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welcome
Willkommen to a new season of rich, innovative German cultural events in and around
the Nation’s Capital!
Film|Neu, a highlight on the Goethe-Institut’s cultural calendar – and we hope on yours
– has moved to the fall, and will appear at E Street Cinema October 4 – 10. Don’t miss this
festival of great cinema and a chance to mingle with visiting German filmmakers and
actors and lovers of German film! Mark your calendars and visit www.filmneu.org for
details.
Passionate leaders are the topics of two more film series this fall: in conjunction with
leading German actress Barbara Sukowa’s visit to Washington, the Goethe-Institut presents
Margarethe von Trotta’s films starring Sukowa; marking the 200th anniversary of
Richard Wagner’s birthday, a series conveys the lasting cultural impact of his music.
Music will feature prominently: the Berlin Philharmonic’s Digital Concert Hall presents new
monthly streaming performances in the GoetheForum, while the partnership with the European
Union National Institutes of Culture brings European musicians to Washington.
Also in the wings: Urban Visions, a series of exhibitions, discussions and walking tours addressing
urban life and sustainability now and in the future; Cinema Time, investigating the intersection of
film and the movement of time; and Zeitgeist DC, two readings with young authors presenting
contemporary German literature in translation.
As part of a cooperation with FotoWeek DC, a weeklong celebration of photography, Impulses
from Saxony Anhalt presents photographic works and films from this culturally-rich German state.
Sprechen Sie Deutsch? The Goethe-Institut is the place to refresh your German language, and
offers courses at all levels. A monthly Deutsch am Mittag and Toastmasters auf Deutsch! provide
further opportunities to practice.
This fall gets off to a rocking start when Herbert Grönemeyer, ‘the German Bruce Springsteen’
(NPR), presents his new English album “I Walk” at the 9:30 Club on September 13, the second stop
on his first-ever US tour.
The 200th birthday of Richard Wagner inspires multiple musical highlights, including a series of
lectures, concerts, and films examining diverse aspects of the Leipzig-born composer at the Library
of Congress. Be captivated by the performance of 85 talented musicians from two youth symphony
orchestras from Worms, as well as a concert by the prominent and gifted sisters Rahel and Sara
Rilling, on violin and viola, presenting a work commissioned by the New Orchestra of Washington
and dedicated to the sisters.
Celebrate German heritage at the German-American Day festivities October 6 at the Friendship
Garden on the National Mall—or at the Oktoberfeste in Richmond or Delaware. Come December,
when there’s a nip in the air, look for German Christmas Markets at the Zion Church in Baltimore,
the German School Washington, and in Tysons Corner.
Visit our websites, www.goethe.de/washington and www.germany.info, for updates and additional
offerings. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Wilfried Eckstein
Director, Goethe-Institut Washington
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Events at a Glance Goethe-Institut Events
Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Table of Contents
Films
n Women in History as Played by Barbara Sukowa 7 - 8
n Film|Neu: New Films from
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architekturbild 2013 / Frank Bayh
and Steff Rosenberger-Ochs
n Espionage in the East: Entertainment before the Wende 10
n Almanya 10
n Daring Ventures
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n Wagner Revisited
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Exhibitions
n Cardboard City: Works by
Artemis Herber, Steve Keene, Valery Koshlyakov
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n European Architectural Photography Prize 2013:
Focus of Attention
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n Building the New City-State of Hamburg, Germany 6
n Linger On! (Verweile doch)
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Discussions
n Berlin Squatters/California Pot Growers n Interpreting History on the Screen:
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An Evening with Barbara Sukowa
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n Hear Now Listening Events
n Wagner at 200: Tristan and Isolde
n Wagner 200
n In Memoriam
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Ludwig II Requiem © Goethe-Institut
Language
n Zeitgeist DC Readings
n Deutsch am Mittag
n Toastmasters International
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Music
n Berlin Philharmonic: Digital Concert Hall
n EUNIC Concert Series 14
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German Embassy Events
Margaret Lattimore, mezzo-soprano
© Courtesy Margaret Lattimore
n Music
n Lecture
n Film
n Exhibition
n Special Events Friends of the Goethe-Institut
Language Classes
Electronic Newsletter
Rentals
Addresses
About Us
Cover: Verweile doch © Iris Brosch
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The city of the future will certainly look
and function differently than the city
of today. Metropolitan areas are being
challenged to forsake sprawl for more
intensive inner-city development, and
to tackle issues of diversity, social
justice, and environmental sustainability. These three exhibitions present our
approaches to the issues inherent in this
shift; accompanying walking tours highlight the history and redevelopment of
downtown Washington.
These events are made possible with the
support of Friends of the Goethe-Institut.
n W orkshop
U rban
V isions
© Artemis Herber
Friday – Saturday,
September 20 – 21, 10 am – 4 pm
Goethe-Institut, FotoGalerie
n E x hibition
August 27 - September 27, 2013
Cardboard City
Works by Artemis Herber, Steve Keene,
Valery Koshlyakov
Opening Tuesday, August 27, 6 – 8 pm
with the artists.
RSVP to goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com
What will our cities of today look like tomorrow? What will be left of the monumental architecture and the icons of our mobility and shopping culture? Artemis Herber (Germany), Steve
Keene (US), and Valery Koshlyakov (Russia) use
the city and what constitutes it as a source of
inspiration and critique. Using cardboard, an
omnipresent raw industrial material used for
packing and shipping everything we consume,
they give shape to and raise questions about
urban culture and sustainability.
Gallery hours: M-Th 9-5; F 9-3
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Improvisations with
Corrugated Cardboard
Exploring the Creative Process with
Artemis Herber
Organized by the Washington Sculptor’s Group
Program and the Washington Project for the Arts.
Enrollment limited to 20 participants.
RSVP to: [email protected]
Reusing and recreating with corrugated cardboard, one of the most global, mundane and sustainable, yet familiar materials in our everyday
life, will be the base for experimental explorations and improvisations. In small project-oriented units, Artemis Herber will introduce cardboard as a material for both models and works
of art. Working individually or in collaboration,
participants will explore various creative processes involving sculptures and installations.
Materials: Participants should bring corrugated
cardboard or cardboard boxes. Tools will be provided. Participants should bring their own
brown bag lunch.
architekturbild 2013 / Frank Bayh and Steff Rosenberger-Ochs,
“The Development of New Urban Quarters in the Heart of the City”
n E x hibition
October 1 – 31, 2013
European Architectural Photography
Prize 2013 “Focus of Attention”
(Im Brennpunkt)
Opening Wednesday, October 16, 6 – 8 pm
Introduced by DC-based architectural
photographer Maxwell MacKenzie
RSVP to goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.org
Im Brennpunkt | Focus of Attention was this year’s
theme of the European Architectural Photography Prize. The competition sought works focusing on subjects which generate public attention
and controversy based on political, cultural, or
historical reasons, particularly in the realms of
urban development and social justice.
First prize was awarded to Frank Bayh and Steff
Rosenberger-Ochs (Germany), whose series “The
Development of New Urban Quarters in the Heart
of the City” refers to the slogan of the infamous
“Stuttgart 21” city development project, and reacts
to the temporary tents which sprung up around
it in protest. Second prize was shared by two
architekturbild 2013 / Stanislaw Chomicki, “Towers”
photographers: in “Towers”, Stanislaw Chomicki
(Germany) uses a pinhole camera to mock the
ostentatiousness of Frankfurt’s modern skyline;
“Kidron Valley”, by Nadia Pugliese (Italy), shows
that it is the same conflicts that shape the city
of the dead and the city of the living in this
downtown Jerusalem location sacred in Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam. Works by Enrico
Duddeck, Olaf Rößler, and Jörg Winde were also
highly recommended.
Since 2005, the European Architectural Photography Prize has been awarded biennially by
the non-profit organization architekturbild e.v.,
and since 2008 in cooperation with Deutsches
Architekturmuseum Frankfurt am Main.
More: www.architekturbild-ev.de
In conjunction with AIA Architecture Week
October 15 - 27, 2013.
Gallery hours: M-Th 9-5; F 9-3
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SPIEGEL Haus © HafenCity
n E x hibition
n WALKING TOURS
Opening Thursday,
November 14, 5 pm
September – October 2013
College of Agriculture,
Urban Sustainability and
Environmental Sciences,
University of the District
of Columbia,
4200 Connecticut Ave. NW
Building the New City-State
of Hamburg, Germany:
Vibrant, Livable, Sustainable
A Journey Into the City of Tomorrow
Friday, November 15, 10 am – 5 pm
Panel Discussion with experts from Hamburg
and Washington DC
For more information on the exhibition and
panel discussion, and to reserve, see
www.goethe.de/washington.
Hamburg is the scene of two of Europe’s most
prominent urban re-development projects - the
new HafenCity and the International Building
Exhibition (IBA), one of Europe’s most important
inner-city development projects which will
expand Hamburg’s city center by 40 percent.
