tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39016388208406911332024-03-13T14:26:03.748-05:00IS 344: Music & PoliticsBerlin, October 8-18, 2015K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-56878824031655485102015-10-18T01:40:00.001-05:002015-10-18T01:40:14.400-05:00Über trackingFrom the brains in our pockets (aka smartphones), the data proclaims we have walked, depending on how different people used their free time, between 100-130 kilometers since the 9th of October (62-82 miles). If only these devices could track aromas the way students used them to track sounds in addition to steps. K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-12357585306702537862015-10-17T14:53:00.001-05:002015-10-17T22:46:51.667-05:00Holocaust Memorial and Final Meal TogetherToday we completed our final day in Berlin spending time independently in the morning and then joining together to tour the state sponsored "Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe". After this time, we enjoyed some tasty local pizza together. Tomorrow we begin our journey home, meeting in our hotel lobby at 5:15, arriving back in KC around 3pm local time. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YFMbeNvIsJI/ViMWKuq3x-I/AAAAAAAAD-8/beJT2PSU5IQ/s640/blogger-image--1898700644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YFMbeNvIsJI/ViMWKuq3x-I/AAAAAAAAD-8/beJT2PSU5IQ/s640/blogger-image--1898700644.jpg"></a></div><br><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kvMDwHVLHK8/ViKnNXWQI4I/AAAAAAAAD-Y/GNXXRXl3Rao/s640/blogger-image-1446604997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kvMDwHVLHK8/ViKnNXWQI4I/AAAAAAAAD-Y/GNXXRXl3Rao/s640/blogger-image-1446604997.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ur7Zj0zXfCc/ViKnQziOuaI/AAAAAAAAD-g/dHEsKTkRyfQ/s640/blogger-image--1295376745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ur7Zj0zXfCc/ViKnQziOuaI/AAAAAAAAD-g/dHEsKTkRyfQ/s640/blogger-image--1295376745.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UXkoJg5_0r8/ViKnTKpsPpI/AAAAAAAAD-o/DyOMjYMlxys/s640/blogger-image-992259655.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UXkoJg5_0r8/ViKnTKpsPpI/AAAAAAAAD-o/DyOMjYMlxys/s640/blogger-image-992259655.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div>K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-3944165012511761142015-10-17T14:38:00.001-05:002015-10-17T14:42:15.706-05:00Jazz at the MinistergärtensWe were able to hear a large sampling of jazz styles and groups in our final group listening experience on Friday night. These sites have housed various governmental administrations since the 18th century (including the Third Reich) and now are used primarily for cultural purposes, including this yearly international jazz festival. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m1VbRVipy90/ViKjoSKDwYI/AAAAAAAAD9s/fWPHtUmrD9o/s640/blogger-image-1393271099.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-m1VbRVipy90/ViKjoSKDwYI/AAAAAAAAD9s/fWPHtUmrD9o/s640/blogger-image-1393271099.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kKsnKdpcckc/ViKjviLkLMI/AAAAAAAAD-E/ZO9HbnxOM78/s640/blogger-image-2102846333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kKsnKdpcckc/ViKjviLkLMI/AAAAAAAAD-E/ZO9HbnxOM78/s640/blogger-image-2102846333.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9xh8UHjVZH0/ViKjqlpkYAI/AAAAAAAAD90/7NNjVrOalbw/s640/blogger-image-1225900623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9xh8UHjVZH0/ViKjqlpkYAI/AAAAAAAAD90/7NNjVrOalbw/s640/blogger-image-1225900623.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-L3d9C4YVri0/ViKjtOnMuwI/AAAAAAAAD98/ZnzHEp8JihQ/s640/blogger-image-1424324119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-L3d9C4YVri0/ViKjtOnMuwI/AAAAAAAAD98/ZnzHEp8JihQ/s640/blogger-image-1424324119.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-4078834292712849672015-10-17T09:29:00.001-05:002015-10-17T14:41:14.719-05:00Freitag alternative tourToday we took a tour of Berlin that focused on street art, graffiti, neighborhood diversity, and the east/west dynamics. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gh5Zh_FbcZ8/ViJcUO3CqWI/AAAAAAAAD9I/0USXn51NZwA/s640/blogger-image-381687015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-gh5Zh_FbcZ8/ViJcUO3CqWI/AAAAAAAAD9I/0USXn51NZwA/s640/blogger-image-381687015.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9UGOCnzopUg/ViJcQq_VpeI/AAAAAAAAD9A/1D7qAbBTMmY/s640/blogger-image--370659110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9UGOCnzopUg/ViJcQq_VpeI/AAAAAAAAD9A/1D7qAbBTMmY/s640/blogger-image--370659110.