Clemens Berger, the author of Angel of the Poor, will discuss with theater director Andreas Robertz, translator Damion Searls and Martin Rauchbauer the themes of the play: life, humor, and the business of death.

Opera Moderne is a boutique opera company offering intimate, beautiful and unique performances. Currently located in New York City, Opera Moderne offers special events from Chamber Opera and Art Song to Jazz and Classical Ensemble Works. This is the first concert, in a series of three, focusing on music by Jewish and Jewish communist composers of the World War II era.

Deutsches Haus at NYU is a coorganizer of Festival Neue Literatur. 2012 The Festival brings six of the best up-and-coming German-language authors to New York, where they join well-known American writers in a series of conversations and readings. This year, two authors each from Austria, Germany, and Switzerland will join two American authors over the weekend of February 10-12. Unless otherwise indicated, all events will be in English, and are free and open to the public. The events take place at different venues throughout Manhattan. For more information on the festival and its authors please refer to: http://festivalneueliteratur.org/

The six German-language authors of Festival Neue Literatur: Larissa Boehning, Monica Cantieni, Catalin Dorian Florescu, Inka Parei, Linda Stift and Erwin Uhrmann, give a sampling from their work, providing a taste of new writing from Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Two American actors, Hillary Spector and Robert Lyons, will read English translations. Enjoy beer and traditional German fare.

This event takes place in the Great Room, First Floor, 19 University Place. The Department of German at NYU invites you to a talk by Professor Larson Powell (University of Missouri, Kansas City) Prof. Powell specializes in 20th century literature and film (especially DEFA and film music). His first book, The Technological Unconscious in German Modernist Literature centers on the representation of nature in German prose and -- especially -- poetry by Rilke, Benn, Brecht, and Döblin from the years 1900 to 1945. He is currently, an Associate Professor of German at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

*** We are sorry, but this event is fully booked.*** Das Reichsorchester (Germany 2007, 90 min, Thea­trical Documentary, D: Enrique Sanchez Lansch) The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and the Third Reich The screening is followed by a conversation with members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Helge Grünewald and Walter Küssner.

Deutsches Haus at NYU is proud to present an exhibition of recovered pre-war portraits by Jewish artist David Friedman(n), capturing members of Berlin’s world famous Philharmonic Orchestra. The opening to the exhibition will be complemented by a short performance of members of the current orchestra.

A conversation between David Friedmann's daughter Miriam Friedman Morris and Helge Grünewald, from the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and historian Detlef Lorenz on David Friedmann's legacy.

The Passagen Series: Architecture and Deconstruction - Peter Eisenman in conversation with Peter Engelmann In this series of conversations, Peter Engelmann, the German philosopher, editor and founder of the prestigious publishing house Passagen Verlag, will engage important thinkers from Europe and the United States. The discussions will examine

This event takes place in the Great Room, First Floor, 19 University Place. This event is in English. In Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre (1821/29), Goethe sketches a “pädagogische Provinz,” a boarding school expanded into a miniature state. Echoing critics of mimesis from Plato to Rousseau, the school’s curriculum contains no classes in the theatrical arts.

Due to its great success with readers and reviewers in Europe, we are happy to announce that we will host the debut presentation of the American edition of Manhattan-based writer JM Stim’s new book “Here is Berlin”, a work which literary critics in Europe have been calling nothing less than “the definitive essay about the world’s most buzzed about city”. The book is a German-American co-production: The introduction and the translation have been done by critically acclaimed Brooklyn-based writer and translator Tim Mohr, who will also be present. The conversation following the book presentation will be anchored by acclaimed artist Rachel D. Libeskind.

Deutsches Haus will hold a commemorative event for Christa Wolf on March 6th with readings from her work by faculty and students of the German Department at NYU and an introduction by Professor Robert Cohen.

This talk will be in German. Explaining the relation between dream and affect is one of the unsolved problems of Freud’s Interpretation of Dreams. It is closely related to another open question of psychoanalytic dream theory: the economic function of nightmares. Freud has, however, gathered a number of thoughts concerning the theory of emotion in a chapter entitled „Die Affekte im Traume“ – a chapter that can be described as a sort of back yard of unfinished problems in dream analysis.