These two projects illustrate varying aspects of
the challenge now facing many European cities:
in what specifically European ways can the continent’s metropolises grow and progress without
relinquishing their traditions and special qualities?
Downtown Washington
German-American Heritage
Walking Tours
Two guided walking tours of Downtown
Washington’s German heritage and architecture
will be offered, in conjunction with Walkingtown DC (a week of free walking tours throughout Washington September 30 – October 6;
www.walkingtowndc.org) and AIA DC’s
Architecture Week (in October; www.aiadc.com).
See www.goethe.de/washington for full details.
No charge.
n DISCUSSION
Sunday, November 3, 6 – 8 pm
Berlin Squatters / California Pot Growers
A Transatlantic Exchange
This discussion compares forms of resistance
and institution-building in anti-gentrification
struggles in Berlin’s Kreuzberg neighborhoods
with similar issues among the hippie-settled
marijuana-farming communities of Humboldt
County, CA. The comparison provides a lens
through which to consider questions such as:
This project of the International Building Exhibi- How have recent decentralized extra-legal
tion (IBA) Hamburg & HafenCity Hamburg pres- citizen movements become established? What
ents examples of planning, strategies, and proj- role do artists and activists play, and how do
ects within the city of Hamburg as a way to
they survive, after the movements they’ve foinitiate an international dialogue about solutions mented age? What are their roles in societies
for the future.
undergoing perpetual crisis?
Organized by the College of Agriculture, Urban
Sustainability and Environmental Sciences at
the University of the District of Columbia and
the German Embassy.
Panelists:
Martin Düspohl, director of Berlin’s FHXB
Museum, which serves as a “collective
memory” of the neighborhood FriedrichshainKreuzberg
Scott Holquits, an artist, researcher, and author
of Chronic Freedom, a series of artist’s books
documenting the culture of Humboldt County
RSVP to [email protected]
No charge or reservation necessary.
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C inema
Rosa Luxemburg © studiocanal
Hannah Arendt © Zeitgeist Films
Marianne and Juliane © studiocanal
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September 9 – 30, 2013
Goethe-Institut, GoetheForum
Women in History as Played by
Barbara Sukowa
Films by Margarethe von Trotta
Independent thinkers, strong women ahead of
their time – these are the protagonists in Margarethe von Trotta’s cinematic work. Actress
Barbara Sukowa has lent her talents to the
leading role in six of these productions.
Audiences have journeyed with her as she fights
for changes in society by joining the extreme left
Red Army Fraction of the 1970s in Marianne
and Juliane (1981), began the controversial 1960s
unraveling of Germany’s Nazi past in Hannah
Arendt (2013), formed Germany’s revolutionary
1919 Spartacus League in Rosa Luxemburg (1986),
and transmitted her 12th century visions to the
world for the glory of God in Vision – From the
Life of Hildegard von Bingen (2009).
This series of films is presented in conjunction
with “Interpreting History on the Screen,” a discussion with Barbara Sukowa at the German
Historical Institute (see page 8 for more information).
Margarethe von Trotta (b. 1942) is recognized
as one of the founding members of the 1970s
New German Cinema movement. She lived in
Paris for a time before returning to Germany
as an actress for, among others, Rainer Werner
Fassbinder and Volker Schlöndorff. Her films
include The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (Die
verlorene Ehre der Katharina Blum, with
Volker Schlöndorff), The Long Silence,
Rosenstrasse (screening at the Goethe-Institut
on November 12; see page 27), and I Am the
Other Woman (Ich bin die Andere).
All films are in German with English subtitles.
Monday, September 9, 6:30 pm
Marianne and Juliane (Die bleierne Zeit)
Germany, 1981, 107 min., color
Cast: Barbara Sukowa, Franz Rudnik, Luc Bondy, Doris
Schade, Rüdiger Vogler, Jutta Lampe, Julia Biedermann
Born during World War II in Germany, sisters
Marianne and Juliane grew up during the
“leaden times” of the 1950s. They both fight for
social change during the 60s, but use different
means. While Juliane makes her way as a committed journalist, Marianne joins the political
underground.
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Vision © Zeitgeist Films
Vision (Vision – Aus dem Leben der
Hildegard von Bingen)
Germany, 2009, color, 111 min.
Cast: Barbara Sukowa, Hannah Herzsprung,
Heino Ferch, Alexander Held
Rosa Luxemburg © studiocanal
Hannah Arendt
Germany, 2012, 113 min., Blu-ray
Cast: Barbara Sukowa, Klaus Pohl, Axel Milberg,
Nicolas Woodeson, Janet McTeer
Barbara Sukowa stars in this new biopic of
Hannah Arendt, the influential German-Jewish
philosopher and political theorist. Arendt’s reporting on the 1961 trial of ex-Nazi Adolf Eichmann for The New Yorker—controversial both
for her portrayal of Eichmann and the Jewish
councils—introduced her now-famous concept
of the “Banality of Evil.” Using footage from the
actual Eichmann trial and weaving a narrative
that spans three countries, von Trotta beautifully turns the often invisible passion for
thought into dramatic, engrossing cinema.
Rosa Luxemburg
Germany, 1985, 123 min.
Cast: Barbara Sukowa, Daniel Olbrychski, Otto Sander
A poignant dramatization of the person and
political struggles of Spartacist leader Rosa
Luxemburg, whose passionate pursuit of justice
caused her to be imprisoned in Germany and
Poland throughout her life and murdered in
1919. For her performance, Barbara Sukowa
received the Cannes Film Festival’s 1986 Best
Actress award.
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Twelfth-century Benedictine abbess Hildegard
von Bingen was a Christian mystic, author,
counselor, naturalist, scientist, philosopher,
physician, herbalist, poet, channeller, visionary,
composer and polymath who has only slowly
emerged from the shadows of history as an
extraordinary agent of faith and change. In
Vision, von Trotta and Sukowa collaborate to
portray von Bingen’s determination to expand
the responsibilities of women within the order,
even as she fends outrage over the visions she
claims to receive from God.
Tickets see page 45
n D iscussion
Tuesday, September 17, 6:30 pm
German Historical Institute, 1607 New Hampshire Ave. NW
Interpreting History on the Screen
An Evening with Barbara Sukowa
Dramatic feature films have a profound influence on our knowledge and understanding of
history. Through her portrayals of powerful
women in history, Barbara Sukowa brings them
to life and connects us to them. Through her,
we discover the significance of these personalities anew and learn from history.
How does Barbara Sukowa succeed in understanding these figures from such distant times?
How do these stories manage to move us enough
that we can relate not only to the heroines but
also to the times? What can an actress impart
that a lecturer cannot?
For more information and reservations:
www.ghi-dc.org
Free Fall © Wolfe Releasing
Ludwig II © Global
Oh Boy © Beta Films
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October 4 – 10, 2013
Landmark’s E Street Cinema and the Goethe-Institut
Film | Neu
New Films from Germany, Austria and Switzerland
The 21st annual edition of Washington’s longrunning German-language film event brings
regional blockbusters and more provocative,
adventurous fare to local screens.
Measuring the World, adapted from Daniel
Kehlmann’s international best-seller and the
first Film|Neu title to be presented in 3D at the
Goethe-Institut.
The program will open with the Washington
premiere of Jan Ole Gerster’s quirky and beguiling German Film Award-winning Oh Boy
and close with the local debut of the lavish biographical drama Ludwig II from directors
Marie Noelle and Peter Sehr. Another confirmed highlight is the D.C. premiere of writerdirector Detlev Buck’s off-kilter period drama
Eddie Cockrell, independent film critic and
programming consultant, will once again be a
presence at the Film|Neu festival.
Mark your calendar now for Film Neu October
4-10, and look for the full program online at
www.filmneu.org.
See you at the Kino!
Made possible with the support of Friends of the Goethe-Institut.
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For Eyes Only © DEFA Film Library
Almanya © Goethe-Institut
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position to ensure the building of the Wall on
August 13, 1961.
October 21 and 28, 2013
Espionage in the East
Entertainment before the Wende
The Deutsche Film AG (DEFA) was the stateowned film studio in East Germany from 1946
to 1990. Films were an important entertainment
and educational tool for the Socialist Unity Party
of Germany, and DEFA produced over 7,500 of
them - many of them at the famous Babelsberg
Studio outside of Berlin. More than a dozen have
been voted among the 100 best German films
ever made in recent surveys. These two seldomseen films from the DEFA studios provide a
glimpse into how East Germans were entertained.
Monday, October 21, 6:30 pm
For Eyes Only – Top Secret
(Streng geheim)
GDR, 1963, 98 min., b/w, German with English subtitles,
Director: János Veiczi
“A uniquely convincing view of the individual
psychology of espionage and a compelling
picture of divided Berlin.”