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-emN3sfpMyXk/ViKkS1tWBrI/AAAAAAAAD-M/PkV7rjtFkWE/s640/blogger-image--1190497018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-emN3sfpMyXk/ViKkS1tWBrI/AAAAAAAAD-M/PkV7rjtFkWE/s640/blogger-image--1190497018.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4-zQ17wYXTA/ViJccr9yexI/AAAAAAAAD9Q/3xBQCriJWCE/s640/blogger-image--627232492.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4-zQ17wYXTA/ViJccr9yexI/AAAAAAAAD9Q/3xBQCriJWCE/s640/blogger-image--627232492.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W4EQI8XM8gQ/ViJcJqd7VbI/AAAAAAAAD8w/9hiyHLbGSUc/s640/blogger-image-1307033880.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-W4EQI8XM8gQ/ViJcJqd7VbI/AAAAAAAAD8w/9hiyHLbGSUc/s640/blogger-image-1307033880.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eC1PG2pl5d8/ViJcMBQzZmI/AAAAAAAAD84/mOq8Ht3SMpc/s640/blogger-image--1317406928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eC1PG2pl5d8/ViJcMBQzZmI/AAAAAAAAD84/mOq8Ht3SMpc/s640/blogger-image--1317406928.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-27273992917823239372015-10-17T09:24:00.001-05:002015-10-17T09:24:42.502-05:00Deutsche Oper Mittwoch<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hhYjMYrl0T4/Vh7SAh0iL3I/AAAAAAAAD8E/tRpeuTke3uo/s640/blogger-image--470457850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hhYjMYrl0T4/Vh7SAh0iL3I/AAAAAAAAD8E/tRpeuTke3uo/s640/blogger-image--470457850.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The sign above the stage reads "Bitte schalten Sie ihre Mobitelefone aus. Danke!" (Please turn off your mobile phones. 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Suffice it to say, the visual images you'd get from inside of the "dunkelrestaurant" are literally identical for all present. How is this possible? Answer: we ate in complete darkness and were served by visually-impaired and blind peoples. K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-43877046208179058742015-10-14T17:04:00.001-05:002015-10-14T17:04:06.276-05:00Politics & PergamonWe had a very fruitful sharing and discussion about our experience yesterday, our techno conversation at UdK, some further considerations of the students' upcoming composition project as well as our impressions of Berlin this far. Many are recording sound samples to include in their musical work and some are altering their ideas in light of what we've seen and done here. Despite the rain, we then ventured out to the Museuminsel (Museum island) where we saw many ancient artifacts, largely from Miletus, Babylon and Assur. Rebecca here found the most ancient of artifacts - the void. <div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HLXsa-nVims/Vh7RS1ey5RI/AAAAAAAAD70/eViELj1GEi8/s640/blogger-image--1897747773.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HLXsa-nVims/Vh7RS1ey5RI/AAAAAAAAD70/eViELj1GEi8/s640/blogger-image--1897747773.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tower of Babel model</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RAtgOAq-mZw/Vh7QyPYaICI/AAAAAAAAD7c/H1cP_3ebtYA/s640/blogger-image--1592368045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RAtgOAq-mZw/Vh7QyPYaICI/AAAAAAAAD7c/H1cP_3ebtYA/s640/blogger-image--1592368045.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Goddess Athena</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q583-ZiY5xA/Vh7RU7-Z0dI/AAAAAAAAD78/B1L88Jkgks4/s640/blogger-image-836521724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-q583-ZiY5xA/Vh7RU7-Z0dI/AAAAAAAAD78/B1L88Jkgks4/s640/blogger-image-836521724.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Assyrian gods flanking entry</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2bzuipCyLK0/Vh7Qz98r8WI/AAAAAAAAD7k/UNR2MVzmox4/s640/blogger-image-1610541455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2bzuipCyLK0/Vh7Qz98r8WI/AAAAAAAAD7k/UNR2MVzmox4/s640/blogger-image-1610541455.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And, randomly, a 5,000+ year old bowl</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UehYNPbFj98/Vh7Q1kbFlSI/AAAAAAAAD7s/WLnrnR4xHBI/s640/blogger-image--822482322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UehYNPbFj98/Vh7Q1kbFlSI/AAAAAAAAD7s/WLnrnR4xHBI/s640/blogger-image--822482322.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>K. 