La Magique Noire: Movie Night at Platoon Kunsthalle 

Monday Nov. 19th 8pm

This will be the first of an ongoing row of collaborations with Platoon Kunsthalle. We will spice up the Movie Nights with assorted shorts from our archive.

This Movie Night combines  Bar25: Days out of Time by Britta Mischer, Nana Yuriko with La Magique Noire by Aloura M. Charles.

La Magique Noire
A tourist in 1930’s Paris wanders into La Magique Noire Café and finds himself in the company of a mysterious Mulatto woman. As they share absinthe, the tourist soon realizes things in this magical bar are not as they seem!
Starring Adam Johnson, Phyllis Johnson and Lia Johnson
Official Selection: Mill Valley Film Festival, Palm Springs Film Festival, Coney Island Film Festival

Bar25
worlds away from society’s conventions and norms, Bar25 became the melting pot from which a truly Berlin culture emerged. fhe film follows the creators of Bar25, four young individuals whose freewheeling way of life, of music, individuality and never ending energy transforms a riverside wasteland into a fantasy land by the river Spree. but if the community’s life appears fulfilling from the outside, living it day after day isn’t easy. Bar 25 is a wonderland-night-and-day-club in Berlin, an enchanted adventure playground where adults become children again.

the film investigates the ambivalence of the community, of these so-called ‘business hippies’, questioning whether their form of living is valuable and authentic or if their hedonistic never-ending parties are a mere form of escapism.

kunsthalle/berlin
Schoenhauser allee 9
10119 berlin . Germany

U2 to Senefelder Platz, walk south (2min)

U2, M8, Bus 142 to Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, walk north (2min)

U8 to Rosenthaler Platz, walk east (6min)

• Directors Lounge at the C.A.R. contemporary art Ruhr fair

Once again we are at the Zollverein World Heritage Site, November 2-4, 2012
You´ll find us in the center of the amazing Sanaa building.

On Saturday, 3 November, we participate in a charity auction, including works donated by Julia Murakami, and Joachim Seinfeld, to support the eco-programs of the United Nations. The auctioneer will be Til Macke, grandson of August Macke.

• artists (selection)

Julia Murakami, Joachim Seinfeld, Alan Smithee, André Werner

• with films by (selection)

Stefan Adamski RE:, Allan Brown Square Dance Hypnotist, Kote Camacho La Gran Carrera, Kim Collmer Head Room, Ron Diorio American Arabesque, Simon Ellis Telling Lies / What About The Bodies / Where Is My Mind, EZO Sinecdoquanon, Charles Fairbanks IRMA, Firas Khnaisser Night and Day, Neil Needleman Meeskeit, Roberto Santaguida Haikus for Karaoke / Miraslava, Fabio Scacchioli and Vincenzo Core Miss Candace Hilligoss’ Flickering Halo, Fritz Stolberg Of This, Men Shall Know Nothing!, Maurizio v. Trapp Matador

 November 2-4, 2012

Zollverein World Heritage Site
Gelsenkirchener Strasse
45129 Essen, Germany

Official Opening:
Friday, November 2, 2012, 8 pm, V.I.P.-Preview: 6 pm

Public Fair Days:
Saturday, November 3, 2012, noon – 8 pm
Sunday, November, 4, 2012, 11 am – 7 pm

day ticket: 12,- € / 10,-€

pictured above: Joachim Seinfeld, Berlin 1962, construction of the wall, 2009 from the series Wenn Deutsche lustig sind – docufiction (photo performance)

GREAT READ-OUT #3: AFRIKEURASIA! Thursday November 1 at 8:00 pm

LUDMILA ASIPIENKA | SEBASTIAN LONG

A young man finds a novel way to sneak his country’s language back into the public library, ever new ruses trick hopeful students again and again out of their time and into unpaid labour, teachers complete their households with a constant stream of gifts from demanding parents… Belarus, Europe’s best-kept secret, is a land-locked and politically-locked country around the corner, yet worlds away.