—Barton Byg, Founding Director of the DEFA
Film Library
* Please note this film is in German only; English
script provided upon request.
Tickets see page 45.
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Thursday, September 12, 6:30 pm
Almanya
(Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland)
Germany, 2010, 101 min., DVD, Director: Yasemin Samdereli,
Cast: Demet Gül, Vedat Erincin, Lilay Huser, Denis Moschitto,
Petra Schmidt-Schaller, and Aykut Kayacik
Introduced by Asiye Kaya, DAAD Visiting
Professor at the BMW Center for German and
European Studies at Georgetown University
Hansen, a double agent working for the East
German secret service (Stasi), is sent on a mission
to steal classified American military intelligence
documents related to a planned invasion of
East Germany. This first GDR spy thriller, loosely
based on real events from 1956, tried to justify
the building of the Berlin Wall.
“Who or what am I really: German or Turkish?”
This is what six-year-old Cenk Yilmaz asks himself when neither his Turkish nor his German
schoolmates choose him for their football team.
Monday, October 28, 6:30 pm
Yasemin Samdereli was born in 1973 in Dortmund. Almanya, her feature film debut, received the 2011 German Film Award for best
film and best screenplay.
Coded Message for the Boss
(Chiffriet an Chef – Ausfall Nummer 5)
GDR, 1979, 96 min., color, German, Director: Helmut Dzuiba
Wolf Brandin, an electrical engineering student
living in East Berlin, gets recruited by the CIA
and immediately notifies the Stasi. His work as
a double agent inevitably strains his personal
life. When the CIA sends Brandin on an operational mission in East Germany, he uses his CIA
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One evening, his grandfather surprises the
family with the news that he has bought a
house in Turkey and wants to take everyone
back “home” with him.
No charge.
RSVP to [email protected]
In conjunction with Turkish Heritage Month
Washington, DC during September 2013.
www.turkishfestival.org
Zeitgeist DC
These events are part of the Zeitgeist DC series, presenting
contemporary German literature in translation.
www.zeitgeistdc.org
n S taged R eading
n R eading
Tuesday, October 22, 6:30 pm
Tuesday, November 5, 6:30 pm
Benjamin
Lauterbach’s
The Chinese
(Der Chinese)
Germany in the distant
future: Environmental
problems are a thing of
the past, diseases have
been eradicated, and educational crises have been solved. Germany is
green and sustainable now, an ecological paradise with a satisfied population. When China
sends its representative Mr. Ting to Germany to
learn from them, it is a cultural shock for both
sides when he pulls out his plastic toys, LED
lights, and sleeping pills. The harmony is about
to be shattered.
Daniel Batliner:
Normal People
Fighting Normality
Award-winning Liechtenstein-born playwright and
author Daniel Batliner will
read a selection of his
short stories about
peoples’ everyday lives.
Pointed, reflective and entertaining, the tales
portray how people behave in their normal environments when faced with situations familiar
to all of us.
Batliner’s short stories have been published in
magazines and anthologies. His story “A
Malcontent’s Monologue” was published in the
U.S. anthology Best European Fiction 2013.
Benjamin Lauterbach (b. 1975) is a German author, Recipient of a 2012 cultural award in Liechteneditor, and TV journalist whose play The
stein, this year he became the youngest member
Chinese was invited to the Berliner Stückemarkt of the P.E.N. Club Liechtenstein. His plays have
2011.
appeared on stage in Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
Organized by Scena Theater
Reception to follow with wines from the
RSVP to goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.org Vineyard of the Prince of Liechtenstein and light
hors d’oeuvres.
Organized by the Embassy of Liechtenstein.
RSVP to goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.org
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DRIFT-ARS-2005
Blue Hour Lullaby © Philipp Lachenmann
Digital
Culture
September 26 – October 24, 2013
Cinema Time
Between the cinema and the moving image a difference is emerging that investigates temporal
formations that challenge assumptions about ‘static’ photographic time and the ‘logic’ of cinematic time - a discourse that investigates stillness, movement, and spatial transformations in time
frames that are hybridized, uncanny, and dazzling.
The works of German artist Philipp Lachenmann and Austrian artist Ulf Langheinrich have long
probed the status of the ‘moving-image.’ In elegant works such as SHU (Lachenmann, 2002-2008)
or Drift (Langheinrich, 2008) the projected image unfolds into temporal and experiential spheres
other than mere duration or narrative.
In cooperation with the Austrian Cultural Forum, the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and
Sculpture Garden, and the Maryland Institute College of Art.
Thursday, September 26, 6:30 pm
Wednesday, October 30, 6:30 pm
Philipp Lachenmann’s SHU
(Blue Hour Lullaby)
Ulf Langheinrich’s Drift
In his film/video installation SHU (Blue Hour
Lullaby), which references a number of films and
periods in art, Philipp Lachenmann shows a remote
prison, the California Correctional Institution in
the Mojave Desert, with its infamous Security
Housing Unit (SHU), or solitary confinement. The
twelve-minute-long film presents the fading day
and the approaching night, as the sky gradually
darkens and lights are switched on. During this
blue hour, aircraft lights appear in the sky, inserted into the film from hundreds of airplanes
landing at airports around the world. The combination of a static camera and the moving lights
in the gradually changing light creates an atmosphere that plays with the sensation of temporalities and cinematic time.
Drift is an audiovisual installation which uses
the superior image and technical qualities of
modern cinemas as an extended space for art
production and the translation of abstract forms
of image and sound. From a realistic image, a
stream of deep and dense images emerges,
transparent and fine in resolution and detail. A
process of multiple metamorphoses in a number
of parallel space and time layers constantly
alters the consistency, viscosity and transparency in an almost symphonic way. Drift unifies
various aspects of Langheinrich’s work in the
fine arts, mainly as a painter, and the achievements of more than a decade of work as an
electronic artist.
Ulf Langheinrich (b. 1960) is a German-born
Austrian artist living and working in Dresden
and Hong Kong. In collaboration with Kurt
Philipp Lachenmann (b. 1963) is an audiovisual
artist working in Berlin, Cologne, and Los Angeles. Hentschläger he founded Granular Synthesis in
His works include films, photography, sculptures, 1990, an audiovisual media artist duo creating
and paintings. His exhibition Some Scenic Views multimedia installations featuring projected
focused on static and dynamic images. The sim- images, videos, and surrounding sounds. This work
was shown on various exhibitions around the
plicity of his film Preview, in which a narrator
world, including the Museum for Contemporary
retells J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings II from
memory in 88 minutes, shows the loss of imagi- Art; Kunstverein Hanover; and the Austrian pavilion at the 2001 Venice Biennale.
nation when transferring literature to an audiovisual medium.
No charge. RSVP to goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com
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n LISTENING EVENTS
Hear Now! Fall 2013
Goethe-Institut , GoetheForum
Hear Now!, an informal group of local producers
and radiophiles, presents cutting-edge listening
experiences and discussions as well as a chance
to hear what’s going on in public radio across
the country and around the world.
Seldom Scene
Tuesday, November 19, 7 - 8:30 pm
Soundscapes DC
with Marika Partridge and the DC Listening
Lounge Collective
Marika Partridge, one of the founders of Hear
Now, created a twenty-minute soundscape of
DC as a commission for Simon Elmes of BBC
Radio, where it was broadcast in March 2013 in
a series called “Twenty Minutes: Sounds of the
No charge.
City,” the intermission segment in live concerts.
Marika will present her piece and talk about
the collaboration. The DC Listening Lounge will
Tuesday, September 17, 7 - 8:30 pm
present their own version of a DC soundscape in
response.
Designing Sonic Space:
Concepts for Live Performance
with Sound Designer Nicole Martin
Nikki Martin, the West Coast sound designer
known locally for her work with Rorschach
Theatre, the Capital Fringe Festival and Wit’s
End Puppets, talks about using field recordings
to create sound design concepts that play with
an audience’s sense of “reality,” using existing
spacial acoustics to enhance the artistry of a
design, and exploring the basics of psychoacoustics to enhance the experience of a play.
n PANEL DISCUSSION
Friday, October 25, 2 – 6 pm
New Media – New Freedom?
Are social media a curse on societies, as Turkish
Prime Minister Erdogan stated during the Gezi Park
protests? Or do they foster freedom of expression and democracy? A rat race has begun
between state institutions and internet users:
censorship and governmental force against new
Friday, October 25, 12:30 - 1:30 pm
tools and ways of communicating. This discusNational Public Radio, 1111 N. Capitol St. NE
sion explores the battlefield and sheds light on
the role of journalists in this ever-changing enviThe Future of Radio in Europe and America ronment.
