Graphic: Rimini Berlin / Photo (detail): Balázs Deim, Hajnal Németh, “BREAK DANCE BREAK”, 2026; drawing, inspired by an original drawing by Lawrence Halprin, Arnold Dreyblatt, 2026
Berlin Carousel The Academy as Living Artistic Practice
Graphic: Rimini Berlin / Photo (detail): Balázs Deim, Hajnal Németh, “BREAK DANCE BREAK”, 2026; drawing, inspired by an original drawing by Lawrence Halprin, Arnold Dreyblatt, 2026
Lecture Series: 20 Years Valeska Gert Guest Professorship Valeska Gert and her Afterlives
The lecture series takes the 20th anniversary of the Valeska Gert Guest Professorship as an opportunity to celebrate Gert’s contributions to dance, film, performance art, experimental theatre, and queer and feminist culture.
The director Romuald Karmakar spent eight years working on the project The Invisible Zoo, filmed at Zurich Zoo, one of Europe’s leading zoological gardens.
Akademie Talk: How much does Berlin value culture? Berlin’s political frontrunners discuss the future
In the run-up to the Berlin House of Representatives election, the Rat für die Künste Berlin and the Akademie der Künste are inviting the leading candidates of the democratic parties to a public discussion on cultural policy.
Summer Festival at the Brecht House. (Un)American Activities
The Summer Festival at Brecht and Weigel’s, featuring an open archive, guided tours of the museum, music and performances exploring Brecht’s “(un)American activities”. Followed by a “witching hour” at the neighbouring Dorotheenstadt Cemetery.