Few German cultural figures of the 20th century were as controversial as the action artist, sculptor, draftsman, art theorist and professor Joseph Beuys (1921 - 1986). In the course of the film, the work of Beuys becomes clearer and clearer. Director Andres Veiel trained as a director and dramaturg at the international cultural centre Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin. Since 1988…
Looking at real estate isn’t usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers hostage. The captives: a recently retired couple with unaddressed marriage problems; a wealthy bank director too busy for relationships; an 87-year-old woman who has lived too long to be afraid…
On May 13, see a virtual poetry reading and discussion with Nordic poets and translators Helena Boberg, Johannes Göransson, Katrine Øgaard Jensen, and Ursula Andkjær Olsen, moderated by Paul Cunningham (The House of the Tree of Sores). Helena Boberg and Johannes Göransson will present readings of works from Boberg’s new book Sense Violence, now out in English translation by Göransson from Black Ocean, and…
The German Film Office is pleased to present David Nawrath’s award-winning film Atlas as part of its monthly German Movie Nights series. Atlas won the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Award as well Best Actor (Rainer Bock) at the 2018 Torino Film Festival. It also received the Emden Screenplay Award in 2015. Free admission to viewers across the United States.
“Everything the Enlightened Despot Needed to Know to Get Along with the Padişah of Islam:” Mouradgea d’Ohsson’s Tableau général de l’Empire othoman This event is part of the 2nd Mid-Atlantic Ottoman Studies Workshop hosted by the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Initative at NYU (OTS-NYU). The Workshop comprises a series of panels and lectures held on Fridays throughout the Spring 2021…
The Mews Book Club, hosted by Catherine Cusset, explores new tendencies in French and Francophone literature in a relaxed setting. Discussion is in French. The book to be discussed is L'Énigme du retour by Dany Laferière.
On Saturday, May 15 at 11 AM ET, join us for a virtual visit and read aloud with award-winning artist and architect Anders Holmer! In today’s program, Anders will invite us into his studio in Göteborg and his sacred and serene hideaway place in Bohuslän, Sweden. Surrounded by the majestic landscape of the Bohuslän coastline, Anders will introduce us to…
Music at the Institute (MATI) Concert Series presents “Songs My Mother Taught Me” Sophie Shao, cello, Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin, and Tanya Bannister, piano, will perform works by Nadia Boulanger, Bohdanna Frolyak, and Antonín Dvořák. This exclusive in-person event is limited to twenty five (25) people in order to comply with current COVID-19 guidelines. Non-refundable tickets are $30 per person. TICKETS…
Deutsches Haus at NYU and the Consulate General of Germany New York present a conversation with Academy Award® winning director Caroline Link in the context of the May 21 release by Greenwich Entertainment of When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, her adaptation of acclaimed British author Judith Kerr’s classic novel. Based on Judith Kerr’s childhood memories, the novel and the film tell the story of a Jewish…
Casa Italiana hosts this book club online on the Zoom platform to discuss contemporary Italian books in Italian. The Club is open to anyone and its purpose is to offer the possibility to practice the Italian language. Everybody is encouraged to speak. The group suggests the books, usually by contemporary Italian authors, that reflect the changes that have taken place with time in…