A live mid-day discussion linking the Haus des
See www.goethe.de/washington
Rundfunks in Berlin and NPR’s new headquarters
for the list of panelists.
in Washington following this year’s “Berlin Summit,”
sponsored by the European Broad-casting Union. RSVP to goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com
The EBU Conference for Cultural Radio Managers
and Directors of Music Channels brings together Organized by Deutsche Welle & RIAS Berlin
the most interesting European radio channels to Commission
discuss concepts for the future of radio in Europe.
In cooperation with NPR Berlin, Radio BerlinBrandenburg (RBB), and Prix Europa.
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BERLIN
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Sir Simon Rattle
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Friday, September 27, 1 pm
August 23 – December 13, 2013
Berlin Philharmonic with Sir Simon Rattle
Digital Concert Hall
The Berlin Philharmonic, in partnership with
Deutsche Bank, is now making its live performances available on the Internet via the Digital
Concert Hall. As principal conductor Sir Simon
Rattle and acclaimed guest conductors take up
the baton, the concerts are captured by six HD
cameras controlled from inside the video studio
in the Berliner Philharmonie.
This new series presents streaming performances,
some live and some hand-picked from the archives of the Digital Concert Hall, in the ambience and surround sound of the GoetheForum.
Please note that the concerts listed below are
subject to change.
No charge.
RSVP to goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com.
Friday, August 23, 1 pm
Paul Hindemith: Overture to The Flying
Dutchman and Kammermusik No. 3
Withold Lutoslawski: Preludes and Fugue for 13
solo strings
Friday, October 11, 2 pm
Berlin Philharmonic with
Karl-Heinz Steffens
Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3
Bernd Alois Zimmermann: Symphony in one
movement (2nd version from 1953) and Canto di
speranza, Cantata for cello and small orchestra
Franz Schubert: Overture of the incidental music
to Rosamunde and Symphony No. 3 in D major
Friday, November 15, 1 pm
Berlin Philharmonic with Sir Simon Rattle
Arnold Schönberg: Gurre-Lieder
Berlin Philharmonic with Sir Simon Rattle Friday, December 13, 1 pm
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 39
in E flat major; Symphony No. 40 in G minor;
Symphony No. 41 in C major Jupiter
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Berlin Philharmonic with Gustavo Dudamel
Igor Stravinsky: Suite No. 1 for small orchestra
and Suite No. 2 for small orchestra
Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 4 in C minor
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B
flat major
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October 4 – 6, 2013
Atlas Center for the Performing Arts,
1333 H St. NE
Sonic Circuits Festival
of Experimental Music
storytelling, puppetry, dance, magic, and cinema.
A project of the 27 Washington-based European
Union embassies and more than a dozen major
local cultural institutions.
Reservations and more information at
kidseurofestival.org
The 13th annual Sonic Circuits Festival features
cutting-edge experimental music, film and
dance, presented by artists from Washington DC
and across the globe. Performers from Germany
will include Birgit Ulher, Thomas Lehn, Martin
Kuentz and Marta Zapparoli.
More: dc-soniccircuits.org.
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Sunday, November 3, Time TBD
Location TBD
Tuesday, November 5, Time TBD
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October 16 – November 13, 2013
various venues
Kids Euro Festival 2013
This fall Washington once again hosts one of the
country’s largest performing arts festivals for
children, with more than 150 free events around
the city. The month-long event is geared to kids
ages six through twelve, and features artists in
almost every performing genre, including
Kennedy Center Millennium Stage
Pappelapapp
A cardboard box is a cardboard box. Or is it?
With some fantasy, a box can change into a
cardboard tiger, dragon or human being. It can
have emotions, and be sad or happy. A simple
brown cardboard box can hold the key to a universe of adventures and funny figures. A simple
play by German children’s theater artist Ulrike
Kley that works with imaginary metamorphosis,
Pappelapapp uses children’s imaginations to
transform an ordinary item into something
magical. For children 3 years and up.
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Ismaël Margain
Drumartica
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November 8 and
December 10, 2013
Austrian Cultural Forum,
3542 International Court NW
EUNIC Concert Series
This fall kicks off a series organized by the European Union National Institutes of Culture (EUNIC)
Washington, DC cluster, to present young European artists in Washington. EUNIC is comprised
of the following organizations: Alliance Française,
Austrian Cultural Forum, British Council, GoetheInstitut Washington, Hellenic Foundation for
Culture, Instituto Camoes, Italian Cultural Institute,
Romanian Cultural Institute, and the Embassies
of Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Romania,
Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.
Tickets: $15/$10 students with ID at
www.eunic.eventbrite.com
Friday, November 8, 7:30 pm
Drumartica
Slovenian percussion duo Drumartica is one of
the most active percussion ensembles in Europe
today. After great success in prestigious competitions in Luxembourg (IPCL) and Bulgaria (PENDIM),
the duo has performed in the USA, Russia and
around Europe in renowned venues such as
Hermitage Theater in St. Petersburg, Carnegie
Hall in New York, Spain’s Auditorio de Tenerife
and the Berlin Philharmonie.
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Simon Klavžar and Jože Bogolin studied at the
Munich Music University with percussion legend
Peter Sadlo, one of the best percussionists in the
world today, and in Frankfurt with the members
of Ensemble Modern. Since 2006, the duo has
performed in the USA, Spain, Russia, Luxembourg, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland,
Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Slovenia.
Followed by a wine reception sponsored by the
EUNIC Washington, DC Cluster.
In cooperation with the Embassy of Slovenia.
More: www.drumartica.com
Tuesday, December 10, 7:30 pm
Ismaël Margain
An award-winning French pianist since the age
of seven, 21-year old Ismaël Margain added the
distinguished Long-Thibaud-Crespin award for
young musicians to his list of accolades in 2012.
Guaranteed to give chills, his exceptional talent
brings a vibrancy and enthusiasm to a repertoire that features pieces from Mozart, Ravel,
Rachmaninov and his personal favorite,
Schubert.
Supported by the Fondation Alliance Française.
© Matthias Ritzmann
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November 1 – 10, 2013
FotoWeek EDU @ Goethe
Goethe-Institut’s intimate and personalized
setting. Photographers of all levels can attend.
Topics will change daily.
Photography inspires, enriches, and celebrates.
FotoDC presents the sixth annual FotoWeek DC
festival, a weeklong celebration of photography
in Washington, DC. FotoWeek EDU will once
again be held at the Goethe-Institut. Weeklong
workshops by the nation’s top professionals in
the photography world and portfolio reviews
will make this partnership a primary presence
in the FotoWeek DC festival.
Opening November 2
November 2 – 7, 2013
Sunday, November 3, 10 am – 5:30 pm
Linger On! (Verweile doch!)
Featuring photographs by Max Baumann, Iris
Brosch, Reinhard Hentze, Carina Linge, Matthias
Ritzmann, and Robert Schlotter.
For more information, see page 19.
Workshops at the Goethe-Institut
Washington
Portfolio Reviews
FotoWeek EDU offers educational programming,
featuring weeklong workshops by an all-star list
of the nation’s top professionals in the
In association with FotoWeek DC 2013, the sixth
annual weeklong celebration of photography in
Washington, DC.
www.fotoweekdc.org
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Ludwig II Requiem © Goethe-Institut
Richard Wagner has always provoked
either enthusiasm or resolute objection. His biography has its dark sides,
but his concept of a Gesamtkunstwerk
and the operas he created are part of
the repertoire of opera houses almost
everywhere in the world. On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of
Wagner’s birthday, a number of events
are taking place around Washington
reflecting the complexity of the man
and his oeuvre.
Wagner
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November 25, 2013 – January 6, 2014
Wagner Revisited
Gripping and mood-setting, Wagner’s music plays
a crucial role in the soundtracks of many films
and television shows. Whether featured exclusively or used in part to create a special impact,
as is often the case with works such as Tristan
and Isolde and Lohengrin, the music enhances
emotions as it strives for a unified form of expression. This series presents a selection of films
featuring either Wagner’s music or the great
composer himself.
In cooperation with the National Gallery of Art.
Films at the Goethe-Institut
Monday, November 25, 6:30 pm
Richard Wagner
Germany, 1913, 102 min., silent, Director: Carl Froelich
This silent movie portrays Richard Wagner, from
his childhood through his great triumphs in orchestral and operatic music. This first-ever fulllength biopic celebrated Wagner’s 100th birthday.
Carl Froelich (1875 – 1953) is considered a
pioneer of German film who quickly recognized
the change from silent to sound film. Richard
Wagner was his directing debut.
Monday, December 2, 6:30 pm
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
(Ludwig - Requiem für einen
jungfräulichen König)
West Germany, 1972, 140 min., Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Ludwig is an imaginative interpretation of the life
of Ludwig II of Bavaria. Modernist to the core,
Ludwig is both theater and film – a montage of
sketches and tableaux with cabaret music and
wild costumes, and an even wilder character with
Wagner’s music in the soundtrack.
