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Music-wise, in the next two weeks, CTM Festival will clearly steal the attention as the highlight (of the year?) in Berlin (and worldwide?). Beyond the festival program, there are few more very special gigs not-to-be-missed. To support our „attend...read more
"Fitter, happier, more productive"... Thom Yorke of The Radiohead got the January spirit right. As soon as the holiday leftovers and hangovers are gone, the all-too-familiar new year's resolutions begin. Be one step ahead of your own...read more
"NO MONEY, NO DATA" could be one of Jennifer Lyn Morone's motto. She incorporated herself so that now, everything she is or has can be bought. Her artistic contribution for this online issue, focusing more specifically on the problem of data-...read more
A brave new season is ahead; starting with an eight-day ride with Kraftwerk, two brand new concert series, a renaissance of sonic experimenters of all kinds at various Berlin stages, and all of that being only an overture for the CTM festival...read more
Cheers to an amazing new year! 2015 is kicking off spectacular with various kinds of parties (check out our NYE selection below), and some truly intriguing exhibitions opening early in January. It is a promising start of what we expect to be a...read more
Dear Santa, socks are cool, but if we could choose one thing we want to see under the Christmas tree, it would be an unaffordable piece of art, of course. This year we saw way more of those than we could even remember, but some are still haunting...read more
Ladies and gents, our last 2014 tips! Before we start revising the year and its best and worst moments, we still have to do some gift shopping and event hopping. For those who are in Berlin for the holidays, there are still plenty of Christmas...read more
I am losing track of time. This morning I had to check, and turns out my interns bpigs timer is now past one month. Perfect time to post my overdue first post. Looking back I have no idea where this time went… so I skip through my event photos,...read more
Featuring more than 100 international publishing houses, bookstores, magazines and institutions as well as a series of public programs, the first edition of Friends with Books sounds more than promising. The Berlin art book fair will open for us...read more
It is a special day every year, the day I hear Rudolph the red nose reindeer for the first time. I was always impressed by this Christmas song, which is NOT about how six mammals fly around the world carrying a carriage full of presents and quite...read more
Christmas screams in our ears everywhere we go, and everyone seems to be slowing down with happenings while having a kick out of jingle bell jazz at fairs and markets. But worry not; our slightly starved pre-holiday list is going to grow stronger...read more
“You have to be careful!!! “ she grabs my hand and hisses in my ear “he is a very dangerous guy…” I have to look away and hide a laugh at this, she seems so earnest in warning me, woman to woman, how Stefan Simchowitz can take off my art panties...read more
In this series, Bpigs highlights artists and their work just before their openings. An inside look into the studio practice and many other (ir)relevant thoughts that go through an artists mind before their proverbial 15 minutes of fame. We had the...read more
It is officially holiday season, and whatever is normally your favorite weekend fun, it is probably by now replaced with gallons of Glühwein and wasting money Christmas-drunk at gazillions of markets. Even the art spaces are trying to blend in...read more
Due to fundamentally different ideas about engagement in contemporary art, Hester Oerlemans decided that it was time to move on with OZEAN and host the last performance in that space. Back in 2010, Hester Oerlemans created her project space by...read more
The techno mecca is being invaded these days by touareg, r'n'r, hip-hop and pop tribes - among many others, that is. To prove how wonderfully diverse the scene is, and how many exciting events are happening every day, here is our heavily reduced...read more
Drama Drama Drama! The Team is grieving and California dreamin', for Despina is leaving Berlin for a sunnier place. All the luck to you, Queen D! While the alpha and omega of Bpigs is conquering LA, we will keep ourselves busy and distracted with...read more
Welcome to the first ever Bpigs all-music-guide! Here we lay all the shiniest pearls of the Berlin music calender - our favorite upcoming gigs, parties & festivals, freshly listed every two weeks. What's in it for you, besides a concise...read more
Last weekend Halloween reminded us of the power of masks and makeovers. This week we devoted ourselves to the idea of change in different ways, and even decided to give Bpigs a bit of a tweak here and there. From now on our Tips run every second...read more
With or without Halloween, this is going to be a hell of a week. Accordingly, we decided to lure you in with some treats. Your part is to stalk us on Facebook in the next days, and do your creepiest to win tickets for two of the events listed...read more
The fallen leaves and cosy autumn colors should warn the bear in you that now is the time to go out and pile up the instagram snaps. Time to cuddle up and hibernate is soon, and you will be more than happy to slide through your photo stack when...read more
A week for the photography lovers - European Month of Photograhy starts to spread across the city, and leaves little space for other great things to shine. But even little is enough in Berlin, the city of endless variety. As always, see our tips...read more
When we say "do not miss this" - we mean it. This week our recommendations include very special last-chance and one-day events, therefore judge not, for this commonly misused phrase is the biggest truth you will hear from us. Do not miss. For real...read more
One thing you certainly know and anticipate is the German Unification Day on Friday. Yay for the holiday! Now that you have all this free time, a question remains: where to spend it? As usual, we have some worthy tips for you right here. THURSDAY...read more