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Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-8368595936900839802015-10-13T08:33:00.001-05:002015-10-13T08:33:02.862-05:00Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vrCPfGwdJlE/Vh0Ht1CgqDI/AAAAAAAAD3Y/KHca4zCUbFc/s640/blogger-image-2066406946.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vrCPfGwdJlE/Vh0Ht1CgqDI/AAAAAAAAD3Y/KHca4zCUbFc/s640/blogger-image-2066406946.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s8otclkwdgk/Vh0H4oo0VtI/AAAAAAAAD34/wIBEbQFyEJg/s640/blogger-image-1076704789.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-s8otclkwdgk/Vh0H4oo0VtI/AAAAAAAAD34/wIBEbQFyEJg/s640/blogger-image-1076704789.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M9ZfwvB-qag/Vh0H7KmCbxI/AAAAAAAAD4A/kIfOcBXQPcQ/s640/blogger-image--376552055.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M9ZfwvB-qag/Vh0H7KmCbxI/AAAAAAAAD4A/kIfOcBXQPcQ/s640/blogger-image--376552055.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RcZchslinzE/Vh0H2bcWITI/AAAAAAAAD3w/0g-WDaPsVUs/s640/blogger-image--467454485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-RcZchslinzE/Vh0H2bcWITI/AAAAAAAAD3w/0g-WDaPsVUs/s640/blogger-image--467454485.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qzG_y6DWods/Vh0H_QhetxI/AAAAAAAAD4Q/MmzV-xx9FyI/s640/blogger-image-1609727681.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qzG_y6DWods/Vh0H_QhetxI/AAAAAAAAD4Q/MmzV-xx9FyI/s640/blogger-image-1609727681.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HEI3n62BAuE/Vh0H9XVGAvI/AAAAAAAAD4I/b9tZJAkNd9o/s640/blogger-image--1588869491.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HEI3n62BAuE/Vh0H9XVGAvI/AAAAAAAAD4I/b9tZJAkNd9o/s640/blogger-image--1588869491.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NOYWJo1CuJI/Vh0H0NSpNbI/AAAAAAAAD3o/diwcaW0Eqgo/s640/blogger-image--1901568063.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NOYWJo1CuJI/Vh0H0NSpNbI/AAAAAAAAD3o/diwcaW0Eqgo/s640/blogger-image--1901568063.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fYHIvAW2M5o/Vh0IBfg4AeI/AAAAAAAAD4Y/iFiE4v2oyy8/s640/blogger-image--494353644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fYHIvAW2M5o/Vh0IBfg4AeI/AAAAAAAAD4Y/iFiE4v2oyy8/s640/blogger-image--494353644.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qk45ydoBWLQ/Vh0IDHThmmI/AAAAAAAAD4g/imayp89jGbE/s640/blogger-image-1793501331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-qk45ydoBWLQ/Vh0IDHThmmI/AAAAAAAAD4g/imayp89jGbE/s640/blogger-image-1793501331.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4_Ct3qkBpd0/Vh0HyfPBmBI/AAAAAAAAD3g/beswlETfzq0/s640/blogger-image-822175414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-4_Ct3qkBpd0/Vh0HyfPBmBI/AAAAAAAAD3g/beswlETfzq0/s640/blogger-image-822175414.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-87681781414224015322015-10-13T08:28:00.001-05:002015-10-13T08:28:13.035-05:00Oranienburg train station<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1XgTLrdk92U/Vh0G6yqH4-I/AAAAAAAAD3Q/96yMnowoUBU/s640/blogger-image-1144699128.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1XgTLrdk92U/Vh0G6yqH4-I/AAAAAAAAD3Q/96yMnowoUBU/s640/blogger-image-1144699128.jpg"></a></div>K. 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As we can <a href="http://holocaustmusic.ort.org/places/camps/central-europe/sachsenhausen/">read here</a>, both music was both a forced activity and free expression within the lives of prisoners at the forced-labor camp we will be visiting today. Consider these two perspectives from the above site.<br />
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"<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The SS made singing, like everything else they did, a mockery, a torment for the prisoners ... those who sang too softly or too loudly were beaten. The SS men always found a reason ... when in the evening we had to drag our dead and murdered comrades back into the camp, we had to sing. Hour after hour we had to, whether in the burning sun, freezing cold, or in snow or rain storms, on the roll call plaza we had to stand and sing of ... the girl with the dark brown eyes, the forest or the wood grouse. Meanwhile the dead and dying comrades lay next to us on a ripped up wool blanket or on the frozen or soggy ground."</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> "None of us had studied music. We were bound by the same fate and the common love of music and singing … daily we counted hundreds of dead. We froze and starved - yet evenings we sang and made music … we did not want to be martyrs. We wanted to survive, and bring fascist Germany to its knees, to somehow play a part in this."</span><br />
