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INCENSE OF MUSIC 60: The Clarinet Trio 07/02/25 | Doors 20:00 Tonight! Gebhard Ullmann, bass clarinet Jürgen Kupke, clarinet Michael Thieke, clarinet, alto clarinet Fabio Dondero (Incense burning): Okoumé Resin, Siberian Pine Resin For over 25 years, this groundbreaking ensemble has been captivating audiences worldwide with their unique instrumentation—three clarinets, pure and unadulterated. Let yourself be enchanted by the magical sounds of the clarinet trio as the air fills with the warm, balsamic aromas of okoumé resin and the spicy freshness of Siberian pine resin. Experience how music and fragrance merge in harmonious symbiosis, creating an atmosphere that will deeply relax and inspire you.

AAAPUZ (ANTWORT AUF ALLE PROBLEME UNSERER ZEIT) // #PANDAjazz 05/02/25 | Doors 20:00 In a time of transformation on many levels, it’s a joy to finally encounter a band capable of healing all the wounds of our era. Matthias Schriefl – trumpet, tuba, brass Gerhard Gschlößl – trombone, sousaphone Norbert Bürger – guitar They toss out all the harmonic, technical, and compositional rules, unleashing pure imagination. Their music carries the essence of the Allgäu Alps, Berlin’s Kreuzberg, and a Freising tavern. These three Bavarian punks truly understand what jazz fans really want.

✨February at PANDA platforma✨ ▪️ 01/02/25 | Doors 20:00 XʰARMS ▪️ 02/02/25 | 12:00 - 15:00 PANDA SAFE SPACE 24/25 ▪️ 05/02/25 | Doors 20:00 AAAPUZ (ANTWORT AUF ALLE PROBLEME UNSERER ZEIT) // #PANDAjazz ▪️ 07/02/25 | Doors 20:00 INCENSE OF MUSIC 60 ▪️ 09/02/25 | 12:00 - 15:00 PANDA SAFE SPACE 24/25 ▪️ 12/02/25 | Doors 20:00 KOUATE/SCHICK/BILAL/KNEER // #PANDAjazz ▪️ 14/02/25 | Doors 20:00 MEHRANGARH TRIO ▪️ 15/02/25 | Doors 20:00 SUPERVISED BY A RACCOON. DELPHINOV READS SOLOMONOV ▪️ 16/02/25 | 12:00 - 15:00 PANDA SAFE SPACE 24/25 ▪️ 19/02/25 | Doors 20:00 BRUCHGOLD & KORALLE // #PANDAjazz ▪️ 20/02/25 | 19:00 MEETINGS WITHOUT TRANSLATION: “THE WHITE LADY” BY SERGEI LEBEDEV ▪️ 21/02/25 | Doors 20:00 MIKAIL YAKUT: CONTEMPORARY ACCORDION ▪️ 22/02/25 | Doors 20:00 THE USUAL BOYS X TRUSTFUNDBABES ▪️ 23/02/25 | 12:00 - 15:00 PANDA SAFE SPACE 24/25 ▪️ 25/02/25 | 19:00 EXHIBITION OPENING: GALYA LUTZKY’S (UN)CERTAIN CITIES ▪️ 28/02/25 | 19:00 YEMENIC INFUSION

XʰARMS 01/02/25 | Doors 20:00 Tonight! XʰARMS [h a: m s] is a producers’ trio formed in Ukraine, Kyiv in summer 2022. Known for their mesmerizing soundscapes and dynamic performances, XʰARMS blends elements of electronic, ambient, and experimental sound, crafting a genre-defying experience where pulsing beats meet atmospheric textures. Their sound balances intense, driving rhythms with layers of ethereal melodies, creating an immersive experience that is both energizing and deeply moving. With influences spanning from dark wave to industrial, XʰARMS challenges traditional genre boundaries, resulting in live performances that are as hypnotic as they are electrifying.

MUSIC VIDEO RELEASE PARTY WITH GERHARD A. SCHIEWE & TANGOPROJECT 31/01/25 | Doors 20:00 Tonight! Gerhard A. Schiewe & Tango Project Ensemble feat. Suzanna de Fockert will present their latest music video. Where the video was filmed and which tango was chosen for it will be revealed during the evening, featuring tango classics from the 1930s by Carlos Gardel and Homero Expósito to the modern Tango Nuevo by Astor Piazzolla and Horacio Ferrer. The poetry of the lyrics takes us on a journey into the emotional world of Argentina. Joining them will be cinematographer and director David Gräber.

