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Events related to German language and culture in Ottawa and at the UofO, study abroad deadlines etc. Last updated: February 25th, 2012 (For further German-related event listings for Ottawa and vicinity, see: http://www.thehbhnews.ca/WebContent/WebPages/graphics_and_PDFs/events_calendar/Events%20Calendar.pdf) Regular events:
2012
Feb. 28 - March 3: Brecht/Weill, L'Opéra de Quat'Sous
Centre national des arts, 19:30 Feb. 22 - March 10: Performance: '33 (A Kabarett) Written and Performed by Bremner Duthie, directed by Dave Dawson. Presented by Black Sheep Theatre. The Gladstone, 910 Gladstone Avenue Ottawa, ON K1R 6Y4; Contact: Tel. (613) 233-4523, gladstoneboxoffice@gmail.com, http://thegladstone.ca/33.html until March 9: Travelling Exhibition on Dachau concentration camp The international travelling exhibition “Names Instead of Numbers” shows a selection of 22 biographies from the Dachau Remembrance Book project. The Dachau Exhibition was opened at Carleton University's Patterson Hall on February 9th, 2012, and will remain in the Department of History until March 9th, 2012. March 8-9: Carl Orff's Carmina Burana National Arts Centre, 8:00 pm Friday, March 9: German Film at the Goethe Institute Kirschblüten – Hanami, dir. Doris Dörrie, 2007/08, 127 min. With English subtitles. 7:30 p.m., Amphitheatre (room 1124), at Saint Paul University, 223 Main Street, Ottawa.Free admission. Friday, March 9: Filmclub in der Martin-Luther-Kirche Einer trage des anderen Last, 1988; 7:30 p.m., 499 Preston St. Ottawa. Info: Pastor Demke 613.748.9745, eMail: pastor.demke@yahoo.ca Monday, March 12: Stuttgart Chamber Choir 7:30 p.m., Knox Presbyterian Church, 120 Lisgar (Elgin at Lisgar); Tickets: $65 (reserved), $45 (general), $40 (seniors), $15 (students) For additional information or to purchase tickets: http://www.arsnova.ca/Stuttgart_Chamber_Choir2012.html March 21 - April 8: Play at the GCTC
East of Berlin, written by Hannah Moscovitch, directed by Joël Beddows, at the Great Canadian Theatre Company, 1233 Wellington St. W; http://www.gctc.ca/ Rudi’s father was a Nazi doctor. Sarah’s mother was a prisoner at Auschwitz. Both struggle to understand and escape their inheritance. Can they possibly fall in love? And if they do, what happens when the sins of the father are visited upon the son? In this taut and suspenseful tale of redemption, Rudi tries to come to terms with a frightening past that was never his own. March 21: European Book Club The European Book Club discusses Daniel Kehlmann's novel Fame (2009). 6:00 to 7:30 pm, Saint-Paul University, 223 Main Street, Ottawa, ON The discussion will be in English. Admission to the book club is free, but registration is required: eubookclub.ottawa@gmail.com Wednesday, March 21: German Film at Carleton University Knallhart; Director: Detlef Buck, 2006, 98 min., German with English subtitles; 7:30 pm, Tory Building, Room 446, 1125 Colonel By Drive Carleton University. Free Admission Friday, April 13: German Film at the Goethe Institute Die Frau mit den 5 Elefanten, dir. Vadim Jendreyko, 2009, 97 min. In German with English subtitles. 7:30 p.m., Amphitheatre (room 1124), at Saint Paul University, 223 Main Street, Ottawa. Free admission. Sunday, Apr. 29: Ottawa Brahms Choir sings 'Carmina Burana' 3 p.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Anglican Church. 2345 Alta Vista Drive Ottawa, Ontario. Joint concert presented by the Ottawa Brahms Choir and Harmonia Choir of Ottawa, with Cross Town Youth Chorus, accompanied by two pianos and percussion. All voice parts for the Brahms Choir are still welcome before March 1, in particular Tenors and Basses. Contact 613.749.2391 or 819.568.8169; www.OttawaBrahmsChoir.ca. Friday, May 11: German Film at the Goethe Institute Gespenster; Director: Christian Petzold, colour, 85 min., 2005. 7:30 p.m. in the Amphitheatre (room 1124), at Saint Paul University, 223 Main Street, Ottawa. In German with English subtitles. Free admission Saturday, May 19: Cultural Afternoon Music of German-Jewish composers. By the German Benevolent Society, 1 pm at the St. Albertus Church, 416 Parkdale Ave., Ottawa. Info: Helmut Zobl ,eMail: hzobl@rogers.com Friday, June 8: German Film at the Goethe Institute Nach Fünf im Urwald, Director: Hans-Christian Schmid, colour, 90 min., 1995. 7:30 p.m. in the Amphitheatre (room 1124), at Saint Paul University, 223 Main Street, Ottawa. In German with English subtitles. Free admission |
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