What's on in Germany: April 22 - 28
This week's highlights: A music festival in Cologne, a theatre festival in Frankfurt, a spring fair in Stuttgart, and Munich celebrates ballet.
BERLIN
Galleries/Museums
Freedom and Disorder - Young Art From Columbia
Everyday life, political circumstances, and a history of violence are the topics tackled by a group of young artists from Columbia who present their work at this 10-day festival. From music to theatre, video art to dance, a variety of mediums convey a most intriguing story of this diverse Latin American nation.
Price: Various
Location: Hebbel Am Ufer (HAU), Hallesches Ufer 32
Times: Thursday, April 22 - Saturday, May 1
Phone: 030 259 0040
More Information: www.hebbel-am-ufer.de
Music/Concerts
Berlin Spring Classical Concert 2010
Robert Schumann is the focus of this springtime concert. The Berlin Mozart Quartet performs the Romantic German composer's "String Quartet Op. 41," at the Französischer Dom, Saturday night.
Price: €32
Location: Französischer Dom, Gendarmenmarkt
Times: Saturday, April 24, 7:30 pm
More Information: www.berliner-schlosskonzerte.de
COLOGNE
Music/Concerts
Cologne Music Triennale
Three weeks of music kicks off Saturday in Cologne. From family concerts to lunch concerts to concerts devoted to 20th century film music, the Far East, and young composers, the next month and a half will have the city resounding with good tunes. Be sure to check out the film programme too.
Price: Various
Location: Various
Times: Saturday, April 24 - Sunday, May 16
Ticket Hotline: 0221 280 281
More Information: www.musiktriennale.de
FRANKFURT
Galleries/Museums
Night of the Museums
Four dozen museums in Frankfurt and Offenbach invite you to step inside Saturday night for some live music, theatre, refreshments, and plenty of special exhibitions. It's the Night of the Museums, and one ticket gets you in to them all.
Price: €12
Location: Various
Times: Saturday, April 24, 7pm-2am
Ticket Hotline: 069 9746 0555
More Information: www.nacht-der-museen.de
Theatre
Starke Stücke - International Children's and Youth Theatre Festival
Companies from Italy, France, Switzerland, Belgium, and Germany descend on Frankfurt this week for an exuberant program of children's theatre. Marvel at the sounds and colours of Compania Teatrale Piccoli Principi's "Ba Ba," see theatre and puppetry intermingle in Theater Couturier und Ikkolas "Duck, Death, and Tulip." delight in the music of Prokofiev in "Peter and the Wolf."
Price: €2 - 12
Location: Various
Times: Wednesday, April 21 - Thursday, April 29
Phone: 069 2577 1760
More Information: www.starke-stuecke.net
HAMBURG
Galleries/Museums
Long Night of Museums
Delve into Hamburg's maritime past, follow a family friendly route, or check out the city's contemporary art scene. This Saturday's Long Night of Museums features a host of cultural offerings to please all palates.
Price: €12
Location: Various
Times: Saturday, April 24
Phone: 040 428 1310
More Information: www.langenachtdermuseen-hamburg.de
Music/Concerts
Rolando Villazón, Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh
Be wooed by the music of Georg Friedrich Händel. Paul McCreesh leads Mexican tenor Rolando Villazón, English soprano Lucy Crowe, and the ensemble Gabrieli Consort & Players through segments of the Baroque composer's most beloved operas and oratorios.
Price: €15 - 149
Location: Laeiszhalle, Johannes-Brahms-Platz
Times: Monday, April 26, 8pm
Ticket Hotline: 040 357 666 66
More Information: www.elbphilharmonie.de
MUNICH
Dance
Ballet Festival Weeks 2010
It has been a marvellous two decades for grand jetés and pirouettes. The Bavarian State Ballet's 20-year jubilee culminates in a festive finale. Witness highlights from the company's repertoire as well as premieres. Dance devotees won't want to miss Tuesday's screening of Pina Bausch - Le Sacre du Printemps
Price: Various
Location: National Theater, Max-Joseph-Platz 2
Times: Sunday, April 25 - Sunday, May 9
Tickets: 089 2185 1920
More Information: www.bayerische.staatsoper.de
Film
Yvonne Rainer - Lives of Performers
In 1972 the American dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker directed Lives of Performers, a piece of experimental performance cinema based around a love story told through movement. Munich's Film Museum, in co-operation with Kunstverein München presents a rare screening of the 16mm, black and white film Thursday.
Price: €4
Location: Filmmuseum München, Sankt-Jakobs-Platz 1
Times: Thursday, April 22, 7pm
Phone: 089 233 22348
More Information: www.stadtmuseum-online.de
Galleries/Museums
Closing Reception: Für immer Dein...
Saturday night's finissage will be a good time to check out this group show at Laden. Artists from Germany, Russia, and the United States tackle the topic of parental relations.
Price: Free
Location: Laden, Lothringer Strasse 13
Times: Saturday, April 24, 7pm
Phone: 089 4591 1905
More Information: laden.lothringer13.de
STUTTGART
Events
Stuttgart Spring Festival
Ride a plastic elephant, soar high through the sky on twirling swings, dance to the rhythms of the Alpine hinterlands. It's springtime in Stuttgart and the city is bursting with festivity as the Stuttgart Spring Festival begins.
