The Next Day #77: Berlin Weekend Guide
Must-Go Events in Berlin: November 21-24
Hey!
We’re a little late this week but preparing to escape Berlin’s winter in the coming months. Our highlight this week is Radical Sounds Latin America, which featured a small concert with Nicolás Jaar yesterday—but unfortunately, we missed the chance and couldn’t get in. 💔
Thursday is the day to relive nostalgic times with The Human League.
♪ Don't, don't you want me?
You know I can't believe it when I hear that you won't see me ♪
Our friend Lulù had a terrible boating accident almost a year ago. His best friends are promoting a fundraiser party on Thursday to help him raise funds for treatment in China. Any donation is welcome.
We’ve got tickets to dance with HVOB at the Farewell Watergate this Saturday—our top pick for those looking for a party to stay warm.
Christmas markets are already popping up: Christmas in Tierpark and Christmas Garden Berlin are already giving winter vibes.
On Sunday, we’ll finally try a Bädedampfer—a steamboat with a jacuzzi and sauna sailing along the Spree River. A great tip for this winter! We’ll end the day at the Soneiro Collective listening session at Reethaus.
This weekend, there are two performances in Spanish: Los días afuera by Lola Arias, and Hamlet by Chela de Ferrari/Teatro La Plaza. Hamlet is a fantastic Peruvian production featuring a cast of actors with Down Syndrome, which has been touring internationally.
See you around! Have a nice weekend,
Lalai & Mateus
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The Human League
Thursday, 21.11, 8 pm. Huxleys Neue Welt, Hasenheide 107/113, 10967 Berlin. Ticket: 45€.
There is no doubt that the music of the 80s is having a renaissance. 🎧 Dare: Singles & Remixes
Rhonda: This is the End Tour 2024
Friday, 22.11, 7 pm. Privatclub, Skalitzer Str. 85-86, 10997 Berlin. Ticket: 25,81€.
RHONDA returns with 🎧 Forever Yours, an album born from reuniting after years apart. Crafted in Los Angeles, its soulful tracks and retro vibes capture resilience and passion. For my indie heart, this show is pure warmth.
Bana ba Baloyi? (Sorcerer’s Children?), Side B: A Night with Sun Xa Experiment
Saturday, 22-23.11, 8-9:30 pm. HKW, John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 1010557 Berlin. Tickets: 5€/10€.
🎧 Sun Xa Experiment presents two unique nights at HKW. The first is a sonic narrative exploring the history of Drill Hall, addressing themes of spirituality, oppression, and liberation through music and performance. The second celebrates their 10th anniversary and the release of their self-titled album.
Ginger Root
Saturday, 23.11, 8 pm. Hole 44, Hermannstr. 146, 12051 Berlin. Ticket: 28,20€.
Ginger Root is a music project blending indie pop, soul, and Japanese city pop, led by multi-instrumentalist Cameron Lew. It's music that makes us feel happy. 🎧 Shinbangumi
Jazzrausch Bigband
Saturday, 23.11, 8 pm. Konzerthaus Berlin, Grosser Saal mit Stehplatzparkett, Am Gendarmenmarkt, 10117 Berlin. Ticket: 43,75€.
The German Jazzrausch Bigband's 🎧 live performance mixes jazz improvisation with driving techno beats, creating a powerful synergy that delivers an outstanding experience. It is worthwhile.
Sofi Tukker
Sunday, 24.11, 9 pm. Uber Eats Music Hall, Mercedes-Platz 2 10243 Berlin-Friedrichshain. Ticket: 56,85/119€.
Sofi Tukker is a duo known for mixing house, dance, and Brazilian influences. Their latest album, 🎧 BREAD, explores diverse sounds, turning each performance into a dance celebration. I love experimental music, but I have a soft spot for pop, especially when it includes some Brazilian funk, which always makes me dance.
Radical Sounds Latin America
Until 22.11, various times and locations.
The festival highlights experimental Latin American artists and researchers, bridging Latin and diasporic realities in Europe through music, performance, and theory. Our highlights are the program on Thursday (concert & screening) with Marina Cyrino, Test & Iggor Cavalera, and others at 90mil, and Club Closing Night at OHM on Friday with 🎧 TOCCORORO.
Analogue Foundation presents: Eliza McCarthy performs Mica Levi + Patrick Higgins
Thursday, 21.11, 7 pm. Zenner, Alt-Treptow 15, 12435 Berlin, Germany. Ticket: 35€.
This event brings together leading names in experimental music. Pianist 🎧 Eliza McCarthy performs Mica Levi's minimalist pieces, creating a deep, emotional atmosphere. 🎧 Patrick Higgins mixes classical guitar with electronic sounds.
Open Haus: Soneiro Collective
Sunday, 24.11, 2-8 pm. Reethaus, Köpenicker Ch 3a, 10317 Berlin. Free admission with RSVP.
I can only imagine how amazing it must be to experience 🎧 “Attune” by Soneiro Collective on Reethaus's spatial sound system. Nearly an hour of beautiful music that feels like being part of a ritual.
