Today we celebrate the Day of German Unity. The infamous Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989 marking the beginning of the reunification of East and West Germany. On October 03, 1990 Germany was offically reunited into one country after being seperated in 1945.#TagderDeutschenEinheit #BerlinWall #HistoryToday
Oktoberfest season is in full swing! The original Oktoberfest in Munich is world famous but why is it celebrated in September? Watch the video to find out!Have you ever been? Let us know in the comments!#oktoberfest #octoberfest #munich #wiesn
A darkly comedic tour de force, "Identitti" showcases the outsized power of social media in the current debates about identity politics and the power of claiming your own voice.
Join the discussion at our New German Fiction Reading Group focused on contemporary German-language novels in English translation on Sept. 20!
RSVP: https://bit.ly/3wHPmEt
#identitti #germanliterature #bookclub #nowreading #newfiction #translation #reading
Sich den Mund fusslig reden
Grinsen wie ein Honigkuchenpferd
Aus einer Mücke einen Elefanten machen
Interesting conversations in an informal atmosphere - our German Immersion Day is an exciting opportunity for B1/B2 level learners! #german #germanlanguage #learngerman #chicago #germaninchicago #germanlearning #polyglot
How do you say "Hello" in German? 👋At our Klatsch und Tratsch conversation group you will have the chance to meet other German learners in Chicago and improve your casual speaking skills under the guidance of an instructor. This class is for A1/A2 level students and meets in-person at the Goethe-Institut Chicago. Visit goethe.de/chicago to sign up!••••#learngerman #germanconversation #germanlanguage #learninggerman #GermanA1 #GermanA2
🕵️ Join our in-person German book club for higher level beginners this summer and find out if Detective Aumann can solve the case! Over the course of 4 weeks, we will read and talk about "Ein Toter zu viel", a thriller set in Austria. Ideal for A1/A2 level German students. Head to goethe.de/chicago to sign up! #learngerman #german #bookclub #reading #germanbooks #learngermana1 #speakgerman
In-person and online! We are so excited about our German summer class line up: 🕵️♀️Join our in-person beginner level Summer Book Club and investigate a murder in Vienna’s high society. 🤝At our Klatsch und Tratsch conversation group you will have the chance to meet other German learners in Chicago and improve your casual speaking skills under the guidance of an instructor. 🧑🏫Looking for something else? At our in-person B1/B2 Immersion Day you will be fully immersed in the German language! 👧Even the younger learners can join the fun: Our online Kids Summer Program offers courses for children from 6-8 and 9-11 years old! Learn more at Goethe.de/chicago! #learngerman #chicago #learninggerman #deutsch #german #germanlanguage
What are the causes and consequences of thawing permafrost?
As the snow disappears earlier in the year, the darker ground absorbs more solar energy, the permafrost thaws and the surface turns into a swamp, from which large volumes of greenhouse gases such as methane and carbon are released. Neurotoxins such as anthrax and methylmercury emerge from the mushy soil. Buildings lean, roads buckle, and slopes fail.
Moderated by Urs Obrist, climate and polar scientist Peter Lemke and ecologist Gabriela Schaepman-Strub explain the causes and consequences of this threatening situation for the environment. The two passionate researchers also explain if and what we can do about it.
Register here: https://bit.ly/3jcRYmw
In collaboration with the Consulate General of Switzerland in Chicago on the occasion of Earth Day 2022, this edition of Science+Fiction explores climate change and its effects on permafrost.
In-person classes are back!
We are excited to announce that starting April 5, we will be offering in-person Blended Learning classes for beginners and advanced learners.
A 1.1 on Tuesday, 5:30-7:00 PM
A 1.2 on Wednesday, 5:30-7:00 PM
A 2.1 on Wednesday, 7:15-8:45 PM
B 1.1 on Tuesday, 7:15-8:45 PM
These classes will be held at the Goethe-Institut Chicago, 150 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60601. Proof of vaccination is required to participate.
Register now at https://bit.ly/37NXUzY
Good Morning!
As we are getting ready to welcome you back to the Goethe-Institut, we received a most generous donation from Tchibo Kaffee: a Coffee & Espresso machine and delicious coffee for our visitors, students, and friends.
Let’s all cross our fingers for a rapid return to the office – not least because we really want you to have a cup of Tchibo with us.
https://tchibo.us/
#TchiboCoffee #SpecialtyCoffee #MarketEntry #CoffeeCulture #Sustainability #Sourcing #Freshness #MidwestPartner #PartnerUSA
Learn German with the Pros.
