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      Cultural life in modern Germany bridges the inherited with the emergent. While the Germany boasts a strong heritage of arts, literature, music and architecture, it also integrates a pluralistic, multicultural society where nearly a tenth of the population is of foreign descent. The cultural scene in Germany is interestingly rich, diverse and alive – ranging from its world-renowned theaters, museums, orchestras and opera houses to traveling art shows, avant-garde performances, experimental themes and post-modernist identity.

Though Germany still holds the world record for 5,000 varieties of beer, the German Riesling Wine is fast climbing the gourmet charts. And the country has outstripped Italy to 2nd position for the number of Michelin 3-star fine-dining restaurants. Modern German design movements such as the Bauhaus have shaped design philosophy around the world. And contemporary designs from Germany continue to thrive in the newly defined aesthetics of the digital age.
 
         
 
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Art & culture in Germany: How German theatres impart learning to teenagers / copyright dpa How German theatres impart learning to teenagers
Classics like Lessing, Goethe and Schiller top the hit lists of German-language theatre productions. The performances often relate to subject matter at school and attract young audiences to the stage. Educational theatre programmes in Germany are enabling access to classics that are increasingly undergoing experimentation.  more
Germany Art & Culture: Contemporary German literature and translations are becoming more attractive to foreign audiences /  Copyright dpa - International German literature wins readers abroad
Contemporary German literature is evolving and translations are becoming more attractive to foreign audiences, says the Goethe-Institut. The organization sponsors translations to promote the German language abroad.  more
Germany Art & Culture: Director Semih Kaplanoglu's 'Bal' won the coveted Golden Bear at the 60th Berlin Film Festival / Copyright dpa Berlinale reaches climax with awards ceremony
The Berlin International Film Festival's top accolade has gone to a touching tale of a young boy and his father, a beekeeper, whose existence is threatened by the sudden disappearance of the bees.  more
Art and culture in Germany: Lifetime achievement award winners Hanna Schygulla and Wolfgang Kohlhaase pose at the Berlinale photo call / Copyright picture alliance/Eventpress Two German cinema stars receive lifetime achievement awards
Actress Hanna Schygulla and screenwriter and director Wolfgang Kohlhaase have been honoured at the annual Berlinale film festival with Golden Bear prizes for their long-term contribution to German film.  more
Art & culture in Germany: Movies showing darker side of life lead Berlinale race / copyright dpa Movies showing darker side of life lead Berlinale race
As the 60th anniversary Berlinale enters its final days, it is a rather sombre selection of movies that seem to have edged forward in the race for the festival's top honours, the coveted Golden Bear for best film.  more
Art and culture in Germany: Shah Rukh Khan at a press conference for the premiere of his film My Name is Khan, in Berlin Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan at the Berlinale
Asian movies are a major attraction at the ongoing Berlin film festival and one of the most eagerly awaited Asian stars graced the fest: Bollywood hero Shah Rukh Khan.  more
Art and culture in Germany: A scene from the Oscar nominated Palestinian film Paradise Now, funded by the World Cinema Fund / Copyright  picture alliance / kpa Berlin-based fund gives international filmmakers a voice
There's much more to cinema than Hollywood blockbusters. A German-sponsored film fund aims to bring new perspectives to the big screen by financing projects from developing countries.  more
Art & culture in Germany: Indian road movie gets rousing reception at Berlinale / copyright dpa Indian road movie gets rousing reception at Berlinale
Indian director Dev Benegal’s latest film, Road, Movie, was given a rousing reception at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival over the weekend. The packed audience spent several minutes applauding Benegal and the stars of the 95-minute-long film, which appears in the festival’s 'Generation' section.  more
Germany Art & Culture: The world premiere of Chinese director Wang Quan’an’s <i>Tuan Yuan</i> at the Berlin Film Festival / Copyright dpa Asian love story opens 60th Berlinale anniversary
A love film story set against the tensions between Taiwan and mainland China opened the 60th anniversary Berlin Film Festival.  more
Art and culture in Germany: The illuminated Berlinale Palast where the movies at the Berlinale fest will be screened Polanski's new movie to take centre stage at Berlinale
The 60th Berlin Film Festival opened on Thursday, 11 February, with the spotlight on the latest movie by controversial French-Polish director Roman Polanski, who is at present holed up in his Swiss chalet fighting extradition to the US.  more
 
 
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  'My Name is Khan' sweeps Berlin  
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  Women's Carnival on Germany's streets  
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  Ruhr: European Capital of Culture 2010  
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