The young author Ludmila Asipienka first made her way to Berlin for a series of Grüner Salon readings through interpreters to accompany her book Kastus’ Journal,* relating the mad but often unwittingly amusing situation surrounding a fresh generation of young Belarusians reluctant to toe the line in Europe’s cultural gated community. Now at home in Berlin and with the German language, she shares her accounts for the first time in her own voice…. (Reading in German with English introduction)

Stunning natural beauty and hospitable natives contrast mind-boggling bureaucracy, the lingering spectre of apartheid and the occasional realization that Borat wasn’t all that wrong… Vietnam, Uzbekistan, South Africa and stations between are subjected to the perceptive man’s eye, and neither the dazzling nor the dubious escapes, whether dressed down or dressed up.

Bloggernaut Sebastian Long has shared his wry and perceptive observations with who-knows-how-many on his popular English and German blogs for years. Now the tireless traveller and young doctor reads from his notes and anecdotes for the first time in person. Africa and Asia like the guidebooks don’t always tell it…. (Reading in English and German)

Two writer-observers taking their tales from real life, both with a sharp eye for lurking irony and the nitty-gritty under the surface. “Afrikeurasia!” is presented within our regular monthly series of readings and as part of the intercultural festival “Woche des Besuchs” (Oct. 28 – Nov. 4).

*co-written with Katarzyna Kwiatkowska, German title: Unerwünscht zu Hause – Belarussische Studenten im Exil.

Creative director: Kenton Turk | supported by Directors Lounge

The Great Heisenberg, Schillerpromenade 11, Neukölln (U-Boddinstr. or U-Leinestr.; also Bus 104 + 167, stop: Herrfuhrtstr.). Thursday, November 1 at 8:00 pm, in German and English.

german:

  Ein junger Mann findet einen neuartigen Weg, die Landessprache wieder in die öffentliche Bibliothek hineinzuschmuggeln; hoffnungsvolle Studenten werden mit immer neuen Tricks ihrer Freizeit beraubt und zur unbezahlten körperlichen Arbeit gezwungen; Lehrkräfte richten ihre Haushalte mithilfe von einem andauernden Strom der Geschenke von fordernden Eltern ein… Belarus (Weißrussland), das best gehütete Geheimnis Europas, ist ein Binnenstaat und politisch gesperrtes Land unweit unserer Grenzen, aber jedoch Welten entfernt.

Die junge Autorin Ludmila Asipienka machte sich zuerst auf den Weg nach Berlin für eine Reihe von durch Dolmetscher ermöglichten Lesungen im Grünen Salon anlässlich des Erscheinens ihres Buchs Das Tagebuch des Kastus,* das die irre aber oft unabsichtlich irrwitzige Situation einer frischen Generation junger Belarussen erzählt, die abgeneigt ist, sich in Europas kulturellen „gated community“ einzufügen. Jetzt zu Hause in Berlin und vertraut mit der deutschen Sprache, teilt sie ihre Berichte zum ersten Mal mit ihrer eigenen Stimme… (Lesung in deutscher Sprache mit englischer Einleitung.)

  Atemberaubende Naturschönheiten und gastfreundliche Einheimische stehen im Kontrast zu irrsinniger Bürokratie, dem anhaltenden Gespenst der Apartheid und der gelegentlichen Erkenntnis, dass Borat vielleicht nicht immer so falsch lag… Vietnam, Usbekistan, Südafrika und Stationen dazwischen werden einem scharfsinnigen Auge ausgesetzt, und weder das Strahlende noch das Suspekte kann ihm entkommen, ganz gleich ob heruntergespielt oder herausgeputzt.

Bloggernaut Sebastian Long hat seine ironischen und scharfsinnigen Beobachtungen mit wer-weiß-wie-vielen auf seinen beliebten englisch- und deutschsprachigen Blogs seit Jahren geteilt. Jetzt liest der unermüdliche Reisende und junger Arzt aus seinen Notizen und Anekdoten zum ersten Mal persönlich. Afrika und Asien wie die Reiseführer sie nicht immer auftischen… (Lesung in englischer und deutscher Sprache)

Zwei Schreiber-Beobachter, die ihre Geschichten dem wirklichen Leben entnehmen, alle beide mit einem scharfen Auge für lauernde Ironie und das Wesentliche unter der Oberfläche. “Afrikeurasia!” wird in unserer regelmäßigen monatlichen Lesereihe und auch als Teil des interkulturellen Festivals “Woche des Besuchs” (28.10. – 04.11.) präsentiert.

