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LEADING INNOVATORS MAP OUT A TECH-DRIVEN FUTURE — PANELS AND WORKSHOPS AT INNONATION FESTIVAL

LEADING INNOVATORS MAP OUT A TECH-DRIVEN FUTURE — PANELS AND WORKSHOPS AT INNONATION FESTIVAL

We know the challenges us humans face: achieving net zero, addressing the rise of AI, preparing for another pandemic? We know, too, that the key to all this is innovation. But with things changing so fast, how can we kick humanity’s ideas machine into high gear? That’s precisely the question being asked – and hopefully answered – at next month’s InnoNation Festival (03.05.2023) at the Alte Münze. Free to attend, the one-day program is all about tech-driven transformation, bringing together top minds and influential figures from German industry. Organized by the BDI (Federation of German Industries), the talks and workshops feature leaders from Siemens, SAP and Bayer alongside scientists and engineers including ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. Anyone working in innovation-focused industries will find the day of interest, though given the huge tech change sweeping the world, we should probably all be paying attention. So what’s to learn? The panels include a discussion on getting more women into the crucial STEM professions, as well as a deep dive on how to shield the latest technologies from cyber crime.

Also in the program is another in-depth talk asking a question that’s probably on all employees’ lips: will machines make human workers obsolete or will we work side-by-side in symbiosis? Finally – and appropriately, given the venue’s coin-stamping history – there is a panel looking at how in the future we could all be using a digital Euro to make our payments. To check all this out, you can reserve a ticket (no currency – digital or otherwise – needed) via the website.  

Text: Benji Haughton / Photos: Florian Kroll & Innonation

InnoNation Festival (03.05.2023) at Alte Münze, Molkenmarkt 2, 10179 Berlin–Mitte; map

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MUSICAL REFLECTIONS ON GRIEF, HORROR AND HOPE — “CITIES LAND (IN) OCEANS” FROM RUNDFUNK-SINFONIEORCHESTER BERLIN
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MUSICAL REFLECTIONS ON GRIEF, HORROR AND HOPE — “CITIES LAND (IN) OCEANS” FROM RUNDFUNK-SINFONIEORCHESTER BERLIN

My fascination with classical music has always been the stories, moods and emotions that a symphony or concerto can evoke. For me it’s about mysticism and dreams – the magic and the uncanny. On 22.04.2023, the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin invites you to an evening filled with precisely these qualities. Cities Land (in) Oceans is the latest in the Mensch, Musik! concert series that explores the big political, social and ecological questions of the day. Combining the talents of the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester, artist duo Tauchgold and Berlin creative institute Catalyst, this interdisciplinary stage performance centers on music conducted by Roderick Cox. The evening begins on a slightly romantic note with one of the great symphonies of all time: “La Mer” by Claude Debussy – a clever introduction, since the French composer is considered to be a link between romanticism and modernism. While Debussy’s sea of 1903 was still a place of (relative) innocence, mysticism and longing, today’s oceans are thoroughly explored, overfished and contaminated.

The evening also dedicates several pieces to the greatest atomic atrocity in human history: the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Works include Krzysztof Penderecki’s “Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima” from 1960 and Dai Fujikura’s “Akiko’s Piano”, performed as a solo by Yu Kosuge. It tells of young pianist Akiko who died in the blast but whose piano survives – damaged but playable – to this day. Accompanying and complementing the music are spoken pieces by actors Svenja Liesau and Vidina Popov. Besides human casualties, the loss of insects is also remembered in Christopher Cerrone’s “The Insects Became Magnetic”, a piece for orchestra and electronics. It is this suffering, destruction and grief that creative works articulate so well, a fact demonstrated quite explicitly during the concert’s combining of traditional, electronic and meditative elements. You have to listen – and feel – for yourself.

Text: Hilka Dirks / Photos: P Meisel, Eliad Wagner & Yu Kosuge

Haus des Rundfunks, Masurenallee 8–14, 14057 Berlin–Westend; map
Cities Land (in) Oceans (22.04.2023 19h30) – tickets are available online.

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PILATES WITH NEUKÖLLN VIBES — AUTHENTIC BODY CONTROL FOR PRECISION MOVEMENTS AND FUN INSTRUCTION

PILATES WITH NEUKÖLLN VIBES — AUTHENTIC BODY CONTROL FOR PRECISION MOVEMENTS AND FUN INSTRUCTION

It was the funky logo of Authentic Body Control that drew me in. “I need that!”, I thought, though I had to google what it actually meant. The studio’s inconspicuous facade on Rollbergstraße offered no more clues as to what to expect. But soon enough, I was hooked. With a hip vibe that takes its cue from the logo, Authentic Body Control is part Pilates studio, part club/gym/children’s playground. I say playground because some of the Pilates equipment reminds me of the things I once played with in a sandbox. Like the “snail” (my word, not theirs) which is, I am told, used to strengthen the core. The most well-known Pilates equipment is the “Cadillac” and “Reformer”, which you may know from pictures (or workouts) as couch-like structures featuring loops and resistance elements. Their purpose is to train the musculoskeletal system precisely. Of course a little guidance on the machines is required at first, but it soon becomes easy. It is easier and more precise, in fact, than performing the exercises on the mat. And that’s what Pilates is all about: Precision. Precision and repetition.