Early German Romanticism founded a modern metaphysics on the flexible lexeme organ, drawing on multiple conceptual and terminological traditions to invent a kind of technological thinking. That body of thought--Romantic organology--sought to make systemic intervention in the natural and historical worlds possible. This lecture investigates the organ's use in the life sciences and philosophy in the 18th century, tracing the metaphorical and methodological stakes that led to the invention of a new concept.

Degenerate Music (German: Entartete Musik) was a label applied in the 1930s by the Nazi government to certain forms of music that it considered to be harmful or decadent. The Nazi government’s concern for degenerate art was part of its larger and more well-known campaign against degenerate art (‘Entartete Kunst’). In both cases, the government attempted to isolate, discredit, discourage, or ban the works. This is the second concert, in a series of three, titled “The Red Scare”, performed at Deutsches Haus by Opera Moderne.

The Austrian Cultural Forum is presenting an evening with Austrian author Angelika Reitzer. Reitzer will read from her critically acclaimed novel Among Ourselves (unter uns, 2010), which literary critic Daniela Stigl called one of “the best new publications in recent time.” The reading will be followed by a conversation between Angelika Reitzer and Hannah Liko, Deputy Director of the Austrian Cultural Forum.

A talk by Professor Christina Gerhardt, University of Hawaii. Cinematic representations, as various film scholars have argued, do not merely re-present but also shape history. They serve as a technological memory bank. Furthermore, historical realities thus become socially produced and reproducible realities. But if it is true that film shapes our memory of history, then what type of historical narratives do recent films about the RAF provide? Rather than focus on the RAF merely as thematic content, this talk examines how the aesthetic articulation, that is, in the filmic medium, adds to or shapes an understanding of the RAF.

CONCERT WILL BE IN THE COURTYARD. For the first time ever, the Austrian cult favorite duo known as Attwenger will be performing at select locations throughout the United States.Following their showcase at Austin’s South By Southwest Festival, they will add a few concerts in New Orleans, LA, followed by a series of performances in New York, including this event at Deutsches Haus at NYU, which will also feature a conversation with the two artists. After this evening's concert, Attwenger musicians Markus Binder and Hans-Peter Falkner will sit down with Michael Kleff and Deutsches Haus director Martin Rauchbauer to talk about contemporary folk music in the German-speaking world.

Join us for a concert of Haydn, Schubert, and Hindemith with the prestigious aron quartett from Vienna, one of Europe’s best string quartets. The program will include Franz Schubert’s beautiful “The Death and The Maiden” (String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, 1824) one of the pillars of chamber music repertoire, as well German composer Paul Hindemith’s 4th string quartet (opus 22).

In turn of the century Vienna, an extraordinary mix of scientists and artists-Sigmund Freud, Gustav Klimt, Oskar Kokoschka and Alois Riegl among others-gathered and collectively began exploring a fertile new territory: the unconscious. In The Age of Insight , Nobel Prize-winning neuropsychiatrist Eric Kandel brings to life this pivotal time, when the Modernist age was born and a new model for the human brain and creativity was forged.

In the press and public discussion today, religion is often associated with oppression, threats to democracy, and terrorism. Yet the world hosts 600 million Buddhists, 800 million Hindus, 1.5 billion Muslims, and 2.3 billion Christians. Is the prognosis for democracy bleak? This panel, organized by Prof. Marcia Pally, NYU, will explore the roles devout faith plays today--in light of the global push towards democracy (e.g., Arab spring), economic fairness, and security concerns.

Özcan Mutlu has been Spokesperson for Education and European Policies for the Green Party (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) in the Berlin House of Representatives (Berliner Abgeordnetenhaus) since 1999. He has been a member of Alliance 90/The Greens since 1990. Since 1995, Mr. Mutlu has been particularly active in the fields of education, migration, and environmental policies, and has participated in multiple Green Party committees.

Breakdancing was born on the streets of New York City in the 1970s, emerging alongside graffiti writing, deejaying and emceeing as a cornerstone of hip-hop culture, and it continues to be seen everywhere in the city's streets and subways. In his book "Breakin' the City", German photographer Nicolaus Schmidt provides a portrait of break dancers from the Bronx and Brooklyn. At Deutsches Haus he will show these photographs as slides carefully describing the dancer's athletic feats against the urban fabric around them, on subway cars, in city plazas, on sidewalks and elsewhere.