Enroll now for our Blended Learning Intensive Courses for fast learners. Classes are five weeks every Tuesday and Thursday - for maximum learning progression and maximum fun. Plus: grammar classes and conversational special courses about Germany, Bauhaus or our favorite TV series Babylon Berlin.
Der Link für die die Dates and Prices Seite:
https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/sta/chi/kur/dates-and-prices.cfm
Sal Moreno: Experiments in Free Drumming Intermission | Relay Freedom
Sal Moreno's "Experiments in Free Drumming Intermission" is the final piece we are presenting as part of our weekly series Relay Freedom.
By using motion-capture in live performances, Moreno is able to play and interact with visuals/sounds generated by the body in real-time, creating an exchange that further bridges the physical and the digital realms.
RELAY FREEDOM is a series of video works by nine SAIC alumni, curated by Mark Jeffrey. Since November 2021, every Friday a new artist presented their work. How do they relay freedom? Can it be passed to the next person like a baton? Can freedom be communal? Must it be individual?
While this was the last video feature for now, stay tuned! We will have one more exciting Relay Freedom event coming up soon!
More at https://bit.ly/301vuOZ
Sal Moreno: Experiments in free drumming intermission | Relay Freedom
Sal Moreno's "Experiments in free drumming intermission" is the final piece we are presenting as part of our weekly series Relay Freedom.
By using motion-capture in live performances, Moreno is able to play and interact with visuals/sounds generated by the body in real-time, creating an exchange that further bridges the physical and the digital realms.
RELAY FREEDOM is a series of video works by nine SAIC alumni, curated by Mark Jeffrey. Since November 2021, every Friday a new artist presented their work. How do they relay freedom? Can it be passed to the next person like a baton? Can freedom be communal? Must it be individual?
While this was the last video feature for now, stay tuned! We will have one more exciting Relay Freedom event coming up soon!
More at https://bit.ly/301vuOZ
Aram Atamian: In One of the Seven | Relay Freedom
In One of the Seven is a lost fragment of the 1940 film The House of the Seven Gables, starring horror matinee idol Vincent Price. Presented now for the first time ever since it was lost on the cutting room floor in 1939. Scholars believe this fragment was omitted through the Motion Picture Production Code for imagining the puritanical scaffolding of the United States burning down along with the titular house of the the film and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1851 novel of the same name.
Aram Atamian is the 8th artist to be featured in Relay Freedom. He is a US born diasporan Armenian artist and educator living and working in Chicago and Yerevan. His art practice spans live performance, installation and lens-based media.
Learn more at https://bit.ly/3koWijo
Blended Learning courses starting January 17th
Our all time favorite German courses: Blended learning. 10 weeks long with weekly live sessions. If you want to learn faster, take a look at our Online Intensive Blended courses.
https://www.goethe.de/ins/us/en/sta/chi/kur/don/ble.html
Freedom
To create
Live outside the norms.
Without fears.
Creating your own
Being. Without
Limits. Seeing
Yourself in others
Without Qualms
Freedom - Transcend - Go beyond
"Transcend" by Michael Winfield is the 6th piece presented as part of Relay Freedom. 9 SAIC alumni meditate on the topic of freedom - How do they relay freedom? Can it be passed to the next person like a baton? Can freedom be communal? Must it be individual? Learn more at goethe.de/usa/relayfreedom
Michael Winfield: As a queer black artist, I show my perception of society through the manipulation of materials around me. We are all made of the same materials, and with that in mind, I believe my creations can bring folks to a common ground. I hope to inspire those who want to break the mold of societal norms and free themselves from oppression.
Mechtild Widrich, Theaster Gates, Dieter Roelstraete on Joseph Beuys
A panel conversation about Joseph Beuys
My Own Dummy Sitting On My Own Knee by Máire Witt O'Neill | Relay Freedom
In an attempt to explore the difference between individual freedoms and communal freedom this work is a ‘collaboration’ with my grandfather who is deceased. But perhaps, in the end it is an exploration of artistic freedom versus the co-production of meaning OR maybe it is the difference between the rights of an individual versus the responsibilities one has to others OR perhaps it is about the myth of individual freedom and the necessity of communal freedom. Or maybe this is all just a lens from which I am looking at my grandfather’s writings.
This is the 5th piece presented as part of our weekly series Relay Freedom, where 9 SAIC alumni meditate on the topic of freedom.
How do they relay freedom? Can it be passed to the next person like a baton? Can freedom be communal? Must it be individual?
Visit https://bit.ly/3kp4WOX to read the full text accompanying this piece and to check out the previous artists.
Seth Brodsky and Andrew Stock recording the podcast on Beuys for German radio on the occasion of Joseph Beuys 100th birth year
