Brutal cuts to culture subsidies are about to make the city a welcoming place only for the lazy work of rich kid artists
‘Theatres such as Volksbühne were spaces where we could see works by artists from all over the world without overpriced tickets.’‘Theatres such as Volksbühne were spaces where we could see works by artists from all over the world without overpriced tickets.’n 2003, Berlin had just woken up from a decade-long fever dream: the Wall had fallen, the city had reunited and the two German states had a common capital once again.
What made me stay was a thriving cultural scene that allowed me, like many others, to understand art not just as a form of retreat from the world but a critical approach to it, a tool to understand life in new ways. Events like the, the independent art spaces and literature houses, and indie cinemas such as Sinema Transtopia were not just built to sell likable entertainment, they were spaces of social gathering where we could imagine what world we wanted to live in.
Because, let’s face it, Berlin is not a pretty place. The winters are a total nightmare, no sunlight, no warm face. Its cuisine is all about fast food. Large parts of town smell like a public toilet; overdosed tourists randomly pass out on the street. It’s not a city where you would sit out on a cafe terrace to people-watch. But also it’s now nearly impossible to find an
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