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What’s on in Germany: June 7 – 13

This Week's Highlights: Wittenberg celebrates Martin Luther's wedding, Frankfurt fetes the rose, and Berlin designers open their studios to the public.

Published: 7 June 2012 10:39 CEST
What's on in Germany: June 7 - 13
Photo: DPA

BERLIN

Events

The Long Night of Design Studios

Designers are a hip lot. Meet a few of them Thursday night when over fifty of Berlin’s design studios open their doors for a little show and tell. From fashion, to furniture, to food, you’ll find an assortment of different design industries on the program. The special night is part of DMY International Festival of Design Berlin, which sets up at Tempelhof through Sunday.

Price: Free

Location: Various

Times: Thursday, June 7, 7-11pm

More Information: dmy-berlin.com

Galleries/Museums

Carlos Mare – Physical Graffiti: Art of the B-boy Dance

B-boying, or breakdancing, is one of the integral elements of hip hop culture. Another one is graffiti. Marry the two and you’ve got the latest works by Carlos Mare, aka Mare 139. On Saturday, the New York subway artist’s first solo exhibition in Berlin opens at Skalitzers Contemporary Art. Meet the artist at the opening and then do a few helicopters.

Price: Free

Location: Skalitzers Contemprary Art, Skalitzer Strasse 43

Times: Saturday, June 9, 7pm (Opening); Wednesday – Saturday, 1-7pm, June 13 – 30 (Regular Hours)


More Information: www.skalitzers.com

Events

Politics of the Poor – Presentation and Painting Workshop with Pixadores

Down in Brazil they’ve got their own style of street art. It’s called Pixação and it’s made up of a crude, cryptic looking alphabet that’s said to be inspired by political tar writings from the 1940s. No shiny bubbles or candy colors here. Pixação is all black and stick-straight. Try your hand at Sao Paolo-style graffiti at a workshop Saturday.

Price: Free

Location: Saint Elisabeth Church, Invalidenstrasse 3

Times: Saturday, June 9, 4pm

Phone: 030 24 34 590

More Information: www.berlinbiennale.de

COLOGNE

Festivals

Cologne Indian Week

Learn how to dance like a Bollywood star or meditate like a yogi. Cologne kicks off a week-long celebration in honour of 60 years of German-Indian relations Saturday. Head to the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum Sunday to hear the innovative sounds of Ramesh Shotham’s jazz-funk-raga band Madras Special.

Price: Various

Location: Various

Times: Saturday, June 9 – Sunday, June 17

More Information: www.india.uni-koeln.de

FRANKFURT

Festivals

The Rose and Light Festival

Everything’s coming up roses in Frankfurt. Go and nestle your nose into perfumed petals this week when the Palmen Garten holds their annual fete for the fragrant flowers. A program of live music, dancing, and fireworks includes special events especially for children. “It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important,” said the Little Prince.

Price: €7, €12 Family Ticket (June 7, 8, 10); €10, €15 Family Ticket (June 9)

Location: Palmengarten, Siesmayerstrasse 61

Times: Thursday, June 7 – Sunday, June 10

Phone: 069 212 36689

More Information: www.palmengarten.de

Music/Concerts

German Choir Festival

From early music, to gospel, to show tunes, to pop, the 400 singing groups convening in Frankfurt this weekend have got choir music covered. Human voices will be belting out lyrics from theatres, churches, and open-air stages across the city. “If you want to sing out, sing out.” It’s all free!

Price: Free

Location: Various

Times: Thursday, June 7 – Sunday, June 10

More Information: www.chorfest.de

HAMBURG

Theatre

Recent Tragic Events

Can you imagine going on a blind date on September 12, 2001? Nobody was much in the mood for jokes and polite conversation. But two main characters in Craig Wright’s play Recent Tragic Events do just that. The University Players, an English language theatre group at Hamburg University stage Wright’s theatrical response to 9/11 this week.

Price: €12

Location: Audimax of Hamburg University, Von-Melle-Park 4

Times: Thursday, June 7 – Friday, June 8, Sunday, June 10 – Tuesday, June 12, Thursday, June 14 – Saturday, June 16, 7:30pm

Tickets: 040 42838 4852

More Information: www.universityplayers.de

Music/Concerts

Jazz in the Culture Cafe – Kako Weiss Trio

Saxophonist Kako Weiss, guitarist Patrick Pagels, and bassist Axel Burkhardt get together Thursday night in Hamburg for an evening of “Sinti-Swing, American jazz und Latin American tango.” Order a coffee (It’s a Starbucks actually, so make that a mocha Frappuccino) and sidle up to the stage. It’s date night!

Price: Free

Location: Elbphilharmonie Kulturcafé, Mönckebergbrunnen/Barkhof 3

Times: Thursday, June 7, 6pm

Reservations: 040 357 666 66

More Information: www.elbphilharmonie.de

MUNICH

Music/Concerts

Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia

The flute is “the call of the divine love,” says Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia on his website. A master of his instrument – a North Indian bamboo flute, Chaurasia has played with John McLaughlin, scored Bollywood films, and recorded dozens of albums. Channel some of that “divine love” Friday night when the Indian master plays at Gasteig.

