This year, it felt as though summer started in May. Have you also been gazing from the office window at the sun and longing for a vacation, but your planned summer trip is too far away? Why not visit Austria after work? Because, for a short while, it happens to be conveniently located in the heart of Berlin (03.–09.06.2024). “FeelAustria” is a festival held by Alpine Republic with the not-so-secret mission to entice Berliners with a taste of the warm and hospitable Austrian lifestyle. Whether it’s a ceramic painting course, wreath weaving, dialect workshop, hand lettering workshop or beer & breakfast, the festival takes its name seriously: it can be felt and touched, made with your hands, tasted, learned, heard and laughed at. For example, at the literary life performance “Verschwinden in Lawinen” by Robert Prosser, Lan Sticker und Schlagzeug, spoken word and jazzy, hard-hitting beats become a space for recitation; or at the masterclass “Emancipated Vegetable Cuisine” by star chef Sebastian Frank from restaurant Horváth, where vegetables take center stage as a sustainable model for upscale gastronomy. There will also be many opportunities to party: this year’s festival centerpiece is the Fluxbau near the Spree. There will be parties and live performances by Philippa Kinsky and AYMZ — Berlin isn’t the only region to offer diversity in spades!
Text: Giulia Tancredi / Photos: Lisa Eiersebner, Marko Mestrovic, Österreich Werbung, Plattf. f. reg. Musikw. GmbH
You can find the whole festival program here.
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