I’m guided by Sara, who explains the movements simply and patiently. She offers private lessons and classes for three on the equipment as well as mat-based Pilates in another studio in Kreuzberg. Both can be combined by booking various packages, and the two practices reinforce each other: lessons on the equipment help you perform the exercises better on the mat. Sara also learned acupuncture back home in the USA, which in my case came in useful when identifying my weak points. The class begins with glitter sequins and ends with the “ELDOA” method, a series of minimal movements invented by a French osteopath to create space between the vertebrae. The movements can be difficult to grasp, but are useful in helping with back pain. The exacting precision of Authentic Body Control is lightened by Sara’s very relaxed manner. Maybe it’s her tie-dye shirt, the cups of tea or the glitter slippers you’re given at the beginning of the session? Whatever the secret, it all adds up to good vibes that make me want to come back. That, and getting authentic control over my body, one precision movement at a time…

Text: Nina Trippel / Photos: Robyn Steffen

Authentic Body Control, Rollbergstr.24, 12053 Berlin–Neukölln; map

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TAKEOVER WITH NORI FOAM AND POPCORN ICE CREAM: MICHAEL SILHAVI SERVES A FIVE-COURSE MENU AS PART OF THE “KINK INVITES” SERIES

TAKEOVER WITH NORI FOAM AND POPCORN ICE CREAM: MICHAEL SILHAVI SERVES A FIVE-COURSE MENU AS PART OF THE “KINK INVITES” SERIES

Since its opening in 2020, Kink Bar & Restaurant has hosted countless dinners and seemingly endless nights. The start of 2023 has brought something new to check out: ‘Kink invites’, the team’s latest event series that welcomes inspiring players from the gastro world to Kink’s kitchen. On Monday 17.04.2022 Verona-based French chef Michael Silhavi will be the latest to take over the reins at the stylish eatery. Michael runs the restaurant Filia in the Italian city, comprising only five tables and serving a rotating tasting menu. The concept: bringing together the tradition of Italian dining with the innovation of new techniques. For the Kink takeover, Michael will be putting on a five-course menu of classics with a twist. You can expect a Japanese rendition of beef tartare with sushi rice foam and nori pesto, a playful dessert of ripened banana with popcorn ice cream, and an ultra-luxurious lobster spaghettoni carbonara with truffle. You can still reserve tickets, but if you can’t make it this time, there will be plenty more to come from the series including “Kink x Invites local heroes” which will gear up in the Summer Season with collaborations with some of our favorite producers in town including Mimi Ferments and Berlin’s truffle “king” Massimo Ferradino. For more news and updates, check out the restaurant’s Instagram channel.

Text: Kate Foran / Photos: Filia, Natascha Hammel & Luna Schaffron

Kink Bar & Restaurant, Schönhauser Allee 176, 10119 Berlin–Prenzlauer Berg; map

Kink x Invites Michael Silhavi (17.04.2022) – tickets available online.

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SPRITZ ON THE TERRACE OR ANTIPASTI INSIDE — ORANGERIE NEUKÖLLN IN KÖRNERPARK FOR COFFEE, LUNCH AND COCKTAILS
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SPRITZ ON THE TERRACE OR ANTIPASTI INSIDE — ORANGERIE NEUKÖLLN IN KÖRNERPARK FOR COFFEE, LUNCH AND COCKTAILS

The first time I stumbled on Kôrnerpark I imagined it to be Paris: the grand lime trees, the bubbling fountain, the palm-lined terrace… If Orangerie was open then it may have been just enough to convince me. The elegant interior and arched windows are a relief from the bustle of Hermmanstrasse and Karl-Marx-Strasse just blocks away. Orangerie was opened in May 2022 by owners Simon Braus and Max Gerolstein (who previously ran Kreuzkölln bar Schwelgerei). Before that time, the space was a cafe called Zitronencafé which lay dormant before Simon and Max reopened it with their all-day cafe and bar concept. The building was originally designed to be an old orangerie, though it never operated as one. The high ceilings and rooms that meander into one another make the compact venue feel both spacious and intimate.

The interior, designed by Jacqueline Spiers, mixes high bar seating and more relaxed seated tables. Some glow under a neon red sunset-like arch, others underneath hung lamps and printed artworks. The terrazzo bar and walls, washed with forest greens, beige and pink, feel classy and modern. You can come for your morning coffee and cake (we loved the homemade lemon poppyseed), sample the weekly-changing lunch dish or end the day with cocktails and antipasti to match. Head Chef Finia Ulmer has designed a succinct and delicious (all vegan!) menu with antipasti and a rotating seasonal dish. Our recommendation? If you’re a sweet cocktail drinker try the peach and rose spritz, or if you prefer them a little more bitter, go for the Herrlich spritz with Campari, grapefruit and passionfruit. Then find a seat in the window and spend a few hours grazing on antipasti and gazing at one of Berlin’s most beautiful parks to add a little sophistication to your sunny day.

Text: Savannah van der Niet / Fotos: Robyn Steffen

Orangerie Neukölln, Schierker Str.8 (in Körnerpark), 12051 Berlin–Neukölln; map
Tue–Sun 11–0h

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