SOUNDS FROM ON THE BRINK: LIMINAL SPACES & ELECTRONIC MUSIC AT THE CTM FESTIVAL

Even if you’re more of a home bird in January, a good reason to get out is the CTM Festival, which begins again this Friday (24.01.2020). This year’s title is “Liminal”, the ephemeral space located on different thresholds – those areas of transformation, transition and extreme. To help you make sense of the packed festival schedule, here are our highlights. Like every year, the group exhibition at Kunstraum Bethanien is a must: at Interstitial Spaces, various artists explore multi-dimensional spaces with videos, sounds, interactions, photographs and performances. In “You Will Go Away One Day But I Will Not“, Maria Thereza Alves and Lucrecia Dalt transform the Botanical Gardens into a sound-art piece that puts western botanical practices up for debate. CTM offers not just sounds, but structured electronic music too. We are especially looking forward to Icelandic cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir’s live performance of her award-winning soundtrack to the series “Chernobyl” and the Danish sound artist Jacob Kirkegaard, whose “Opus Mors” musical work studies the four phases of death. Sure not to disappoint, CTM is just the thing to lure you out the door even in the dreary winter weather. (Text: Hanna Komornitzyk / Photos: Voijd für CTM & Astrid Gnosis & Adrian Morillo)

CTM Liminal
24.01.–02.02.2020; Tickets online.
@ctmfestival

Kunstraum Kreuzberg / Bethanien, Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Group exhibition: Interstitial Spaces
Daily 10–22h

Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str.6–8, Berlin–Dahlem; map
Installation: You Will Go Away One Day But I Will Not
Daily 9–19h

Silent Green Kulturquartier, Gerichtstr.35, 13347 Berlin–Wedding; map
Concert: Hildur Guðnadóttir – Chernobyl, 29. & 30.01., 20h
Performance: Jacob Kirkegaard – Opus Mors, 02.02., 15h (Betonhalle)

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DISAPPEARING BERLIN — TRANSIENT LOCATIONS HOSTING CONTEMPORARY ART AND PERFORMANCE

What makes Berlin unique? There are many answers to this question, but the architecture of the capital, with its temporary structures and construction sites, comes up again and again. In this vein, the “Disappearing Berlin” event series from Schinkel Pavillon has since 2019 been uncovering spaces that are about to undergo radical change to highlight the urban architecture of transition with various performances, screenings and concerts. This evening, the festival heads to Kotti’s Xara Beach bar with “Leylet Hob (A Night of Love)”: inspired by the cabaret of the Middle East, curator Martha Kirszenbaum will present films by Arab female artists and host a performance by Lafawndah. Next Thursday (30.01.) the action moves to soon-to-be-closed Mitte dance institution Clärchens Ballhaus where Lebanese artist Mohamed Bourouissa will tell a story of two cities – Berlin and Beirut – in dialogue with Youmna Saba, Sina Araghi and Tony Elieh. Schinkel Pavillon manages to capture the fleeting nature of urban spaces in a format that is itself marked by change. Numbers are limited for the events so make sure you arrive early! (Text: Hanna Komornitzyk / Photos: Meriem Bennani, Disappearing Berlin & Lienhard Schulz)

Disappearing Berlin presented by Schinkel Pavillon
@schinkelpavillon

Xara Beach, Adalbertstr.98, 10999 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Leylet Hob (A Night of Love)
Thu 23.01.2020, 20h

Clärchens Ballhaus, Auguststr.24, 10117 Berlin–Mitte; map
Mohamed Bourouissa with Youmna Saba, Sina Araghi and Tony Elieh
Fri 31.01.2020, 20h