Price: €17 – 49

Location: Gasteig, Rosenheimer Strasse 5


Times: Friday, June 8, 8pm

Tickets: 0180 54818181 (.14/min)

More Information: www.gasteig.de

Film

On Tour

Get a glimpse into the inner world of burlesque performers in Mathieu Amalric’s 2010 film On Tour. The French actor and director, who has played a Bond villain (Quantum of Solace), told Hollywood Reporter he was inspired by Colette. In On Tour, Amalric plays Joachim, a burlesque manager leading a group of American burlesque performers on a tour around France. See how the drama plays out Wednesday in Munich.

Price: Free

Location: Institut français, Kaulbachstrasse 13

Times: Wednesday, June 13, 7pm

Reservations: 089 28 66 28 36

More Information: www.institutfrancais.de

WITTENBERG

Festivals

Luther’s Wedding – The Wittenberg Festival

Halfway between Potsdam and Leipzig, Wittenberg was home to one of the Protestant Reformation’s biggest heroes – Martin Luther. In 1525, the former monk married the former nun Katharina von Bora, and each year, the town of Wittenberg throws a grand feast to commemorate that historical day. Join the merriment this weekend and dance like a peasant from the Middle Ages.

Price: Free

Location: Wittenberg Old Town Market Square

Times: Friday, June 8 – Sunday, June 10

More Information: www.lutherhochzeit.de

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BERLIN

EXPLAINED: Berlin’s latest Covid rules

In response to rapidly rising Covid-19 infection rates, the Berlin Senate has introduced stricter rules, which came into force on Saturday, November 27th. Here's what you need to know.

Published: 27 November 2021 16:16 CET
Updated: 29 November 2021 14:17 CET
A sign in front of a waxing studio in Berlin indicates the rule of the 2G system
A sign in front of a waxing studio indicates the rule of the 2G system with access only for fully vaccinated people and those who can show proof of recovery from Covid-19 as restrictions tighten in Berlin. STEFANIE LOOS / AFP

The Senate agreed on the tougher restrictions on Tuesday, November 23rd with the goal of reducing contacts and mobility, according to State Secretary of Health Martin Matz (SPD).

He explained after the meeting that these measures should slow the increase in Covid-19 infection rates, which was important as “the situation had, unfortunately, deteriorated over the past weeks”, according to media reports.

READ ALSO: Tougher Covid measures needed to stop 100,000 more deaths, warns top German virologist

Essentially, the new rules exclude from much of public life anyone who cannot show proof of vaccination or recovery from Covid-19. You’ll find more details of how different sectors are affected below.

Shops
If you haven’t been vaccinated or recovered (2G – geimpft (vaccinated) or genesen (recovered)) from Covid-19, then you can only go into shops for essential supplies, i.e. food shopping in supermarkets or to drugstores and pharmacies.

Many – but not all – of the rules for shopping are the same as those passed in the neighbouring state of Brandenburg in order to avoid promoting ‘shopping tourism’ with different restrictions in different states.

Leisure
2G applies here, too, as well as the requirement to wear a mask with most places now no longer accepting a negative test for entry. Only minors are exempt from this requirement.

Sport, culture, clubs
Indoor sports halls will off-limits to anyone who hasn’t  been vaccinated or can’t show proof of recovery from Covid-19. 2G is also in force for cultural events, such as plays and concerts, where there’s also a requirement to wear a mask. 

In places where mask-wearing isn’t possible, such as dance clubs, then a negative test and social distancing are required (capacity is capped at 50 percent of the maximum).

Restaurants, bars, pubs (indoors)
You have to wear a mask in all of these places when you come in, leave or move around. You can only take your mask off while you’re sat down. 2G rules also apply here.

Hotels and other types of accommodation 
Restrictions are tougher here, too, with 2G now in force. This means that unvaccinated people can no longer get a room, even if they have a negative test.

Hairdressers
For close-contact services, such as hairdressers and beauticians, it’s up to the service providers themselves to decide whether they require customers to wear masks or a negative test.

Football matches and other large-scale events
Rules have changed here, too. From December 1st, capacity will be limited to 5,000 people plus 50 percent of the total potential stadium or arena capacity. And only those who’ve been vaccinated or have recovered from Covid-19 will be allowed in. Masks are also compulsory.

For the Olympic Stadium, this means capacity will be capped at 42,000 spectators and 16,000 for the Alte Försterei stadium. 

Transport
3G rules – ie vaccinated, recovered or a negative test – still apply on the U-Bahn, S-Bahn, trams and buses in Berlin. It was not possible to tighten restrictions, Matz said, as the regulations were issued at national level.

According to the German Act on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, people have to wear a surgical mask or an FFP2 mask  on public transport.

Christmas markets
The Senate currently has no plans to cancel the capital’s Christmas markets, some of which have been open since Monday. 

According to Matz, 2G rules apply and wearing a mask is compulsory.

Schools and day-care
Pupils will still have to take Covid tests three times a week and, in classes where there are at least two children who test positive in the rapid antigen tests, then tests should be carried out daily for a week.  

Unlike in Brandenburg, there are currently no plans to move away from face-to-face teaching. The child-friendly ‘lollipop’ Covid tests will be made compulsory in day-care centres and parents will be required to confirm that the tests have been carried out. Day-care staff have to document the results.

What about vaccination centres?
Berlin wants to expand these and set up new ones, according to Matz. A new vaccination centre should open in the Ring centre at the end of the week and 50 soldiers from the German army have been helping at the vaccination centre at the Exhibition Centre each day since last week.

The capacity in the new vaccination centre in the Lindencenter in Lichtenberg is expected to be doubled. There are also additional vaccination appointments so that people can get their jabs more quickly. Currently, all appointments are fully booked well into the new year.

 

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