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (b. 1935) numbers
among the most controversial German film artists
today. His “German Triology” includes Ludwig
– Requiem for a Virgin King, Karl May, and Our
Hitler. Rejected by German critics for many years,
Syberberg’s work has found advocates in such
renowned personalities as Susan Sontag and
Michel Foucault.
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The Flying Dutchman © DEFA Film Library
Lessons of Darkness © Werner Herzog Films
Monday, January 6, 6:30 pm
The Flying Dutchman
(Der fliegende Holländer)
The Transformation of the World into
Music: Bayreuth before the Premiere
(Die Verwandlung der Welt in Musik:
Bayreuth vor der Premiere)
GDR, 1964, 101 min., German with English subtitles,
Director: Joachim Herz
Germany, 1994, 90 min., Director: Werner Herzog
Based on Richard Wagner’s opera, this became
one of the first complete Wagner operas on film.
It is also the only East German film ever made that Often lauded for his incorporation of Wagner’s
concept of the “total work of art” (Gesamtincludes elements of the horror and vampire
kunstwerk) into cinema, Herzog provides the
genres.
viewer with more than a behind-the-scenes
Joachim Herz (1924-2010) staged over 126
documentary.
operas and more than 60 new productions. In
1985 he received the top National Prize of East
Germany for art and literature.
Lessons of Darkness
(Lektionen in Finsternis)
Germany, 1992, 50 min., Director: Werner Herzog
This film shows the disaster of the burning
Kuwaiti oil fields. In contrast to the common
documentary film, there are no comments and
few interviews. What must have been hell itself
West Germany, 1955, 115 min., Director: Helmut Käutner
is presented to the viewer with stunning
Not finding satisfaction in love, King Ludwig II of scenery and beautiful music from Rheingold and
Bavaria seeks comfort in art. But building fairy- Götterdämmerung.
tale castles and an even grander opera for his
musical idol, Wagner, proves so expensive that
Werner Herzog (b. 1942) is considered of the
his cabinet ends up resorting to formally challen- greatest figures of New German Cinema.
ging his mental health. Tragedy now lurks in
Herzog’s films often feature heroes with imposLudwig’s prison-castle. This film features O.W.
sible dreams, people with unique talents in
Fischer as Ludwig II and Paul Bildt as Richard
obscure fields, or individuals who find themWagner.
selves in conflict with nature.
Ludwig II
(Ludwig II: Glanz und Ende eines Königs)
Helmut Käutner (1908 – 1980) was a major
German film director who launched his career in
the 1930s.
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Tickets see page 45
distinctive and controversial contemporary
European filmmakers. Von Trier first caught attention with his first feature film The Element of
Crime (1984), a combination of film noir and
German Expressionism.
Saturday, December 21, 2 pm
Ludwig
USA, 1972, 235 min., Director: Luchino Visconti
This film about the life and death of King Ludwig
II of Bavaria stars Helmut Berger as Ludwig and
Romy Schneider as Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
It portrays the romantic king struggling between
reality in Bavarian aristocracy and Wagnerian
fantasy. Unrequited love and his homosexuality
result in his descent into madness.
Ludwig II © Goethe-Institut
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G allery of A rt
Sunday, October 13, 4 pm
Luchino Visconti (1906 – 1976) was an Italian
theater, opera, playwright and cinema director.
He is considered one of the most influential directors of European cinema. His most famous
films are The Leopard (1963) and Death in
Venice (1971).
The Golden Age (L’Age d’Or)
France, 1930, 63 min., Director: Luis Buñuel
This film, featuring the Tristan and Isolde soundtrack Liebestod, is a surrealist comedy and one
of the first sound films made in France. A man
and a woman are in love, but the values of
bourgeois society and the Roman Catholic Church
stand in their way to happiness and fulfillment
of their passion.
Luis Buñuel Portolés (1900 – 1983) was the
father of cinematic Surrealism, and is famous for
his inventive directing style. The Spanish-born
Mexican filmmaker created his first films in the
silent era and received Best Director awards
from the National Board of Review and the
National Society of Film Critics.
Sunday, October 20, 4:30 pm
Melancholia
Germany, 2011, 136 min., Director: Lars von Trier
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Wednesday, August 28, 6:30 pm
Wagner at 200:
Tristan and Isolde Comes to Washington
Join members of the Tristan and Isolde cast and
creative team for a program that celebrates
Wagner’s bicentenary and explores the
Washington National Opera’s forthcoming production of Wagner’s romantic masterpiece.
Learn more about how an opera production is
created, how the creative team collaborates on
a cohesive vision, and how singers approach
one of the most challenging and beloved scores
in the repertory.
Visit www.goethe.de/washington for an updated
list of the panelists.
Melancholia is a sci-fi drama, that tells the story Presented in cooperation with the Washington
of a depressed young woman foreseeing the end National Opera.
of the world through a collision with a mysteriRSVP to goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com
ous new planet. The soundtrack features the
Prelude from Tristan and Isolde.
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Lars von Trier (b. 1956) is a Danish director and
playwright. He is considered one of the most
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Deborah Voigt © A Bofill, Gran Teatre del Liceu
Juliet Bellow
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Thursday, September 19, 7:30 – 9:30 pm
Friday, September 27, 7:30 pm
Juliet Bellow:
Afterlives of the Artwork of the Future
The Gesamtkunstwerk - the “total artwork”
promoted by the composer Richard Wagner in
the mid-nineteenth century - profoundly affected the development of modern art. Though
Wagner’s original conception centered on the
“three primeval sisters” of poetry, music and
dance, visual artists adapted his theory to help
them invent new styles and working methods.
This lecture considers the legacy of Wagner’s
aspiration to unify various media through examples ranging from Symbolist paintings to
Ballets Russes productions and recent installation art projects. These latter-day Gesamtkunstwerke use Wagner’s theory to raise questions
about authorship and collaboration; to propose
new forms of spectatorship; and to redefine
artistic genres and national identities.
Juliet Bellow is Assistant Professor of Art
History at American University and consulted
on the exhibition “Diaghilev and the Ballets
Russes, 1909–1929: When Art Danced with
Music,” on display at the National Gallery of
Art through October 6.
Saturday, October 12, 2 pm
National Gallery of Art
Wagner in the Visual Arts
The United Church, 1920 G St. NW
A Love Letter to Richard on His
200th Birthday
An Evening with Jeffrey Swann
A world-renowned pianist whose performances
have included many Wagnerian themes,
Jeffrey Swann appears internationally and has
won countless performance awards. Since
2007, Swann has been Music Director of the
Dino Ciani Festival & Academy in Cortina
d’Ampezzo, Italy; since 2010 Professor of Piano
at New York University; and since 2012 Artistic
Director of the Scuola Normale Concert Series
in Pisa.
Reception follows the concert.
Reservations required: 703-370-1923
University of Maryland, Clarice Smith Center, Dekelboum
Concert Hall, College Park, MD
University of Maryland Symphony
Orchestra: Foreign Bodies
James Ross, Music Director conducts a program
that includes the Prelude and Liebestod from
Tristan and Isolde.
Information and tickets:
claricesmithcenter.umd.edu
with David Gariff, Senior Lecturer,
Saturday, October 26, 2:30 pm
Wagner and Movie Music
with Carolyn Abbate, Professor of Music,
Harvard University
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For more information
on these and other events commemorating the
200th anniversary of Richard Wagner’s birth:
www.wagner-dc.org or 703-370-1923
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M emoriam
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Tuesday, September 10, 5 – 7 pm
Tuesday, November 12, 6:30 pm
Willy Brandt © Bundesbildstelle
Willy Brandt
Ostpolitik of Understanding and
Rapprochement
2013 marks the 100th birthday of Willy Brandt,
who was Mayor of Berlin in 1963 when John F.
Kennedy visited the then-divided city and legendarily expressed his solidarity with Berlin,
declaring, “Ich bin ein Berliner.”
During his time as Chancellor of the Federal
Republic of Germany (1969-1974), Willy Brandt
spearheaded and shaped the policy of detente
and reconciliation between the Federal Republic
of Germany and Eastern Europe. For his effort
he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971.
Brandt also molded the mission of the GoetheInstitut to help Germany build cultural partnerships and friendships worldwide. Brandt’s political legacy is a policy that establishes peace
through the practice of dialogue, cooperation
and a focus on common interests.
5 pm
Screening of a ZDF/Deutsche Welle film about
Willy Brandt
5:30 pm
Discussion of Willy Brandt’s Ostpolitik legacy
and use of this lens to analyze current relations with Russia.
Hans-Ulrich Klose has been a member of the
German Parliament since 1983 and has served as
chairman of the German-American Parliamentary
Group in the German Bundestag for 10 years.
Matt Rojansky is Director of the Kennan
Institute at the Wilson Center in Washington, DC.
In cooperation with the
Friedrich Ebert Foundation
RSVP to
goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com.
