Film Screening | Friday, June 9, 6:30pm

EuroAsia Shorts 2023 | Germany & Indonesia

After several years of virtual and hybrid formats, EuroAsia Shorts returns this year as a fully in-person festival. In past years, we have been paired with the Philippines, South Korea, and China. This year, on June 9, we look forward to hosting Indonesia in our space, for an evening of German and Indonesian short films. The film program will be followed by a discussion, and the evening will conclude with a reception of German and Indonesian treats. 

Concert | Sunday, June 11, 2:00pm

Jazz@Goethe with Alex Hamburger and José Luiz

The Goethe-Institut is excited to continue the ‘Jazz@Goethe’ concert series with the Alex Hamburger & José Luiz Martins Duo: featuring flutist, vocalist, and composer Alex Hamburger, joined by pianist José Luiz Martins. The concert is on Sunday, 6/11, beginning at 2:00 pm.

Reading | Tuesday, June 13, 6:30pm

Poetry with Ghayath Almadhoun

Palestinian-Syrian poet Ghayath Almadhoun moved to Sweden in 2008. He has published four books of poetry on war, exploitation, and exile, including Adrenalin (2017). His extraordinary video poems include "The Celebration" (2014) and "Évian" (2020). Almadhoun's poetry has been translated from Arabic into 21 languages, including Chinese, English, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Persian, and Spanish.

July 3 - September 12

Summer German Courses (Online)

Warm up your German this summer with our online courses! We have courses for everyone from complete beginners to advanced speakers. 5-week and 10-week standard, intensive, and superintensive courses are available. Check out our schedule or reach out to [email protected] for more information.

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Cats

Cats are pop culture, no question about it. No Twitter feed without a conciliatory four-legged timeline cleanser and Instagram would make no sense at all without them. The Artbits editorial team is consequently also trying to profit from the enormous popularity of the stubborn animals. Here is an overview with works from Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Mexico and New York.