Arts

Thomas Mann was born 150 years ago and is one of Germany's most important writers of the 20th century. As a Nobel Prize winner and political commentator, he has left a lasting literary legacy. In this issue, we take a look at his work and life to discover the man behind the famous novels. Join us and explore the many facets of Thomas Mann. What moved him? Where did he draw his inspiration from? And why is he still relevant today?

Since 2014 the Young Choreographers' Platform works with young dancers and choreographers to develop their own contemporary Bangladeshi dance language in bringing their own stories, themes, and dreams to the stage. Artistic director is Tom Bünger.

Already the 75th edition of the Berlin International Film Festival! A good reason to celebrate. The city is also delighted to welcome the new Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle. The festival presents films from all over the world in its usual variety, attracting countless film fans to the German capital. In the cinema audience: our Berlinale bloggers. Look forward to their texts!
 

local international is an international academic exchange project for fashion designers from Germany and Bangladesh focusing on sustainability and fair production methods within the fashion and textile industry.

The Goethe-Institut in Dhaka is very keen on bringing people together. We like to invite artists and musicians, fotographers and academics, filmmakers and authors and so many more to Bangladesh where they come together with local colleagues.

Futures beyond the Self seeks to provide a space for new ideas to flourish and for continued societal and collective engagement. It seeks to support both individuals and collectives in their endeavour to reflect, critique, and suggest alternative futures and pathways of ‘being in the world’.

Kafka’s story The Metamorphosis describes the feelings of a travelling salesman awakening one morning in the body of a beetle. “‘VRwandlung’ transfers Franz Kafka’s work from the pages of a book to virtual reality.

Walter Gropius founded the Bauhaus in 1919 – and in doing so revolutionised architecture, design and the way we think about it. What influence does this art school have today? And what should everyone know about the Bauhaus?

Poets translating Poets' vision was to transcend boundaries of language and culture, through the act of translation and poetry. The project was aimed at creating a platform for poets from South Asia and Germany to translate each other’s works.

With its residence programs, the Goethe-Institut would like to offer a "space for new perspectives" and every year invites artists and creators of culture to live and work for a while in a different country and culture.