The Next Day #58: Berlin Weekend Guide
Must-Go Events in Berlin: July 11th to 14th
Hi,
Where to start? The weekend arrives with several festivals happening across the city. We highlight two: Heroines of Sound Festival at Radialsystem and Gaswerk Music Days featuring James Holden, The Heliocentrics, and Marina Herlop.
The Neue Nationalgalerie deserves praise for its current summer program. This Thursday, the museum presents the series Sound in the Garden. For partygoers, plenty of options, especially open-air: Actress at Berlin Beats, Italomania at Oxi, Boiler Room at RSO, and DJ Omoloko closing the weekend at Berghain. If you follow us on Instagram, you got free tickets for The Final Whistle Celebration with Jamie XX and Honey Dijon.
This weekend marks the end of the performing arts season in major Berlin theaters and opera houses as they enter their summer break. For opera lovers, there's Tristan and Isolde at the Deutsche Oper, or if you prefer Tennessee Williams, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Deutsches Theater.
Our partners Blue Lobster, along with Art Maison Marios, present the exhibition "New Us - A Contemporary Wave" with a vernissage and DJs. Don't forget to RSVP. We'll be there on Friday to celebrate.
If you haven't had the chance, we highlight two exhibitions: The Winner by Marianna Simnett at Hamburger Bahnhof and the three new exhibitions at KW, including Luiz Roque.
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Have a nice weekend!
Lalai & Mateus
CTM x DISK Agency Fam Jam
Thursday, 11.07, 8 pm. Panke Culture, Hof V, Gerichtstrasse 23, Wedding. Ticket: 17€.
🎧 Takkak Takkak is a new project by Berlin-based producer Shigeru Ishihara (DJ Scotch Egg) and Vilnius-based J. 🎧 Gabber Modus Operandi is a duo blending gabber, digital hardcore, punk, and noise with unique Indonesian sounds. It'll be wild and noisy. Grab your best earplugs.
Heroines of Sound Festival
Thursday, 11.07, 5 pm - 12 am; Fri-Sat, 12-13.07, 4 pm - 12 am. Radialsystem, Holzmarktstrasse 33, 10243 Berlin. Tickets: 6/55€.
The festival celebrates female and FLINTA* pioneers in electronic music. Highlights include drum and electronic sets by Katharina Ernst, and Tatiana Heuman, and new works by Kompopolex and PHØNIX16. The festival features Marisol Jiménez's "Maŝinika Deliro," performances by Katalin Ladik, and Irish Quiet Music Ensemble. Guest curator Julia Mihály presents "18WEST – Songs for the Downfall." The program also includes video art, workshops, and panel discussions.
Quasimodo Summerfest Open-air
Until 01.09 - Thu-Sun, from 4 pm. Quasimodo, Kantstrasse 12A, Charlottenburg. Free admission.
During this summer, Quasimodo hosts around 50 concerts and DJ sets from Thursday to Sunday. The diverse program features both established artists and newcomers on a beautiful terrace.
Gaswerk Music Days
Friday, 12.07, from 6 pm. Sat-Sun -14.07, from 4 pm. gART.n, Blockdammweg 1, 10317 Berlin. Tickets: 45/101,50€.
With a diverse lineup, Gaswerk Music Days bridges music genres, offering from high-energy band performances to late-night electroacoustic sets. Highlights include 🎧James Holden's electronic explorations, 🎧 African Head Charge's dub-reggae, 🎧 Newen Afrobeat, 🎧 The Heliocentrics, tracing high-level orbits around funk, jazz, psychedelic, electronic, and avant-garde music. 🎧 Marina Herlop’s polymorphous voice and sound also shine. It promises to be an amazing music festival. We’ll be there.
Psychberg Affairs presents: Nainn, schnallo, and Harman Holiday
Saturday, 13.07, 7 pm/Party 10 pm. Schokoladen, Ackerstrasse 169, Mitte. Ticket: 12,03 €.
