Musical culture clash
Classical music meets hip hop, conected with traditional Chinese music – this exceptional composition crowned the second day of the Berlin Square. Fascinating faces, unusual instruments and a outstanding performance enthused the visitors of the Expo in the late evening.
Old Chinese music has a long history and is played on solo instruments or in small ensembles… » mehr
Showtime!
Yesterday evening the great moment had come: At four o’clock p.m. Robert Eysoldt member of the executive board of Create Berlin passed the scissors to Berlin senator Harald Wolf to open the Berlin Square in Shanghai.
Within the next 4 days Berlin presents his creative excellence throughout all disciplines as part of the GERMAN PAVILION… » mehr
Promoting the worldwide community – Digital China 2010
DIGITAL CHINA 2010 is an international dialogue between Shanghai and Berlin, the most vibrant and creative cities in the East and West respectively.
Digital China is constructed as a professional symposium taking place in Berlin and in Shanghai. The theme of Digital China 2010 is the relationship between Cultural Policy-making and the Creative Industries.
How can the… » mehr
Filling up the emptiness – Jeans Team
Jeans Team is an electronic band based in Berlin, Germany, that has been creating music since 1995. The group started as a duo as a video art performance group. By 1997, Gunter Kreis and Henning Watkinson were added to complete the quartet.
Their unique sound combines elements of dance music with complex pop-structures, using few lyrics. The… » mehr
Celebrations in Shanghai
In a few days the Berlin Square on the World Expo in Shanghai will open its gates. The Berlin Square crew is going to pack its bags, flights are booked.
Lea Schneider, DAAD scholarship holder, is already on site and gives all Shanghai travellers some usefull tips.
The Chinese way of life is quite different from the… » mehr
Tina Berning – fractured beauties
Tina Berning wanted to become an illustrator since the age of 11. At that time she did not know how to call that kind of profession, but Tina collected illustrations from magazins and newspapers to pin them to the walls of her children’s room. Tina Berning is born in Braunschweig and started her career… » mehr
Mai 18th, 2010Gestures and sounds – City Codes by Tabea Sternberg
During the Berlin Days in Shanghai the large video projection “CITY CODES” will show non-verbal styles of communication between teenagers in six different countries. Symbolic gestures and behaviors from Berlin, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Moskau, Windhuk and Bejing got edited to a filmic dialog with a great visual impact. The projection is added with a… » mehr
Mai 14th, 2010Dress rehearsal
The preparations for the Berlin Square are in full swing. Yesterday Lars Denicke from PICTOPLASMA visited our office to show us the the AKI- costumes by graphic artist AKINORI OISHI. This friendly looking yellow characters will be part of the Berlin Square in Shanghai. Among the moving cubes, the live action-painting and the hot music… » mehr
Mai 4th, 2010Black, Red and Gold at the EXPO 2010
The FARBWERTE project is concerned with collecting individual perspectives, attitudes and standpoints with view on the German identity and its respective forms of public display. Since March 2009 a host of designers and artists are asked to engage with the German flag by incorporating this powerful, yet polarizing symbol into works of art. Until now… » mehr
April 28th, 2010Osko+Deichmann – Dainty from Berlin
Some years ago the Berlin designers Blasius Osko and Oliver Deichmann had been confronted with a problem: like many people from Berlin they love suhsi. And like many others they are not able to finish a maki roll to an aesthetic and culinary delicacy. OSKO+DEICHMANN solved the problem the german way. They made an… » mehr
April 27th, 2010Welcome to the BERLIN SQUARE at EXPO 2010
The creative scene of Berlin shows its face and enters the EXPO 2010 in Shanghai with an amazing performance. From 1 – 5 June 2010 Berlin presents his creative excellence throughout all disciplines as part of the GERMAN PAVILION “BALANCITY”: Be it music, film, fashion design or street art – the… » mehr