Showing posts with label Cologne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cologne. Show all posts

Friday, 1 February 2008

Viva Colonia!

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Thursday, Weiberfastnacht...Cut and Kiss!

To all our guests, comes the warning...don't wear
long ties and don't get surprised if women start
grabbing your ties, cut them and give you kisses...
it is Thursday, Weiberfastnacht in this region of
Carnival...when women have all the power and rights at
least to cut neckties and kiss even strangers.
This will depend, of course, on the amount of
beers consumed by some women.
My version of enjoyment, so with my friends is not
found in cutting though nor getting all the booze
to celebrate..Just have good music, good food and some
glasses of Kolsch in between. To get a cute Pinoy
who could also dance passionately is a big bonus
and if he will pay for all the booze, then he is
the most coveted, sought after Weiberfastnacht
date. Alas, true to the word, Women's Fastnacht,
we manage every year to go out without this
godly dancing partner...no neckties to cut, no
kissing!
Alaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaf!
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Sunday, 15 July 2007

Cologne Lights

 
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If you are planning to visit Cologne, check the calendar for the
summer activities to get the most of your visit. Kölner Lichter or
Cologne Lights is one of the main summer attractions in the city.
Thousands of tourists and local residents alike flock yearly to the old
city to watch the magnificent display of fireworks from the Rhein
river starting at about 11 in the evening with accompanying music.
But one word of caution...the city could get really so crowded
especially after the spectacular show of fireworks.
I experienced for the first time this crowd, coming out from
a birthday celebration of Helen S. at the flat of Marilou F. where
we enjoyed the lights and sounds of Cologne Lights from a live tv
coverage of the show and from her windows where we enjoyed seeing
some stray bursts of fireworks.

I really panicked when I was caught in this crowd of spectators who
were heading to the platform for their trains. My Japanese
fan came out to be a handy rescue when the heat inside the train
station became unbearable, und all I could see were Caucasian heads
towering over me. I forced myself to walk on toes fearing I might get
lost in the crowd while furiously fanning myself to the delight of the
people around me. To make the Cologne Lights story short, I was able
to catch my train which was similarly jamp-packed with homeward
bound sweating spectators, and I reached home nearly one in the morning.


Photos of Fireworks taken from www.wdr.de and
http://files.koeln.de
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Sunday, 8 July 2007

Eve of CSD in Cologne on 07.07.07

 
 
 
 
Was checking on some hostels for our scheduled conference in
October when I passed by Altermarkt or the old market area in this
city where tourists and Koelners alike are flocking for rounds and
rounds of Kolsch (local beer brewed in Cologne)when I saw rows of
white tents lining one pavement leading to the old city and crowd
of people flocking to Altermarkt.
The alleys were all lined with stands selling bags, silver ornaments,
t-shirts trinkets, belts, drinks, multi-cultural fingergoodies and info
stands for networking for gays and lesbians, holidays and health
info about HIV. There was this particular stand offering Health Check
and info about TransFamily.Near the Rathaus or City Hall, crowd of
elegantly dressed people were cheering and throwing rice, confetti
to newly married couples coming out of the ceremony hall. It was
the 7 of July on the year 2007, shortly coded as 07.07.07 and
it is a common belief that such combination of numbers brings
luck and harmony in marriage and so the rush of many couples to the
city hall to get official blessing and recognition for their
marital relationship...well marital can mean so many things and
what I would like to say is the legal relationship. Kasalang Opisyal.
(Sa atin sa Pilipinas, maraming possibilidad na makasal na
ilang beses, depende kung marami kang kilalang huwes at loyalists
sa record section ng mga city halls). I will not translate that one,
if you wish, ask a Pinay or Pinoy for this especial feature of
marrying in the Philippines. BTW, we have theoretically no divorce
law but that can like the word marital mean many surprising things.

So this is the weekend of the traditional, yearly Christopher
Street Day of Cologne with the parade scheduled today, this
sunny, beautiful Sunday.More posting later. Aloha ala Cologna!
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Monday, 25 June 2007

Musikalische Reise Durch Indonesien (Cultural Tour Through Indonesia)

Musikalische Reise Durch Indonesien
Universitas Advent Indonesien-Bandung
Deutsch-Indonesische Gesellschaft e.V.
invite to a musical tour through Indonesia
on Tuesday, 3. July 2007, 7 pm
Bürgerzentrum Alte Feuerwache, Köln
Melchiorstr. 3 (am Ebertplatz)

Eine Gruppe der Universitas Advent Indonesia
(UNAI) aus Bandung lädt im Rahmen einer
Europa-Tournee mit Liedern und Tänzen zur
einer unterhaltsamen Reise durch den Indonesischen
Archipel ein, u.a. mit 'Widuri-Operette',
Volksliedern und Kantaten. Indonesien beheimatet
auf seinen 17,000 Inseln viele "Völker", Kulturen.
Die 30 Mitwirkenden vermittelt einen Blick in die
reichhaltige musikalische Tradition.