A triple concert featuring three great artists, showcasing post-punk and dark wave sounds with a touch of political punk to get you moving. DJ Plastic Penny keeps the party going. 🎧 Nainn 🎧schnallo
Staatsoper Für Alle (Open-air Concert)
Saturday, 13.07, 8 pm. Bebelplatz, Mitte. Free admission.
The Staatskapelle Berlin will give its last concert of the season: under the direction of our designated General Music Director Christian Thielemann, you can enjoy Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss open air!
Sound in the Garden
Thursday, 11.07, 5-10 pm. Neue Nationalgalerie, Potsdamer Str. 50, 10785 Berlin. Free admission.
It promises to be a beautiful evening of ethereal and healing music with Lyra Pramuk presenting a neo-psychedelic, emotional performance with guitar, vocals, and poetry, and KOAXULA, by Natalia Escobar and Daniela Huerta, delivering a hybrid performance inspired by mythological archetypes, exploring intimacy and vulnerability, echoing themes from 'Andy Warhol. Velvet Rage and Beauty.'
Motsion with Notte Infinita, helleroid, Andriy K. b2b AXT
Thursday, 11.07, 8 pm - 1 am. Kwia, Maybachufer 16, Kreuzberg. Ticket: 11€.
Ukrainian collective Motsion invites you to Kwia for a meticulously curated sonic séance. In the Kwia jungle, beneath shimmering leaves, we'll explore 🎧 Notte Infinita, 🎧 helleroid, Andriy K., and AXT's blurred rhythms and evolving melodies. Expect teary, blissful moments and embrace the uncertainty.
Audiovisionen: Hackedepicciotto + Gebrüder Teichmann
Thursday, 11.07, 8 - 10 pm. Kulturraum Zwingli Kirche, Rotherstrasse 3, Friedrichshain. Tickets: 10€
This unique performance features the sounds of Danielle de Picciotto and Alexander Hacke alongside the electronic music of the Teichmann brothers. Audiovisionen offers a blend of acoustic and electronic live music, curated by Hannes Teichmann, creating an immersive auditory experience in a stunning church setting.
Berlin Beats: Actress
Thursday, 11.07, 7 - 10 pm. Hamburger Bahnhof, Invalidenstrasse 50-51. Free admission.
Working with techno, electro, R&B, and concrète elements, electronic luminary Darren Cunningham, aka 🎧 Actress, has patented a sound that’s instantly recognizable, impossible to emulate. Arrive early because the night promises to be packed.
Italomania (Open-air & Indoor)
Sat-Sun, 13-14.07, 2 pm - 8 am. OXI, Wiesenweg 1-4, 10365 Berlin. Tickets: 13,55/22,60€.
Toy Tonics returns with DJs Kapote, 🎧 Daniel Wang, 🎧 Rena Volvo, Ansonic, and many more besides. It's Italo time perfect to dance until your feet hurt.
Boiler Room Berlin (Open-air)
Sat-Sun, 13-14.07, 12 - 10 pm. RSO/Valley, Schnellerstrasse 137, 12439 Berlin. Ticket: 25,06€.
Two days with a huge lineup, including the live hybrid debut of DJ Fuckoff.
The Final Whistle Celebration
Sat, 13.07, 8:30 pm. Platz der Republik/UEFA Fan Zone. Free admission with registration.
The party by Adidas happens the day before the UEFA EURO 2024 final featuring Jamie xx and Honey Dijon. If you didn’t catch our tip on Instagram in time and still want to go, try enabling notifications in case more tickets become available.
Klubnacht with Omoloko
Sat-Mon, 11:59 pm - 6 am. Berghain/Panorama Bar. Am Wriezener bhf, 10243 Berlin.
🎧 Omoloko's sets are always killer, and he'll be playing on Sunday afternoon.
Cat on a hot tin roof (Die Katze auf dem heißen Blechdach)
Thursday, 11.07, 7:30 pm. Directed by Anne Lenk. In German with English surtitles. Deutsches Theater, Schumannstrasse 13 A, 10117. Ticket: 6 € - 52€.
Tennessee Williams' text from 1955 is a modern classic in its web of loves, lies, and suffering. In the microcosm of the family, he puts a wide variety of life models up for discussion, lets individual needs, needs, and longings collide, and tells of dependencies and dynamics.
