Rabbit a Berlin. A film by Bartek Konopka & Piotr Rosolowski

Posted on 2 June 2011 by

Poland/Germany 2009
Language: German with English subtitles, 39 min

Nominated for an Oscar for ‘Best Documentary, Short Subjects’ in 2010, this joint German-Polish production relives the story of the Berlin Wall during the Cold War as told from the eyes of a group of wild rabbits inhabiting the Death Zone between the two walls that separate East and West Germany. Co-presented by the
Embassies of Germany and Poland, representatives of the Embassies invite you to a short panel discussion and cocktail reception to celebrate The Year of the Rabbit from a European perspective.

Date: 23 Sept 2011, 7.30pm

Venue: F201B, Level 2, Block F, LASALLE College of the Arts

Admission is free.
Register for this event by emailing: aleksandra.lis@msz.gov.pl

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GESS presents: Lecture by German writer Charlotte Kerner

Posted on 2 June 2011 by

In September 2011 German writer Charlotte Kerner’s new book ‘Jane reloaded’ (Beltz & Gelberg, Weinheim) was published. Just like her Bestseller ‘Blueprint’, ‘Jane reloaded‘ is a science fiction novel with a very special mix of facts and fiction. Themes of this Factasy are anthropology and evolution. In October Ms. Kerner will visit the German European School Singapore to work with the students and on 19th October the school organizes a public lecture (in German), during which the author will talk about her new book and the process of writing it. Everybody is cordially invited to this event.

Charlotte Kerner was born in Speyer, Germany, in 1950. After studying economics and sociology in Mannheim she spent a year in Canada (1976) and a year in China (1978). Her experiences in China inspired her first book, ‘Jadeperle und großer Mut’, on which she collaborated with a sinologist. Charlotte Kerner has worked exclusively as a writer and journalist since 1980. She writes novels primarily for adolescent readers, often on the lives of women and on issues related to medicine, research and the sciences, and has received many awards for her works. Since 1979 Charlotte Kerner has lived with her family in Lübeck, Germany.

Website of Charlotte Kerner: www.charlottekerner.de

Date: 19 Oct 2011, 7.30pm

Venue: German European School Singapore, IES Hall
70 Bukit Tinggi Road, Singapore 289760

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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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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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