Film & Discussion | Saturday, February 15, 6:30 pm

Ursula Mamlok – Movements

A cinematic portrait of the late German-Jewish composer Ursula Mamlok, by Anne Berrini: in her documentary Ursula Mamlok - Movements, filmmaker Anne Berrini offers a sensitive examination of Mamlok's life, and of the music that played such a central part in it. As a teenager, Mamlok fled from the Nazis, arrived in New York after traveling across three continents, and became one of her generation’s visionary composers. In Movements, Berrini observes Mamlok at work in Germany and accompanies her on a trip to New York City, where Mamlok prepares for a League of Composers concert, meets old friends, and revisits a critically important period of her life. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Miro Magloire, composer, choreographer, and artistic director of New Chamber Ballet.

Closing Event | Thursday, February 26, 6:30 pm

Closing Event / Finissage: bauhaus.photo

The bauhaus.photo exhibition has been extended until the closing event on February 26, 2020, at 6:30pm at the Goethe-Institut Washington, accompanied by a book presentation by Elizabeth Otto of her two publications Bauhaus Women and Haunted Bauhaus, with a subsequent Q&A by Bibiana Obler of George Washington University.

bauhaus.photo: A Special Selection of Photos from the Bauhaus-Archiv Berlin features a special selection of key works from the collection of more than 70,000 Bauhaus photos held by the Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung in Berlin – the largest such collection in the world. The exhibition provides an impressive insight into the many facets of Bauhaus photography and life at the Bauhaus.

Panel Discussion | Wednesday, February 12, 6:00 pm

Expressionisms: Germany and the United States

“Expressionism and Spirituality”: among the diverse descriptive labels attached to the art of Fritz Ascher, perhaps none is more evocative and distinct than "expressionist." In the context of visual art, that term has, over the past century and a half, connoted the articulation of strong emotion - through color, brush work, and the aggressive representation of figures and the elements of nature. This discussion will consider ways in which these features, particularly in painting, can explore and have explored embodying emotion and provoking it in the viewer. Also discussed will be the relationships of political identity, the workings of the unconscious mind, and the realm of the spiritual to the work of Ascher and other important artists, before and contemporary, with him, both in Europe and the United States.

Volunteer Opportunity | Deadline February 10, 2020

American Volunteers Sought for International Volunteer Program!

Attention all Americans 18 and over! Aktion Sühnezeichen Friedensdienste (ASF) is seeking American volunteers (18 years +) for their international volunteer program in Germany between September 2020 and August 2021. Participants serve at Holocaust memorial sites (Buchenwald, Dachau, Sachsenhausen, for example) and social service providers. They take part in seminars, and have an opportunity to visit memorials such as Oświęcim/Auschwitz, learn about everyday life in modern Germany, expand their German skills, and set a sign for peace and democratic values.

The ASF offers to volunteers simple housing and monthly allowance to cover basic needs, as well as health, accident, and civil liability insurance.
 
If you are interested in exploring the culture of remembrance (Erinnerungskultur) in an international peace organization and have a working knowledge of German (minimum A2) please inquire at: [email protected].

International Open Call | Deadline March 1, 2020

APPLY NOW: Forecast's Artist & Creative Thinkers Mentorship Program

FORECAST is delighted to announce that the call for proposals for their fifth edition is now open. FORECAST offers artists and creative thinkers the chance to work with accomplished mentors toward bringing their projects to fruition. Creative practitioners and cultural producers working in all creative fields anywhere in the world are encouraged to apply with projects that could benefit from the expertise of one of the mentors in this edition, and from that mentor’s unique approach to material and knowledge production.

The deadline for applications is March 1, 2020, at 11:59pm CET. The selection process is two-tiered. First, the mentors carefully review all proposals and invite three candidates each to workshop with the mentor and present their ideas at the FORECAST Forum in Berlin, taking place July 13–19, 2020. At the conclusion of the Forum, each mentor chooses one mentee.

February 2020 German Courses

Registration is now in progress for 5-week intensive courses, as well as 8 and 16-week online courses starting in February 2020. Enter promo-code Feb2020 at checkout to save 10% on all courses beginning in February (not for online courses; case-sensitive; code valid through 02/20/2020; offers may not be combined). All face-to-face courses take place at our new location at 1377 R Street NW, Suite 300!

Study Bridge: Applications 2020 now open!

The Study Bridge Program is specifically designed to prepare students from abroad wishing to embark directly on a course of study in Germany. Our partner universities offer Bachelor programs in STEM subjects and economics. For more information participate now in one of our free information webinars on February 8, 19, and 22.

University of Balitmore: Law Center

In 2103, an architect from Stuttgart, Germany, built the John and Frances Angelos Law Center in Baltimore. In a short video portrait, Stefan Behnisch of Behnisch Architekten retraces how he developed his design by asking the question: How do we live and work in the future?