HIGHER, FASTER, FARTHER — THE SUMMER OF YOUR CAREER WITH IRONHACK

You might know the feeling: you want to broaden your horizons, develop new skills and grow personally, but it’s already June and you don’t know what you’ve been doing for the past five months. It’s kind of nice in your comfort zone, but a bit dull as well. Sound familiar? Then you’ve probably never heard of Ironhack. The International Tech School is your chance for a push in the right direction. Integrated in a global community, online and in Berlin, Ironhack offers qualified courses in exciting areas such as UX/UI design, data analytics and web development. Not only will they teach you to program your own website, but you’ll also gain professional opportunities: you won’t just climb the career ladder, you’ll run up it! The intensive courses let you learn everything you need to know and create your portfolio along the way, allowing you to showcase your new talents effectively. But that’s not all: Ironhack is much more than just training, and community and cohesion are very important. You receive coaching and support far beyond your bootcamp and become part of the network yourself. Don’t know which tech area suits you best? Then take the quiz from Ironhack Berlin. There is currently a ten percent discount for women interested in Data Analytics or Web Development Bootcamps. So what are you waiting for? Get hands on and go!

Text: Janina Schreiber / Photos: Ironhack & Polina Zimmerman

Ironhack, Storkower Str.132, 10407 Berlin–Prenzlauer Berg; map

Find more information here.

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SUMMER FUN, SUNBATHING AND SWIMMING — TIME OUT AT THE GROSSER WUKENSEE LAKE

When it’s one of those hot summer days when you long for a fresh breeze and cool water, allow us to point you in the direction of Großer Wukensee, located not far from Berlin by the village Biesenthal. The bus goes directly to the beach and once you’re there, you feel like you’ve been transported to Italy: the sand is particularly fine and the water is so clear that you can see fish swimming by. The lake offers refreshment for non-swimmers and swimmers alike with its U-shaped jetty. The areas are clearly demarcated for non-swimmers, youngsters and children and there’s a water slide, too. In the outdoor area, you can choose between four starting blocks and lanes, while those who dare can jump into the five-meter-deep water. Adjacent to the beach, there are facilities to change into your swimwear and a kiosk to grab a snack. No wonder the Großer Wukensee is so popular in high summer. It’s best to get to the lake early to secure a prime spot on the beach.

Text: Mary Linh Tran / Photos: Rebecca Schatz

Großer Wukensee, Ruhlsdorfer Str.41, 16359 Biesenthal, map
Open daily May, June & September 10–19h, July & August 9–20h

The lake is accessible by car as well as by the 896 and 909 buses followed by a two minute walk.

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ALL THE WORDS IN THE WORLD — POESIEFESTIVAL BERLIN AT THE AKADEMIE DER KÜNSTE

The Akademie der Künste on Hanseatenweg, built by Werner Düttmann, is unquestionably one of the most beautiful buildings in the city. The grasses gently sway in the atrium on the second floor, the natural stone of the outside creeps harmoniously into the building, wood becomes floor, handrail and wall. It’s architecture like poetry – what better place, then, to host the poesiefestival berlin? The 24th edition (09-16.06.2023) will take place along Tiergarten with this year’s title: “no one is an island”. We all live, feel and resonate in relationships with each other. Many-voiced and diverse, we always create common ground, even when the lonely in us sometimes seems larger: no one is an island. This can be reassuring and frightening. A shared speaking, a poetic togetherness, a polyphonic being can explore this, experience it, alleviate it – and be celebrated. The festival will open with the Night of Poetry: “Weltklang”, where invited international poets will read in original languages – the audience can read along: in German or English.

The three big festival evenings deal with the themes of violence, identity and motherhood. “Writing Violence / Identities / Motherhood.” It’s about resistance, resilience, grief, anger and protest (Ramin Mahzar (AFG), Kholoud Charaf (SYR), Yevgeniy Breyger (DE)). Around radicality, marginalization, experience, perspective and feeling (Kemi Alabi, Kay Gabriel, Julian Talamantez Brolaski and Eileen Myles (!) (all USA). Around society and the individual, birth, abortion, pregnancy, childlessness and experience (TJ Dema (BWA), Alice Notley (USA) and Athena Farrokhzad (SWE). And so much more. Spoken word, poetic interventions, numerous poetry talks, the poetry market of independent publishers, poetry education, and awards ceremonies. No poem is an island. You can discover the whole continent of the poetry program here. And if you can’t wait until the festival starts, Poets’ Corner is on this Sunday (04.06) with readings by Berlin writers, including at Cashmere Radio and the Pablo Neruda Library.

