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Berliner Philharmonie
MITTE
Herbert-von-Karajan-Str. 1
}030 254 88 999; www.berlin-philharmonic.com
It may look strange from the outside, but acoustically, this yellow building is pitch-perfect. Every audience member sea…
Deutsche Staatsoper
MITTE
Unter den Linden 7
}030 203 54 555; www.staatsoper-berlin.de
The Deutsche Staatsoper is East Berlin’s leading opera theater. Though it suffered during the years of separation, this …
Deutsche Oper Berlin
CHARLOTTENBURG
Bismarckstr. 35
}030 343 84 343; www.deutscheoperberlin.de
The Deutsche Oper Berlin’s original home, the Deutsches Opernhaus was built in 1911 but decimated by Allied bombs. Today…
Festsaal Kreuzberg
KREUZBERG
Skalitzerstr. 130
}030 611 01 313; www.festsaal-kreuzberg.de
Free jazz, indie rock, swing, electropop—you never know what to expect at this absurdly hip venue. A tremendous chasm of…
Columbiahalle
KREUZBERG
Columbiadamm 13-21
}030 698 09 80; www.columbiahalle.de
Any venue that features Snoop Dogg, The Specials, and Bon Iver in a matter of a couple months has a special place in our…
Lichtblick Kino
PRENZLAUER BERG
Kastanienallee 77
}030 440 58 179; www.lichtblick-kino.org
This 32-seat theater specializes in avant-garde films and radical documentaries, with a range of movies that crosses dec…
Kino Babylon
MITTE
Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 30
}030 242 59 69; www.babylonberlin.de
Americans and Berliners alike flock to this spunky independent film house with a commitment to classic international cin…
Arsenal
MITTE
In the Filmhaus at Potsdamer Pl.
}030 269 55 100; www.arsenal-berlin.de
Run by the founders of Berlinale and located just below the Museum for Film and Television, Arsenal showcases independen…
English Theater Berlin
KREUZBERG
Fidicinstr. 40
}030 693 56 92; www.etberlin.de
For over 20 years, Berlin’s only completely English-language theater has been defying German-language totalitarianism wi…
Deutsches Theater
MITTE
Schumann Str. 13a
}030 284 41 225; www.deutschestheater.de
Built in 1850, this world-famous theater that legendary director Max Reinhardt once controlled is still a cultural heavy…