This week, you can catch more photography from Sven Marquardt, the Festival of Lights, We Are Not Alone at RSO & much more!

This weekend, it’s time to celebrate a group of Berlin photographers, including Sven Marquardt, at Pandora Art Gallery.

ORGANYSMO is Berlin’s most immersive ceremonial experience—a living ritual where humans and machines merge in light, sound, and motion. Guided by The Dragon, a sentient light-being, and the LedPulse Collective Mind, participants become part of an evolving organism that blurs the line between performer and audience. This multisensory ceremony invites movement, exploration, and co-creation, transforming technology into body and presence into energy. More than a performance, ORGANYSMO is a collective act of resonance and transformation—an invitation to dissolve boundaries and rediscover unity through shared vibration.

Set in a former hospital in Moabit, Silent Spills III by choreographer Deva Schubert, dancer Camilla Schielin, and sound artist Davide Luciani explores the idea of the “leaky body” as a metaphor for porous social boundaries and the flow of information. Blending whispers, choral voices, and live sound, the performance probes who is heard and who is spoken for, using gossip’s fleeting, intimate nature to expose cracks in systems of power. Through these subtle sonic and physical gestures, Schubert crafts a social choreography where the private seeps into the public, transforming the architecture itself into a resonant, responsive body.

Starting this week, you can catch a dance performance that features two compelling contemporary works that showcase distinct yet complementary approaches to movement and music. Ohad Naharin’s Minus 16—a now-iconic piece born from his globally influential Gaga movement language—invites dancers to create from personal sensation and choice, resulting in a vibrant, ever-evolving dialogue between body and sound set to lively Cuban and Israeli music. In contrast, Sharon Eyal’s SAABA envelops the stage in hypnotic rhythm and precision, as long, unison phrases and fluid formations pulse to Ori Lichtik’s mix of electronic and melodic soundscapes. Together, these works capture the emotional range and innovation defining today’s contemporary dance.

From October 10–13, WE ARE NOT ALONE storms back into RSO.Berlin with a relentless 56-hour marathon of techno curated by Ellen Allien. Running nonstop from Friday night to Monday morning, the event transforms the venue into a multi-room soundscape featuring cutting-edge sets from trailblazers like Juliana Huxtable and rising talents such as Slimfit. Blending raw warehouse energy with hypnotic underground vibes, the weekender celebrates the full spectrum of Berlin’s techno scene in an unbroken pulse of rhythm and intensity.

On October 9, Quantum Gallery hosts a special evening celebrating Synergy—the new collaborative EP by BEC & KTK on Embargo Records. Blending music, design, and creative process, the event features a panel talk on artistic collaboration, a B2B DJ set by the duo, artwork by Zion König, and an interactive Ableton Push 3 corner. Born from the fusion of contrasting sounds and ideas, Synergy transforms tension into balance—five tracks where opposites merge into harmony.

For the first time, Jane Fitz and Marco Shuttle join forces for an immersive eight-hour back-to-back at Zenner, Berlin. Two masters of deep, exploratory sets, they promise a seamless sonic journey defined by rich textures, intuitive flow, and the kind of rare synergy that only unfolds when true selectors share the decks all night long.

Sedef Adasi returns to Panorama Bar with another edition of Hamam Nights, featuring Courtesy, Hannah Holland, and Josh Caffé. Courtesy brings her sharp, genre-blurring energy and wit—echoing the spirit of her track “I Am Happy That I'm Not Susan Sontag” from her album on Against Interpretation—while Hannah Holland channels the pulse of London’s queer nightlife through cinematic soundscapes and underground edge. Rounding out the night, Josh Caffé delivers his signature raw vocal intensity, setting the stage for a vibrant, boundary-pushing celebration of queer creativity and club culture.

After a year-long pause, Berlin’s underground music scene roars back as SYNÄSTHESIE joins forces with the iconic 8MM Bar to launch 8MM Fest—a two-day, seven-stage celebration of noise, punk, drone, and experimental sound. With 18 acts spanning local trailblazers and international icons like A Place to Bury Strangers, Divide & Dissolve, Snapped Ankles, and ZAHN, the festival embodies raw, boundary-pushing intensity. Curated by Salon Oblique, 8MM, Shameless/Limitless, and New Colossus Festival, performances unfold across Berlin landmarks including Zionskirche, Acud Macht Neu, and Kesselhaus. A highlight is Salon Oblique’s Night of the Long Call—a haunting tribute to Zionskirche’s historic 1987 protests through immersive, site-specific performance.

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Berlin Food Week kicks off with a citywide celebration of taste, creativity, and culinary innovation. From October’s House of Food at Bikini Berlin—featuring 47 trailblazing food startups with free entry—to Servus Austria, a flavorful takeover of nine events blending Austrian excellence with Berlin’s gastro scene, the week promises nonstop discovery. Plus, Gönn dir Gastro offers workshops for ages 16–30, inspiring the next generation of food pros with hands-on sessions that are free or just €5.

The Festival of Lights 2025 transforms Berlin’s landmarks and monuments into dazzling canvases of light and video under the motto “Let’s Shine Together.” Running daily from 7–11 p.m., the festival spans historic sites, streets, and neighborhoods, highlighting themes of cohesion, community, and solidarity while inviting visitors to experience the city in a spectacular, illuminated new way.

Got a kinky friend who’s single and deserves better than ghosting? Pitch Your Friend: Kinky Edition at URBAyN Berlin (Oct. 10, 7:30–10 PM) turns matchmaking into performance art. Bring your most eligible friend and hype them up live with a short, funny PowerPoint in front of Berlin’s boldest flirts and kink enthusiasts. Expect drinks, icebreakers, techno, and plenty of sparks as friends pitch friends for love, play, or connection. Whether you’re pitching or just watching, it’s a playful, sex-positive night of genuine connection and laughter—Berlin style.