The Local Germany

Berlin ballet angry at 'political choice' of new director

Tue, 13 Sep 2016 18:59:31 +0200

Dancers at Berlin's Staatsballett are challenging the appointment of choreographer Sasha Waltz as one of the company's new directors, rejecting the appointment as "insulting" and politically-tinged.

No queue, no bouncer: Berlin clubs open as 'monuments'

Wed, 07 Sep 2016 14:40:26 +0200

As part of the city's Day of Open Monuments, eight Berlin clubs will be opening their doors, saving visitors the hassle of waiting in a long queue and facing a grumpy bouncer.

Cologne's 10 must-see spots for culture vultures

Wed, 19 Aug 2015 18:18:55 +0200

As Germany’s fourth-largest city, Cologne has always played an important role in German contemporary culture. Frederica Miller explains why it's still buzzing with cultural life despite the halo of glamour shifting to Berlin.

Bulky ballet dancer sues club for barre break

Mon, 26 May 2014 17:21:00 +0200

A portly pensioner weighing 125 kilos took his sports club to court after he injured himself when the ballet barre he was practicing on collapsed under his weight.

Injured Bolshoi director to be treated in Germany

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 13:26:00 +0100

The Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director was preparing on Sunday to move to a German clinic from a Moscow hospital where he is recovering from an acid attack he blames on a colleague at the storied but bitterly divided troupe.

Germany sends 'Pina' to the Oscars

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 12:28:00 +0200

Veteran German director Wim Wenders is carrying the torch for Germany in next year’s Oscars with his 3D documentary “Pina.”

Hamburg hosts worst dancer contest

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:47:00 +0200

Not everyone has the gift of rhythm and grace, but rarely has that fact been celebrated. A group of Hamburg hipsters plans to change that this weekend with what they call the Ugly Dance World Cup.

Ladies love men with rhythm, study finds

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:54:00 +0200

Looking to get lucky on the dance floor? German scientists have found men who dance vigorously with a fast-moving right knee and large, varied movements of their neck and torso are more attractive to women.

Dancing with fate - performance explores the plight of asylum seekers

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:09:00 +0200

Fear, hope, and frustration – the plight of an asylum seeker is not an easy one. But as Sally McGrane reports, a dance project at Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport is hoping to show the human fates trapped in a bureaucratic limbo.

Crowd breaks world record for ballet class in Hannover

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 10:36:00 +0200

More than 1,050 dance enthusiasts gathered in central Hannover on Sunday to break the record for world’s largest ballet class, complete with live musical accompaniment.

Breakdancing to Bach in Berlin

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 12:01:00 +0200

Breakdancing combines with Bach in Berlin this month as an award-winning dance group and an avant-garde musical director put an ultra-modern spin on the German composer's almost 300-year-old music.

The best of Berlin in November

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:24:00 +0100

This month Exberliner, Berlin's leading English-language magazine, introduces a laboratory for anarchist art, a new bar serving up classic cocktails and the pioneers of Berlin’s dubstep parties.

Breakdancers bust a move in Braunschweig

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:48:00 +0200

Braunschweig might not be the most obvious place for it, but break-dancers from around the world converged in the Lower Saxony town at the weekend for the global championships.