Ciao
Thursday 11.07 7:30 pm. By and with Emre Aksizoğlu, Knut Berger, Jonas Dassler and Taner Sahintürk. In German with English surtitles Maxim-Gorki-Theater Am Festungsgraben 2 10117 Berlin. Tickets: 12€ to 40€.
Ciao is a performative collage composed of texts and music developed collectively, revolving around topics such as solidarity, patriarchy, farewells, and new beginnings. A performance about bidding farewell to toxic patriarchal structures and expectations.
Tristan and Isolde, Richard Wagner
Saturday, 13.07, 5 pm. Directed by: Graham Vick. In German with German and English surtitles. Deutsche Oper Berlin Bismarckstrasse 35, 10627 Berlin-Charlottenburg Ticket: 26 € - 136€.
Tristan and Isolde continue to fascinate and disturb to this day. The story has occupied philosophers, psychologists, writers, composers, and musicologists. Briton Graham Vick brought solemnity to his rendering of the lovers’ story, rejecting over-dramatization. He placed his protagonists in a drawing room that, to the casual observer, appears unremarkable but whose slightly worn elegance is speckled with details alluding to the archaic foundations beneath.
Is it cold in the water? by Creamcake
Thu-Sun, 5 - 8 pm. Kleiner Wasserspeicher, Diedenhofer Strasse, im Park, Prenzlauer Berg. Ticket: 6,50€. /// Friday, 12.07, 6-10 pm. Hošek, MS Heimatland / Fisherinsel 10179. Ticket: 16,95€.
"Is it cold in the water?" explores human ingenuity's dual nature: innovation vs. extractivism. Highlights include Adham Faramawy's video on migration and ecological collapse, and Yen Chun Lin & J. G. Biberkopf's intersensory sound installation. The event at Hošek features HxH's Chris Williams and Lester St. Louis with a dynamic, participatory art installation including music, dance, and lectures, fostering creative relationships and community building.
Danielle Brathwait-Shirley: THE SOUL STATION
Opening: Thursday, July 11; 7–10pm, Halle am Berghain, Am Wriezener Bahnhof, 10243.
Exhibition: Until 13.10.2024. Tickets: 10/16€.
Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley's first solo exhibition in Germany is a game-based installation that immerses you in a speculative universe, challenging biases and exploring an archive of voices and stories. Showcasing Brathwaite-Shirley's works from the past five years, including "YOU CAN'T HIDE ANYTHING," it invites you to confront histories of marginalization and structures, engaging with ethical and moral decision-making in immersive, fictional universes.
NEW US - A Contemporary Wave
Opening: Fri, 6-11pm. Quantum Oddity Gallery, Kurfürstendamm 210, 10719 Charlottenburg. Exhibition: Until 16.08.2024. RSVP here.
Bluelobster Art x Art Maison Marios has curated an eclectic and dynamic collection of private and public work with emerging and established artists from across the African diaspora. “New Us - A Contemporary Wave” is the first of its kind in Berlin. This contemporary art show masterfully highlights work from celebrated artists who hail from Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana. There will also be a live performance during the vernissage by Berlin-based French singer and songwriter, Ama Luma.
Brain Slave, Brian Kenny & Slava Mogutin aka SUPERM
Opening reception: Friday, 12.07, 6–8 pm. Until 24.08, Setareh Schöneberger Ufer 71, 10785.
Brain Slave features works spanning two decades of collaboration between Brian Kenny and Slava Mogutin, including photography, collage, painting, sculpture, and video. This exhibition explores various facets of their oeuvre, both individual and collaborative, capturing the essence of their long-term artistic dialogue.
WINNER, by Marianna Simnett
Until 03.11. Hamburger Bahnhof, Invalidenstrasse 50 - 51, 10557. Tickets: 7/14€.
