German Language Clubs

Posted on 23 January 2011 by

Die Deutsche Sphäre (NUS)
Die Deutsche Sphäre is the official NUS Students’ Language Society. It promotes and encourages lasting interest, knowledge and appreciation of the German language and culture through social activities, cultural events, excursions and other activities.

Der Treffpunkt @ NTU
Der Treffpunkt @ NTU comprises of a group of Nanyang Technological University students learning the German language. It aims to promote German language and culture by bringing together German learners and speakers for interaction.

Der Treff German Club (NYP)
Through regular activities, Der Treff German Club at Nanyang Polytechnic promotes German language and culture. Activities range from dance lessons, performances and baking sessions to watching German movies.

You can reach them at 6451 5115.

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German Media Representatives in Singapore

Posted on 23 January 2011 by

TV/Radio

Mr. Robert Hetkämper
Bureau Chief
Mr. Philipp Abresch
Reporter
ARD – German Television Network
german-tv@ard-singapore.com.sg
www.daserste.de		 Mr. Peter Kunz
South East Asia Bureau Chief
ZDF – German Television
kunz.p@zdf.de
www.zdf.de
Mr. Bernd Musch-Borowska
Head of Bureau
Ms. Heike Brehm
Reporter
ARD – German Radio
radio@ard-singapore.com.sg
www.ard.de/radio

Newspapers/Magazines

Mr. Jürgen Kremb
Bureau Southeast Asia / Pacific
DER SPIEGEL
juergen_kremb@spiegel.de
www.spiegel.de 		Dr. Christoph Hein
Asia-Pacific Correspondent
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
c.hein@faz.de
www.faz.net
Ms. Sophie Muehlmann
Asia Correspondent
Die Welt
sophiemuehlmann@yahoo.com.sg
www.welt.de 		Mr. Ralph Rieth
Editor
Asien Kurier
ralph.rieth@asienkurier.com
www.asienkurier.com
Ms. Petra Bude
Editor
Impulse
editor@impulse.org.sg
www.impulse.org.sg

Wire Agencies

Ms. Christiane Oelrich
Bureau Chief, Asia-Pacific
oelrich@dpa.com
Mr. Kai Portmann
English Service Correspondent
portmann_kai@gmx.net
dpa – Deutsche Presse-Agentur
www.dpa.de 		Mr. Jan Dahinten
Correspondent
Bloomberg News
jdahinten@bloomberg.net
www.bloomberg.com/news
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Handel with Care

Posted on 22 January 2011 by

Handel with Care is a wonderful concert of music from the operas and oratorios of Georg Friedrich Handel and Henry Purcell, performed by Lautten Compagney, a Grammy award-winning virtuoso baroque ensemble from Berlin.

Venue: Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music

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Posted in 2011/03 March

Zafer Senocak reads from Atlas of a Tropical Germany

Posted on 19 January 2011 by

Born in Ankara, Turkey in 1961, Zafer Şenocak grew up in Istanbul and Munich before moving to Berlin where he resides today. He writes books in German and Turkish as well as essays for German newspapers and radio stations. He has published the poetry volumes Flammentropfen (Flamedrops), Ritual der Jugend (Rituals of the Youth), and Selected Poems, 1980-2005. His novels include Die Prärie, Gefährliche Verwandtschaft, as well as Der Erottomane. His first novel written in Turkish, Alman Terbiyesi, was published in 2007 in Istanbul. Senocak has been Writer-in-Residence at several American Universities, among them M.I.T., Dartmouth College, Oberlin College, University of California at Berkeley, and Lafayette College.

Venue: The Arts House

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Posted in 2011/05 May, Events

The Singapore Lyric Opera Strauss’ Salome

Posted on 16 January 2011 by

Richard Strauss’ Salome adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s play has not lost its ability to shock. Set in Biblical times, the emotionally charged opera centred around 3 characters – Jokanaan (John the Baptist), King Herod and Salome, the King’s stepdaughter.
In German with English & Chinese subtitles.

Date:
19-20 Aug 2011 & 22-23 Aug 2011
Fri – Sat, 8.00pm
Mon – Tue, 8.00pm

Venue:
Esplanade Theatre

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A New Perspective on Mars

Posted on 15 January 2011 by

Don’t miss this fascinating exhibition about the planet Mars designed by the German Aerospace Centre (DLR). The Mars Exhibition shows intriguing high-resolution, large-format 3D images of the red planet, taken by the German High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board the European orbiter, Mars Express.

