Volksbühne

A new event series in Berlin shows the lineages connecting transgressive queer filmmaking and performance across time

René Pollesch to head the experimental theatre in 2021, following Chris Dercon’s controversial appointment and departure

In further news: Kenneth Frampton receives Golden Lion at Venice Architecture Biennale; and MoMA sues a cafe for copyright infringement

The divisive director out after less than six months by mutual consent

Police end Volksbühne occupation in Berlin; Thomas Dane to open a space in Naples

New Orleans Museum of Art acquires works from Souls Grown Deep Foundation; Ai Weiwei joins calls for the release of Liu Xiaobo; Lala Rukh has died

Phillip Sollmann’s latest composition pays homage to three distinct and unconventional instrument makers

As Chris Dercon is appointed artistic director at Volksbühne, Berlin, Germany is experiencing its biggest theatre controversy in more than 20 years