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(23 May 2013) Nuclear testing, renewed threats against Seoul: the latest news from North Korea are more than unsettling. Nonetheless, the Goethe-Institut is trying to not let the cultural contacts break down completely. It is a tightrope walk. Conductor Alexander Liebreich talked with us about an extended musical rapprochement.More ...

(18 May 2013) It’s not everyday that the Stuttgart Ballet performs at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. The last time was almost thirty years ago. Now, the company has set up camp there with Romeo and Juliet and is leaving nothing to chance. By Adrienne BraunMore ...

(15 May 2013) The relationship between Germany and Spain is ambivalent: Scepticism in Spain towards the supposed German superpower is balanced out by respect for the success of the EU partner. But, leaving the Champions League was painfully symbolic. By Marc BorneisMore ...

(11 May 2013) Artists from eastern Europe ask themselves how their work can be better received in the west. Don’t try it with what’s familiar! – say experts from abroad and advocate eastern allures. But, as the conference Futures of the Museum shows, they are not without controversy. By Jan FeddersenMore ...

(4 May 2013) He was the Israeli ambassador in Bonn from 1993 until 1999, but Avi Primor still remains a key figure in the dialogue between Israel and Germany today. We spoke with him about the horrors of the past, the daring questions of the ’68 generation and taking a German course under an assumed name.More ...