volksbühne - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF) https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/tag/volksbuhne/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 08:11:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Dreaming of a greener Berlin on a cycle with designer David Mallon https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/stories/dreaming-of-a-greener-berlin-on-a-cycle-with-designer-david-mallon/ https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/stories/dreaming-of-a-greener-berlin-on-a-cycle-with-designer-david-mallon/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2020 08:11:26 +0000 http://localhost:8888/friendsoffriends-migration/2020/08/03/dreaming-of-a-greener-berlin-on-a-cycle-with-designer-david-mallon/ Standing in front of an inconspicuous villa with a crumbling facade, designer David Mallon prepares to set off on a cycling tour of Weißensee and its neighbouring areas. The east Berlin district is famed for being the home of writer Bertolt Brecht—whom Mallon identifies strongly with—between 1949 and 1953. “I think I like him because

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]]> https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/stories/dreaming-of-a-greener-berlin-on-a-cycle-with-designer-david-mallon/feed/ 0 Building a counterculture brand with musician and theater director Schorsch Kamerun https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/art/building-a-counterculture-brand-with-musician-and-theater-director-schorsch-kamerun/ https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/art/building-a-counterculture-brand-with-musician-and-theater-director-schorsch-kamerun/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2019 09:32:08 +0000 http://localhost:8888/friendsoffriends-migration/2019/06/19/building-a-counterculture-brand-with-musician-and-theater-director-schorsch-kamerun/ In the Volksbühne canteen, Schorsch Kamerun is enjoying a lunch of braised cucumbers, minced meat, and potatoes. Wearing flip-flops, a polo shirt, and a welcoming smile, the director looks cool and collected despite being in the midst of rehearsals. The piece we’re here to talk about is his requiem for the Bauhaus, a sprawling musical

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]]> https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/art/building-a-counterculture-brand-with-musician-and-theater-director-schorsch-kamerun/feed/ 0 Creating inclusive spaces with music booker and promoter Melissa Perales https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/stories/creating-inclusive-spaces-with-music-booker-and-promoter-melissa-perales/ https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/stories/creating-inclusive-spaces-with-music-booker-and-promoter-melissa-perales/#respond Fri, 17 May 2019 12:42:39 +0000 http://localhost:8888/friendsoffriends-migration/2019/05/17/creating-inclusive-spaces-with-music-booker-and-promoter-melissa-perales/ When Melissa Perales had her first son in 2001, she decided early on that working in film was not compatible with raising a child. A year later, she found herself opening a restaurant serving comfort food in Berlin. Realizing the day in, day out in the restaurant didn’t satisfy her ambitions, Perales changed careers again—jumping

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