NACH (BERLIN)

1. nach berlin :: end of fall / start of winter .. an american & a german meet in friedrichshain (jump to 6)

2. i do you :: where the american & the german enter a mies building alive with a bondage-burlesque performance piece on the way to a concert (reminder that magic realism is everywhere) (jump to 4)

3. in der schnittmenge :: they understand their time is short & get lost in fantastic tunnels & alleyways & exploration (jump to 10)

4. leichtigkeit :: where the american & the german see martha argerich & mischa maisky on thanksgiving night (reminder that magic realism is everywhere)(jump to 8)

5. am hauptbahnhof :: where they keep coming back to & discuss a billboard ( jump to 12)

6. am ostbahnhof :: a delayed u-bahn strands them at the station which that underground LA party is named after (jump to 9)

7. im kirchhof :: where the american stumbles upon a remarkable cemetery in kreuzberg (jump to 5)

8. trotzdem leichtigkeit :: martha argerich & mischa maisky after their encore, brahms's lerchengesang (jump to 7)

9. das heilige kreuz(berg) :: the neighborhood where the american is staying & spends a most memorable night with the german (jump to 11)

10. die andere schnittmenge :: they understand their time is almost up & get lost in fantastic tunnels & alleyways & exploration (jump to 2)

11. eingänge, schritt fahren! :: sometimes the tunnels speak in coded messages (jump to 3)

12. lieber früher als späti :: the train to the airport takes the american under the bridge where he initially meets the german (jump to 1)

(NOV 2022)