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Dr. Matthias Pasdzierny at the Berlin Universität der Künste (University of the Arts) kindly and expertly spoke with us about the historiography and aesthetics of techno music in Berlin. Not only did we gain greater appreciation for how this live music is produced and how the DJ and dancers "co-create" together, we also learned the roles this scene and music play in reunification efforts within Berlin since the early 1990's.<br />
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K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-67775097950551331092015-10-12T16:29:00.001-05:002015-10-12T16:29:11.311-05:00Dr. Amity Bryson on Tour?We had no idea ;)<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DmgSE82fHzA/VhwmJQ5p6oI/AAAAAAAAD2A/EOwYMcvg-_k/s640/blogger-image--1602729850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DmgSE82fHzA/VhwmJQ5p6oI/AAAAAAAAD2A/EOwYMcvg-_k/s640/blogger-image--1602729850.jpg"></a></div><br></div>K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-7447410698694407182015-10-12T16:28:00.001-05:002015-10-12T16:28:40.826-05:00Morning in Kreuzberg<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CoRto_j2418/Vhwl5YT8gAI/AAAAAAAAD1o/ob3-_qEF318/s640/blogger-image--643843565.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CoRto_j2418/Vhwl5YT8gAI/AAAAAAAAD1o/ob3-_qEF318/s640/blogger-image--643843565.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6cKhcI80J70/VhwmA_t4WvI/AAAAAAAAD14/-8rSnvL29sU/s640/blogger-image-834376028.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6cKhcI80J70/VhwmA_t4WvI/AAAAAAAAD14/-8rSnvL29sU/s640/blogger-image-834376028.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IQ7U8WakUMo/Vhwl9wI3boI/AAAAAAAAD1w/BmTIwZuu_r0/s640/blogger-image--1749275873.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IQ7U8WakUMo/Vhwl9wI3boI/AAAAAAAAD1w/BmTIwZuu_r0/s640/blogger-image--1749275873.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-90684706334229691382015-10-12T09:07:00.001-05:002015-10-12T09:07:53.860-05:00Casting of Chopin's hand (on left)<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ILRRH5CGf-k/Vhu-tEtpLNI/AAAAAAAAD1U/4k9nAmmFV-w/s640/blogger-image-1338688772.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ILRRH5CGf-k/Vhu-tEtpLNI/AAAAAAAAD1U/4k9nAmmFV-w/s640/blogger-image-1338688772.jpg"></a></div>K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-76263290876754853962015-10-11T12:00:00.000-05:002015-10-13T03:36:30.624-05:00Intermission at Hinterm Horizont musical<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Dramatizing the divide of the Berlin Wall in the mid-1980's amidst a love story involving Udo (Western rockstar) and Jessy (East girl from Pankow), this production is both campy and deeply political, making us wonder how contemporary Berliners consider this troubled history. </div>
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K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-15591673399271089602015-10-11T07:03:00.001-05:002015-10-11T07:03:58.274-05:00Berlin Mauer (Wall) section in Potsdamer Platz<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R-EMiEYd1v0/VhpQKm_RCNI/AAAAAAAAD00/s_mkJ8m6Rps/s640/blogger-image--983583324.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-R-EMiEYd1v0/VhpQKm_RCNI/AAAAAAAAD00/s_mkJ8m6Rps/s640/blogger-image--983583324.jpg"></a></div>K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-58907471738310550962015-10-10T11:56:00.001-05:002015-10-10T11:56:26.906-05:00Curtain soon rises...<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WeqL6B4_9GA/VhlDOPrHMaI/AAAAAAAAD0c/QvXwRB3VIrk/s640/blogger-image-2111279590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WeqL6B4_9GA/VhlDOPrHMaI/AAAAAAAAD0c/QvXwRB3VIrk/s640/blogger-image-2111279590.jpg"></a></div>K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-63183025302014087452015-10-10T10:05:00.001-05:002015-10-10T10:05:23.735-05:00Führung and backstage pictures<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_zloYatk_iQ/VhkpCIPyl6I/AAAAAAAADz0/N88OlUsv34c/s640/blogger-image-347214110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_zloYatk_iQ/VhkpCIPyl6I/AAAAAAAADz0/N88OlUsv34c/s640/blogger-image-347214110.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--aOPnySpl2s/VhkpH-O7NNI/AAAAAAAAD0E/QVastsnQeus/s640/blogger-image-1959115343.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--aOPnySpl2s/VhkpH-O7NNI/AAAAAAAAD0E/QVastsnQeus/s640/blogger-image-1959115343.