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Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Foto: Wolfgang Scholvien Lectures & Readings 08/05/2025 + 17 additional dates Conversations on Art Conversations on Art Lectures & Readings 08/05/2025 + 17 additional dates Conversations on Art What role does the architecture of an exhibition play? Is it important where an exhibition piece comes from? What does the year of origin say about an artwork? Read more Contemporary Art International Location Haus der Kulturen der Welt Haus der Kulturen der Welt Time 15:00 pm – 19:00 pm https://www.hkw.de/programme/musafiri/conversations-on-art-musafiri
Art © Maxim Gorki Theater - 2025, © Davit Kochunts, Kim, 2021; Öl auf Leinwand Art 08/05/2025 + 14 additional dates Future Imperfect: Armenian Art from Aftermaths Future Imperfect: Armenian Art from Aftermaths Art 08/05/2025 + 14 additional dates Future Imperfect: Armenian Art from Aftermaths »Our souls are at war«, reads one of the works in this exhibition, which presents contemporary art from Armenia and the Armenian diaspora. Thirty-seven artists reflect on the aftermath of genocide, displacement, and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, seeking to… Read more Contemporary Art International Location Maxim Gorki Theater Maxim Gorki Theater Time 15:30 pm – 20:00 pm https://www.gorki.de/de/future-imperfect-armenian-art-from-aftermaths
Top Event Musicals Advertisement © pop-out Top Event Musicals 25/04/2025 – 31/01/2026 "Romeo & Julia" at the Theater des Westens! "Romeo & Julia" at the Theater des Westens! Top Event Musicals 25/04/2025 – 31/01/2026 "Romeo & Julia" at the Theater des Westens! Experience the greatest love story of all time like never before "Romeo & Julia – Liebe ist alles" – The Musical in Berlin! Featuring the powerful music of Rosenstolz. Passion, drama, and a love that conquers all – live on stage! Read more Events in Berlin at Christmas Around Kurfürstendamm New Year's Eve in Berlin Accessible Events Location Stage Theater des Westens Stage Theater des Westens Kantstraße 12 10623 Berlin https://www.stage-entertainment.de/musicals-shows/romeo-julia-berlin?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Theatre © Gianmarco Bresadola, 2024 Theatre 08/05/2025 + 2 additional dates Glaube, Geld, Krieg und Liebe Glaube, Geld, Krieg und Liebe Theatre 08/05/2025 + 2 additional dates Glaube, Geld, Krieg und Liebe A new play by Robert Lepage, devised in collaboration with actors from the Schaubühne ensemble. When rehearsals began, there was no text, no story, no characters, and just one object: a deck of cards. Lepage assigned the themes of love, faith, war and money to… Read more International Location Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz Time 18:00 pm – 22:45 pm https://www.schaubuehne.de/de/produktionen/glaube-geld-krieg-und-liebe.html Buy tickets
Workshop © MOR für Wikimedia Deutschland, Fotos von Erik Lucatero, Jonnelle Yankovich und Ethan De Long von Unsplash, CC BY-SA 4.0 Workshop 08/05/2025 Make the world smarter - write for Wikipedia! Make the world smarter - write for Wikipedia! Workshop 08/05/2025 Make the world smarter - write for Wikipedia! The event series ‘Youth edits’ is organised by the Jungwikipedians. This is a community in which young people not only get involved in Free Knowledge and learn how to edit and create Wikipedia articles, but can also make new friends. Read more Politics & Society Teenager Time 18:00 pm – 21:00 pm https://www.wikimedia.de/veranstaltungen/jugend-editiert/ Buy tickets
Top Event Rock & Pop Advertisement © Jens Oellermann Top Event Rock & Pop 10/05/2025 – 11/05/2025 Luftschloss Open Air Season! Luftschloss Open Air Season! Top Event Rock & Pop 10/05/2025 – 11/05/2025 Luftschloss Open Air Season! ATZE Musiktheater productions, concerts, improv theater and comedy! On May 10 and 11, Das NEINhorn and Ich mach dich gesund, sagte der Bär will kick off the opening weekend, before Capital B and Noanda take to the stage for two captivating shows. Read more Children Open Air Location Luftschloss Tempelhofer Feld Luftschloss Tempelhofer Feld Tempelhofer Damm 85 12101 Berlin https://luftschloss-tempelhoferfeld.de/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Classical Music © Simon Pauly Classical Music 08/05/2025 8ZEHN30 – short concert Dmitri Schostakowitsch 8ZEHN30 – short concert Dmitri Schostakowitsch Classical Music 08/05/2025 8ZEHN30 – short concert Dmitri Schostakowitsch Short and sweet - these are the short concerts ‘8Zehn30’. On Thursdays from 6.30 pm, the Konzerthaus Berlin invites you to a one-hour concert at the end of the day. Read more City of music Classic music in Berlin Location Konzerthaus Berlin - Großer Saal Konzerthaus Berlin - Großer Saal Time 18:30 pm – 19:45 pm https://www.konzerthaus.de/de/programm/8zehn30-kurzkonzert/10404