Fundraiser x Lulù
Thursday, 21.11, 6:30 pm - 7 am. Säälchen, Holzmarktstrasse 25, 10243 Berlin. Ticket: 25€ General Admission / Any amount above €25 is welcome. You can contribute here and use it as your ticket.
Lulù is one of the kindest and most generous people I've met in Berlin. He had a terrible boating accident and has been bedridden for nearly a year. This party is to raise funds so Lulù can get treatment in China. The lineup is great and promises to make it an epic night.
Lemonade Queers: A Sober Party
Thursday, 21.11, 7 pm. Pepsi Boston Bar/SchwuZ, Rollbergstr. 26, 12053 Berlin. Free admission.
Studies show that Gen Z is drinking less alcohol, including in Germany. So, a party focused on this theme is more than welcome. With games, a variety show, beanbags for extra comfort, and non-alcoholic cocktails, it’s the perfect spot for sober queers and allies to connect and vibe together.
Farewell Watergate with HVOB
Friday, 22.11, 11 pm - 11 am. Watergate, Falckensteinstrasse 49; Kreuzberg; 10997. Ticket: 23,15€,
HVOB is one of my favorite electronic music bands from the 2000s, and the lineup for the night also includes Carista, who I’m also a big fan of. I’ll be in front of the decks.
Live From Earth Klub
Friday, 22.11, from 10 pm. Berghain/Panorama Bar, Am Wriezener Bahnhof, 10243, Berlin.
Live From Earth Klub presents a lineup blending generations and genres with New York's Fcukers and DJs like Courtesy. Berghain’s highlight is the legendary British rave band Underworld, debuting a set with Theo B3K, celebrating their new album Strawberry Hotel. My nostalgia is kicking in.
Glaube, Geld, Krieg und Liebe (Faith, Money, War and Love) by Robert Lepage
22-23, 25-26.11, 7 - 11:45 pm. In German with English surtitles. Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, Kurfürstendamm 153, 10709 Berlin. Tickets: 7€/53€.
Canadian director Robert Lepage assigned love, faith, war, and money to the suits of hearts, clubs, spades, and diamonds. Through improvisations, the cards inspired diverse characters and four intertwined narratives spanning eight decades of German history.
Ophelia’s Got Talent by Florentina Holzinger
Thu-Sat, 21-23.11, 7:30 - 10 pm. Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz 10178 Berlin. Tickets: 16€/44€.
Fluctuation, reflection, reproduction, healing, and violence are the central themes of the show by Florentina Holzinger and her multi-disciplinary, multi-generational company, which is a physical study in the psychology of water in the 21st century.
Hamlet by Chela de Ferrari/ Teatro La Plaza (Peru)
Saturday, 23.11, 7:30 pm; Sunday, 24.11, 5 pm. In Spanish with German surtitles. HAU1, Stresemannstrasse 29, 10963, Berlin.Tickets: 13€/22€.
With respectful disrespect, Teatro La Plaza from Peru rewrites Shakespeare's “Hamlet” and turns conventional wisdom on its head. Taking center stage is not the Prince of Denmark but a group of eight performers with Down's syndrome, sharing their desires and disappointments with the audience.
Los días afuera / The Days Out There by Lola Arias
Saturday, 23.11, 5 pm and 7 pm. Directed by Lola Arias. In Spanish with German & English surtitles, Gorki, Am Festungsgraben 2, 10117 Berlin Tickets: 12€-40€.
A group of cis women and trans people who were living behind bars in various Argentinian prisons reconstructed scenes from their past lives. The real lives of the protagonists become a fiction in which their life stories are interwoven from the point when they were released.
Thomas Scheibitz: WÜSTE — DSCHUNGEL / Omega UND Tunnel
Opening: Thursday, 21.11, 6 - 8 pm. Exhibition until 11.01.2025. Sprüth Magers, Oranienburger Str. 18, 10178 Berlin, Mitte.
Thomas Scheibitz’s exhibition explores how complex ideas become layered, fragmented visual forms. Featuring paintings and sculptures, his work focuses on mapping, decoding, and exploring, creating pieces that challenge how we see and understand images.
Nan Goldin. This will not end well
Opening: Friday, 22.11, 7 pm. Exhibition until 06.04.2025. Neue Nationalgalerie, Potsdamer Str. 50, 10785 Berlin. Tickets: 6/12€
The Neue Nationalgalerie’s retrospective is the first in Germany to showcase Goldin’s work comprehensively. Installed in six structures designed by architect Hala Wardé, each responds to a specific piece, forming a village. “My slideshows are films made of stills,” says Goldin.
Franka Hörnschemeyer: Blindtext + Nancy Haynes: Compressing Light
Opening: Friday, 22.11, 7 - 9 pm. Galerie Thomas Schulte, Charlottenstr. 24, 10117 Berlin.
