Exberliner Issue 167, January 2018

WHAT’S ON
Wir haben es satt! — Demo The antiindustrial-agriculture
demonstration
gets bigger and bigger each year
– bring a cooking pot to make some
noise with and join the crowds
marching from Hauptbahnhof to
the Brandenburg Gate. Come early
for the tractor parade! Starts 11:00.
SUN
21
Green Week — Fair Did
yesterday’s demo get you
hungry for sustainable
farming? Head to Messe Berlin to
check out the latest advances in the
field, or just wander around scoring
free samples of organic vegan
snacks. Jan 19-28.
WED
24
Hellas Filmbox — Film
Championing the best of
New Greek film, this year’s
edition includes a focus on Cypriot
cinema, a celebration of Greek
erotica and a series of filmmakerled
workshops and discussions.
Through Jan 28. Urban Spree.
THU
25
Stories in Yurts — Books Take
the kids to Potsdamer Platz
for nearly 100 half-hour
readings (including some in English)
in cosy Mongolian-style tents. They’ll
be taken down on January 28, so
forget about camping out early for
Berlinale tickets. Starts 9:00.
Six-Day Race — Sports Professional
and amateur cyclists from all over
the world roll around (and around,
and around, and around) the Velodrom
in a series of competitions
interspersed with DJ performances.
Through Jan 30. Starts 18:00.
FRI
26
CTM — Festival Voguing,
metal, gabber... didn’t this
festival used to be for
electronic music nerds? It kicks
off with an exhibition opening at
Bethanien and a long night headed
by Boys Noize at Berghain/
Panorama, and won’t let up till
Feb 4. Starts 19:00. (See page 26)
Lubitsch Conference — Film Slavoj
Žižek and Volker Schlöndorff are
among the luminaries to discuss
the subversive appeal of Ernst
Lubitsch’s comedies during a
three-day conference. Daughter
and granddaughter of the Berlinborn
legend join the celebration
on Jan 29. Babylon Mitte.
SAT
27
Japan Festival — Fair
Calling all otaku (nerds)!
Hipster Japanese markets
may be hot right now, but this
annual fest at Urania is still the
only place you can see a Gothic
Lolita fashion show or a concert
by German J-pop singer Shiroku.
Through Jan 28. Starts 10:00.
SUN
28
Titanic 20th Anniversary
Screening — Film
Celebrate 20 years of
James Cameron’s Oscar-sweeping
box office juggernaut by
watching it as it was meant to be
seen, in 35mm on the big screen.
Filmrauschpalast Moabit. Also
Jan 14, 21. Starts 20:30.
MON
29
EXBlicks: The Long
Summer of Theory
— Film Irene von
Alberti introduces her playfully
experimental study of contemporary
feminism and gentrification
in Berlin. Join us for a
My Perfect Berlin Weekend
UK-born, Berlin-based Lizz Lunney is Exberliner’s
new resident cartoonist (see page 53),
purveying philosophical humour for your heart
and brain. Catch “Instabunnies” here every
month and read more online at lizzlunney.com.
FRIDAY
12:00 A whistle-stop tour of
my favourite comic shops,
Grober Unfug (Torstr.
75, Mitte) and Modern
Graphics (Kastanienallee
79, Prenzlauer Berg). 13:30
Lunch at Gong Gan Cafe
(Schwedter Str. 2). 15:00 Head
on to Comicbibliothek Renate
(Tucholskystr. 32, Mitte) and
Neurotitan (Rosenthaler
Str. 39); usually they have a
cool exhibition on! 16:00 The
Berlin Magic Museum (Große
Hamburger Str. 17) for some
casual fortune telling. 18:30
Shiso Burger (Auguststr. 29C)
to eat a salmon burger. 20:30
Home for a wild night in
with Michael Jackson: The
Experience on Wii.
SATURDAY
11:00 Bibliothek am Luisenbad
(Badstr. 39, Wedding) – I
love this library. 13:00 Brunch
and coffee at Miss Ploff Café
(Eulerstr. 9A). 16:00 Draw flattering
portraits of the woolly
pigs at Pinke-Panke (Am
Bürgerpark 15-18, Pankow).
18:30 El Pepe (Prinzenallee
screening and Q&A, all in English!
Lichtblick Kino. Starts 20:30.
TUE
30
25, Wedding) for tapas. 20:00
Wilma Bar (Badstr. 38) then
Kugelbahn (Grüntaler Str. 51)
for drinks.
SUNDAY
Gianni Versace — Exhibition
Opening Berlin marks 40
years of the luxe fashion
brand with a massive retrospective
of the late designer’s works,
including outfits worn by Prince
and Madonna and an entire
replica of his bedroom. Kronprinzenpalais.
Through Apr 14.
Opens 19:00.
WED
31
Transmediale — Festival
The 31st edition of the
digital art and media fest
opens with works about
migration, the alt-right and AI,
plus a series of 3D printed
Chelsea Mannings. Through Feb
4. (See page 26)
11:00 Look for weird Disney
figures, vintage clothes and
old comics at Flohmarkt
Arkonaplatz (Prenzlauer
Berg). 15:00 Sketch and eat
great biscuits at the Ramones
Museum Café (Oberbaumstr. 5,
Kreuzberg). 17:00 Swimming at
Wellenbad am Spreewaldplatz
(Wiener Str. 59H). 19:30 Baraka
Restaurant (Lausitzer Pl. 6).
21:00 Another crazy evening in
my PJs doing a jigsaw puzzle.
HAU programme in English / Jan 2018
5.+6.1. / HAU2
Showcase Beat Le Mot
Nazisupermenschen sind euch allen überlegen
The Horror of the Ordinary!
6.+7.1. / HAU1
Ariel Efraim Ashbel & friends
feat. The Wedding Orchestra
for Middle Eastern Music
Diva: Celebrating Oum Kalthoum
11.–13.1. / HAU1
Jefta van Dinther /
Cullbergbaletten
Protagonist
17.–25.1. / HAU1, HAU2, HAU3
Focus: Spy on Me
andcompany&Co.,doubleluckyproductions,Houseclub
& Friends, Peng! Collective, Timo Daum / Felix
Maschewski / Anna-Verena Nosthoff a.o.
25.1. / HAU1
Thomas Meinecke & Lydia Lunch
Plattenspieler
27.1.–4.2. / HAU1, HAU2
CTM 2018 – Turmoil
Festival for Adventurous Music and Art
Medusa’s Bed – Lydia Lunch; Zahra Mani & Mia
Zabelka; George E. Lewis & Roscoe Mitchell;
Jace Clayton presents Julius Eastman Memorial
Dinner; “Ernest Berk – The Complete Expressionist”
by Company Christoph Winkler featuring
group A, Rashad Becker & Pan Daijing; Rashaad
New some “FIVE Berlin”; Nadah El Shazly; Zorka
Wollny & Andrzej Wasilewski; MusicMakers
Hacklab with Peter Kirn & Ioann Maria a.o.
30.1.–2.2. / HAU3 / Premiere
Angela Schubot & Jared Gradinger
YEW
11.–17.1. / Berlin
British Shorts
Film Festival
11.1. / HAU2
Festival Opening and
Short Film Screenings
Concert: White Wine
DJ-Set: Betti Bo Bikepunk
The entire festival programme feat. screen -
ings, concerts, party, free film workshop, exhibition
and talks at HAU Hebbel am Ufer,
Sputnik Kino, Acud kino, City Kino Wedding
and Kino Zu kunft on www.britishshorts.de
www.hebbel-am-ufer.de
JANUARY 2018