SCHIKANE // #PANDAjazz 29/01/25 | Doors 20:00 Trumpet, guitar, drums – top, middle, bottom? Maybe… or perhaps the other way around… In any case, three sound collaborators exchanging ideas and negotiating material drawn from Berlin’s rich diversity. A new band of three Berlin jazz musicians, long acquainted through countless projects, now venturing together into new territories between jazz, rock, blues, free improvisation, and anything else that might come their way.

«ОКАЗЫВАЕТСЯ ЭТО НЕ ТЫ» 25/01/25 | 20:00 Спектакль Всеволода Лисовского «Оказывается это не ты» предлагает промолчать тексты 2022-2023 годов, написанные на русском. К спектаклю прилагается поэтическое либретто, составленное Полиной Барсковой и Константином Шавловским. Мы надеемся, что такой акт перформативного молчания станет важной остановкой в разговоре о возможностях и пределах поэтического письма во время войны.

KATJA ŠULC 23/01/25 | Doors 20:00 Katja Šulc is a Slovenian singer, songwriter, and musician interweaving poetry, contemporary folk, traditional heritage, threatened cultures, and disappearing languages. Her solo performances fuse voice, ukulele, and sample loops, enveloped in sound effects, spoken word, storytelling, and improvisation. Her repertoire includes contemporary, ancient, and indigenous poetry, tribal invocations and animal calls, as well as rearranged traditional songs ranging from the Balkans to Latin America.

DECLAN FORDE TRIO // #PANDAjazz 22/01/25 | Doors 20:00 Declan Forde – Piano Igor Spallati – Double Bass Ugo Alunni – Drums Declan Forde is a Scottish pianist, originally from Glasgow, who has been a vital part of Berlin’s jazz scene since 2014. His music explores the delicate balance between tradition and innovation, blending reverence for the history of improvised music with daring explorations into the unknown. Forde’s performances are known for their dynamic range, shifting from intricately melodic to provocatively disruptive, often defying easy categorization yet always infused with humor and joy that challenge expectations of what jazz can be.

“BORYS REDKO’S KHARKIV: PHOTOS FROM THE MURDERED ARCHIVE” 21/01/25 | 19:00 Exhibition opening. One day, photographer and artist Borys Redko decided to scan his archive of photographic film. The archive was vast, and Borys didn’t have the skills to scan it properly.  However, he managed to get the job done. Then a Russian missile struck the courtyard of his Kharkiv home, and the film archive ceased to exist. Much of what is captured in those photographs of Kharkiv no longer exists. Many buildings are gone. Many people, animals, trees are gone. Only their grainy electric shadows remain, etched with the scratches of loss.   Language: Ukrainian/English

“LOVE IS LOVE” 18/01/25 | Doors 19:30 This evening, drag diva 💃🏻 Lola Camomilla and drag king 👑 BroKolya will lead you through a dazzling spectacle of passion and performance. They will bring tonnes of pure shining snow ❄️ to the heart of Berlin, lighting up the cold season with the brilliance, artistry, and talent of Berlin’s finest drag performers. This is not just a show — it’s a manifesto of love in all its forms ✨

TRICKSTER SOUND GROUP | SPACE ODYSSEY 3033 17/01/25 | Doors 20:00 Music & Concept: Shara Shozz Guitar: Dr. Hoffmann Acrylic Animation: Peter Dzogaba Vocals/Flute: Elke Espert   Trickster Sound Group immerses its audience in a world of sound and colour that is created using electronic, live music, speech and acrylic animation. Music is simultaneously transformed into images and projected: a psychedelic performance that combines music and visuals. The new programme of the multidisciplinary band TRICKSTER SOUND GROUP is an audiovisual event and is called ‘Space Odyssey 3033’. We take our audience on a musical space walk through the solar system from one planet to another.

CASA MAÑANA // #PANDAjazz 15/01/25 | Doors 20:00 Marie Takahashi – Viola Olaf Rupp – Gitarre Alexander Frangenheim – Kontrabass Casa Mañana creates music that is intuitively poetic while characterized by a high degree of architectural complexity. Contrasts are broken in their simultaneity. Cagean chance, physically driven sound, and orchestral textures and melodies sometimes coexist without clear boundaries, making Casa Mañana an exercise in avant-garde audacity that is both thrilling and bewildering.