Franka Hörnschemeyer’s “Blindtext” (2009) is a walk-in installation of reflective aluminum panels that explores space and perception. On the same day, Nancy Haynes opens “Compressing Light,” showcasing abstract works that explore light’s conceptual and material qualities through minimalism.
How We Live: Tracey Snelling
Saturday, 23.11, 7 pm. Performance: 8:30 pm. KitKat, Köpenicker Str. 76, Mitte. Free entrance before 8 pm. Don’t forget to follow the dress code for the event.
Tracey Snelling’s site-specific sculpture, inspired by KitKatClub, captures its spirit with scenes from the dance floor to the dungeon. Unveiled in the club, it includes a live performance and ties to her “How We Live” exhibition at Haus am Lützowplatz.
19th Cinebrasil: Brazilian Film Festival
Thu-Wed, 21-27.11, various times. Babylon Berlin, Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse 30, Mitte. Ticket: 9€.
The festival is focused on Brazil's cultural diversity—from North to South—and on Afro-Brazilian issues explored by prominent filmmakers. The festival also presents films on Brazilian inequality and racism, documentaries about significant historical figures, and a movie about the behind-the-scenes of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.
Adira: 90 Years of Fairuz - From Home, To Home
Thursday, 21.11, 5 - 10:30 pm. Spore Initiative, Hermanstrasse, 96, Neukölln, 12051 Berlin. Free entrance.
The event celebrates Fairuz’s 90th birthday, exploring her impact on Arab identity and the idea of "home" for both locals and the diaspora. It includes an exhibition with archival materials, live performances, an interactive installation, and a screening of Bint El-Haress (1968), celebrating her enduring influence.
Nourished Collective Opening & Thanksgiving Fest
Friday, 22.11, 5:30 - 10:30 pm. Moosdorfstrasse 7-9, across from Treptower Park. Free with registration.
The Nourished Berlin Collective unites projects focused on sustainability, food culture, and community, hosting workshops and events on topics like zero waste, fermentation, and urban gardening to promote sustainable living. The grand opening is this Friday, showcasing the exciting projects under their umbrella.
More Than Skin Deep! The Libidinal Role of the Skin in Psychoanalysis
Friday, 22.11, 8 - 10 pm. Casino for Social Medicine, Sonnenallee 100 Berlin-Neukölln. Ticket: 5/8€.
Dr. Leon Brenner discusses the psychoanalytic role of the skin as a primal erogenous zone in his theory of the “dermic drive.” He highlights how the skin is a dynamic boundary crucial for psychic development, enabling separation, social interaction, and meaning-making.
BAAM: Berlin Affordable Art Market
Sat-Sun, 23-24.11, 12 - 8 pm. Arena Treptow, Eichenstraße 4a, 12435, Berlin.
12435 Berlin. Admission is donation-based.
This weekend at BAAM, discover affordable art from over 200 local artists showcasing 2,000 works in a unique self-service format. Plus, if you visit it on Sunday, you can also explore the Japanmarkt Berlin.
Architectural Tours: Hans Scharoun. 1930/1960. The Charlottenburg Years.
Sat-Sun, 23-24.11, 1 - 4 pm. More info on how to participate is here. Ticket: 30€. Language: German.
Designed for architect Hans Scharoun's 130th birthday in 2023, this special architectural tour became highly sought-after: guided visits featuring exclusive access to his former studio. We love architecture, and exploring remarkable places like Hans Scharoun's studio is a privilege.
Don’t miss our special concerts & performing arts guide to save the date.
🗣️ Performance: “Do U Wanna Talk About It” with Camila Rhodi: Intimate 4-minute performance on sexual abuse trauma, where one audience member meets the artist for personal dialogue. Monday, 25.11, 4 - 7 pm. No registration is needed. Please note: There will be several rounds of the performance from 4 to 7 pm.
🎹 Nuevo Testamento + Curses mixes romantic post-punk and EBM, while Nuovo Testamento lights up dance floors with dark Italo disco-pop, both acclaimed in underground scenes. Wed, 27.11, 9 pm. Berghain. Ticket: 25,75€.
｡𖦹°‧ Heroines of Sound celebrates Else Marie Pade's 100th birthday, honoring her legacy as a musique concrète and electronic pioneer. Wed, 27.11, 8 pm. Silent Green. Tickets: 12/16€.
🎬 Around the World in 14 Films from 29.11 until 07.12, Kulturbrauerei, Delphi Lux, and Neues Off.
🩰 les égarés by cie. toula limnaios is visually read like a choreographic essay, interpreted by eight dancers inspired by Charles Baudelaire’s “Les Fleurs du Mal.” Dates: 04-07.12 and 11-14.12, 8:30 pm. Halle Tanzbühne Berlin. Ticket: 6/20€.
🎹 XJAZZ! presents: Azymuth: The band mixes jazz, funk, and Brazilian rhythms in their “crazy samba,” with over 30 albums and collaborations with legends like Stevie Wonder. It’s a 🎧 must-see concert. Thu, 12.12, 7 pm. Lido. Ticket: 29,04€.