Berlin is a very lucky city for its vast, colourful and accessible cultural landscape. One pillar of this is the Staatsballett Berlin. New artistic director Christian Spuck started the season 2023/2024 with his work, the fabulous BOVARY, based on Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. With his prima ballerina Weronika Frodyma as his muse and collaborateur […]
The Secret App – New Travel App Helps You Explore Europe’s Cities Through the Eyes of its Artists
September 24, 2024 by
We are all about the insider’s take on places and travel. Something interesting, and that only a local would know. So this sounds good, the launch of The Secret App, a new travel app designed to enhance the way people explore cities around the UK and Europe. The app allows you to explore cities through […]
Review: Tanz im August – Dance in Berlin
September 2, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Summer in Berlin means the chance to see top notch dance. The festival Tanz im August (Dance in August) is a showcase for established companies and newcomers and for collaborations between international and local artists in all forms of dance. TOP TIP: It also a great way to dive into Berlin’s culture and event locations […]
Bee’s Pick of the Top 3 from Tanz im August Contemporary Dance Festival
October 6, 2022 by
The numbers are impressive: 87 performances, 21 productions, 200 performing artists from 25 countries in seven venues all over Berlin – that’s Tanz im August, one of the most important European festivals for contemporary dance. 2022’s festival saw director Virve Sutinen go out with a bang after nine years and Ricardo Camona, the new director starting […]
Live Theatre Review: Purity and laser-like focus for Pierrot Lunaire at Komische Oper
October 12, 2020 by
In these uncertain Corona times, you don’t have many opportunities to actually witness live theatre performances inside a venue. So I was very happy, writes Sabine ‘Bee’ Koch, to get a ticket for Pierrot Lunaire at the Komische Oper in Berlin. Categorized as three monodramas – two spoken word only, one with accompanying music – Not I […]
Open Air Theatre Review: Maria Stuart
June 15, 2020 by
After months of social distancing and lockdowns, the irrepressible Berlin awakens from its ‘Sleeping Beauty’ cultural slumber. Some museums have opened their doors for reduced numbers of visitors – you can actually see the exhibits because of fewer people. The first open-air movie theatres started with their programs. Although these shows are shown as ‘sold out’, […]
Inaugural Madeira Film Festival at Reid’s Palace
April 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In May 2012 the beautiful sub-tropical island of Madeira will join the ranks of Cannes, Berlin and Venice as the island plays host to its very first film festival. Held at the legendary Reid’s Palace hotel, from the 2nd – 6th May, the Madeira Film Festival will be one of Europe’s most exclusive and independent […]
