Performance

Krystallpalast Varieté’s Riskant: risky and mesmerizing

Although living in Leipzig for some time now, I’d never really explored the meaning behind the tram stop telling me Krystallpalast Varieté Leipzig. When the opportunity came up with an invite from a friend to attend the seasonal show Riskant at that venue earlier this summer, I thought, yes, let’s do it!

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SWDC: BATS live, and in Widescreen

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60 minutes is not a long time, but BATS manages to evoke love, playfulness, fear, hate, loneliness, and more.

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Samara Hersch asks audiences if they are OK

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It was clear everyone was proud to be able to honour Samara's tireless dedication with the Caroline Neuber Scholarship of the City of Leipzig. This Saturday we get to see and hear what she's been up to during her residency here.

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Sistanagila: solidarity with Iran protestors

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Shaking with emotion, the singer places her mobile phone on the music stand. She picks up the microphone. The Leipzig Gewandhaus is hushed and tense. Struggling to hold her voice steady, the young woman in western dress sings the lyrics relayed to her phone via Twitter. It is a new protest song direct from the

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