75 Years Night of Broken Glass
(Reichspogromnacht)
Popular responses to the Nazis’ marginalization
and persecution of Germany’s Jewish minority
varied tremendously. If few Germans openly
espoused mass murder, fewer still risked
speaking out in opposition to the regime’s increasingly radical anti-Semitic policies.
To mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of the
Kristallnacht pogrom (November 9, 1933), two
leading historians of the Third Reich will discuss
Margarethe von Trotta’s film Rosenstraße and
the question of public attitudes toward the
Nazi regime’s anti-Semitic policies. The Rosenstraße protest was the most important public
demonstration against the Nazis’ attempt to
eradicate German Jewry. During February and
March of 1943, “Aryan” women demonstrated
outside the building of Berlin Rosenstraße
where their Jewish husbands were being held
pending deportation.
Panelists:
Stefan Hördler, research fellow,
German Historical Institute and specialist
on the concentration camp system
Nathan Stolzfus, professor of history,
Florida State University and author of
Resistance of the Heart
Rosenstrasse
Germany, 2003, 135 min., German and English,
Director: Margarethe von Trotta
In this film, Hannah travels to Berlin and starts
probing into the past of her mother Ruth and
finds that she was raised by an “Aryan” woman,
Lena. She discovers the story about Rosenstrasse, and helps her mother come to terms
with her past.
In cooperation with the
German Historical Institute
RSVP to
goetheinstitutwashington.eventbrite.com
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n B ook P resentation
Tuesday, September 24, 6:30 pm
No Ordinary Men: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Hans von Dohnanyi,
Resisters Against Hitler in Church and State
From the earliest days of the Third Reich, pastor Dietrich Bonheoffer and his brother-in-law, the
lawyer Hans von Dohnanyi, opposed the regime as so many of their compatriots did not. Their
lives, and the lives of their family and collaborators, demonstrated the highest standard of civic
virtue during Germany’s darkest time, and give us a much more complex understanding of the resistance to Nazi rule.
Elisabeth Sifton is the author of The Serenity Prayer, which is, in part, a memoir about her father,
the renowned theological Reinhold Niebuhr.
Fritz Stern is University Professor Emeritus at Columbia University. His books include The Politics of
Cultural Despair, Gold and Iron, and Five Germanys I Have Known.
Supported by The New York Review of Books
GERMAN
LANGUAGE
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( in G erman )
Deutsch am Mittag
Sprechen Sie Deutsch? All who
wish to hear and speak German are invited to
bring their lunch to our monthly presentation
and discussion. A discussion on the topic will
complete the Mittagstisch.
Die wirtschaftliche Integration Europas Chancen trotz Schwierigkeiten
Beverages and sweets are provided.
Tickets $5/No charge for Friends of the
Goethe-Institut.
RSVP to [email protected].
Sponsored by Friends of the Goethe-Institut.
Tuesday, September 24, 12 – 1:15 pm
n G ames N ight
Dieter Dettke, Adjunct Professor at Georgetown
University and a Senior Non-resident Fellow at
the American Institute for Contemporary
German Studies
Friday, September 13, 6 – 9 pm
Deutschland hat gewählt: Wie geht es weiter
in Europa und in den Transatlantischen
Beziehungen?
Come enjoy German games and a glass of wine
with us! Games by German designers are enjoying increasing popularity outside their
native country. This evening of board and card
games will feature classics such as Bohnanza
alongside newer favorites including Asara,
Settlers of Catan, Lost Cities and Carcassonne.
Participants are invited to bring their favorite
games and friends for the fun. One room will
be reserved for playing games in German.
Tuesday, October 29, 12 – 1:15 pm
Gunnar Schellenberger, President, Committee
for Education and Culture, Saxony-Anhalt
Parliament; Member of CDU Parliament
Bedeutung der Kultur bei der Revitalisierung
von Stadtvierteln in Sachsen-Anhalt
Tuesday, November 19, 12 – 1:15 pm
Paul Maeser, President, Professionals in
European, Eurasian and Russian Studies,
George Washington University.
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Goethe-Institut
Games Evening (Spieleabend)
In cooperation with Labyrinth Games and Puzzles.
Please note: arrival by 7 pm is suggested to
ensure sufficient playing time.
Drinks and snacks will be offered. Tickets $5
RSVP to [email protected].
Goethe
American
Society
Ulysses and the Sirens
by Herbert James Draper, 1864-1920. c. 1909. Oil on canvas,
Courtesy of Fehrens Art Gallery, Hull Museums Collections,
Accession No: KINCM:2005.4878.
S P E C I A L
E V E N T
(in English)
Saturday, October 26, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
Classical Oktoberfest 2013
The Impossible
H.L. Mencken
L I T E R A T U R E
L E C T U R E
(in English)
Wednesday, September 25, 6:45 pm
“Sie sang zu ihm, sie sprach zu ihm”:
Listening for the Siren’s Song in Goethe’s
“Der Fischer” and Kafka’s “Das Schweigen
der Sirenen”
Lecture by Dr. Deva F. Kemmis, Adjunct Professor
of German language and literature, Georgetown
University, followed by refreshments.
The siren, seen in different mythological traditions as undine, melusine, selkie, water nixie, and
mermaid, has had a strong and enduring presence in German literature and culture, and continues to be an alluring modern cultural draw.
Hear about the history of the siren motif as shown
in J.W. von Goethe’s “Der Fischer” (1779) and
Franz Kafka’s “Das Schweigen der Sirenen” (1917),
on both the textual and poetic levels, drawing
on the discourses surrounding the female supernatural in literature, history, and music.
Free of charge but registration is required.
RSVP: [email protected] or
443.542.2263
Ticketed event, including
morning coffee, German
lunch, and afternoon
film Inherit the Wind
(1960), starring Spencer
Tracy, Frederick March,
Gene Kelly, Dick York
and others. Based on a real-life case in 1925, two
lawyers argue the case for and against a science
teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution, which was covered by Mencken for the
Baltimore Evening Sun.
Marion Elizabeth Rodgers, an author of several
books on H.L. Mencken (1880-1956), the distinguished writer, satirist, social and literary critic,
and newspaperman, will discuss his life and literary achievements, as well as his battles against
prohibition, and his reporting on the Scopes
trial and politics. Mencken’s literary work is still
being translated into many languages including
German, and manages to “stir up the animals”
as he put it - a testimony that we are still grappling with modern versions of the same issues
he addressed.
Registration required.
RSVP: [email protected] or 703.237.0858
The American Goethe Society presents four public lectures and events annually on German
literature, philosophy, art, and music. In addition, members are offered regular Saturday poetry
luncheons (“Lunch mit Lyrik”), held at DC restaurants, and monthly seminars covering classic
German plays. The Society is the proud sponsor of the Goethe Prize, an award program which
recognizes outstanding high school students of German in DC, Maryland, and Virginia.
www.americangoethesociety.org
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Deborah Voigt as Isolde ©A Bofill, Gran Teatre del Liceu
Tenor Nikolai Schukoff in Parsifal © Nikolai Schukoff
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Thursday, October 17, Time TBA
September 15 – 27, 2013
Washington National Opera, The Kennedy Center, 2700 F
Street NW, Washington, DC
Washington National Opera:
Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner
In Wagner’s retelling of the beloved Celtic myth
and its star-crossed lovers, Deborah Voigt - one
of the finest Wagnerian sopranos of our time
- brings her alluring portrayal of Isolde to a
stunning production featuring an impressive
international cast, including German bass
Wilhelm Schwinghammer.
For tickets and information:
800-444-1324 or www.kennedy-center.org
October 10 – 12, 2013
The Kennedy Center, 2700 F Street NW, Washington, DC
National Symphony Orchestra:
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor /
Celebrating Wagner at 200:
Act III of Parsifal
United Church, 1920 G Street NW, Washington, DC
Symphony
A joint concert by the Symphonic Wind Orchestra
of the Music School in Alzey-Worms, founded
in 2007, together with the Symphony Orchestra
of the Lucie-Kölsch Music School of Worms,
founded in 1983 - with a total of 85 musicians
ranging in age from 12 to 66 years.
Presented in cooperation with the German
Embassy Washington and Concordia DC.
Thursday, October 24, 8 pm
The Music Center at Strathmore,
3501 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD
Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall,
1212 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra:
Brahms’ Third Symphony
This concert version of the final act from Wagner’s
epic opera Parsifal features tenor Nikolai Schukoff, baritone Thomas Hampson, bass Yuri
Vorobiev, and the Washington Chorus.
Each of Brahms’ works can be counted among
music’s towering masterpieces, and the haunting Third Symphony may be his very finest.
The internationally-acclaimed German cellist
Johannes Moser performs the Variations on a
Rococo Theme by Tchaikovsky, directed by Jun
Märkl, conductor.
