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Once upon a time... Grimm fairytales for Aotearoa

This year is the 200th anniversary of the Brothers Grimm’s book of fairy tales. These storytelling treasures have influenced many of the greatest modern writers, including Katherine Mansfield and Janet Frame. The Goethe-Institut, the NZ Listener and the International Institute of Modern Letters invite New Zealanders to write a Grimm fairy tale for modern Aotearoa. We don’t insist on castles or elves or frogs that turn into princes, but we look forward to entries that have some of the magic and storytelling power that inhabits the tales handed down to us by the Brothers Grimm. Your story must begin with the words “Once upon a time . . .” More...

      A Language with Heart   deutschenglish

      Learn German at the Goethe-Institut New Zealand. To enrol or for further information about our 2012 courses for adults and children please call us or e-mail german@wellington.goethe.org.
      Copyright: Adam Art Gallery

      Transit of Venus Poetry Exchange   deutschenglish

      On the 6th June 2012 the Transit of Venus will take place. For this special occasion three German poets travel to NZ to collaborate with three NZ Poets.
      Copyright: Adam Art Gallery

      Passages – Readings around the Transit   deutschenglish

      Uwe Kolbe, Brigitte Oleschinski and Ulrike Almut Sandig, Hinemoana Baker, Glenn Colquhoun and Chris Price are reading their poems as they share their experience of viewing the Transit of Venus.
      Copyright: www.berlin.de

      Berlin Poetry Night   deutschenglish

      Aurélie Maurin presents Berlin. Special focus is on the Literaturwerkstatt Berlin, the project www.lyrikline.org and the ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival.
      Copyright: Documentary Edge

      Documentary Edge Festival 2012   deutschenglish

      This year's Documentary Edge Festival showcases the best in both local and international documentary film, among them a number of German productions well worth seeing.
      Copyright: Adam Art Gallery

      Dark Sky at the Adam Art Gallery   deutschenglish

      An exhibition to coincide with the Transit of Venus on June 6, 2012. Photographies from Hermann Krone (1974) and Wolfgang Tillmans (2004) show Venus Transits from the past.
      Copyright: www.outtakes.org.nz

      OUT TAKES 2012   deutschenglish

      The queer film festival features three German movies: Among Men, Harvest and Romeos.
      Tasaday in cave_ Photo by John Nance 1971

      The Fourth Wall   deutschenglish

      Dunedin Public Art Gallery: Experience Clemens von Wedemeyer's filmic installation project dealing with cultural encounters.
      Copyright: Temporary Literaturhaus

      Temporary Literaturhaus   deutschenglish

      The Temporary Literaturhaus will create a hub for readers and writers to explore New Zealand’s literary connections with the rest of the world.
      Photo: Henry Mex

      Blog: On the road with Inka Parei   deutschenglish

      The German novelist Inka Parei was criss-crossing Aotearoa, travelling in a camper van. You can follow her travels in this blog.
      Source: Govett-Brewster Art Gallery

      True Stories: Scripted Realities   deutschenglish

      This exhibition tests, exposes and expands forms of the documentary with video works that challenge representations of reality.
      Copyright: www.filmportal.de

      German Cinema at the Film Society   deutschenglish

      From May to Oktober 2012 many German productions well worth seeing will be touring NZ - from Christian Petzold via Jens Schanze to classics from Rainer Werner Fassbinder.
      Copyright: Jon Adrie Hoekstra

      German Artist at Photography Festival: Jon Adrie Hoekstra   deutschenglish

      At the 2012 Auckland Photography Festival the Whitespace Gallery is proud to present the German artist Jon Adrie Hoekstra with his work "Nachtrecorder".
      Copyright: http://newzealandgermany2012.wordpress.com/

      Frankfurt Bookfair 2012: An Aotearoa Affair: A Blog Fest from Kiel to Kaitaia   deutschenglish

      If you are a Kiwi or German living anywhere in the world, or if you are from somewhere else but have settled in New Zealand or Germany, you might want to join this blog.

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      Alumniportal Deutschland

      The Alumniportal Deutschland is the place for foreigners who have finished an education in Germany. The portal offers information, trainings, jobs, networks and a lot more.