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Events (p. 8)
table in part to the melancholic, fragile voice of the
ever-changing influences are probably the reason
singer, and also to the fact that they record in unusual
for their extremely varied post-rock sound. After the
PICTOPLASMA FESTIVAL 2012
places like historic buildings such as churches or old
first EP DNA was released, the instrumental trio from
Festival
abandoned grain silos. No additional studio effects
Northern Italy was one of the first bands to play a
11 to 15 April
are required. With their brand new album New Wild
deep-electro sets wearing Rock robes and combine
Eyeless monsters made of felt
Everywhere, which will be released in April, the Great
electro bass synths with real drums. The brilliant
gnashing their teeth - Joshua
Lake Swimmers will be appearing with the Canadian
blend of experimental rock, downtempo and dubs-
Ben Longo’s soft sculptures are
slow-folk duo Slow Barzin as tour support in the HBC.
tep gives a completely different, energetic electronic
both disturbing and fascina-
.HBC
live sound.
Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 9
Their third album, Black Rainbow, released in 2011,
ting. The designer’s vicious creatures are the main the-
is impressive with its hypnotic dub. Their global col-
matic figures of this year's Pictoplasma Festival: PostDigital Monsters. After digital processing, engineered
4th Long Night at the
laborations with artists from independent dubstep,
global communications and the fleetingness of the
Opera and Theater
dance and hip-hop scene, and their re-mixes and fea-
virtual, designers and artists are again betting on the
Festival
turings can now be heard on Black Rainbow Remixes,
durability and feel of analog media. The most popular
Admission: Combined ticket
which is available in stores in April. What rocks on
materials are bronze, wool, wood, glass, porcelain and
for all stages, shuttle buses
records, only really comes alive when heard live. And
felt. The monstrosity of the digital culture, it’s princip-
and ÖNV, €15
since Aucan doesn’t fit into any old club with their
les of copy&paste, reduction and perfection are being
28 April, Ophelia at 9:20 pm
alternative sound, come convince yourself in the
looked. We’re reflecting on the latest trends in the are-
and 10:30 pm, L'Orfeo at 7, 8
Artspace Naherholung Sternchen in the Mitte!
as of character and graphic design, illustration and fa-
and 9 pm
Naherholung Sternchen
shion, animation, motion graphics, painting, sculpture
“All the world’s a stage” again in late April when a
and urban art. The Festival celebrates creating charac-
total of 57 theaters raise their curtains to whet our
Berolina Strasse 7
ters and their worlds. It includes exhibitions, films,
appetites for their current and upcoming produc-
FRank
performances, parties, jam sessions, conference pre-
tions. Large and small off-stages, which are otherwi-
through a mind
horvat:
a
trip
sentations, and a character walk through 20 galleries
se usually in the shadows, will be participating. Like
Exhibition
and project spaces. Your own creativity can be utilized
Brotfabrik, which will offer 40 events from children's
16 March to 29 April
in various workshops: In addition to sound creatures,
theater in the afternoon to performances, shows,
Opening hours: We to Sa, 2 –
drawing courses, 3D illustration, glass blowing, anima-
films and interviews with theater professionals until
6 pm
tion of everyday objects and live performance art, you
after midnight. Berlin acting students will be looking
With A Trip Through A Mind
can also help create the largest fabric monster ever!
at Shakespeare’s Hamlet from a female perspective
(The iPad Exhibition) the
Babylon, Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse 30
in Ophelia. It’s love, suffering and madness all inex-
gallery hiltawsky is showing the impressive work of
HBC, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 9
cricably meshed here. The HAU 1, known for young
Italian photographer Frank Horvat. Three exemplary
www.pictoplasma.com
international and experimental theater, is presen-
works consisting of twelve chapters out of his 65-ye-
ting a preview of the show L'Orfeo. It stars Peaches
ar-old (!) work history are included. Frank Horvat was
GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS
in the title role and premiers on 1 May. In Claudio
born in 1928 in Italy, and is one of the few living le-
Folk Rock
Monteverdi's Favola in Musica about the Greek my-
gends of photography. His oeuvre includes all genres
20 April
thical figures Orpheus and Eurydice, Peaches plays
- from fashion photography to classic and exotic tra-
Admission: tickets in advance
an alter ego searching for insight into her artist's life.
vel documentation to nude photography. His pictures
€15 plus fees, Box office € 19
This electro punk brat conquers the Underworld and
have been published in all major magazines and have
Doors open: 8 pm
now even the genre of opera together with six opera
been on display in New York, Paris, London, Berlin
Show begins: 9 pm
singers and the ensemble, Kaleidoscop.
and Prague. Frank Horvat has now decided to make
This Canadian import already has more than ten years
Brotfabrik, Caligari Platz 1
his complete works available as an iPad app, on which
experience and five albums under his belt. Originally
HAU1, Stresemann Strasse 29
he himself worked. Horvatland takes us on a virtual
intended as a solo project for Tony Dekker, the Great
www.langenacht.berlin-buehnen.de
journey through his thoughts and imagery. Or, as the artist himself says: “It's like a network, or a laby-
Lake Swimmers performed as a band with varying members and released their debut in 2003. The name
Aucan
rinth, in which the viewer can find his way, or lose his
refers to the Great Lakes (Erie, Ontario and Huron) of
Postrock
way, or stop, or skip, or remember, or forget. As if he
Dekker’s native Canada. The name is a tribute to the
6 April, 21 Uhr
were wandering through my mind”. On a total of four
marathon swimmers who swam them. The Great Lake
Admission: 10€
iPads, which are available in the gallery, visitors can
Swimmers have already performed with Calexico,
Aucan is more than a band.
see two thousand of nearly one million photographs,
Hayden, Sloan, Goldfrapp and Bill Callahan of Smog.
The members also work
listen to commentaries and interviews. Distinction:
Feist and Robert Plant personally supported the folk-
on their own art projects,
highly recommended!
rock group by opening concerts and going on tours
recordings and re-mixes,
galerie hiltawsky
with them. The songs’ special atmosphere is attribu-
which they release on independent labels. These
Tucholskystraße 4