Art © Video Still David Krippendorff Art 08/05/2025 + 35 additional dates ALIENS ANYWHERE ALIENS ANYWHERE Art 08/05/2025 + 35 additional dates ALIENS ANYWHERE From May to July 2025, the two-part exhibition ALIENS ANYWHERE will showcase individual artistic positions that reflect on the complex issue of Jewish identity in contemporary Germany. Read more Contemporary Art Jewish Berlin Location Kunsthaus Meinblau (Pfefferberg) Kunsthaus Meinblau (Pfefferberg) Time 19:00 pm https://meinblau.de/
Rock & Pop Advertisement © Barbara Braun / TIPI AM KANZLERAMT Rock & Pop 24/05/2025 – 06/07/2025 The 12 Tenors – 15 Years Celebration Tour – The Summer Edition The 12 Tenors – 15 Years Celebration Tour – The Summer Edition Rock & Pop 24/05/2025 – 06/07/2025 The 12 Tenors – 15 Years Celebration Tour – The Summer Edition They are one of the most successful tenor formations in the world: modern boy band feeling meets classical traditions, world-famous arias meet rock and pop anthems, 12 top soloists become a brilliant unit. Read more City of music Location Tipi am Kanzleramt Tipi am Kanzleramt Große Querallee 10557 Berlin https://www.tipi-am-kanzleramt.de/de/programm/programmuebersicht/the-12-tenors-15-years-celebration-tour.html?utm_source=visitberlin.de&utm_medium=teaser_eventcalendar&utm_campaign=12tenors-05-2025 Tickets & Dates
Events for foodies © KRIMIDINNER Events for foodies 08/05/2025 + 1 additional date Der Polterabendkiller Der Polterabendkiller Events for foodies 08/05/2025 + 1 additional date Der Polterabendkiller Madlen and Dennis want their hen party to be an unforgettable highlight. They want to celebrate the upcoming wedding together with friends, relatives and colleagues. Read more Events for foodies Location Preußisches Landwirtshaus Preußisches Landwirtshaus Time 19:00 pm Buy tickets
Lectures & Readings © visitBerlin Foto: Wolfgang Scholvien Lectures & Readings 08/05/2025 Disintegration: Against Jewish Tokenism Disintegration: Against Jewish Tokenism Lectures & Readings 08/05/2025 Disintegration: Against Jewish Tokenism Keine Juden* mehr für Deutsche! (No more Jews for Germans!). This was one of the slogans of the Disintegration Congress, which took place at the Maxim Gorki Theatre in Berlin in May 2016. The initiators questioned the staging of German reparations in the… Read more History of National Socialism Jewish Berlin Politics & Society Location Haus der Kulturen der Welt Haus der Kulturen der Welt Time 19:00 pm https://www.hkw.de/programme/heimatization/disintegration-against-jewish-tokenism#main
Architecture & Design Advertisement © DRIVE. Volkswagen Group Forum Architecture & Design 01/03/2025 – 28/02/2026 ICONIC exhibition at DRIVE Berlin ICONIC exhibition at DRIVE Berlin Architecture & Design 01/03/2025 – 28/02/2026 ICONIC exhibition at DRIVE Berlin With “ICONIC - A Timeless Journey of Culture, Society and Mobility”, the Volkswagen Group is showing icons of modernism at its representative office in the capital, which have shaped mobility, design, architecture and art from the 1950s to the present day. Read more Free of charge Accessible Events Location DRIVE. Volkswagen Group Forum DRIVE. Volkswagen Group Forum Friedrichstraße 84 / 10117 Berlin https://www.visitberlin.de/de/iconic-im-drive-volkswagen-group-forum?source=bde More information
Lecture © Kulturprojekte Berlin Lecture 08/05/2025 Evening event: Commemorating May 8. The changing role of the Berlin-Karlshorst Museum Evening event: Commemorating May 8. The changing role of the Berlin-Karlshorst Museum Lecture 08/05/2025 Evening event: Commemorating May 8. The changing role of the Berlin-Karlshorst Museum To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, the Museum Berlin-Karlshorst invites you to a discussion event exploring the significance of May 8th and the development of the culture of remembrance in Germany. Read more History of National Socialism Free of charge Location Museum Berlin-Karlshorst Museum Berlin-Karlshorst Time 19:00 pm https://www.museum-karlshorst.de/veranstaltungen/8-mai-2025-80-jahre-ende-des-zweiten-weltkriegs-in-europa/