Price: Free
Location: Cannstatter Wasen, Mercedesstrasse
Times: Monday - Thursday, noon-11pm; Friday, noon-midnight; Saturday, 11am-midnight; Sunday, 11am-11pm; through May 9
More Information: www.stuttgarter-fruehlingsfest.de
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BERLIN
Galleries/Museums
Freedom and Disorder - Young Art From Columbia
Everyday life, political circumstances, and a history of violence are the topics tackled by a group of young artists from Columbia who present their work at this 10-day festival. From music to theatre, video art to dance, a variety of mediums convey a most intriguing story of this diverse Latin American nation.
Price: Various
Location: Hebbel Am Ufer (HAU), Hallesches Ufer 32
Times: Thursday, April 22 - Saturday, May 1
Phone: 030 259 0040
More Information: www.hebbel-am-ufer.de
Music/Concerts
Berlin Spring Classical Concert 2010
Robert Schumann is the focus of this springtime concert. The Berlin Mozart Quartet performs the Romantic German composer's "String Quartet Op. 41," at the Französischer Dom, Saturday night.
Price: €32
Location: Französischer Dom, Gendarmenmarkt
Times: Saturday, April 24, 7:30 pm
More Information: www.berliner-schlosskonzerte.de
COLOGNE
Music/Concerts
Cologne Music Triennale
Three weeks of music kicks off Saturday in Cologne. From family concerts to lunch concerts to concerts devoted to 20th century film music, the Far East, and young composers, the next month and a half will have the city resounding with good tunes. Be sure to check out the film programme too.
Price: Various
Location: Various
Times: Saturday, April 24 - Sunday, May 16
Ticket Hotline: 0221 280 281
More Information: www.musiktriennale.de
FRANKFURT
Galleries/Museums
Night of the Museums
Four dozen museums in Frankfurt and Offenbach invite you to step inside Saturday night for some live music, theatre, refreshments, and plenty of special exhibitions. It's the Night of the Museums, and one ticket gets you in to them all.
Price: €12
Location: Various
Times: Saturday, April 24, 7pm-2am
Ticket Hotline: 069 9746 0555
More Information: www.nacht-der-museen.de
Theatre
Starke Stücke - International Children's and Youth Theatre Festival
Companies from Italy, France, Switzerland, Belgium, and Germany descend on Frankfurt this week for an exuberant program of children's theatre. Marvel at the sounds and colours of Compania Teatrale Piccoli Principi's "Ba Ba," see theatre and puppetry intermingle in Theater Couturier und Ikkolas "Duck, Death, and Tulip." delight in the music of Prokofiev in "Peter and the Wolf."
Price: €2 - 12
Location: Various
Times: Wednesday, April 21 - Thursday, April 29
Phone: 069 2577 1760
More Information: www.starke-stuecke.net
HAMBURG
Galleries/Museums
Long Night of Museums
Delve into Hamburg's maritime past, follow a family friendly route, or check out the city's contemporary art scene. This Saturday's Long Night of Museums features a host of cultural offerings to please all palates.
Price: €12
Location: Various
Times: Saturday, April 24
Phone: 040 428 1310
More Information: www.langenachtdermuseen-hamburg.de
Music/Concerts
Rolando Villazón, Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh
Be wooed by the music of Georg Friedrich Händel. Paul McCreesh leads Mexican tenor Rolando Villazón, English soprano Lucy Crowe, and the ensemble Gabrieli Consort & Players through segments of the Baroque composer's most beloved operas and oratorios.
Price: €15 - 149
Location: Laeiszhalle, Johannes-Brahms-Platz
Times: Monday, April 26, 8pm
Ticket Hotline: 040 357 666 66
More Information: www.elbphilharmonie.de
MUNICH
Dance
Ballet Festival Weeks 2010
It has been a marvellous two decades for grand jetés and pirouettes. The Bavarian State Ballet's 20-year jubilee culminates in a festive finale. Witness highlights from the company's repertoire as well as premieres. Dance devotees won't want to miss Tuesday's screening of Pina Bausch - Le Sacre du Printemps
Price: Various
Location: National Theater, Max-Joseph-Platz 2
Times: Sunday, April 25 - Sunday, May 9
Tickets: 089 2185 1920
More Information: www.bayerische.staatsoper.de
Film
Yvonne Rainer - Lives of Performers
In 1972 the American dancer, choreographer, and filmmaker directed Lives of Performers, a piece of experimental performance cinema based around a love story told through movement. Munich's Film Museum, in co-operation with Kunstverein München presents a rare screening of the 16mm, black and white film Thursday.
Price: €4
Location: Filmmuseum München, Sankt-Jakobs-Platz 1
Times: Thursday, April 22, 7pm
Phone: 089 233 22348
More Information: www.stadtmuseum-online.de
Galleries/Museums
Closing Reception: Für immer Dein...
Saturday night's finissage will be a good time to check out this group show at Laden. Artists from Germany, Russia, and the United States tackle the topic of parental relations.
Price: Free
Location: Laden, Lothringer Strasse 13
Times: Saturday, April 24, 7pm
Phone: 089 4591 1905
More Information: laden.lothringer13.de
STUTTGART
Events
Stuttgart Spring Festival
Ride a plastic elephant, soar high through the sky on twirling swings, dance to the rhythms of the Alpine hinterlands. It's springtime in Stuttgart and the city is bursting with festivity as the Stuttgart Spring Festival begins.
Price: Free
Location: Cannstatter Wasen, Mercedesstrasse
Times: Monday - Thursday, noon-11pm; Friday, noon-midnight; Saturday, 11am-midnight; Sunday, 11am-11pm; through May 9
More Information: www.stuttgarter-fruehlingsfest.de
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