Text: Hilka Dirks / Photos: Mirko Lux

poesiefestival berlin (09–16.06.2023) at the Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin–Hansaviertel; map

Poets’ Corner (04.06–08.06.2023). The program can be found here.

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ALTERNATIVE AND INDEPENDENT — PROJECT SPACE FESTIVAL IS BACK WITH A MONTH OF ART EVENTS

With delightful regularity, the Project Space Festival ushers in the summer. Now in its seventh edition, the program has stood the test of time: for one month, independent art spaces in the city show why Berlin is still a place of choice for those who want to exhibit art outside of the commercial scene. Five jury members jointly made their selection out of 79 submissions. The formats include readings, performances and screenings, while the exhibition venues are as diverse as the projects: Kleine Humboldtgalerie will play host to the Tieranatomisches Theater in Mitte, while Salve Berlin will be setting up in Goethepark. In addition to old acquaintances like Sonntag – the space that presents exhibitions and favorite cakes by various artists – newcomers will also be there.

Among them is the Cultural Workers Studio, which has been bringing together cultural workers from Ukraine since 2022. They will open the festival (01.06. from 18h) in the Flutgraben. Worth checking out too is the “Public Cinema” exhibition curated by Hendrike Nagel at Scherben, which starts next Monday. Another highlight is the performance on 25.06. at Tempelhofer Feld by Jens Pecho and Arkadij Koscheew, who were invited by CCCCCOMA as part of the “Couples” exhibition format. In it, a pair of lovers create an artwork and explore questions about collaborative work, intimacy and the private in public space. One thing is certain: every day there is something new to discover – so it’s best to mark your own highlights in the calendar now and get ready to spend a balmy summer evening walking through the city!

Text: Laura Storfner / Photos: Paula G. Vidal, PSF 2022; Joe Clark, PSF 2022; Julien Gremaud & Bureaucracy Studies, Lausanne

Project Space Festival Berlin
01–30.06.2023. You can find the full program here.

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TRAVELING THROUGH THE DESERT: A VISIT TO CHRISTOPH NIEMANN’S STUDIO

Still no vacation in sight, but you’re itching for a trip somewhere new? Then let Christoph Niemann send you to the desert. The Berlin-based illustrator and artist – known for his illustrative work for Zeit Magazin and the New Yorker, among others – invites you along for an exhibition featuring his travel sketches. He has been on the road in the California desert and in places many of us know but may not have visited: Palm Springs, Joshua Tree National Park and Death Valley – to give just three names that instantly spark an absolute wanderlust in me. But sometimes the mental image of a place is almost better than the reality. And every now and then, someone else’s image of that very place – in this case Christoph Niemann’s view of the California landscape – is better than any pale memory: namely, luminous, fleeting, and delightfully out-of-focus in watercolor aesthetics. So, if you’re ready for a little trip to the west coast, head to Mitte – and if you want to bring a souvenir home: his pop-up store is right next door and features his books and prints for sale. Happy Traveling!

Text: Nina Trippel / Credit: Christoph Niemann 2023

Studio Christoph Niemann, Schröderstr.2, 10115 Berlin–Mitte; map
01.–02.06.2023 16–19h & Sa 11–18h. The pop-up store is right next door.

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HIGHER, FASTER, FARTHER — THE SUMMER OF YOUR CAREER WITH IRONHACK

SUMMER FUN, SUNBATHING AND SWIMMING — TIME OUT AT THE GROSSER WUKENSEE LAKE

ALL THE WORDS IN THE WORLD — POESIEFESTIVAL BERLIN AT THE AKADEMIE DER KÜNSTE

ALTERNATIVE AND INDEPENDENT — PROJECT SPACE FESTIVAL IS BACK WITH A MONTH OF ART EVENTS

TRAVELING THROUGH THE DESERT: A VISIT TO CHRISTOPH NIEMANN’S STUDIO