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Bicultural Urbanite BriannaMay Day: Protests, Parties and the end of winter

Riot police make their way through the crowds on 1 May 2008, on Oranienstrasse in Kreuzberg. © Brianna Summers The first of May is a significant date in the German calendar. It’s a celebration of the long-awaited spring, it’s a national public holiday, a day of protest, and an opportunity to dance around a large wooden pole and drink strong beer.

Berlinale co-director Mariette Rissenbeek“Festivals need to connect to the younger audience”

Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek take over the management of the Berlinale together. Photo (Detail): Christoph Soeder/dpa With its annual slate of world premieres, its coveted accolades and its position as the first major European film festival each year, Berlinale is no stranger to making history. When the projectors start whirring for the event’s 70th year in 2020, it’ll do so in a different way — not only with new co-directors at the helm, but with the festival’s first female director, Mariette Rissenbeek.

bauhaus imaginista in BerlinMy Bauhaus, Your Bauhaus

Full house at the opening of the complete exhibition of "bauhaus imaginista" on March 14 in Berlin. Photo: Laura Fiorio/HKW Photo: Laura Fiorio/HKW The Bauhaus was international from the beginning. The institute had a lively dialogue with other avant-garde movements all over the world. The bauhaus imaginista research project dedicates a large-scale series of exhibitions to these transnational relationships. Since 15 March, the complete exhibition can be seen for the first time in Berlin.

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On the road in Germany

Deutschland #nofilter © Omar Sotillo Franco/Unsplash, edited by Goethe-Institut What’ll I cook when the fridge is empty at the end of the month? How will I save the world in the process? And how will I survive University? At goethe.de/nofilter you can find tips, curiosities and funny stories about living in Germany.

LanguageCLIL in German

CLIL in German ©iStock Speak German + study Science
The Goethe-Institut supports schools intending to start, facilitate and strengthen CLIL German programs.

ConferenceKultursymposium Weimar 2019

Kultursymposium Weimar Moodimage © Jörg Gläscher How can we ensure we don’t lose perspective in an increasingly complex world? The Goethe-Institut is organizing an International Cultural Symposium in Weimar from 19th to 21st June 2019 under the title "Recalculating the Route".

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