In this inaugural exhibition, Deutsches Haus, NYU Global and NYU Berlin, in collaboration with Steinhardt's Department of Art and Art Professions and with the support of the Department of German at NYU, proudly present the work of selected art students who spent a semester at NYU Berlin’s campus and closely experienced the creative shockwaves emanating from Europe's epicenter of contemporary art. The exhibition LICHT MEHR LICHT examins how these emerging artists and their practices were impacted by Berlin. Deutsches Haus at NYU, a meeting place for New Yorkers who are interested in the German-speaking world and a natural home for all former and future NYU Berlin students, is honored to provide exhibition space to the artists.

This year marks Professor Friedrich Ulfers' 50th year at New York University! The Department of German at New York University and Deutsches Haus at NYU will celebrate this remarkable scholar, teacher, and former director of Deutsches Haus at NYU. DAAD sponsored Event.

Keynote speech to the conference by Professor Charles S. Maier, Harvard University: “Whose Crisis? Germany, Europe, and the Global Economic Transition.” At the peak of the Eurozone crisis in fall of 2011, German Chancellor Angela Merkel contended that “if the Euro fails, Europe fails”. Diverging national interests and diverse concepts in solving the current crisis challenge the future of the European project. What is the significance of the crisis for the process of European integration? How can Europe best cope with the crisis? In the light of current economic and political challenges this conference will explore key issues such as the fate of economic governance, the growing diversity within European societies and relations of Europe to other parts of the world. Th

THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED. IF YOU HAVE MADE A RESERVATION PLEASE COME 15 MIN. EARLY, AS WE CANNOT HOLD SEATS. What if psychoanalysis, rethought by Lacan, offers a unique approach to the actuality of German idealism? All three interventions will elaborate different aspects of this hypothesis: the Freudian and the Hegelian unconscious; sexual difference as an ontological problem; Hegel's materialist reversal of Marx.

A farewell event for our colleague and friend Robert Cohen. This spring marks his final semester at the Department of German at New York University. In collaboration with the Department of German at New York University. DAAD sponsored Event. With the generous support of the Consulate General of Switzerland.

The Austrian Cultural Forum is presenting an evening with award-winning Austrian cartoonist and animator Nicolas Mahler who will discuss his books Angelman: Fallen Angel and Old Masters (Alte Meister). Angelman: Fallen Angel, the tragicomic story of a hapless super-hero told from his corporate creation to his very human demise, is about to be published in the United States. Created in 2010, it is Mahler's first book to be released in English in six years, and the first to be released by Fantagraphics Books, one of the foremost publishers of comics and graphic novels in the United States.

Last year the publishing house Wallstein in Göttingen celebrated its 25th year anniversary with considerable media attention. Thedel von Wallmoden founded the publishing house in 1986 together with the brothers Dirk and Frank Steinhoff. A few years later Wallstein garnered international attention when it published Ruth Klüger’s autobiography “Weiter Leben - Eine Jugend” which was published in 2001 with the English title “Still Alive.” This brought the young publisher a book which may today be categorized as classic Holocaust literature.

The public image of today’s international literary stars is more often defined by the Internet and worldwide book tours than by what they write. Many successful authors feel that their celebrity has little to do with their work, and even less with themselves and their personal lives. In this discussion, two famous European writers, Daniel Kehlmann and Jaume Cabré, engage in a conversation about the alienating effects of seeing one’s life reflected in the public eye.

THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED. IF YOU HAVE MADE A RESERVATION PLEASE COME 15 MIN. EARLY, AS WE CANNOT HOLD SEATS. Born in rural Romania as part of the German-speaking minority, Nobel Prize laureate Herta Müller has recalled her childhood as a “school of silence,” where the loss of words reflected an inadequacy of language itself. It also resulted from an oppressive dictatorial regime with both communist and nationalistic traits. Writing became a way to break the silence. Don’t miss the rare opportunity to hear Müller speak about these themes. The talk is in German. Translation is available.

A lecture by Dr. Ines Katenhusen, Leibniz University Hannover. Alexander Dorner (1893-1957) was already one of the most innovative and influential museum directors of the early 20th century Germany before he emigrated to the US in 1937. He was one of the first curators to acquire works of art by international avant-garde artists and was at the height of modern movements and ideas like the Bauhaus when he was forced to leave.

