500 Years of Reformation Reforming Presents The Reformation was an event that revolutionized not only the Church, but also culture and society. Today, 500 years later, we ask: How current are the Reformation and its revolutionary spirit for the present? #reform! José Luis Villacañas The Reformation celebrates its 500th anniversary No spark of enthusiasm for the present Reforming the Present Interview with Peter Weibel The series “My Library” Photo (detail): © Michael Kohler Cologne’s Municipal Library “I love the fun of making things myself” Photo (detail): © Birgit Dankert Flensburg Municipal Library “This is where literature is still to be found” Photo (detail): © Birgit Dankert The Library on the Island of Sylt “Getting away from it all – no stress, no striving” Photo (detail): © Stefanie Zobl Music library in Nuremberg “We can practise at our own pace here” For more articles Photo: Alexander Heimann, © Frankfurter Buchmesse Literature Autumn Frankfurt Book Fair 2017 Graphic interviews with cartoonists and more about the Frankfurt Book Fair and the host country France Most popular articles Photo (detail): © KARO Temporary architecture Freedom and space for ideas There is room in shrinking cities for new architectural concepts – which is why “ephemeral architecture” is enjoying a revival. [more …] Photo ⓒ Ralf Dombrowski Pop And Politics No Breather Politics is attitude is pop. That was thirty years ago. Now the scene is struggling to define its position. Notes on a discussion. [more …] Photo: © Jörg Rekittke Landscape Architecture “Saving the world from total breakdown” Landscape architect and urban planner Regine Keller seeks solutions that meet contemporary demands in both the city and rural space. Her focus is people’s quality of life. [more …] © Bernd Struckmeyer Digital Discourse Freepost Values, filterbubbles and identity Portofrei is an interactive discourse format that invites you to leave your own filter bubble and open yourself up to new ways of thinking. Freepost What it is worth to us Freepost Filterbubbles and the fake-news age Goethe worldwide © Heidi Bergsli Urban Prospects Future Workshop “City” How do we want to live? This question is being raised in cities in particular. Green, vibrant and cosmopolitan – the Goethe-Institut Norway portrays ideas. for the future, by and for cities in Norway and Europe. © #visitfrankfurt, Photo: Holger Ullmann Frankfurt Book Fair Guest of Honour: France This year, France is Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair. A sufficient occasion for the Goethe-Institut France to also take a look, in addition to literature, at Hesse's art and cultural scene – on both sides of the Rhine German Traces in Canada Searching for clues What does New Brunswick have to do with Braunschweig, and why is a German selling hand-printed T-shirts in Montreal? The Goethe-Institut Canada goes in search of clues – from yesterday and today. Dance and Theatre © Jörg Baumann Contemporary music in the museum Musicians at work In January 2017, Xavier Le Roy, Tiziano Manca and Christophe Wavelet showed an unusual exhibition at Frankfurt, a very special portrait of the unusual work of the famous Ensemble Modern. An Interview with Xavier Le Roy about “Haben Sie ‘modern’ gesagt?”. [more …] Paula Rosolen: “Aerobics” Dance, Migration, Cultural Exchange Movement Dance is movement – and movement over borders also shapes dance. For about 300 years now, travel and migration have had a strong influence on an increasingly globalised dance scene. Our portrait series shows: cultural exchange across and beyond all borders and limitations gives dancers impulses for creative work and enlivens their art. © Altin Kaftira Dance and Immersion Pointe Shoes and 3D Glasses How can an audience be seduced? How does it come about that people immerse themselves in foreign worlds with all their senses and succumb body and soul to what happens there? [more …] For more articles Music CC 0/PEXELS Composing for Games Playing with Music Computer games are part of youth culture and have become a mass phenomenon – and a new market for bringing music to people. [more …] Photo ⓒ Ralf Dombrowski Music Critics 2017 Music Journalism in the Digital Age Music criticism today seems to be being ground down between ratings, business interests and the exploitation of trainees. The last greats in the field such as Joachim Kaiser are dead. What remains are prospects lying between aspiration and hobby. Or? [more …] Photo ⓒ Charlotte Goltermann Pop Debate What is Good Pop Music? There’s no accounting for taste. At present this is again being abundantly proven by the question about what makes good pop music. Art for the sake of art, or pop for the masses? [more …] For more articles Literature Photo: © Lesekreis CC0 1.0 Poetry by Jan Wagner Magic of the second order The poet and Büchner-prize winner Jan Wagner is often ridiculed and criticised as being backward-looking by purists. Unjustifiably so, according to the poetry connoisseur Michael Braun. [more …] Photo: © Rainer Schleßelmann Merle Kröger The traditional, the luxurious and the discovered In her works, the author and filmmaker Merle Kröger combines a realistic view of our times, an unwavering sympathy for those suffering hardship and a penchant for exuberance [more …] Photo (detail): © Julie/Fotolia Literary Blogs Bookshelf Hoppers and Literary Globetrotters Bookworms are happy to take advice when it comes to picking their next read – more and more of them following recommendations in literary blogs like the ones presented in this article. [more …] For more articles Film Photo (detail): © Katrin Rothe Filmproduktion The German Animated Film Scene Rare Birds, Big Dreams The animated film has a hard time of it in Germany – despite all the outstanding training programs that are available. For a long time the genre was regarded as a playground for the more exotically inclined. Now there are encouraging signs that that may be changing. [more …] Photo (detail): © Eventpress | Deutsche Filmakademie Film and Television Directing Women to the fore A new study by the Filmförderanstalt shows what associations like Pro Quota Regie have been complaining about for quite some time – female filmmakers hardly get any work in Germany. However, the proposals for solutions to this problem have also sparked quite a lot of criticism. [more …] Photo (detail): © Fantasy Filmfest/MFA+ The Fantasy Filmfest Blood and Nail-biting Suspense for the Fan Base Horror, science-fiction, art-house – in 1987 the Fantasy Filmfest was launched in Hamburg. For 30 years, it has been going on tour regularly with venues in seven German cities. In the meantime, what used to be just a gathering of enthusiasts has become a much-respected event. 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