Performance © Tassilo Rüster Performance 08/05/2025 + 1 additional date ICH BIN BULGARE ICH BIN BULGARE Performance 08/05/2025 + 1 additional date ICH BIN BULGARE Will Romnja manage to become a superstar in Vienna? Why is it that the intellectual only discovers pride in his old “homeland” in Austria? And how does the narrator feel as he jumps back and forth between worlds before finally arriving in Berlin? Read more Location Heimathafen Neukölln - Studio Heimathafen Neukölln - Studio Time 19:00 pm https://heimathafen-neukoelln.de/events/ich-bin-bulgare/ Buy tickets
Show Advertisement © SIXX PAXX Concert GmbH Show 01/01/2025 – 31/01/2026 Berlin´s Hottest Shows Live! Berlin´s Hottest Shows Live! Show 01/01/2025 – 31/01/2026 Berlin´s Hottest Shows Live! Showtime in Berlin! Experience four unique shows: SIXX PAXX – Europe’s hottest men, Burlesque – seductive and elegant, This is Berlin – the show for couples, Travestie Deluxe – humorous and extravagant. Read more Location SHOWBÜHNE Berlin SHOWBÜHNE Berlin Köthener Str. 44 10963 Berlin https://showbuehne.berlin/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Films © Maxim Gorki Theater - 2025, Photos: Hoshkee FIlm Films 08/05/2025 Joan and the Voices Joan and the Voices Films 08/05/2025 Joan and the Voices Joan, a social worker with a mysterious mission, embarks on a journey through post-war Armenia. Meanwhile, a wounded soldier hides in a bunker, waiting for a chance to return home. Interwoven between these parallel narratives are scenes of children who are… Read more International Film events in Berlin Location Maxim Gorki Theater Maxim Gorki Theater Time 19:00 pm – 20:15 pm https://www.gorki.de/de/joan-and-the-voices
Reading © Marius Schmidt Reading 08/05/2025 Marius Schmidt: Aale und Gespenster Marius Schmidt: Aale und Gespenster Reading 08/05/2025 Marius Schmidt: Aale und Gespenster In his first graphic novel, Marius Schmidt addresses a previously little-known aspect of the Bay of Lübeck holiday region: the Cap Arcona disaster of May 3, 1945. The immense number of victims shaped the country and its people for a long time, was… Read more Free of charge Location Heimathafen Neukölln - Studio Heimathafen Neukölln - Studio Time 19:00 pm https://heimathafen-neukoelln.de/events/marius-schmidt-aale-und-gespenster/
Top Event Improv Comedy Advertisement © Jens Oellermann Top Event Improv Comedy 10/05/2025 – 11/05/2025 Luftschloss Open Air Season! Luftschloss Open Air Season! Top Event Improv Comedy 10/05/2025 – 11/05/2025 Luftschloss Open Air Season! ATZE Musiktheater productions, concerts, improv theater and comedy! On May 10 and 11, Das NEINhorn and Ich mach dich gesund, sagte der Bär will kick off the opening weekend, before Capital B and Noanda take to the stage for two captivating shows. Read more Open Air Children Location Luftschloss Tempelhofer Feld Luftschloss Tempelhofer Feld Tempelhofer Damm 85 12101 Berlin https://luftschloss-tempelhoferfeld.de/?source=bde Tickets & Dates
Reading © Sarah Berger, Julia Knaß Reading 08/05/2025 OPEN MOVED: driving, vibrating, resistant – body and text in postdigitality OPEN MOVED: driving, vibrating, resistant – body and text in postdigitality Reading 08/05/2025 OPEN MOVED: driving, vibrating, resistant – body and text in postdigitality The authors and editors Julia Knaß and Sarah Berger invite you to a literary evening between language, body and digitality and, together with their guests, offer an intimate insight into their projects and literary perspectives. Read more Literature Location Lettrétage Lettrétage Time 19:00 pm https://www.lettretage.de/programm/?event_id1=23665
Opera © Nicole Marianna Wytyczak Opera 08/05/2025 + 2 additional dates SANCTA SANCTA Opera 08/05/2025 + 2 additional dates SANCTA Based on Paul Hindemith’s 1922 short work Sancta Susanna – in which a nun confronts the violent punishment of sexual self-determination – Florentina Holzinger’s SANCTA bridges Bach and Rachmaninoff with metal, noise and contemporary compositions to reclaim the… Read more City of music International Location Volksbühne - Großes Haus Volksbühne - Großes Haus Time 19:00 pm – 21:40 pm https://www.volksbuehne.berlin/#/de/repertoire/sancta Buy tickets
Top Event Classical Music Advertisement © SPOT.ON ART Foundation Top Event Classical Music 12/05/2025 Music of David Eisenstadt Music of David Eisenstadt Top Event Classical Music 12/05/2025 Music of David Eisenstadt Experience an unforgettable evening of music composed by David Eisenstadt. Discover the poignant story of the Great Synagogue Choir of Warsaw and be part of a truly extraordinary concert experience that will touch your heart and soul! Read more Free of charge Location Botschaft der Republik Polen in Berlin Botschaft der Republik Polen in Berlin Time 19:00 pm https://www.davideisenstadt.art/berlin2025?source=bde More information
