workshop
Lichtjahre voraus (Drop-in)
A three-hour drop-in storytelling workshop where you write stories set on the Moon and Mars about 100 years ahead. Limited to 25 places, no prior knowledge needed.
Date ideas in Berlin you probably haven't tried.
Not the usual dates
- event
Einsteins Kosmos
A 50-minute planetarium show on Einstein's general relativity and black holes, held at the Archenhold observatory in Treptow.
- guided tour
Öffentliche Führung auf Deutsch
A roughly hour-long walk through Scharoun's Philharmonie, covering its architecture, acoustics and the orchestra's history, given in German with some dates in English.
- workshop
Einblicke: Berliner Szenen
A roughly 90-minute theatre workshop in the Berliner Ensemble's courtyard, where you create short scenes inspired by Berlin-themed plays.
- festival
Sound Metaphors Opening Concerts
The opening concerts of the Sound Metaphors festival, held in the Berghain Kantine.
- club night
House of Lunacy Halloween – The Danse Macabre
A Halloween edition of the House of Lunacy night at Renate, a nightclub in Friedrichshain, with a costume dress code.
- workshop
Open Lab Abend: Futures Storytelling - Zukünfte gestalten lernen
An evening open lab at the Futurium where you explore how storytelling can help shape the futures you want.
- workshop
Einblicke: Open Space
An open theatre workshop at Gartenhaus in Steglitz, billed for all comers rather than trained actors. It is currently sold out.
- talk & lecture
Diskurs in der Philharmonie: »Wie lange steht die »Brandmauer« noch?« – Clara von Nathusius, Julia Reuschenbach, Christiane Florin
A moderated panel in the Philharmonie's chamber hall, where three guests discuss how long the political firewall against the far right can hold. The discussion is held in German.
- gallery
Pale Blue. UdK Studierenden’ Zine Präsentation – Antwort auf Asad Raza – 2075
Student zine presentation at KW answering Asad Raza's climate-resilient scented garden in the courtyard. The zine mixes work with foresters in the Grunewald and includes interviews with Raza and a forester.
- club night
Renate Klubnacht with Habitus x CURA
A club night at Zur Wilden Renate in Friedrichshain featuring Habitus and CURA, with Concussion and Max Dewavrin among the lineup.
- workshop
Somatischer Körper-Stimme-Improvisationskurs in Berlin
Body-voice improvisation course linking breath, movement and voice, drawing on Butoh and physical theatre. Taught in German and English, it opens with a guided warm-up, then solo and partner improvisations.
- theatre
NEW TECHNIQUES XVII: Naledi Majola
A contemporary dance research piece by choreographer Naledi Majola, drawing on Black South African musicians in exile during apartheid and on how group voice and movement can be built together on stage.
- live music
zeug
A live concert by vold, billed as zeug, at Berghain's Kantine in Friedrichshain.
- cinema
Das Geträumte Abenteuer
A film screening at fsk, the cinema on Oranienplatz in Kreuzberg.
- guided tour
Führung
A behind-the-scenes tour of the Deutsche Oper Berlin that takes in the auditorium, the stages, the rehearsal rooms and the set-design workshop, plus the house's history.
- dance class
KOMMERZIELLER TANZ (Anfänger)
A one-hour commercial dance class for beginners and intermediate dancers, taught in English, with bold, flowing movement. Run by DNA. Art Club, a Berlin art collective founded in 2022 that works with words, rhythm and performance.
- cinema
London
An afternoon screening of the film London at fsk, a cinema on Oranienplatz in Kreuzberg.
- cinema
Watching People Watching Birds
A screening at the fsk cinema on Oranienplatz, a Kreuzberg arthouse cinema.
- quiz night
Quiz or treat - Das Kneipenquiz
A Halloween pub quiz at the Futurium, run by two quizmasters, with themed rounds about the future, picture and sound puzzles, and teams of up to six, conducted in German.
- theatre
ICH, FIDEL
A single performer plays Fidel Castro across his life, the Cuban revolution and the independence struggle, in a one-act piece of about 75 minutes. It is performed in Turkish with German surtitles.
- cinema
Halloween II [DF]
Rick Rosenthal's directing debut follows Michael Myers from the first film's ending into a hospital. This Babylon screening is the German-language version.
- cinema
Halloween II [OV]
The 1981 slasher sequel in its original version, with Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence.
- club night
GAYHANE
A monthly queer oriental dance party at SO36 with DJs and a surprise guest show. The dancefloor is the point, and the night runs late.