Issue 20: August 2023

In the Culture section URSA we bring you arts and culture from the heart of Berlin!

Kino Babylon is an iconic theater in the heart of Berlin Mitte. Opened in 1929 as a silent film cinema, the theater has gone through enormous changes in its 94 years - including wars, regime changes, the advent of sound and color in film, being abandoned - and being brought back to life to continue inspiring new generations of cinema lovers.

Jill speaks with Timothy Grossman, the general Director of the Kino, and gets to see a special screening of the 1927 silent film, 1927 silent film “Berlin - die Sinfonie der Großstadt” accompanied by a live orchestra.

Next, we hear an enticing August event roundup curated by Alice O’Brien including:
Garage girls
Dark Matter: Tensor
10 years of Pornceptual
Lakeside festival
Night of the museums
Hummus Festival
Eva Fabregas: Devouring lover

Our theme music is from Lucas Carey, with audio from Epidemic Sound. Cover art by Sian Amber Fletcher.

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