ICH BIN EIN BERLINER
A weekend of Berlin home and away
(Fri 21st - Sun 23rd / £12 for a ticket to all events)

JFK famously declared "Ich bin ein Berliner" on a visit to the city - an intended vote of solidarity with the populous that actually translates as the surreal "I am a jelly doughnut".

Drawing inspiration from this famous gaffe, we celebrate the contemporary ex-pat Berlin culture in three days of music, performance and film. The city has been a home from home for artists through the years - from David Bowie, Christopher Isherwood, The Russian Disco, to Jamie Lidell - and since the wall came down artists have been flocking there to take advantage of its slow pace, cheap rent, and excellent cross cultural opportunities.

On Friday and Saturday, full on party antics featuring an international cast of electronic musicians now resident in Berlin who are setting the place alight with a shared taste for theatrical performance and surrealism; on Sunday, in Berlin > New York, two films examine Berlin as cultural export.

ELECTRONICAT, VANISHING BREED & MISS LE BOMB
(Fri 21st / 8pm / £5)

Kicking things off, a triple bill of extroverted electronic cabaret from Berlin with dancing in the bar.

Electronicat is Fred Bigot from Laval, France, who lives and works in Berlin. Renowned for collaborations with the likes of Kid 606, Khan, Depeche Mode and Felix Cubin, he combines sleazy Germanic electro with a taste for B movie horror soundtracks.

Vanishing Breed is Alexander Homes, a one man live looping machine inspired (appropriately enough) by the theme of modern dislocation. His contemporary anthems go out to all foreigners, international commuters and long distance lovers.
Miss le Bomb aka Catriona Shaw produces a unique brand of messy abstract disco. Expect a high octane and accident-prone live show with plenty of punk attitude.