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MIRIKA: COMFORT FOOD FROM THE FAMILY IN PRINZEN-KIEZ

On cold gray Mondays and hungover Sundays, sometimes you’re just in need of some hearty comfort food. At Mirika they’ve got solid German classics including Käsespätzle, Buletten und Stullen, but they’re served not in an old-school pub, but rather in stylish, airy, modern surroundings bursting with beautiful houseplants. Behind Mirika are the three siblings Lilo, Jette and Moritz Klinkenberg, who know the Kreuzberg Prinzenkiez from their childhood days – bringing solid local connections. Together, the three serve authentic, down-to-earth food like vegetarian Swiss capuns (stuffed chard leaves with cream broth and alpine cheese). The seasonal menu changes weekly at Mirika, but you can always count on popular classics like Spätzle and Schnitzel, not to mention a hearty brunch on Sunday. This warm, inviting restaurant is exactly the kind of place that makes the winters a little bit cozier. (Text: Katie Burton / Photos: Mirika)

Mirika, Prinzenstr.103, 10969 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
Mon–Fri 10–17h, Sun 10–16h
@mirikaberlin_

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HOW TO AVERT ECOLOGICAL DISASTER — TALKING SOLUTIONS WITH BURNING FUTURES AT HAU1

The climate crisis. Ecological collapse. Resource scarcity. It’s impossible now to look away and ignore the grave environmental threats we face. But at the heart of all this is a truth we’d rather brush under the carpet: it’s our constant drive for more and more economic growth that has brought us to this critical point. This fixation on growth and the toll it takes on the planet is the subject of what’s set to be an interesting and valuable discussion at HAU 1 on 21.01.2020: “Fossil Economies, Degrowth Ecologies“. As part of Hebbel am Ufer’s Burning Futures series of talks on ecology, this edition brings together Andreas Malm (author), Tadzio Müller (political scientist) and Andrea Vetter (researcher and journalist), three interdisciplinary climate thinkers on a mission to find out why our economy became so dependent on fossil fuels and how we can move towards a green-growth – or even growth-less – future. The talk offers a new way of looking at the climate crisis, and will leave you in no doubt about the drastic structural changes needed to avert disaster. Well worth your while we say. (Text: Benji Haughton / Photos: HAU Hebbel am Ufer & NASA Johnson Space Center)

HAU1 – Hebbel am Ufer, Stresemannstr.29, 10963 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
“Burning Futures: On Ecologies of Existence. #2 Fossil Economies, Degrowth Ecologies”
21.01.2020, 19h. Tickets can be booked here.
@hauberlin

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THE CITY IS YOUR GYM WITH URBAN SPORTS CLUB

Do you spend your life criss-crossing town like us? Luckily your workout doesn’t have to take a hit with Urban Sports Club, which turns the whole city into your fitness playground. Headquartered in Berlin and now Europe-wide, the flat-rate sports membership club allows you to explore over 50 sports and activities across hundreds of studios in the city, for a fitness routine that brings you from Neukölln to Moabit and everywhere in between. Our 2020 fitness trend is for short but effective workouts and we take the chance to train wherever we find ourselves: like the 45-minute power cycling class at Beat81, for an energy boost when passing through Friedrichshain. On social visits to Kreuzberg, our favorite stop to get our feet off the ground is the pole dancing classes at Soul Flight by Moritzplatz. And after Sunday brunch in Neukölln, it’s the perfect time for some wellness with a session at Hotpod Yoga Berlin, a multisensory take on classic hot yoga. Getting our new year fitness goals, one Kiez at a time. (Text: Faye Valentine / Photos: Urban Sports Club & Stefan Haehnel)

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@urbansportsclub

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SOUNDS FROM ON THE BRINK: LIMINAL SPACES & ELECTRONIC MUSIC AT THE CTM FESTIVAL

DISAPPEARING BERLIN — TRANSIENT LOCATIONS HOSTING CONTEMPORARY ART AND PERFORMANCE

MIRIKA: COMFORT FOOD FROM THE FAMILY IN PRINZEN-KIEZ

HOW TO AVERT ECOLOGICAL DISASTER — TALKING SOLUTIONS WITH BURNING FUTURES AT HAU1

THE CITY IS YOUR GYM WITH URBAN SPORTS CLUB