*mitgeschrieben von Katarzyna Kwiatkowska, deutscher Titel: Unerwünscht zu Hause – Belarussische Studenten im Exil.

Creative director: Kenton Turk | unterstützt von Directors Lounge

The Great Heisenberg, Schillerpromenade 11, Neukölln (U-Boddinstr. oder U-Leinestr. sowie Bus 104 + 167, Haltestelle: Herrfuhrtstr.). Donnerstag, den 01. November um 20:00, in deutscher und englischer Sprache.

GREAT READ-OUT #2: BIG CITY STORIES Thursday, October 4 at 8:00 pm

FELIX FRENZEL | KENTON TURK

Kenton Turk returns with more from his bottomless pit of twisted worlds from the lost-and-found of human oddities.

Ein Mann findet sein Leben verdoppelt, einem anderen entgeht eine Affäre, ein Dritter findet inmitten des Alltags heraus, wie zerbrechlich sein Dasein ist. Texte, die eindeutig geschrieben sind, aber offen bleiben für Interpretationen.

Es geht dem Autor Felix Frenzel um existenzielle Erfahrungen im gewöhnlichen Leben. Sein Stil tastet sich dabei immer haarscharf am Realismus entlang – und durchbricht ihn, wenn er es für nötig hält. Er schreibt Prosa, die unterhaltsam ist und dabei zum nachdenken anregt. (Lesung in deutscher Sprache.)

Ein Loser sucht das große Geld mit einem Gammler, ein überdimensionierter Drogenkurier sinnt über neue Beengtheit nach, jemand mit der Oberhand übt seine absolute Macht aus… die Großstadtlandschaft erzeugt ihr seltsames Gemisch, jede Geschichte einzigartig, aber dennoch nur eine unter Millionen.

Kenton Turk ist wieder da mit mehr aus seiner endlosen Quelle der verdrehten Welten aus der Fundgrube der menschlichen Kuriositäten. Auch bekannt durch seine fortlaufende Arbeit mit der Berlin International Directors Lounge, seine Streifzüge in die literarische Sphäre bringen Geschichten hervor, die im Wechsel bewegend, amüsant und grotesk sind, fest jenseits der Komfortzone. (Lesung in englischer Sprache.)
 …..

A man finds his life doubled, an affair eludes a second, a third discovers in the midst of everyday life how fragile his existence is. Texts that are clearly written, but remain open for interpretation.

Felix Frenzel is concerned with existential experiences in ordinary life. His style makes its way perilously close to realism – and breaks through it, if he deems it necessary.
He writes prose that is entertaining and thought-provoking. (Reading in German.)

A loser seeks big money with a down-and-outer, an oversized drug-runner contemplates new confinement, someone with the upper hand wields his absolute power… the urban landscape produces its curious mix, each story unique, but only one among millions.

Known as well for his ongoing work with the Berlin International Directors Lounge, Kenton Turk forays into the literary sphere spawn tales in turns moving, amusing and grotesque, squarely beyond the comfort zone. (Reading in English.)

A cool thing to do. Sit back, sip a cognac or a coffee, a brandy or a beer, and let yourself get seduced into left field. The Great Heisenberg, Schillerpromenade 11, Neukölln (U-Boddinstr. or U-Leinestr., also Bus 104 +167, stop: Herrfuhrtstr.).
Donnerstag, den 4. Oktober, 20:00, auf deutsch und englisch.

Thursday, October 4 at 8:00 pm, German and English.

