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(13 March 2010) The foundation stone has been laid, but what’s the next step for Christoph Schlingensief’s opera house in Burkina Faso? You probably won’t encounter Wagner there, the artist says, but yourself. In the interview, Schlingensief talks about Africa, operas and misunderstandings.More ...

(12 March 2010) Soweto and Hillbrow are two of the districts of Johannesburg that the travel guides warn of. This is where the poorest live. This is also where the project oscillating between theatre and reality, X Homes, takes its guests. But, only two at a time. By Susanne BurkhardtMore ...

(8 March 2010) Max Wolf has been working for the Goethe-Institut Dhaka for half a year now. He is one of the first 64 volunteers who were sent to Goethe-Instituts around the world for the programme kulturweit. Now, the adventurer will soon be returning and talks to us about his experiences. By Julia AmbergerMore ...

(4 March 2010) “The Promised City” project will be launched with the exhibition Early Years in Berlin. It deals with the myth of the city, the dreams, illusions and promises of modern metropolises while putting new forms of international cooperation to the test. By Frauke FentlohMore ...

(19 February 2010) Ten participants from five different countries of eastern Europe were invited to Germany by the Goethe-Institut for its pilot project Competence Centre for Cultural Managers. Tamar Janashia is one of them. The lively Georgian is working on an art project in Berlin. By Lena de Boer More ...