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 | | | | Dear Dr. Dneprovoy
A successful year is drawing to a close: several
days ago the twenty millionth bed night was counted in the German
capital – a historical record, which was, amongst other things, also
achieved thanks to the cultural diversity of Berlin. The large Frida
Kahlo exhibition in the Martin-Gropius-Bau and the Berlin Music Week
were two of many highlights of the year 2010. And 2011 will be just
as exciting: the international film festival “Berlinale”, the FIFA
Women's Football World Cup 2011 and the exhibition "The salvaged
Gods from the Palace of Tell Halaf" will be amongst the outstanding
events. Details on these and other highlights of 2011 are covered by
the last issue of Culture Top Ten News from Berlin for this
year. We wish
you a happy reading and a good start into the New Year! | | | | |
| | | The
Public’s Favourite - Berlinale | |
| The
curtains raise once again on the 61st Berlinale: From 10
to 20 February 2011, around 400 films will be shown. The
2011 jury president is Isabella Rossellini. The
Berlinale has long been considered one of the most
important events in the international film industry and
with sales of around 300,000 tickets in 2010 enjoys by
far the largest audience of any film festival in the
world. | | |
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| | | The
Long Night of Opera and Theatre | |
| 2011
will be host to the 3rd annual “Long Night of Opera and
Theatre” as part of the year’s programme. Around 70
stages in Berlin will be showing their greatest or most
popular works. From puppet to youth theatre, from
chanson to opera, everything can be seen on 16 April
2011 with just one ticket. | | |
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| | | 125
Years of Kurfürstendamm | |
| West
Berlin’s grand boulevard, the Kurfürstendamm, will turn
125 years old. To mark its anniversary in 2011, the
whole street will be transformed into a massive
exhibition. 125 display cases will tell 125 stories
based on the boulevard’s turbulent history. The
exhibition and accompanying festivities begin on 5 May
and run throughout the summer. | | |
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| | | Summer
in Berlin | |
| Holiday
in the city? A real alternative in Berlin! Drink
cocktails and play beach volleyball on the banks of the
Spree or relax at beach bars on the roofs of buildings.
One highlight that ushers in the start of summer is Fête
de la Musique, where you can hear music from
professionals, amateurs or street musicians on almost
every corner. | | |
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| | | FIFA
Women’s World Cup 2011 | |
The
FIFA’s Women’s World Cup will be battled out on German
soil for the first time in 2011. The starting whistle
for the opening match will sound on 26 June 2011 in
Berlin’s Olympic Stadium, where the current world
champion, Germany, will take on Canada. A total of one
million World Cup tickets are available for sale.
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| | | The
Rescued Gods of Tell Halaf | |
| Berlin’s
greatest puzzle has finally been solved. It took nine
years for restorers to piece together around 27,000
fragments of stone from the monumental sculptures of
Tell Halaf. From 28 January 2011, “The Rescued Gods from
the Palace of Tell Halaf” will once again be on display
in the Pergamon Museum, including the impressive façade
of a royal palace stemming from 1000 BC. | | |
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| | | Martin-Gropius-Bau
hosts MoMA | |
| Following
“MoMA in Berlin” and “The most beautiful French come
from New York”, Berlin’s Martin-Gropius-Bau will be
showing the exhibition “Compass. Drawings from the
Museum of Modern Art New York” from 11 March to 29 May
2011. The show features 260 graphic works from the
famous museum’s collection. Included in the show are
works by Lee Bontecou and Joseph Beuys and the narrative
drawings of Elisabeth Peyton and John Currin. | | |
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| | | Faces
of the Renaissance | |
| From
25 August to 20 November 2011, Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie
will be cooperating with the Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York to produce the “show of the year”: “Faces of
the Renaissance”. More than 150 masterpieces will be on
display, including works by Botticelli and da Vinci. The
works are provided by the New York’s Metropolitan Museum
of Art, Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie and other major museums
from around the world. | | |
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| | | Berlin
Music Week | |
| Berlin’s
biggest musical event in September 2011 is also an
industry meeting point, congress and concert marathon.
The highlight is the “Berlin Festival”, which grew out
of the Popkomm, and is held at Tempelhof Airport. In
2010 the Editors and Adam Green, among other stars,
ensured a great party atmosphere on the airfield and in
the hangars. On “Club Night” – also held during Music
Week – around 40 clubs open their doors throughout the
city, offering an overview of Berlin’s legendary club
scene. | | |
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| | | Pergamon
– Panorama of the Antique Metropolis | |
| In
the coming year, antique Pergamon will literally “come
to life” – not only inside the famous museum on Museum
Island but also right in front of it. From 1 October
2011 until 31 October 2012, a 22 x 100-metre circular
panorama will be on display, featuring music and sounds
from daily life in the antique city. At the same time,
the first ever large-scale comprehensive view of the
antique metropolis Pergamon will be exhibited. | | |
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