Herrfurthpl. 14, 12049 Berlin-Neukölln.
A great double bill of local noise makers at the church on Herrfurthplatz with 🎧Kraufuzz and 🎧 Tavare sharing the lineup.
Rəhman Məmmədli
Sunday, 16.06, 7:30 - 10:30 pm. Galiläakirche, Rigaer Str. 9-10, Friedrichshain.
The blazing sounds of the 🎧 "Azerbaijani Gitara" emerged from one of the most tumultuous and transformative periods in Azerbaijan’s history, capturing both the spirit and contradictions of its time.
AperiGiri
Thursday, 13.06, 6 pm - 12 am. Giri, Hermannstrasse 14, Neukölln. Free entrance.
For a laid-back start to your weekend with bass and electro beats, Giri is a great choice. 🎧 Slowfoam
Flitzer Skalitzer
Friday, 14.06, 11 pm - 6 am. Paloma, Skalitzer Str. 135, Kreuzberg.
A night with disco music and a lot of fun, featuring Daniel Wang and Moritz Platz.
Green Room 004 with mi-el, Lewis Lowe
Friday, 14.06, 11 pm - 7 am. Fitzroy, Holzmarktstraße 15, 10179 Berlin. Ticket: 11,30/16,95€.
Green Room is an intimate club night bringing UK club culture to the heart of Berlin. Originally a series of off-location events, Green Room maintains a DIY ethos. Inspired by FWD nights at Plastic People, it spotlights new grassroots talent alongside a formidable roster of residents. Expect dark percussive grooves and sub-bass from Fitzroy’s custom Martin Audio/Function 1 hybrid rig. 🎧 mi-el
Sound Metaphors Party
Saturday, 15.06, 11:59 pm - 8 am. Ziegelstrasse 11. Ticket: 20€.
🎧 Sound Metaphors parties are always synonymous with great music on the dance floor. In this edition, DJs Ray Castle, Alicia Carrera, David Fogarty, Nemo, and Castro Moore bring the beats.
Climate of Fear
Sat-Sun, 15-16.06, 11:59 - 11:59 pm. Backsteinboot, Eiswerderstrasse 18, 13585 Berlin. Tickets: 25€.
This 24-hour gala features an extraordinary lineup of techno artists, including Shanti Celeste, Cashu, Peach, Ben UFO, and others. Wait for a cathartic dancefloor fever on an island oasis, surrounded by nature and community.
Else x Life & Death
Sunday, 2 pm - 6 am. Else, An den Treptowers 10, 12435 Berlin. Ticket: 22/16,50€.
Wow, what a line-up: DJ Tennis, Carlita, Bradley Zero, Elkka, Barbara Boeing, and among others.
House By Amos Gitai
Saturday 15.06 7 pm and Sunday 16.06 6 pm. Director, Text and State Design: Amos Gitai. In Arabic, English, French, Hebrew and Yiddish with German and English surtitles. Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Schaperstraße 24, 10719 Berlin Ticket: 15€-39€.
“House” is an adaptation of the documentary film trilogy of the same name (1980, 1998, and 2005), in which Israeli director Amos Gitai portrayed a house in West Jerusalem and its residents over several decades. An introduction will be given by the director Amos Gitai half an hour before each performance in English in the Upper Foyer of the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.
Madame Butterfly
Saturday, 25.06, 7:30 pm. Director, Stage design, Costume design: Pier Luigi Samaritani. In Italian with German and English surtitles Deutsche. Oper Berlin Bismarckstrasse 35, 10627 Berlin-Charlottenburg Ticket: 24 €-100€
Lieutenant Pinkerton is attached to an American ship currently moored in Nagasaki harbor. He has been courting a 15-year-old geisha named Cio-Cio-san, known as Butterfly, who comes from a poor but genteel family and takes love very seriously. Pinkerton wants to enter into a “time-limited marriage” and is being helped by Goro, the marriage agent, to find a cottage for their honeymoon.
In My Room
Sat-Sun, 15-16.06, 7:30 pm. Directed by Falk Richter. In German with English Surtitles. Maxim Gorki Theater, Am Festungsgraben 2, 10117 Berlin. Tickets: 12€-40€.
Falk Richter’s “In My Room” is a research project that unfolds a multilayered web of memories, images, and voices from the personal space of a son and author, weaving biographical experiences with social narratives into a panorama of a present become past.
Maria Stuart (Mary Stuart)
Sunday 16.06 7 pm. Director: Anne Lenk. In German with English surtitles. Deutsches Theater Berlin, Schumannstraße 13a 10117 Berlin Ticket: 6€-52€.
Friedrich Schiller’s “Maria Stuart” is an intrigue involving politics, religion, love, and power – a web in which all its characters are inescapably caught. It paints a tableau of powerful people shunning responsibility and choking on their positions.
Verem. Lovesick, With Fatma Aydemir and Anthony Hüseyin
Thursday, 13.06, 7:30 - 8:15 pm. Gropius Bau, 1st floor, Niederkirchnerstrasse 7, 10963 Berlin. Free admission.