Directors Lounge Screening:

Phlipp Hartmann |  f.k.flumen
Von der Notwendigkeit dessen
Video
With guest Jan Eichberg

Thursday, 27 September 2012
21:00 Uhr
Z-Bar
Bergstraße 2
10115 Berlin-Mitte

Von der Notwendigkeit dessen (whereby according to necessity)
Philipp Hartmann, whose short film comedies about Karlsruhe called “Der Anner” (“the other, there” in Southern Dialect) have been audience favorites on festivals, also works in very different styles with film, preferably with Super-8, and with much more subtle humor. Tracking the traces of Alexander Humboldt or his grandfather in Latin America, reflecting on the physical-poetical conditions of condensation trails in the sky, or recording the last remnants of an old lady who passed away, he always combines documentary with fictional approaches in such subversive, subtle ways that the viewer at the same time may be following the “movies of his own mind” or his own associations while watching these films. In addition, Philipp Hartmann will present Jan Eichberg as guest artist in the program, who creates short narratives in similar aesthetic ways. Both artists with be present and available for Q&A.

Artist Links:
http://flumenfilm.de
Jan Eichberg
http://www.elephantterrible.com/en/jan-eichberg/

Links:
http://www.directorslounge.net
http://www.richfilm.de
http://www.z-bar.de

Directors Lounge @ Network – C.A.R., Zaha, Seoul

We will participate at the “Network – C.A.R. exhibition” at the Zaha Museum, Seoul.

The Network – C.A.R. exchange project was initiated by the art fair Contemporary Art Ruhr and takes place from September 14 till October 14, 2012, parallel to the Korean International Art Fair (KIAF).

participating artists: Andreas Mueller-Pohle, Julia Murakami, Susanna Schoenberg, Alan Smithee, Andre Werner

Network – C.A.R., the innovative art fair

Opening: September 14, 2012

Exhibition: September 14 – October 14, 2012,Tuesday till Sunday, 10 am – 6 pm

Location: Zaha Museum, 362-21 Buam-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Southkorea

www.zahamuseum.com

www.contemporaryartruhr.de

http://www.facebook.com/contemporaryartruhr

 Directors Lounge Screening:

Rigoletti
Live Punkt Null
Video, Performance

Thursday, 30 August 2012
21:00
Z-Bar
Bergstraße 2
10115 Berlin-Mitte

Rigoletti Live Punkt Null – Live Point Zero
LIVE at DIRECTORS LOUNGE

This evening with Rigoletti alias Marion Pfaus will be a mixture of screening and performance. Rigoletti, who claims to have been granted the titel “the most unknown pop-star”, has made quite a name for herself. With her lively, busting ways, she has gained presence on a multitude of platforms and media.

To call her filmmaker would not be the right term, Rigoletti “makes videos”. She both addresses the media itself – “16:9 Full HD” is an ironical and media-political discussion of the “new media” high definition video, which uses the form of educational film – and she addresses themes ranging from mundane to politically charged topics such as the founding of “Humboldt 21”, an association she is promoting. “Humboldt 21” shall already be concerned with the planing and preparation of the demolition and remediation of the not yet built remake of the “Berlin City Castle” in the center of Berlin, which will be called “Humboldt Forum”. As experience teaches, buildings on this site would not last for very long, she argues, and remediations could be complicated and expensive, as the demolition of the “Palast der Republik”, the former GDR parliament building on this very site, has shown. It is thus a due task to have an early start with planing the demolition of the coming remake of the city castle. Such ironic interventions in public themes, seemingly trivial or stuck in concealed oppositions (like the castle discussion), are typical for Marion Pfaus. She such subversively questions the doxa, the prevailing opinion (not to be mistaken with common sense). Presented with dry humor and blazing dilettantism, the artist also makes clear her objectives are her serious concerns.

The artist, who studied media design, also works and publishes in other media. In collaboration with her colleague Felicia Zeller, she published online projects such as http://www.landessexklinik.de (State Sex Hospital) and the CD-ROM “Mut der Ahnungslosen” (Courage of the Ignorant). In 2006 her novel “Aus den Memoiren ein Verblühenden” (Memoirs of an Early Withering Flower) is published as book + CD.