Take an expedition to observe artists in their natural habitat as we take a rare peek inside Westbeth Center for the Arts Housing, the city’s oldest and largest artist community. Wander the hallways of this converted industrial space, map in hand, to find an entire evening’s worth of literary events. Enjoy intimate readings by Festival participants inside the homes of famous Westbeth residents and end the night hobnobbing over cocktails with your favorite authors at the event’s closing party inside Westbeth’s legendary gallery.

This event takes place at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place, New York City. A Pen festival event with Michael Cunningham, Deborah Eisenberg, Daniel Kehlmann, and Edmund White; moderated by Edwin Frank. Tickets: $15/$10 PEN Members and students with valid ID. Call (866) 811-4111 or visit ovationtix.com. In the early 20th Century, what is now Chernivtsi, Ukraine was Czernowitz, Bukovina, part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the birth place of the dazzling writer Gregor von Rezzori.

A reading and conversation between Nick Laird and Daniel Kehlmann on short literary forms: prose and poetry.

Come meet graphic novelist Arne Bellstorf, whose 'remarkable' (Booklist) graphic novel Baby’s in Black is now available for a US audience. "Baby’s in Black" is the story of The Beatles, before they were famous – and of ‘The Fifth Beatle,’ Stuart Sutcliffe, and the girl he fell in love with and left the band for, Astrid Kirchherr. In a first-time appearance to the US, Bellstorf will discuss his research, his creative process, and the story behind "Baby’s in Black". WE HAVE THREE GIVE-AWAY BOOKS FOR THE FIRST THREE VISITORS TO SHOW UP AT 6pm! DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO WIN THIS AMAZING GRAPHIC NOVEL.

Join us for this debate on the current European crisis and its deeper roots with leading EU-experts and intellectuals. Ulrike Guérot, Peter Schneider, Martin Eichtinger, and Christiane Lemke in conversation with Martin Rauchbauer.

Astrid Busch’s works enter into a dialogue with concrete space, expanding it towards the fictional, creating new narratives in the viewer’s head. Busch’s work investigates irritations in perception and explores the contrasts between light and darkness, functional and dysfunctional storytelling, play and reality. What matters is the fissure between the binaries: split seconds of doubt and uncertainty, interspersed with cautious recognition and understanding.

Join us for the final reading of our current writer-in-residence Peter Schneider. He has accompanied the fate of "the siamese city" Berlin as a writer and reporter from the early eighties up to now. In his Berlin trilogy he points to the absurdities, the charme and the follies of this unique and fast changing city, and will entertain his audience at Deutsches Haus with some highlights of 30 years of writing on Berlin.

From the horrors of World War II to the reign of Communism to a city and a people divided by a Wall, Berlin has been alternately bound and shattered by its history. But in 1989, the Wall fell, opening the floodgates. In the early 2000s, over a decade later, Berliners are going through the process of reunification, rebuilding and reconciliation. This is where the documentary Berlin Metamorphoses begins to tell the story of the transformation taking place in Berlin.

May 1968: The student protests in West-Berlin are in full swing, and in the middle of it all, Angela Zumpe’s (the filmmaker) 21-year-old brother Reinhard. He openly flirts with socialist tenants, partly out of protest against our conservative father. Reinhard resolves to take drastic measures and relocate to East Germany – a complete scandal. It is the last we hear from him. Eight months later, in January 1969, Reinhard is found dead. His suicide is baffling. German with English subtitles.

This special tribute presented by Cinema Tropical and the Deutsches Haus at NYU features a screening of Didn’t Do It For Love, the documentary film that renowned German filmmaker Monika Treut made about Eva’s life, as well as Born Without, the documentary film that Norvind directed (and that was completed by her daughter Nailea after Norvind’s sudden death) about handicapped Mexican street musician José Flores, that won the Best Documentary awards at the Mexico City and Vancouver Film Festivals. The program also features a special academic round table on Eva Norvind, her persona, career, and her legacy.

A Concert Series by Opera Moderne. Part three of our concert series in cooperation with Opera Moderne. This installment will feature post World War II works by Hanns Eisler and Leonard Bernstein. Opera Moderne is a boutique opera company offering intimate, beautiful and unique performances. Currently located in New York City, Opera Moderne offers special events from Chamber Opera and Art Song to Jazz and Classical Ensemble Works.