✨January at PANDA platforma✨ 11/01/25 | Doors 20:00 Incense of Music 59 15/01/25 | Doors 20:00 CASA MAÑANA // #PANDAjazz 17/01/25 | Doors 20:00 Trickster Sound Group | Space Odyssey 3033 18/01/25 | Doors 19:30 “Love Is Love” 21/01/25 | 19:00 "Borys Redko's Kharkiv: Photos From the Murdered Archive" 22/01/25 | Doors 20:00 Declan Forde Trio // #PANDAjazz 23/01/25 | Doors 20:00 Katja Šulc 24/01/25 | Doors 20:00 Human Message 25/01/25 | 20:00 "It Turns Out It's Not You" by Vsevolod Lisovskiy 29/01/25 | Doors 20:00 Schikane // #PANDAjazz 31/01/25 | Doors 20:00 Music Video Release Party with Gerhard A. Schiewe & Tangoproject

Dear friends of PANDA, We hope you had a wonderful winter break. We’re back and excited to start the new season!🎶 Our opening event is INCENSE OF MUSIC 59 11/01/25 | Doors 20:00 Kit Downes, Piano Thorbjørn Silas Stefansson, Bass Tony Buck, Drums Fabio Dondero (Incense burning): Elemi These three internationally renowned musicians will take you on an immersive sonic journey, blending complex improvisations with deep, meditative soundscapes. As part of this special concert, the scent of Elemi incense will fill the space. Elemi, a resin derived from tropical trees, has been used for centuries for its calming and spiritual qualities. Its fresh, citrusy, and slightly balsamic aroma enhances the ambiance, creating the perfect setting for this profound musical exploration. This event is not recommended for those sensitive to smoke.

PANDAWOMEN #7: AIGEL 🍒 The closing event of the PANDAwomen 2024 Festival & our final concert of the year — sold out online! AIGEL is an electronic duo made up of Tatar singer Aigel Gaisina and producer Ilya Baramiia, who started making music together in 2016. They sing in Russian, Tatar, and English. After speaking out against the 2022 invasion, they were banned in Russia and now live abroad —Aigel in Berlin and Ilya in Montenegro. Their music blew up with the 2017 song "Tatarin," and they’ve kept the momentum going with hits like “You’re Born” and “Piyala,” which topped global charts in 2023. With over 30 releases and performances at festivals across Europe and Asia, AIGEL keeps pushing boundaries.

LIGHT IT UP! CHANUKKAH IN SHTETL BERLIN 19/12/24 | Doors 20:00 Tonight: let's dance in PANDA! In the spirit of the upcoming Festival of Lights Chanukkah, Shtetl Berlin is gathering an all-star band to bring more light in the darkest time of the year. Celebrate with us with joyous klezmer music and Yiddish Songs, and don’t forget your dance shoes! This event is the opening night of Shetl Berlin’s Nisht Keyn festival, part of Undzer Shtetl, unsere Stadt series. Supported by Aktionsfonds gegen Antisimitismus of the Berliner Senat.

CLOUD AND STONE // #PANDAjazz 18/12/24 | Doors 20:00 Tonight! Taiko Saito – Vibraphone Alexander Beierbach – Saxophone Maike Hilbig – Bass Concrete and grounded like a stone, fleeting and changeable like a cloud – the music of Cloud and Stone brings textures into contact and transitions between states of matter. In their compositions, Taiko Saito, Alexander Beierbach, and Maike Hilbig create ever-new soundscapes that are both tangible and evocative.

MARENERA – TARANTELLA MADE IN BERLIN 14/12/24 | Doors 20:00 Tonight! This concert is a wonderful musical journey to the south of 🇮🇹Italy🇮🇹, in the footsteps of tradition and ancient sounds, passionate and rousing. The repertoire ranges from the Apulian pizzica to the tammurriata from the area around Vesuvius and the tarantella from Gargano to the Sicilian tarantella. Accompanied by accordion🪗 , violin🎻, double bass, flute🪈 and typical instruments, old love and workers’ songs from the oral tradition of various regions, are performed. The music is complemented by the performance of the dancer💃🏻, who irresistibly captivate the audience with her various dance forms.

“ONE, TWO, THREE AND OTHER STORIES” 12/12/24 at 20.00 Tonight! Exhibition opening. As part of the PANDAwomen Festival, the walls of Panda will feature an exhibition of international female artist, speaking to the world in a single language—the language of illustration. Each artist will share her own visual story through a series of images. Rather than displaying each series in linear order, the works will be interwoven with those of other participants. We invite you to find each story within this creative chaos and read it. Names: Lina Hesse, Kate Voronina, Lilya Matveeva, Masha Titova, Victoria Semykina, Eva Revolver, Zarrina Sayfi, Olga Epikhina, Maria Nesterenko, Anastasia Druzhinina, Katja Kurochkina, Bela Unclecat, Liubov Edwards, Katerina Dubovik, Yulia Drobova