Festival

Musikfest Berlin

30 August to 19 September 2019

Over 21 days, 26 events at the Philharmonie, its Chamber Music Hall and at Konzerthaus Berlin will present 65 works by around 25 composers.

Immersion

Taylor Mac – A 24-Decade History of Popular Music

Chapter 1 – 4 / European Premiere
Performance
10, 12, 18 & 20 October 2019

With 246 pop songs through 240 years of American history: Taylor Mac’s monumental show tells an alternative story of the USA over four evenings.

Immersion

Diamante

Mariano Pensotti / Grupo Marea
Theatre
16, 17, 20, 22, 23 & 24 November 2019

For six hours, spectators move through the fictional Argentinian village Diamante and connect the scenes together that are being performed in parallel at different locations into a play of their own: A unique form of Gesamtkunstwerk combining acting, installation and music.

As a Guest

Classy Classics

Gauthier Dance//Dance Company Theaterhaus Stuttgart
15 to 19 January 2020

Choreographies by William Forsythe, Eric Gauthier, Marco Goecke, Ohad Naharin and Caytano Soto

Exhibition

Bani Abidi

They Died Laughing
Until 22 September 2019

Bani Abidi is known for her distinctive approach to filmmaking, which derives from the dark absurdities of everyday life. They Died Laughing is an extensive presentation of Abidi’s works, bringing together moving image and print-based works that span two decades.

Exhibition

Garden of Earthly Delights

Until 1 December 2019

The exhibition Garden of Earthly Delights sees over 20 international artists using the space of the garden as a metaphor for the state of the world, in an exploration of the complexities of our chaotic and increasingly precarious present.

Berliner Festspiele

Seeing what’s ahead

A brief overview of who we are and what we do!

Edition No. 27

Zum Schauspiel der Zukunft
Milo Rau & Fabian Hinrichs & Benny Claessens: Drei Reden (2018)
Andro Wekua: Works (2006–2014)
Now available at Haus der Berliner Festspiele!

Berliner Festspiele

The Berlin Declaration of The Many

Berlin theatres, art and cultural institutions and their associations take a clear stance against right-wing populism. We are one of them!