German-Aussie Stories

After growing up in the former East Germany and an early career in marketing, German-born Kathrin Longhurst has had a unique journey to now winning one of Australia’s most prestigious art prizes.

In her funny and thorough documentary Oeconomia, Carmen Losmann asks some of our capitalist system’s chief players everything you'd like to know about money.

Peter Wohlleben is changing the way people around the world think about trees and forest conservation. Germany’s best known forester spoke to Goethe-Institut ahead of the Australian premiere of his film The Hidden Life of Trees.
 

A personalised concert idea that started in Germany in mid-2019 has boomed since the worldwide spread of Coronavirus. Flautist Sally Walker, who has been organising the Australian set of performances, tells Goethe-Institut what it’s all about and how it’s helping struggling musicians.

In Kulturtechniken 4.0: Creating in the Age of AI the Goethe-Institut explores how artists, thinkers and other leading minds worldwide are engaging with AI and the opportunities and challenges it poses to human creativity.

A newly-translated book opens the doors on nearly 100 private art galleries from across German-speaking Europe. Author Skadi Heckmüller has combined her passion for art and travel to craft a highly informative book.

Less than six months after this year’s Berlinale, the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the 2020 film festival circuit. Our critic Sarah Ward explores the changes — and the new film festival landscape in Australia and around the world.

Arriving as a German migrant to Australia in the late 1850s, Bernhard Holtermann was a man of many talents – ranging from arts philanthropist to gold digger. A newly released book by German journalist Christoph Hein documents his varied life.

Theatre and a tasty meal is the perfect night out for many of us. At Xan Colman’s Dining Room Tales performances you can combine the two. His latest show in the series features German performance artist Jürgen Fritz.

There’s been a recent increase in the number of German, and German-speaking, players showing up in Australia’s premier football competition, the A-League. Sun, surf and soccer might seem like the perfect combination for a European footballer looking to broaden his horizons, but it can be testing too.

There are segments of the Berlin Wall located all over the world: in English gardens, in the lobby of a hotel in Texas, along with countless sections in public parks, art galleries and private properties right across Europe.  Now, an original slab of the Wall is going on display in Sydney.

Over 115 Victorian primary school students took part in the Goethe-Institut’s first Australian Kinderuni Live event at Melbourne University recently. The action-packed day saw schoolkids learn about science while working on their German skills.

School students from around Australia have been honoured in the latest edition of the Goethe-Institut’s Enterprise German competition. The initiative, which sees schools work together with German businesses to develop new products, is now into its third year.

Berlin-based performers Renae Shadler and Roland Walter are combining for two unique shows at opposite ends of Australia. The unfinished piece, entitled SKIN, aims to build audiences’ capacity for intimacy, environmental sensitivity and inclusiveness.