Programs and Events
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May 21: Your Ideas, Your NATO: Insights from the Next Generation
Discussion in Berlin between Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Defense Christian Schmidt, U.S. Ambassador Philip D. Murphy, and the winners of our policy workshop competition. The dialogue will focus on unity in the Alliance, NATO’s partnerships after the Arab Spring, and Smart Defense.
May 21: special screening of SPLIT – A DIVIDED AMERICA
Invitation to a special screening of
SPLIT: A DIVIDED AMERICA
(Original with German subtitles)
a film by Kelly Nyks
Kino Arsenal
Potsdamer Straße 2, 10785 Berlin
Followed by a
Discussion with director Kelly Nyks
(Discussion will be in English. Questions can also be asked in German.)
Doors open at 4:30 p.m.
Film starts at 5:00 p.m.
Discussion starts at 6:00 p.m.
Seats are limited. Please r.s.v.p. to schilling-muehld@state.gov.
SPLIT: A DIVIDED AMERICA is a concerned American’s unbiased look at the partisan divide that dominates American politics today. Part road-movie, part political investigation, SPLIT: A DIVIDED AMERICA examines the political, social and economic factors (like religion, urbanization, race, and wealth) behind Americans’ growing frustration with the election process.
Director Kelly Nyks balances candid discussions with citizens all across the country and commentary from political observers including Robert Putnam, Norm Ornstein, Tucker Carlson, Bruce Bartlett, Noam Chomsky, Thomas Frank and Jesse Jackson among others.
SPLIT: A DIVIDED AMERICA goes far beyond the headlines that reduce the United States to a nation of ‘‘Liberals vs. Conservatives.’ Shocking, informative and insightful, SPLIT: A DIVIDED AMERICA is a coast-to-coast adventure about democracy in America today.
- Information on the film: www.splitdoc.com/
- Trailer: http://vimeo.com/28108968
May 24: Joint reading with Karen Russell and Fiona Maazel
Fiona Maazel
The U.S. Embassy Literature Series
The U.S. Embassy in cooperation with Veranstaltungsforum der Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH, the American Academy Berlin, and the English Theatre Berlin
Presents
A joint reading with Karen Russell, American Academy Spring Fellow 2012, and Fiona Maazel, Picador-Guest Professor at the University of Leipzig
Fiona Maazel will read from her forthcoming novel Woke up Lonely.
Moderator: Gregor Dotzauer, Der Tagesspiegel
19:00, English Theatre Berlin, Fidicinstraße 40, 10965 Berlin
Tickets: EUR 3,- at +49 - (0)30 - 691 12 11 or by e-mail at tickets@etberlin.de
For school classes and their teachers: Pl. register at IRCBerlin@state.gov to receive free tickets.
The Authors
Poetry Festival Berlin 2012, June 1-9, 2012 at Akademie der Kuenste
Michael Palmer ist einer der renommiertesten zeitgenössischen Dichter der USA. Seine über 20 Bücher wurden in zahlreiche Sprachen übersetzt und mit wichtigen Preisen ausgezeichnet. Palmer ist ein vielseitiger Autor und Übersetzer, der sich durch genreübergreifende Projekte in den Bereichen Musik und Tanztheater auch außerhalb der Lyrik einen Namen gemacht hat. In diesem Jahr ist endlich ein Querschnitt aus seinem Gesamtwerk auf Deutsch bei KOOKbooks, Berlin, erschienen (Übersetzung: Rainer G. Schmidt). Michael Palmers Verlegerin, Daniela Seel, ist selbst Dichterin und spricht mit ihm über sein Werk und seine Poetik, seine Wurzeln in der Language Poetry, über seine Übersetzungen und seine Projekte.
June: Berlin/Potsdam Jewish Film Festival
Founded in 1995 on the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Berlin/Potsdam Jewish Film Festival is one of the oldest of its kind in Europe. This unique cultural event in Germany, aimed at film lovers of any background, is a showcase for new cinema that explores Jewish life in Germany and around the world. The Festival's strength is its offering of perspectives rarely seen in the daily stream of headlines and broadcast news. The film screenings provide a lively forum for dialogue and debate about a wide range of issues, drawing larger audiences every year.
On June 6 at 10:00 a.m. there will be a screening of David for students, followed by a Q&A with the producer, Stephanie Levy.
Daud ist ein elf-jähriger Junge aus Brooklyn. Nach einem Missverständnis wird er für jüdisch gehalten und David genannt. Er freundet sich mit den gleichaltrigen, jüdischen Jungs an und geriet in Konflikt: er ist der Sohn eines Imams.
thru June 23: BIG YOUTH II - Emerging Painters from the USA
In 2009, Corbett vs. Dempsey Gallery proposed a panorama of the young artistic scene of Chicago with the exhibition Big Youth. The artists were affiliated with the renowned School of the Art Institute of Chicago and most works presented in the show were paintings. Now, three years later, Amel Bourouina is happy to invite John Corbett and Jim Dempsey to carry on this "inventory" and show for the first time in Berlin ten Chicago artists who are among the most promising of their generation.
thru July 2: 7th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
Professors Gil Hochberg and Katrin Pahl are participating in the 7th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art taking place at various venues (Akademie der Kuenste, KW Institute for Contemporary art, Hebbel am Ufer, Sophiensaele etc.) For more details pls. see www.berlinbiennale.de
thru July 28: Julian Schnabel exhibit
Famed American artists and filmmaker Julian Schnabel has an exhibit opening this Friday at Contemporary Fine Arts at Am Kupfergraben 10 in Berlin. He took time out of his painting to stop by the Embassy for a chat with Ambassador Murphy on April 25. The exhibit will be up until July 28.
More Events
- May 17-20:
National Fachleiter Conference - May 21: Teacher Seminar (Registration Deadline May 10)
- thru Sept. 5, 2012
Project “A Year from Monday. 365 Days Cage” on the occasion of the 100th birthday of John Cage at Akademie der Kuenste (exhibit, lectures, concerts, presentation by Merce Cunningham Dance Company) - November: Election night
see also: election night 2008
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Thursday, May 24, 2012