https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed With theatres shuttered due to the coronavirus outbreak, Europe’s first major cinema showcase of the year begins in Berlin on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210227/tina-turner-doc-lockdown-films-headline-virtual-berlin-fest Sat, 27 Feb 2021 13:37:38 +0100 tina-turner-doc-lockdown-films-headline-virtual-berlin-fest Berlin's international film festival next month will feature 15 movies made under the pandemic in competition for its Golden Bear top prize, organisers said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210211/berlins-berlinale-film-festival-to-spotlight-pandemic-era-movies Thu, 11 Feb 2021 14:54:08 +0100 berlins-berlinale-film-festival-to-spotlight-pandemic-era-movies Berlin State Ballet's first black dancer Chloe Lopes Gomes said she has been made to feel different because of her skin colour since she first donned ballet shoes as a child. https://www.thelocal.de/20210119/black-ballet-dancer-stands-strong-in-berlin-racism-row Tue, 19 Jan 2021 09:51:25 +0100 black-ballet-dancer-stands-strong-in-berlin-racism-row Fans never doubted it, but now a top German court has confirmed it: techno is music and clubs should benefit from the same reduced sales tax rate as concert halls. https://www.thelocal.de/20201111/german-court-declares-techo-to-be-music Wed, 11 Nov 2020 14:43:17 +0100 german-court-declares-techo-to-be-music Some of Germany's top orchestras, including Berlin's prestigious Staatskapelle and the Munich Philharmonic, staged protests on Monday, warning that coronavirus lockdowns pose an existential threat to the arts and entertainment industries. https://www.thelocal.de/20201103/german-musicians-hold-silent-protest-over-lockdowns Tue, 03 Nov 2020 09:55:08 +0100 german-musicians-hold-silent-protest-over-lockdowns Never seen a play in Germany? September marks the opening of new seasons in theatres all around the country. Here are our top picks. https://www.thelocal.de/20180911/taking-the-stage-from-munich-to-magdeburg-8-highlights-of-the-german-theatre-scene Tue, 11 Sep 2018 13:57:10 +0200 taking-the-stage-from-munich-to-magdeburg-8-highlights-of-the-german-theatre-scene A spoof advert featuring Hitler being run over by a Mercedes, which went viral online, has won a German film award. The car firm distanced itself from the piece, yet is a leading sponsor of the award it won. https://www.thelocal.de/20130917/51955 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:11:00 +0200 51955 Nobel Laureate and Germany's favourite grumpy old man Günter Grass is living up to his reputation for voicing everyone's dad's thoughts and called on people to distance themselves from Facebook and "all that crap". https://www.thelocal.de/20130905/51767 Thu, 05 Sep 2013 11:23:00 +0200 51767 Frank Castorf, the controversial German theatre director who staged Richard Wagner's "Twilight of the Gods" at this year's Bayreuth Festival, poked fun at audience for booing the premiere on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130801/51163 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 10:25:00 +0200 51163 Former victims of East Germany's spying apparatus and a state informant recount their dark memories in a play that, more than two decades after the collapse of the communist regime, aims to exorcise the ghosts of the feared Stasi secret police. AFP's Eloi Rouyer reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20130527/49947 Mon, 27 May 2013 16:49:00 +0200 49947 In the latest instalment of My German Career, The Local spoke with US-born conductor Scott Lawton about Germany's musical world. https://www.thelocal.de/20130429/48803 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:22:00 +0200 48803 An American scientist is trying to stir up creative spontaneity in the eastern German city of Dresden by leaving disposable cameras around for strangers' use, before collecting them and displaying the results online. Jessica Ware reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20130422/49235 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:52:00 +0200 49235 The largest inflatable object in the world has been unveiled in the city of Oberhasen in Germany’s Ruhr Valley. The sculpture,conceived by Bulgarian artist Christo, is being housed in a gigantic exhibition space. https://www.thelocal.de/20130316/48569 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:16:00 +0100 48569 Bryan Adams might be a world-famous rock star, but he's also a serious photographer. Nevena Rakocija caught up with him in Düsseldorf as he opened his new exhibition mixing intimate portraits of unknown British war veterans and celebrities like Amy Winehouse. https://www.thelocal.de/20130204/47749 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:16:00 +0100 47749 Charismatic Russian maestro Valery Gergiev will take over as chief conductor of the prestigious Munich Philharmonic from 2015, officials in the Bavarian capital have announced. https://www.thelocal.de/20130124/47527 Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:38:00 +0100 47527 A trove of about 4,300 rare vintage advertising posters that were seized and feared to have been destroyed by the Nazis in 1938 will go to auction in New York on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130118/47405 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 07:05:00 +0100 47405 An anti-fracking drama by US director Gus Van Sant starring Matt Damon is to be among the films entered in the competition at the 2013 Berlin Film Festival, organisers revealed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20121213/46755 Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:39:00 +0100 46755 Is life so easy for artists in Berlin that it saps them of their creativity? The Local's Marc Young debunks some overseas hype surrounding the German capital. https://www.thelocal.de/20121130/46483 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:13:00 +0100 46483 US artist Spencer Tunick, famed for his mass nude photoshoots, is calling for Bavarians to take their clothes off for him – happily over what should be a warm weekend in June. https://www.thelocal.de/20120508/42413 Tue, 08 May 2012 17:14:00 +0200 42413 Piled-up, forgotten and gathering dust, 23,000 artworks from the former East Germany fill a vast warehouse 90 kilometres (56 miles) from Berlin, testimony to an oppressive past. AFP's Yannick Pasquet reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20120229/41049 Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:03:00 +0100 41049