Parts of her video work will be shown, the artist will perform live her concept of “Fremdbloggen” (third party blogging), and she will give a performance about the founding of the association “Humboldt 21” including the plans for the remediation of Humboldt Forum.

Artist Links:

http://www.rigoletti.de

http://www.humboldt21.de

http://www.wahl11.de

Links:

http://www.directorslounge.net

http://www.richfilm.de

http://www.z-bar.de

Kenton Turk: The Great Read-Out #1

The Great Heisenberg begins its series of “Great Read-Outs” with Kenton Turk, whose stories prove at turns tantalizing, tortured, touching and twisted. Here, seemingly average folks reveal extraordinary features, brains are turned inside out to reveal the inner workings, and some get what they deserve while others don’t. Or maybe do, depending on your take on things.

Details and German text after the jump

A Greek holiday ends in a hopeless and bizarre quest, a Siberian babushka is revealed to have a sinister core, a lacklustre guesthouse maid between the Wars turns out to be a touch too curious, a man cannot curb a voracious appetite that goes beyond food, what seems to be a baby is the subject of furtive gossipy speculation, and more. These stories will take you out there – but possibly not bring you back.

A cool thing to do. Sit back, sip a cognac or a coffee, a brandy or a beer, and let yourself get seduced into left field.

The Great Heisenberg, Schillerpromenade 11, Neukölln (U-Boddinstr. or U-Leinestr., also Bus 104 +167, stop: Herrfuhrtstr.). Thursday, August 30 at 8:00 pm, in English.

“Enthralling, original and deeply moving.” – Michael Roes, author of Rub’ al-Khali – Leeres Viertel, Die fünf Farben Schwarz, Die Laute, and other works.

GREAT READ-OUT #1 – KENTON TURK [German]

The Great Heisenberg beginnt seine Reihe der “Great Read-Outs” mit Kenton Turk, dessen Geschichten sich im Wechsel als verlockend, verabscheuend, verwunderlich und verdreht erweisen.
Hier offenbaren scheinbar durchschnittliche Menschen außergewöhnliche Eigenschaften, Gehirne werden umgedreht, um das Innenleben zu zeigen, und einige bekommen was sie verdienen, während andere nicht. Oder doch, abhängig davon, wie man die Dinge sieht.

Ein Urlaub in Griechenland endet in einer hoffnungslosen und bizarren Suche; eine sibirische Babuschka enthüllt einen finsteren Kern; ein glanzloses Gästehaus-Dienstmädchen zwischen den Weltkriegen zeigt sich etwa zu neugierig; ein Mann kann einen unersättlichen Appetit, der übers Essen hinausgeht nicht bändigen; was ein Baby zu sein scheint ist das Thema heimlicher, geschwätziger Spekulation, und mehr.

Diese Geschichten werden dich dahin bringen – aber möglicherweise nicht zurück.

Eine ziemlich coole Sache. Lehne dich zurück, genieße einen Cognac oder einen Kaffee, einen Brandy oder ein Bier und lass dich in den heiteren Himmel verführen.

The Great Heisenberg, Schillerpromenade 11, Neukölln (U-Boddinstr. oder U-Leinestr. sowie Bus 104 + 167, Haltestelle: Herrfuhrtstr.). Donnerstag, den 30. August um 20:00, in englischer Sprache.

„Spannend, originell und zutiefst anrührend.“ – Michael Roes, Author von Rub’ al-Khali – Leeres Viertel, Die fünf Farben Schwarz, Die Laute, u.a.

(via placeboKatz)

L’Altra Faccia Della Luna: Directors Lounge a L’Isola Del Cinema

part  I, July 22nd, 2012, 7 pm – 9 pm, Cinelab Groupama, Isola Tiberina, Roma

Join us for a special selection of fine films, curated and presented by Julia Murakami and André Werner. Screened in the very heart of Rome as part of Iolanda La Carrubba’s project L’Altra Faccia Della Luna.
The icing on the cake will be the attendance Nadya Cazan, female lead in “The Eyes Of Mankind” and long time member of Team DL.

Part II next Sunday, 29th July, same place, same time.

full program here

photo: © the art resort