Film | Sunday, February 23, 2:00 pm

Making Manifesto (2018), dir. Cristian Pirjol

Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the making of Julian Rosefeldt’s iconic video work, Manifesto, with this new documentary by filmmaker Cristian Pirjol. Manifesto features two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett performing thirteen distinct roles in vignettes that incorporate timeless manifestos from twentieth-century art movements. This short film offers insights into Roselfeldt’s thoughts and ideas for Manifesto through backstage interviews and recordings with Blanchett.

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

Closing Event / Finissage: bauhaus.photo

The bauhaus.photo exhibition has been extended until the finissage 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.

Concert | Saturday, February 29, 8:00 pm

Concerto Köln – Quattro Violini

Concerto Köln, a Baroque chamber ensemble from Cologne, will perform works from its repertoire on a tour across North America with financial assistance from the Goethe-Institut. On February 29, 2020, the ensemble will give a concert at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC.

Concerto Köln: Concertmasters Mayumi Hirasaki, Evgeny Sviridov and Shunske Sato together with the Artistic Director, Alexander Scherf, assume the leading roles within the self-governed orchestra. With their choice of projects, the musicians manage to prove time and again that artistic standards and popular success are by no means a contradiction in terms.

Concerto Köln also interprets well-known repertoire in such a refreshing and "remarkable" way (Die Zeit), as if heard for the first time. The ensemble's discography includes more than seventy-five recordings, many of which have been distinguished with awards.

Goethe Book Club | Spring/Summer 2020

Goethe Book Club Spring/Summer 2020

In February, the Goethe Book Club Spring/Summer 2020 semester was off to a great start with Alex Beer's riveting historical crime thriller The Second Rider. In March, April, May, and June, we are excited to present three more book club discussions about fantastic contemporary German-language novels – and one throwback! Take a peek behind the curtain at the sometimes-absurd bureaucratic structure of the EU with Robert Menasse's The Capital, follow a young woman on a journey through Europe for her missing twin in Sasha Marianna Salzmann's Beside Myself, and experience the deceptively quiet lives of a small village on the night before its annual feast in Saša Stanišić's Before the Feast. In June, we'll be taking things back in time and revisiting an old classic: Thomas Mann's Death in Venice.

Concert | Sunday, March 1, 11:00 am & 2:30 pm

Concert: KammerChor Saarbrücken

Founded in 1990 by its director Georg Grün, the KammerChor Saarbrücken quickly advanced to become one of the most important chamber choirs in Germany and enjoys an excellent international reputation. Since its foundation, the KammerChor Saarbrücken has won numerous first and second prizes at international choral competitions.

The repertoire of the KammerChor Saarbrücken is broadly diversified. However, the choir receives special international attention in the interpretation of romantic and contemporary works. It has also increasingly made a name for itself in the field of experimental and avant-garde choral music, as evidenced by the engagements and premieres of choral works written by composers especially for the KammerChor Saarbrücken.
 
 
Sun. March 1, 11:00 am
Church Service, NYAPC

Sun. March 1, 2:30 pm
Concert, St. John's Episcopal Church

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!

GERMAN IMMERSION SUMMER CAMP FOR KIDS, AGE 8-12

Learning languages at a young age has proven long term advantages for brain development, creativity, and problem solving skills. During Goethe-Institut‘s ten day summer camps, your kids will be fully immersed into a German speaking environment. We offer instruction in the morning, afternoon activities and field trips for German beginners and heritage speakers alike. Contact us for more information!

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 our free information webinar on February 22 at 12noon EST.

Worlds of Homelessness

Art For All

The precarious working conditions faced by cultural professionals inspired the artist Paul Sochaki and the curator Maria Ines Plaza Lazo to launch their “Arts of the Working Class” journal in 2018. Because the journal is distributed by a network of homeless people and students in various countries, the selected topics are intended to appeal to the widest possible readership: from those living on the street to international cultural professionals.