800-444-1324 or www.kennedy-center.org
301-581-5100 or www.strathmore.org
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Sinfonic Winds, Alzey © Musikschule des Landkreises Alzey-Worms
Conductor Jun Märkl © Jean-Baptiste Millot
Friday - Sunday, October 25 – 27, 2013
Saturday, November 9, 2 pm
Baltimore Lieder Weekend 2013
This year, Baltimore Lieder Weekend turns its
attention to Brahms, and welcomes two superstar scholars, Michael Musgrave and Susan
Youens, who will give a lecture on Brahms’s
shortest song, the setting of “Kein Haus, keine
Heimat.”
www.baltimoreliederweekend.com
First Congregational UCC, 945 G Street NW, Washington, DC
Simply Sisters – The Rilling Sisters and
the Simple Symphony
The New Orchestra of Washington (NOW) opens
season two with a concert featuring consummate German artists Rahel and Sara Rilling,
daughters of conductor Helmuth Rilling. In addition to Mozart’s beloved Sinfonia Concertante,
the Rillings will premier Peregrinatio Serpens by
Venezuelan composer Andres Levell. This new
work was commissioned by NOW in 2012 and
is dedicated to the sisters.
Presented in cooperation with the German
Embassy Washington.
www.neworchestraofwashington.org
Library of Congress, Coolidge Auditorium,
Thomas Jefferson Building, 1st Street and
Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC
Wagner and Verdi at the piano
Part of the “Wagner + Verdi @ 200” series at the
Library of Congress, presented in cooperation
with the Wagner Society of Washington, DC,
this event begins with a lecture, “In Defense of
Transcription,” by Dr. Alan Walker, Professor
Emeritus, McMaster University. A concert by
pianist Valerie Tryon follows, with works by
Wagner, Verdi, and Liszt, among others.
All concerts are free, but require tickets, available from Ticketmaster.com or 202-397-7328.
Patrons are encouraged to try for stand-by
tickets on the evening of a concert, starting at
6 pm. For information: 202-707-5502
Knights of Columbus Rosensteel Hall,
9707 Rosensteel Avenue, Silver Spring, MD
Washington Sängerbund:
Annual Fall Concert (at a new location)
An evening of German Lieder and dancing.
(Metro: Forest Glen)
Information:
202-310-4691 or www.saengerbund.org
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„Die religiöse Bedeutung von Grimms
Märchen“ by Rev. G. Ronald Murphy ©
Courtesy G. Ronald Murphy
Sunday, December 15, 3 pm
United Church + Die Vereinigte Kirche,
1920 G Street NW, Washington, DC
Christmas Concert
Margaret Lattimore, mezzo-soprano
© Courtesy Margaret Lattimore
The Washington Sängerbund’s traditional
annual German Christmas Concert. Reception
with cake and cookies following the concert.
Information:
202-310-4691 or www.saengerbund.org
Library of Congress, Coolidge Auditorium,
Thomas Jefferson Building, 1st Street and
Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC
n ILLUSTRATED LECTURES
Wagner in America
Thursday, October 10, 8 pm
In this keynote lecture, Alex Ross, the acclaimed
author of The Rest is Noise: Listening to the
Twentieth Century - winner of a National Book
Critics Circle Award and the Guardian First
Book Award - offers insights into a littleknown aspect of Wagner reception and dissemination on this side of the Atlantic, that of
African-American Wagnerism. Internationallyrenowned mezzo-soprano Margaret Lattimore,
recognized for her “rare intensity, gleaming
pure tone and strong dramatic instincts,”
(Houston Chronicle) performs Wagner’s song
cycle Wesendonck Lieder. The cycle features
the poetry of Wagner’s one-time infatuation,
Mathilde Wesendonck.
All concerts are free, but require tickets, available from Ticketmaster.com or 202-397-7328.
Patrons are encouraged to try for stand-by
tickets on the evening of a concert, starting at
6 pm. For information: 202-707-5502.
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Embassy of Switzerland,
2900 Cathedral Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Die Eule, der Rabe und die Taube:
Die religiöse Bedeutung von
Grimms Märchen (in German)
Rev. G. Ronald Murphy, S.J., Professor of German,
Georgetown University, a specialist in German
literature and theology, and author of numerous books including Brecht and the Bible, will
speak about his book The Owl, the Raven and
the Dove: The Religious Meaning of the Grimms’
Magic Fairy Tales. Celebrating 200 years of
Kinder- und Hausmärchen der Brüder Grimm.
Sponsored by the German Language Society
For details and reservations: 202-239-0432
or [email protected]
„Rund um die Welt auf dem Motorrad“
with Dr. Werner Bausenhart
© Courtesy Werner Bausenhart
Richard Wagner: Venetian Diary of the Lost Symphony
© Courtesy Kublai Film and Tiven Group
Tuesday, November 12, 8 pm
Embassy of Switzerland,
2900 Cathedral Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Rund um die Welt auf dem Motorrad
(in German)
Dr. Werner Bausenhart, Professor Emeritus of
German Language and Literature, University of
Ottawa, Canada, and author of numerous books
chronicling his travels by motorcycle across
Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia and the Americas,
will speak about his on-the-road experiences
and the art of motorcycle adventure travel.
Illustrated with photographs from his travels.
Sponsored by the German Language Society
For details and reservations: 202-239-0432 or
[email protected]
n FILMS
Thursday, November 7, 7 pm
Library of Congress, Mary Pickford Theater, 3rd floor, James
Madison Building, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC
Richard Wagner: Venetian Diary of the
Lost Symphony (2012) (U.S. Premiere)
Please note: Seating in the Mary Pickford Theater is
limited to 64, available on a first-come, first-served
basis; no tickets or reservations are required.
Saturday, November 23, 11 am
Library of Congress, Mary Pickford Theater, 3rd floor, James
Madison Building, 101 Independence Avenue, SE, Washington, DC
The Making of Der Ring Des Nibelungen
(2005)
A fascinating documentary of the famous Patrice
Chéreau production of Der Ring Des Nibelungen
that marked the Bayreuth Festival’s century in
1976. The film features interviews with Wolfgang Wagner, Pierre Boulez, Donald McIntyre
and Gwyneth Jones, as well as performance
excerpts from the production’s 1980 revival.
(Running time: 56 minutes)
Please note: Seating in the Mary Pickford Theater is
limited to 64, available on a first-come, first-served
basis; no tickets or reservations are required.
Wednesday, December 4—Sunday, December 22
AFI Silver Theatre, 8633 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, MD
AFI-EU Film Showcase
Now in its 26th year, the AFI European Union
Film Showcase regularly draws large and enthusiastic audiences from across the capital
region. In 2013, the film screenings will once
again be spread across three weekends to
allow pass holders to see as many films as
possible.
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This film explores Wagner’s rediscovery of his
only completed symphony (in C major, WWV
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Venice in the exquisite lodgings where Wagner
arranged for a private performance of the
symphony shortly before his death, the film
draws on written accounts by Wagner and his
wife Cosima to bring to life this nocturnal reflection on juvenilia by one of the cultural titans
of the 19th century. (Running time: 53 minutes)
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Berlins - Made in USA © German-American Heritage Museum
n EXHIBITS
Until Friday, December 20
German-American Heritage Museum,
719 Sixth Street NW, Washington, DC
Harun Farocki, War at a Distance © Harun Farocki
the deceptive and clandestine ways in which
military projects have deeply transformed, and
politicized, our relationship to images and the
realities they seem to represent.
Berlins - Made in USA
n SPECIAL EVENTS
50th Anniversary of President Kennedy’s
“Ich bin ein Berliner” Speech
Friday, September 13, 10 pm
On June 26th, 1963, those four words made
history. With his commitment to West Berlin,
U.S. President John F. Kennedy was honoring
the steadfastness of the West Berliners during
the Cold War. Celebrating the 50th anniversary
of his speech, this unprecedented exhibition
features the many towns, villages, and communities throughout the United States named Berlin,
highlighting the many achievements and contributions of German-Americans to the development and growth of the United States of America.
Admission: Free of charge
For information: 202-467-5000 or
www.gahmusa.org
Mid-October through December 2013
Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture,
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Visibility Machines:
Harun Farocki & Trevor Paglen
Visibility Machines explores the unique roles
Harun Farocki and Trevor Paglen play as meticulous observers of the global military industrial complex. Investigating forms of military
surveillance, espionage, war-making, and weaponry, Farocki and Paglen each examine
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9:30 Club, 815 V Street NW, Washington, DC
Grönemeyer “I Walk: Live”
2013 September USA Tour
After a sold-out performance at NYC’s Irving
Plaza earlier this year, Herbert Grönemeyer,
the most acclaimed and best-selling rock artist
ever in Germany, will launch his first full US
tour in September. Herbert and his 5-piece
band will perform songs from his English language album, ‘I Walk,’ which includes guest
performances from Bono and Antony Hegarty
and was featured on NPR Weekend Edition this
spring in a segment titled “The ‘German Bruce
Springsteen’ Tackles English-Language Rock.”