Leitung: Christina Tambunan-Simanjuntak
Pianist: Ridwan Lingga

Tombola and Indonesische Spezialitäten
Eintritt, incl. Tombola: 7Euro 4Euro (Studenten)
Kontakt: 0221. 527720/ 413743
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Thursday, 3 May 2007

Botschaftergespräch, Länder und Kulturen

Im Rahmen des Veranstaltungswochenendes Kölner Bürgerzentren 'Kölner Elf'

Alte Feuerwache Köln
Samstag 5. Mai 2007 17:00 Uhr
Veranstaltungssaal Eintritt frei

Kuturbotschaft in der Alten Feuerwache
Botschaftergespräch
Länder und Kulturen, Begegnen und Handeln

Am Ende der Multikulturellen Gesselschaft wird deutlich,
dass Toleranz mehr ist und mehr sein muss, als den jeweils
Anderen 'nur' zu dulden. Lessings verzweifelt
aufrührerisch Wirkender Ausruf 'Wir müssen, müssen
Freunde sein!' besagt, dass gerade unsere Unterschiedlichkeit
uns zu Austausch und Gespräch verpflichtet. Denn wie
sonst lassen sich Konflikte und Ausseinandersetzungen
vermeiden, wenn nicht durch den Dialog - die Kenntnis und den
fortlaufenden Abgleich unserer unterschied-lichen Positionen.

Dieses von Lessing weltumspannend gemeinte Gespräch zwischen
Ländern, Kulturen und Religionen nennt sich heute
'interkultureller Dialog'. Nicht nur in Köln soll er vor dem
Hintergrund wachsender Bevölkerungsanteile mit 'Migrations-
hintergrund' gestärkt werden. Dabei wird interessanter Weise
den oft als zu kostenintensive geschmähten Künsten eine
Vorreiterrolle zugewiesen.


Vor dem Hintergrund der von uns geplanten 'Kulturbotschaft', in
der KünstlerInnen aus allen Ländern leben und arbeiten
werden, lader wir daher zu einemm 'Botschaftergespräch' ein.
Am Veranstaltungs-Wochenende, 'Kölner Elf' der Kölner
Bürgerzentren werden wir uns mit KünstlerInnen aus
verschiedenen Ländern aber auch mit MitarbeiterInnen unseres
Zentrums über ihre Welten-Erfahrungen unterhalten und
sie zu Möglichkeiten und Begrenzungen des Interkulturellen
Dialogs und zu unserem Projekt Kulturbotschaft befragen.

Teilnehmen an dem Gespräch werden unter anderem

Sonia Mota Tänzerin, Choreografin; Deutschland-Brasilien
Lena Simanjuntak, Theaterregisseurin; Deutschland-Indonesien
Ade Bantu, Musiker, Gründer Brothers Keepers; Deutschland-Nigeria
Ali Jalaly, Theaterautor, Regisseur; Deutschland-Iran
Leornardo Martinez, Schauspieler, Hörfunkregisseur; Deutschland-Iberoamerika
Moderation: Hans-Georg Lützenkirchen und Gregor Leschig
Information: Gregor Leschig: kontakt@gregorleschig.de
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Sunday, 29 April 2007

Indonesian Song - Sama-Sama



A multi-Cultural Band CILIWUNG with
Singer YAYAK performing during the
Exhibition of Indonesian Contemporary Art
at the Alte Feuerwache, Cologne City
on April 27 - 29, 2007.
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Saturday, 28 April 2007

Indonesian Contemporary Art Exhibition in Cologne







Indonesia in Cultural Diversity

In the bustle of Asia's fine arts development in the world,
Indonesia's fine arts is attempting to gain its position,
folowing the earlier China's and India's fine arts.
As a country with the third largest population in Asia,
as well as geographical nature which consists of archipelagos,
Indonesia owns diverse cultural assets, in language and
fine arts.
This time, >The Aryaseni Gallery Singapore
whose programs always introduce the works of Indonesian fine artists,
brings along the works of 8 Indonesian artists to have
an exhibition together. In Alte Feuerwache, Köln, Germany. The 8 artists, who come from different places
in Indonesia, like Marsoyo from Java, Zam Kamil from
Makasaar-Sulawesi, Antonl from Padang-Sumatera and Gustl Alit
Cakra from Bali, the four of whom domicile in Jogyakarta,
as well as Rudi Mukahar from Tasikmaya-West Java, I Wazan
Sujana (Suklu) and I Wayan Sudiarta as Balinese who live in
Bali,try to express Indonesia`s fine arts as a result
of cultural tradition process in globalization era.
Through different style, theme and technique, each artist
reflects what has been part of himself, which bound
to the regional culture, and also, due to the intellectuality
and urban lifestyle which have shifted from tradition to
universal direction. Indonesian culture through the hands
of those artists has become richer and diverse, from which
inbred a new form which is able to cross geographical borders
and is easier to be digested by generation of artists.

The exhibition is expected to encourage cultural
exchange and enrich knowledge so that the understanding
and friendship among countries can grow in harmony.

The involvement and attempt of Elizabeth Becker,
Karl Mertes and Daniel Kho in organizing the exhibition
shall not be forgotten and shall deserve some compliments.
They are infinite steps in the journey of culture.

Cosmas D. Gozali
The Aryaseni Gallery
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