AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoFilm: The Berlinale’s 2027 retrospective will mark the centenary of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis with “Rage Against the Machine,” exploring film visions of the future through works including RoboCop and Helma Sanders-Brahms’s The Last Days of Gomorrah. Culture in Frankfurt: A five-day festival drew 236,000 visitors to 3,800 events, adding to the city’s growing cultural profile. Sauna Culture: A travel report explores Aufguss, a German-speaking sauna ritual of scented steam, towel choreography and a cold plunge that’s spreading across European spas. German Society: New research challenges claims that non-Germans are inherently more criminal: while police statistics show higher rates for non-citizens, researchers say they are also twice as likely to be reported. Arts: Esther Kinsky and Ann Cotten have received the first German-Austrian Poetry Prize. Tresor.West, a club shaping the local electronic scene, is set to close at the end of 2026.
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