FOMO Factor: The repeated teaches of Peaches
Is Berlin's favourite Canadian expat still relevant in 2018? Ava Johnson went to Sunday's performance art event to find out.
View Article“How come I haven't grown up?” Shirley Manson
INTERVIEW! Alt-rock icons Garbage return to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their sophomore record, playing Version 2.0 in its entirety. Before they take the stage at Huxley's Neue Welt on Sep 18, we...
View ArticleCanon contenders
Who deserves to be part of the cultural pantheon, the ultimate hall of fame? This month Berlin gets to experience five female musicians well on their way to making history.
View ArticleFeminists to the front: andcompany&Co.
INTERVIEW! Alexander Karschnia on newest piece Invisible Republic and how women are shaping the way forward. Catch it at HAU 2 October 12-15.
View ArticleHeroines of Sound goes audiovisual
From pioneering sound sculptors to up-and-coming producers, the fem fest’s fifth edition gathers an eclectic variety of artists at HAU2, Dec 6-8.
View ArticleOUT NOW! Our JANUARY issue!
Rosa Lux reloaded! 100 years after Rosa Luxemburg's death, Exberliner rediscovers the vibrant woman and prophetic thinker behind the revolutionary Berlin icon, and what makes her inspiring for...
View ArticleA new kind of Salome: Benny Claessens
INTERVIEW! Claessens, the star of Ersan Mondtag’s Salome at the Gorki Theater, on being misunderstood. Catch it this month on Jan 13.
View ArticleMy Rosa
Six women share their take on Luxemburg and why they think the revolutionary icon is still relevant to their lives and fights of today.
View ArticleThis week at the Kino: Horror heroines and race relations
Final Girls, Green Book and more are on in Berlin cinemas this week...
View ArticleFacing the status quo: Maja Zade
INTERVIEW! Schaubühne dramaturg and script translator Maja Zade on becoming a playwright herself. See her work for yourself in her new work "status quo" Feb 7-9 and 11.
View ArticleThe Agnès Varda of Hungary: Márta Mészáros
At almost 90, she's got a brain still buzzing with daring film projects and strong opinions. We spoke with the cult Hungarian director Márta Mészáros on being the first woman to win the Golden Bear,...
View ArticlePushing back at the patriarchy: Berlin Feminist Film Week
Berlin Feminist Film Week (Mar 7-13 at Babylon Mitte and Berliner Union Film) reclaims the big screen for the sisterhood this International Women’s Day.
View Articlestatus quo: Reversing patriarchy at the Schaubühne
Maja Zade, a dramaturg at the Schaubühne for nearly 20 years, has turned our society upside-down in her meta-theatrical analysis of the #MeToo movement – her debut as playwright. Catch it this month...
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: March 14, 2019
In the German papers this week: Vexing and perplexing news stories from Berlin and beyond...
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: March 28, 2019
In the German papers this week: Vexing and perplexing news stories from Berlin and beyond...
View ArticleTheatertreffen Blog: Grand hotel misogynisto
Simon Stone’s Theatertreffen opening production of Hotel Strindberg has left our author with one burning question: How on earth could this happen?
View ArticleGoodbye lone, male director genius: She She Pop
INTERVIEW! She She Pop’s Mieke Matzke on the flaws of democracy, the role of culture and the collective’s second production at Theatertreffen, Oratorium.
View ArticleBehind the burlesque boom: Lolita Va Voom
INTERVIEW! Lights, tassels, action! Berlin Burlesque Week, Germany’s biggest burlesque extravaganza, opens May 27 for a fourth year with seven days of performances from over 80 international artists....
View ArticleBerlin's best summer music festivals within city limits
Traditional outdoor festivals are not a comfortable way to experience live music. Here are some options for those of us who don’t fancy sleeping in the mud.
View ArticleVerbatim: Tatiana Heuman
After releasing her debut album QEEI last year, Argentinian electronic music producer and drummer Tatiana Heuman made a getaway to Berlin. Catch her at Heroines of Sound (Jul 12-14) at Radialsystem.
View ArticleA hundred years of feminist art
The small Schinkel Pavillon delivers on a big promise. Catch "Straying from the Line" before it ends on Jul 28.
View ArticleUltra-Orthodox feminist!
INTERVIEW! Marlyn Vinig is Israel's first ultra-Orthodox film critic, and a self-proclaimed feminist. A guest of Berlin's Jewish Film Festival, she was on the four-member jury that awarded its top...
View ArticleStamp of approval
A mug shot of Berlin socialist icon, Rosa Luxemburg, is being used to make a new kind of feminist statement - on your post! The custom made stamps were the result of a crowdfunding campaign by a...
View ArticleGerman feminists and the headscarf
RANT! Why is the headscarf oppressive and not high heels? And the only way to end this perceived oppression is to ban them from teaching?! Jacinta Nandi on German feminists' attitude to headscarves.
View ArticleThe EXB news briefing: December 19, 2019
In the German papers this week: Berlin to Damascus flight announced, grave of infamous Nazi opened, anarcho-feminists storm Deutsches Theater, Berlin is losing its trees, Hells Santas give to the...
View ArticleCritic's tips for Berlin Feminist Film Week
Kicking off Mar 5 through Mar 8 at BUFA Campus, Berlin Feminist Film Week provides a platform for filmmakers frequently neglected in the industry. Our critic eyes up the diverse, cross-genre programme...
View ArticleDon't use domestic violence as an excuse!
WTF BERLI!N! Jacinta Nandi is against reopening kitas. And using solidarity with domestic violence victims as the reason is a very, very bad excuse.
View Article“You have a choice!” The Berliners fighting Poland’s abortion laws
We meet the individuals providing a vital lifeline to Poles with unwanted pregnancies, and explore how Berlin has become a central site of resistance to Poland’s regressive government.
View ArticleLiberal mosque founder Seyran Ates: “People just want to be happy.”
We hear about this pioneering Berliner’s fight for a more inclusive Islam at Moabit’s Ibn Rushd-Goethe mosque.
View ArticleAlice Winocour: “This is not really a space movie at all!”
The French director speaks about her grounded sci-fi film, Proxima, which is finally out this month.
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