Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Deutsches Theater
Centre
Friedrichstadtpalast
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Inside the Tanztheater in Berlin
Performing Arts Venues
Staatsoper
Unter den Linden
Both the theatre troupe and the
orchestra of the venerable Berlin
Opera - now ably directed by
Daniel Barenboim - enjoy top
reputations. Nowhere else can
you see so many top stars of
classical music
(see pp12-15)
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Unter den Linden 5-7
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Map K4
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(030) 20 35 45 55
Bernhard Paul direct a varied
classical cabaret show in the
former cinema, which has been
transformed into an amazingly
beautiful theatre. The shows
change three or four times a
year, but there is always a mix of
acrobatics, comedy and song on
offer.
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Potsdamer Str. 96
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Map E5
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Box Office: noon-6pm Mon-Fri,
1pm-6pm Sat
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(030) 25 00 88 88
Chamäleon-Varieté
The lack of technology is
more than made up for with
much wit and ingenuity by the
small, alternative Chamäleon
stage. If you are seated in the
front row, you are likely to get
pulled onto the stage.
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Rosenthaler Str. 40-1, Hackesche Höfe
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Map J5
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8pm Tue-Sun, midnight per-
formances Fri, Sat
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(030) 282 71 18
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Philharmonie
Germany's “temple” of
classical music still presents the
best performers in the world.
Designed by Scharoun, the con-
cert hall has unique acoustics,
much appreciated by artists and
audience alike. Concerts by the
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
are very popular and are often
sold out for weeks ahead
(see
pp32-5)
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Herbert-von-Karajan-Str.
1
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Map L2
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Box Office: 3-6pm
Mon-Fri, 11am-2pm Sat-Sun
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(030) 25 48 81 32
Bar jeder Vernunft
This venue, whose name
means “devoid of all reason , is
Berlin's most popular comedy
theatre. The cabaret offers a
humorous and, at times, roman-
tic programme of songs and
chansons
, reviews, cabaret,
slapstick and comedy, all
based in an amazing mirror
tent dating from the 1920s.
Many stars of the interna-
tional and German cabaret
scene can be seen regularly
among the performers here:
for example Tim Fischer,
Georgette Dee, the Pfister
Sisters and Gayle Tufts, as
well as older stars such as
Wintergarten Varieté
Berlin's largest variety
show relates back to the tra-
ditions of its famous prede-
cessor from the 1920s. Every
evening, André Heller and
Wintergarten
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra:
www.berlin-philharmonic.com
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