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Weekend Tips: What to Do This Weekend in Berlin
April 17 to 19, 2026: Events, festivals, exhibitions and more things to do for your perfect weekend in Berlin. more
Dirty Granny Tales: The Philanthropist
Date details
- Date Saturday, 16/May/2026 20:00 (5 more dates)
- Venue English Theatre Berlin
- Address Fidicinstraße 40, 10965 Berlin-Kreuzberg
- Price from €13.20
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Bergmannstr.
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Columbiadamm/Platz der Luftbrücke
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Kaiserkorso
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Jüterboger Str.
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Marheinekeplatz
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Berlin, Columbiadamm/Friesenstr.
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Kreuzberg/Wasserfall
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U Gneisenaustr.
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Hornstr.
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Bayernring
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Gneisenaustr./Baerwaldstr.
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Berlin, Dudenstr./Katzbachstr.
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Dirty Granny Tales: The Philanthropist
Dirty Granny Tales
© Dirty Granny Tales
Dirty Granny Tales return to ETB | IPAC with their latest production, The Philanthropist. Influenced by the decay of our modern era, the ensemble creates an ironic, circus of horror setting where haunting melodies meet visual storytelling. In an ideal society, a monster disrupts the harmony until the eponymous philanthropist appears as a savior. But is he truly a hero? Moving beyond their role as narrators, the musicians are now the lead characters, utilizing live looping techniques to transform into one-person orchestras.
This multi-sensory experience merges 2D animation projections, puppet theater and physical dance into a dark, gothic fable. It is a world born from a romantic yet decaying music box, where every note raises a question and every shadow hides a truth.
This multi-sensory experience merges 2D animation projections, puppet theater and physical dance into a dark, gothic fable. It is a world born from a romantic yet decaying music box, where every note raises a question and every shadow hides a truth.
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- Date:
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- Venue:
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- Address:
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- Price:
- from €35.77
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- Date:
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- Venue:
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- Address:
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- Price:
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- Date:
- Sunday, 17/May/2026 16:00
- Venue:
- ufaFabrik - Wolfgang-Neuss-Salon
- Address:
- Viktoriastraße 10-18, 12105 Berlin-Tempelhof
- Price:
- from €15.30
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- Wenn der Frühling singt
- Date:
- Sunday, 17/May/2026 16:00
- Venue:
- Probenzentrum Cottbus
- Address:
- Lausitzer Straße 31, 03046 Cottbus
- Price:
- from €11.30
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- Date:
- Sunday, 17/May/2026 16:30 (6 more dates)
- Venue:
- DNA Art House
- Address:
- Wrangelstraße 25, 10997 Berlin-Kreuzberg
- Price:
- from €18.02
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