Venue: Science Centre, Singapore

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Posted in 2011/02 February

Singapore Arts Festival 2011 – Radio Muezzin

Posted on 8 January 2011 by

In RADIO MUEZZIN, the principal characters are four Egyptian muezzins: a blind Qur’an teacher who spends two hours on the mini bus each day to get to the mosque; an Egyptian farmer’s son and former tank driver who vacuums the mosque’s carpet on a daily basis; an electrician who started to recite the Qur’an by heart after being involved in a serious accident while being a migrant worker in Saudi Arabia, and a bodybuilder that doubles as the vice world champion in reciting the Qur’an, whose Qur’an cassettes are very popular among taxi drivers. All four meet an engineer who has acquired the skill of encrypting radio signals at the Aswan High Dam.
In a mosque made up of carpets and ventilators, these four very different muezzins and one engineer become the protagonists in a reconstruction of their lives. As the show progresses, they find themselves becoming individual representatives of a religious culture, instead of passively allowing the many faces of the Islamic culture to be reduced to just one, simplified, enemy image for people in the rest of the world.
Between their words and the video images of their everyday life, new stories come into being, speaking about the transformation of the call to prayer in the age of technical reproduction. (Source: www.singaporeartsfest.com)

Venue: Esplanade Theatre

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Posted in 2011/06 June

Schwitters entkorkt – Spritziges vom Dada-Künstler zu Wein und Flammkuchen

Posted on 3 January 2011 by

Klaus Stadtmüller präsentiert “Schwitters entkorkt – Spritziges vom Dada-Künstler zu Wein und Flammkuchen”

Kurt Schwitters, geb. 1878 in Hannover, gest. 1948 in Kendal/England, der es mit seinen Collagen aus vor-gefundenen Materialien, seinen Gemälden, Zeichnungen und Skulpturen zumindest posthum als Neuerer in der bildenden Kunst der Gegenwart zu Welruhm brachte, hat auch ein bedeutendes literarisches Werk hinterlassen: Lautgedichte, skurrile, groteske und vergnügliche Reime, Sentenzen und Geschichten, Fragmente von Theater-stücken, die insgesamt mehr als fünf stattliche Bände umfassen. Daraus werden – verwoben mit Angaben zu Schwitters´ Lebenslauf und seinen Äußerungen zur „Merz“-Kunst – Beispiele vorgetragen, überwiegend auf Deutsch.

Der Eintrittspreis für diese Veranstaltung von S $ 30, der – gesponsert von Magma – Weinprobe und Flammkuchen einschließt, kommt vollständig der Veröffentlichung singapurischer Gegenwartsliteratur in der Literaturzeitschrift „die horen“ Anfang 2012 zugute.

Datum:
Sonntag, 28.August 2011, 16-18 Uhr

Ort:
Restaurant MAGMA, 2-4 Bukit Pasoh Rd., Singapur 089816

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max.bab

Posted on 3 January 2011 by

The German Jazz band max.bab with its four young musicians broke onto the jazz scene with a bang in 1999, winning, amongst others, the first prize of the German “Jugend Jazzt” contest and the International Jazz Competition in Usti Nad Labem, Czechia. Their unique style and distinctive sound attracted the critics, while their melodic and enthralling compositions captured even audiences not closely acquainted to jazz. It is through their own interpretation and original approach that Max von Mosch (saxophone), Benedikt Jahnel (piano), Henning Sieverts (bass) and Andreas Haberl (drums) have forged a deep connection with listeners from inside and outside the contemporary music community.

Date:
Saturday, 24 September 2011, 8pm

Venue:
SIA Theatre, Basement 1, LASALLE College of the Arts, McNally Street, (S)187940

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Singapore Lieder Festival

Posted on 1 January 2011 by

For the first time in Singapore, a groundbreaking festival dedicated to the German lieder will be presented. Organised by the Sing Song Club and The Arts House, the Lieder Festival will showcase works by the two titans of the German lieder, Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann, focusing on their song cycles.

Date: 02 Sep 2011 ~ 04 Sep 2011

Venue: Living Room @ THE ARTS HOUSE,
1 Old Parliament Lane Singapore 179429

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