Sunday, October 6, 1 pm
German American Friendship Garden, Constitution Avenue
NW, between 15th and 17th Streets NW, Washington, DC
26th German-American Day Celebrations
Created in 1983 on the initiative of US President
Ronald Reagan and German Chancellor Helmut
Kohl to mark the tricentennial of the first German
immigration to the American colonies, the
Friendship Garden is now being refurbished
thanks to a partnership between the German
Herbert Grönemeyer © Markus Jan
“Brezn” are an Oktoberfest “must” © Washington Sängerbund
Embassy Washington, the National Park Service,
and German-American associations, which together will organize the festivities for GermanAmerican Day.
Saturday, December 7, 12:30 pm - 5 pm
Friday - Sunday, September 20 – 22, 2013
Delaware Sängerbund, 49 Salem Church Road, Newark, DE
Delaware Sängerbund Oktoberfest
Opening with a parade featuring the Münchner
Kindl, the festival continues with entertainment
by the “Enzian Volkstanzgruppe,” the Bavarian
dance group of the Delaware Sängerbund, grilled
Bratwurst, Weisswurst, Frankfurters, “Rollmops,”
traditional plum cake, rides, games, and much
more.
Friday, October 18 and
Saturday, October 19, 5 - 11 pm
German School Washington, DC, 8617 Chateau Drive, Potomac, MD
German Christmas Market at
German School Washington D.C.
The German School Washington D.C. is the
place to go if you love German food and
“Glühwein” and if you still need a few very
special Christmas presents that you would not
be able to find at the mall. The market features
imported hand-crafted goods from the
Erzgebirge region in Saxony, door and Advent
wreaths, Christmas trees for sale, and crafts by
the Parent Craft Group. Children’s activities are
offered by German School students on the second floor.
Friday - Sunday, December 13 - 15
Richmond International Raceway,
600 E. Laburnum Avenue Richmond, VA
Tysons Corner, VA (exact time & location TBA)
45th Richmond Oktoberfest
Savor the winter holiday season surrounded by
scents of roasted almonds, gingerbread cookies
and savory snacks at the new German
Weihnachtsmarkt at Tysons Corner.
Christmas Market at Tysons Corner
The annual Richmond Oktoberfest is the largest
German-American Oktoberfest festival in the
state of Virginia, playing host to nearly 5,000
people over the two-day indoor event.
PREVIEW
Friday, September 27, Time and Location TBA
Euro Night 2013
Take a cultural tour around Europe, feasting on national dishes and drinks
from the open bars - a great way to discover Europe right here in DC!
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Fall Events
at the Zion Forum for
German Culture &
Zion Church of the
City of Baltimore
Zion Church, City Hall Plaza,
400 E Lexington St., Baltimore
The Adlersaal © Jacob Comenetz
Thursday, September 5, 11 am – 2 pm
Garten Fest
Enjoy lunch in Zion’s beautiful garden: Bratwurst,
potato salad, sauerkraut, cake, coffee and tea.
Bazaar including used German & English books,
jewelry, glassware, dolls and toys inside.
Saturday, September 14, 6:30 – 9 pm
Annual Wine Tasting
In Zion’s historic Adlersaal, featuring wines from
various regions of Germany, Austria, and the
United States paired with catered small plates.
Live instrumental music. Reservations are necessary for admission.
Sunday, September 29, 4 pm
Michaelmas
Our annual festive Ecumenical Vespers Service
celebrating St. Michael and All Angels and giving
thanks for the freedom to worship in all Germanspeaking nations. Followed by a dedication of
the National Historic Site Designation plaque
and a reception in the Adlersaal honoring its
100th Anniversary. Michaelmas is co-sponsored
by: The German Society of Maryland, the Society
for the History of Germans in Maryland, Zion,
Christ Inner Harbor and St. Mark’s Churches.
The reception in the Adlersaal is co-sponsored
by The German Society of Maryland.
Wednesday, October 23, 4:30 – 7 pm
Thursday, October 24, 11 am - 2 pm,
4:30 - 7 pm
Bavarian Beer Hall in the Adlersaal, open both
evenings until 9:30 pm, serving SPATEN beer
imported from München. *Sour Beef dinner
served buffet-style in the beer hall until 8 pm
both nights.
Sunday, November 10, 7 - 9 pm
Lutherfest
A presentation honoring and celebrating Martin
Luther after a hearty supper of Bratwurst,
beer, cider, bread, and potatoes finished with a
German dessert. This year’s theme is The Wit
and Wisdom of Martin Luther as Interpreted
by Eric W. Gritsch. This event is the kickoff
event for the Adlersaal Restoration Campaign
in memory of Reverend Dr. Eric W. Gritsch.
Reservations are necessary for admission.
Saturday, November 30, 10 am - 4 pm
Sunday, December 1, 11 am - 4 pm
16th Annual Christkindlmarket
For the 16th time this year, shoppers can feast
on authentic German foods and stock their
pantries with imported holiday goodies including Stollen, Lebkuchen, Marzipan, and Advent
calendars. Local craftspeople display their handmade snowflakes, Santas, jewelry, and floral
arrangements along with commercial importers
of smokers and steins. A model train garden is
also part of the event. People can begin their
holiday shopping, relax with a glass of Glühwein,
and converse with a friend in a festive setting.
Door prizes are awarded and guided tours of
Zion Church are available. Co-sponsored by
The Baltimore Kickers.
Sour Beef Dinner and Luncheon
For generations, Zion’s homemade Sour Beef
dinners and luncheons have been popular and
packed events. We will again have an authentic
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For reservations and information:
410-727-3939, [email protected] or
www.zionbaltimore.org
FoGI
Friends of the Goethe-Institut
FOGI would like to thank the
following friends for their
especially generous support:
Anonymous
Bill and Myra Hillburg
John Loth
Darlene Smucny
Enjoy German language and culture
by becoming a member of Friends
of the Goethe-Institut (FOGI)
Special membership benefits include the following:
n Invitations to special Goethe-Institut events such as our Sommerfest
n Free or reduced admission to events by Goethe-
Institut and its partner organizations
n Invitations to a regular Deutsch am Mittag
n Discounts at selected cultural events in the city
n Discounts at restaurants near the Goethe-Institut
n Exclusive members-only events and private tours
of German-related exhibitions in Washington
n Additional benefits for Inner Circle members
Member Highlight
Steve Najarian
I joined Friends of the Goethe-Institut in 1997 to show my
support for all the educational and cultural opportunities
being offered at the Goethe-Institut. During my college
year abroad in Germany, I took two courses at the GoetheInstitut in Germany and had a great experience overall.
When I moved to Washington, I was so happy to discover
there is a Goethe-Institut here!
One of my favorite events so far was the screening of the
funny movie Go, Trabi, Go during a summer film series. An
East German family tries to relive Goethe’s “Italian
Journey” by vacationing in their Trabant.
At the Goethe-Institut, you can count on a high level of quality, whether it is the
language courses, the films, or anything being presented there. It is a very active
place and has inspired me with ideas about art, politics, technology, and history.
There is also the social aspect. You will meet people from all over the world who
are drawn together by their interest in German language and culture. The teachers
and staff are approachable and willing to help with your educational goals or
whatever you have in mind. Of course the convenient location is also a plus: right
downtown and near the subway.
I encourage others to join to show their support and to stay connected with what’s
going on. I personally am more likely to put things down on my calendar -and actually attend - because of the regular notices members receive about upcoming
events.
Visit and join Friends of Goethe at www.goethe.de/washington or email
[email protected] to request a membership application.
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Where leaders are made
GOETHE-INSTITUT AND TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONALWHERE LEADERS ARE MADE
• Become a better speaker and presenter auf Deutsch
• Communicate with confidence auf Deutsch
• Develop your leadership skills
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Learn these skills and more in a supportive, self-paced, fun atmosphere: at
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Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-387-3355
Fax: 202-483-3430
E-mail: [email protected]
Web site:www.GHI-DC.org
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8617 Chateau Dr.
Potomac, MD 20854
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The Institute holds a number of
lecture series throughout the year.
Kindergarten, elementary, and high
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Web site: www.germany.travel
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German Book Office
1014 Fifth Avenue
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New York, NY 10028
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Web site: www.gahmusa.org
Television and Radio in German
For news information on the
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or www.zdf.de/ZDFmediathek
Note: There are two German language television
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US: the privately funded
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Deutsche Welle’s program is also
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Mission Washington, DC
Rectory: 6330 Linway Terrace,
McLean, VA 22101
Masses: Georgetown
Preparatory School
10900 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20852-3299
Phone: 703-356-4473
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400 East Lexington Street
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