Multilingual musical reading performance event that explores cultural metaphors of love and longing. This event delves into love's physical, nonreciprocal, and communal dimensions as part of the "Six Days of Love" program at Gropius Bau.
IVANA BAŠIĆ - Metempsychosis: The Passion of Pneumatics
Until 01.09.2024. Schinkel Pavillon, Oberwallstrasse 32, 10117 Berlin. Tickets: 4/6€.
If you missed the opening last week, make sure to visit the exhibition "Metempsychosis: The Passion of Pneumatics" by Ivana Bašić. The show features sculptures, video, and a large pneumatic centerpiece, exploring themes of trauma and transformation amid a dust-filled storm - it’s a poetic journey through human fragility and resilience.
Reinhard Voigt - Textiles
Until 15.06. Soy Capitán Gallery, Lindenstr. 34 - 10969, Kreuzberg. Free admission.
Last chance to see Reinhard Voigt's 'textiles' exhibition at Soy Capitán, closing this Saturday, June 15. Featuring works from 1968-2001, Voigt's art blends the precision of embroidery with pop and pixel art. Discover how traditional textile techniques have influenced his innovative visual style.
Nathan Sherman - The Gentle Erasure of Time (sound installation)
Sunday, 16.06, 7 - 10 pm. Hošek Contemporary, The gallery is located at the boat MS HEIMATLAND anchored near Fischerinsel Park. Donation-based suggested 10€.
Music for viola and electronics performed by Nathan Sherman as part of Zeitgeist Irland 24 will be premiered at Hošek Contemporary. Inspired by psychological shifts and states of flux, these six works are a journey through soundscapes for curious ears.
Teaches of Peaches
Saturday 15.06 9:45 pm. Directors: Philipp Fussenegger & Judy Landkammer, Freiluftkino Kreuzberg. Courtyard of Kunstquartier Bethanien on Mariannenplatz 2. Ticket: 9€
Filmed during the “Teaches of Peaches Anniversary Tour” in 2022, this documentary seamlessly weaves exclusive archival gems with dynamic tour footage to capture the transformative journey of Canadian Merrill Nisker into the internationally acclaimed cultural powerhouse that is Peaches.
Reflexes & Reflections:7 October, the war in Gaza and the debate in Germany
Thu-Sun 13-16.06 Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Schaperstraße 24, 10719 Berlin. Ticket: 5€.
In four days focused on this topic, the Berliner Festspiele aims to create a space for nuanced reflection without taking sides. Political scholar Saba-Nur Cheema and historian Meron Mendel curate the program. Both have long been involved in Jewish-Muslim dialogue, combating anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, and examining the impact of Middle Eastern conflicts on coexistence in Germany.
We Are In This Together episode 1
Thursday, 13.06, 2 - 10 pm. Neue Nationalgalerie, Potsdamer Str., 50. Free admission.
An afternoon with Cultivation, a community of 21 multidisciplinary creatives, in an immersive, ethically sourced botanical environment on the terrace. Performances, ambient soundscapes, live radio shows, and concerts with recycled materials and a hi-fi sound system. 🌿 Plus, a free visit to the Andy Warhol exhibition!
Wasmuth Lectures | Traumata in Israel and Palestine with Gabor Maté & Macartan Humphreys (in English).
Sunday, 16.06, 4 - 6 pm. Pierre Boulez Saal. Ticket: 15€.
In the Wasmuth Lectures series, authors and scholars from arts, science, and politics discuss central issues of our time, supported by the Johannes Wasmuth Foundation. This year’s guest is Gabor Maté, a leading trauma expert. The series honors Johannes Wasmuth, a gallery owner, art collector, and curator who died in 1997.
UEFA Euro 2024
14.06 - 14.07. Various locations to watch the games.
You're in the right place if you love football. Starting this Friday, Berlin will be a key host for UEFA 2024, with 5 matches at the Olympiastadion. For those wanting to watch the games, there are plenty of places in this football-loving city, like Zenner, the traditional Sky Kneipe Schöneberg Bei Joschi, or Prater in Prenzlauer Berg. But if you prefer larger crowds, head to the Brandenburg Gate.
Event suggest by our readers
Booty Therapy Show
Saturday, 15.06, 10:30 pm. Ballhaus Prinzenallee, Prinzenallee 33, 13359. Ticket: 13,41/16,52€.
Show exclusively performed by Booty Therapy instructors and Bootykilleuses, followed by an after-party.
🎭 Mexa: The Last Supper, Brazilian collective MEXA creates a banquet performance about farewells. Fri & Sat 21-22.06 8:30 pm Sophiensaele. Ticket: 15€
🎸 Garbage: Shirley Mason is back! Thu, 04.07, 8 pm. Verti Music Hall. 🎧 Betcha
🎙️ Kim Gordon's new album 🎧 "The Collective" mixes trap beats, industrial noise, and straightforward lyrics. Sat, 06.07, 8 pm. Festsaal Kreuzberg. Ticket: 47,25€.
🌕 Air play Moon Safari: Sunday, 21.07, 7 pm, Zitadelle Spandau. Ticket: 54/82€. 🎧 Moon Safari