The multidisciplinary artist Marianna Simnett, born in London, is something of a rising art pop star in her adopted home of Berlin. As part of the men's European Football Championship, the Hamburger Bahnhof is showcasing her new video installation "Winner," which captures the drama of a football match and addresses the social impacts of the sport in three acts, such as constructed power hierarchies, mass hysteria, and constant performance pressure. Off-screen, dancers take on the roles of fans, players, and supervisory staff.
Jimmy DeSana & Paul P. | Lecture and conversation: The catastrophe that has already happened
Sunday, 14.07, 4 pm. KW Studio, Auguststrasse 69, Mitte. Free admission with registration.
Andrew Suggs will discuss Jimmy DeSana's early engagement with mail art and queer zine culture, focusing on a 1973 self-portrait. He will explore themes of death, AIDS, and photography. Following this, Andrew Pasquier of BUTT Magazine and other guests will discuss the current state of queer zines, covering audience, network building, sex, self-publishing, and the internet's impact.
The Food Fad Issue by Famous for Dinner Party
Thursday, 11.07, 6 - 9 pm. Studio FFMDP, Kluckstrasse 31, Schönenberg. Free admission.
Launch magazine issue 002 in their Berlin studio. The magazine celebrates, portrays, questions, and discusses different aspects of the culture around food and eating.
Haus am Waldesee Sommerfest
Sunday, 14.07, 1 - 8 pm. Haus am Waldesee, Argentinische Allee 30, 14163, Berlin. Free admission / Exhibition 5/8€.
Summer festival featuring performances by ML Buch, Gray Voice Ensemble, Niclas Riepshoff, and TDD Bon Appétit, alongside a reading by Jenny Erpenbeck and a plant print workshop. Josephine Pryde’s exhibition "How Frequency The Eye" remains open all day, with culinary delights and drinks available at the café. The program is fun for the whole family.
GIRI Vintage & Designer pop-up
Sunday, 14.07, 2 - 10 pm. Giri Bar, Hermanstrasse, 14, Neukölln.
An eclectic shopping featuring emerging and established Berlin-based designers, specially sourced vintage archives, and diverse creatives.
💫 CORPUSCOLETIVUSLAB, led by artist and researcher Dra. Andressa Cantergiani, is a space for performance art practices for artists and non-artists. Dates: 16-18.07, 6 - 10 pm. Acker Stadt Palast. Tickets from 15€ per day. 50% of ticket sales will be donated to help Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) face the catastrophic floods.
🎤 Ana Frango Elétrico uniquely blends MPB (Música Popular Brasileira), jazz, and experimental pop. Their concerts are known for being fun and vibrant, showcasing inventive arrangements and playful lyrics. Tuesday, 30.07, 8 pm. SO36, Kreuzberg. Ticket: 27,60€. 🎧 Me chama de gata que eu sou sua
🎸 The Roots at Uber Eats Music Hall: Monday, 05.08, 8 pm. Tickets: 85€. 🎧 Do You Want More??
🩰 Tanz im August – International Festival Berlin, This year’s edition of Tanz im August, presented by HAU Hebbel am Ufer, is not just a map of the world as it is, but a compass guiding us toward the world as it could be. From 15 to 31 August. Tickets from 18,70€.
🔊 Openless by Berlin Atonal is the newest project from Berlin Atonal comprising site-specific concert experiences and parties. 23-25.08, Kraftwerk Berlin. Tickets: 26/55€.
🎸 The Dandy Warhols + The Black Angels at Huxleys Neue Welt: 26.09, 8 pm. Tickets: 45€. 🎧 Bohemian Like You
🎹 Kiasmos (live) + Special Guest: Rival Console at Columbiahalle: Thursday, 26.09, 8 pm. Tickets: 47,40€. 🎧 Sailed
🩰 2 Chapters Love with Staatsballett Berlin is one of the most beautiful dance pieces we’ve seen this year. Choreography by Sol León and Sharon Eyal. The tickets for 15.11 are now on sale. Tickets: from 18€.
🎹 Hania Rani & Ensemble present 'Ghosts' at Philharmonie Berlin: Tuesday, 01.04.2025, 8 pm. Tickets: 54,90€. 🎧 Ghosts
It's so great to see what's going on in Berlin. Thanks for the regular overview!