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mUIduarAUrA/VhkpLiNWwbI/AAAAAAAAD0M/cZwEuUCn1Gg/s640/blogger-image--1044528306.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mUIduarAUrA/VhkpLiNWwbI/AAAAAAAAD0M/cZwEuUCn1Gg/s640/blogger-image--1044528306.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--aDAeaIpTlk/VhkpFCNypNI/AAAAAAAADz8/2py04Zx4sV4/s640/blogger-image-244139926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/--aDAeaIpTlk/VhkpFCNypNI/AAAAAAAADz8/2py04Zx4sV4/s640/blogger-image-244139926.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-27830390338388361842015-10-10T10:01:00.001-05:002015-10-10T10:01:43.049-05:00Mind the bike lane<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xTK4y9W8u4Q/VhkoVHc9bkI/AAAAAAAADzs/CTFzA6Aa2T0/s640/blogger-image-900964344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-xTK4y9W8u4Q/VhkoVHc9bkI/AAAAAAAADzs/CTFzA6Aa2T0/s640/blogger-image-900964344.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Outside Deustche Oper, demonstrating the distinct line walkers take outside the heavily used bicycle lanes. </div><br></div>K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-39605374968525426532015-10-10T10:00:00.001-05:002015-10-10T10:00:16.959-05:00U-Bahn to Deutsche Oper<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8s5aGef5eMQ/Vhkn_p6micI/AAAAAAAADzk/tAw7q57Txvg/s640/blogger-image--1622151295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8s5aGef5eMQ/Vhkn_p6micI/AAAAAAAADzk/tAw7q57Txvg/s640/blogger-image--1622151295.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Studious journaling as we make our way to our afternoon tour of the opera house. </div><br></div>K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-4072943960658368222015-10-10T07:31:00.001-05:002015-10-10T07:31:10.760-05:00Outside museum<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S9WAehfcb5c/VhkFC8Bqb0I/AAAAAAAADy4/wICHoYQsais/s640/blogger-image--134252984.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-S9WAehfcb5c/VhkFC8Bqb0I/AAAAAAAADy4/wICHoYQsais/s640/blogger-image--134252984.jpg"></a></div>K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-29167271056080504772015-10-10T04:57:00.001-05:002015-10-10T04:57:31.918-05:00Staatliches Institut für Musikforschung<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Museum for musical instruments. Dating back over 300 years, we are seeing a wide range and types of instruments, some of which will be in use at the opera tonight (doubtfully the steel guitar ;)). <div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eeng4hQhnqI/Vhjg9hAhX7I/AAAAAAAADyY/L9b3Z8S_nUU/s640/blogger-image-647509719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eeng4hQhnqI/Vhjg9hAhX7I/AAAAAAAADyY/L9b3Z8S_nUU/s640/blogger-image-647509719.jpg"></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IC09JgUNznM/VhjhAJWwCFI/AAAAAAAADyg/IB6744Qz9qw/s640/blogger-image--886715424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-IC09JgUNznM/VhjhAJWwCFI/AAAAAAAADyg/IB6744Qz9qw/s640/blogger-image--886715424.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ffbsof-Yf8o/VhjhCKnjW3I/AAAAAAAADyo/rslUrnpO4hQ/s640/blogger-image-1610702864.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ffbsof-Yf8o/VhjhCKnjW3I/AAAAAAAADyo/rslUrnpO4hQ/s640/blogger-image-1610702864.jpg"></font></a></div><br></div>K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901638820840691133.post-24913888295625667422015-10-09T15:07:00.001-05:002015-10-09T15:07:07.572-05:00Settling in to Kreuzberg<div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Izar0xUkCM4/VhgeaPXcx_I/AAAAAAAADyA/eG_a0DPn8rY/s640/blogger-image--1319431834.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Izar0xUkCM4/VhgeaPXcx_I/AAAAAAAADyA/eG_a0DPn8rY/s640/blogger-image--1319431834.jpg"></a></div></span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div>We walked over 8 kilometers today (around 5 miles), just in Berlin alone (minus travel getting here). This group is quite hardcore - especially with two persons already coming into the travel time with foot injuries :(. </span><div><br></div><div>After smaller groups had dinner at a Mediterranean cafe, sushi bar, and localvore burger joint around Skälitzer and Oranienstraße, by 9pm we've opted to rest up and enjoy our first night of rest since Wednesday. Spirits are high and all luggage is accounted for!</div>K. Parsonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07535616876536845569noreply@blogger.com0