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Marlene Melchior

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Marlene reported for KCRW Berlin on music, culture and tech from October 2017 to September 2018. She has produced content from podcasts, radio plays, music, theatre, to her own award-winning web series Big Heads.

 
Events

Tanz im August’s Virve Sutinen on the history and future of contemporary dance

Events

    Tanz im August opens this week for its 30th year, with a lineup including famous contemporary dance choreographers from Berlin and across the world. We spoke to Virve…

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August 9, 2018 By Marlene Melchior
 
Design & Architecture

The calm before: How does an expanding Berlin manage stormwater in the face of climate change?

Design & Architecture

    Against a backdrop of hotter summers, rainfall events caused by climate change, and rapid urban expansion, officials are being prompted to rethink the way that they manage Berlin’s…

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August 8, 2018 By Marlene Melchior
 

30 years of Tanz im August: New archive reflects the legacy and history of contemporary dance in Berlin

  It’s almost time for Tanz im August, and the festival for contemporary dance is celebrating its 30th birthday this year by gifting itself an archive. We spoke to Tanz…

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August 2, 2018 By Marlene Melchior
 
Profiles

Ich kann kein Deutsch: how counseling practices like Mittelweg 50 cater to Berlin’s non-German speaking population

Profiles

Life in a city is challenge enough, without the added stress of limited mental health care available in your native language. The founders behind private counseling practices such as Mittelweg…

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July 31, 2018 By Marlene Melchior
 
Amplified

From Auckland to Berlin: Musician Noah Slee on navigating techno, queerness and becoming a role model

Amplified

  Noah Slee is a Tongan New Zealander whose music spans genres from traditional soul to mixed electronica and R&B. He moved to Berlin about three years ago and has…

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July 28, 2018 By Marlene Melchior
 
In Focus

Don’t fear the Fotoautomat! The way we take selfies has changed, but distrust of technology remains

In Focus

  Photo features 1930’s photo booth picture by Freeparking on Flikr Berlin’s Fotoautomaten are iconic, representing both a throwback to an earlier time and a delightful distraction from a fast-paced technological…

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July 24, 2018 By Marlene Melchior
 
Art Space

Seeking refuge: Ali Fitzgerald’s graphic novel, ‘Drawn to Berlin,’ draws an urgent parallel between asylum seekers of today and of the 1920s

Art Space

    Ali Fitzgerald’s debut graphic novel was inspired by her experiences teaching comic workshops in an emergency refugee shelter and the connections she forged there. Fitzgerald, known for her…

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July 18, 2018 By Marlene Melchior
 
Amplified

Dancer and artist Isabelle Lewis on bringing ‘Immersive Spaces’ to Martin Gropius Bau

Amplified

    Isabelle Lewis is a dancer and artist, and this month you can experience her work at Martin Gropius Bau as part of the “Welt Ohne Aussen” festival. The…

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July 14, 2018 By Marlene Melchior
 
Tech & Science Thursday

‘Hands off our memes’: Citizen’s initiative blocks proposed copyright filters online

Tech & Science Thursday

  This June a motion was put forward to the European Parliament by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) representative Axel Voss suggesting a digital filter that would prevent any previously copyrighted…

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July 12, 2018 By Marlene Melchior
 
Amplified

Pop-Kultur curator on achieving a rare 50-50 gender balance in the festival’s lineup: ‘It was really easy’

Amplified

  The Pop-Kultur festival is returning to Berlin next month, presenting over 100 events from Aug. 15 – 17 at the Kulturbrauerei. The festival gives musicians space to expand on…

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July 7, 2018 By Marlene Melchior

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