Japanese culture and life in Berlin
On Saturday, February 16th, the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, also known as the Berlinale, gave a special mention to the Japanese documentary Senzoninaru, which shares the story of an elderly man who rebuilds his home and life after the devastating March 11th, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. Directed by Kaoru Ikeya, Senzoninaru (“Becoming an […]
Read MoreHere are the Japanese movies at this year’s Berlinale. There are four short films, five new feature films and six classics in the programme. Below are programme links to all the films and selected trailers for some of the films. Short films: UZUSHIO -Seto Current- (2012) The Silent Passenge r (2012) Between Regularity and Irregularity […]
Read MoreKlassik Lounge With Sarah Willis (horn), Kotowa Machida (violin) and Cordelia Höfer (piano). The horn is clearly one of the less prominent instruments – but with Sarah Willis it has a dedicated advocate and outstanding performer: As a member of the Berlin Philharmonic, she travels with her horn and around the world. On 4 February […]
Read More»Matsukaze« is among the best-loved classics of Japanese Noh Theatre. The sisters Matsukaze and Murasame are each in love with the same man; their feelings however remain unrequited in this life. Years after death the sisters’ spirits revisit this world in tireless pursuit of their beloved. With the world première of »Matsukaze« Sasha Waltz follows […]
Read MoreDRAYTON presents CLICK.CLIQUE. hosted by Mieko Suzuki(KooKoo) every Wednesday, 21h – 2h What day is it? It’s Wednesday, jour fixe for the members of Click.Clique, for all the free spirits who like being taken on a journey. Through colors and sounds, through the deep, the fuzzy, and the sometimes daring musical landscapes of Mieko Suzuki. […]
Read MoreOn November 25th 1970, a man committed ritual suicide inside the Tokyo headquarters of the Japanese Ministry of Defence, leaving behind a legacy of masterpieces and a controversy that echoes to this day. The man was Yukio Mishima, one of Japan’s greatest and most celebrated novelists. With four members of his own private army – […]
Read MoreWhile Berlin offers an appealing base for many musicians to live and play, others are drawn again and again for just a few weeks or months in the year, bringing fresh sounds to Berlin’s ever-changing music scene. “We’ve just sold the most CDs ever since we got to Berlin,” Emi Kashiwara, one half of the […]
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