The Last Quarter of My Life Should Be Like the Beginning

"Das letzte Quartal meines Lebens soll wie der Anfang sein"

Armin Mueller-Stahl, the 95-year-old German actor and painter, opens his solo exhibition "Nacht und Tag auf der Erde" (Night and Day on Earth) at Museum Schloss Moyland. The show features a graphic cycle inspired by Jim Jarmusch's film "Night on Earth," in which Mueller-Stahl played a New York taxi driver. In an interview, he reflects on his dual careers in film and painting, his life between Hollywood, East Germany, and the present, and themes of loss and memory.

Aux châteaux de Malmaison et de Bois-Préau, le festival des Premiers Romantiques fait dialoguer musique et nature

The Festival des Premiers Romantiques takes place from May 22 to 25 at the châteaux of Malmaison and Bois-Préau in Rueil-Malmaison, France. The event features concerts on period pianos (including an 1806 Erard pianoforte and an 1847 Streicher), performed by musicians from La Nouvelle Athènes collective, alongside an exhibition titled "Roses & Pivoines" showcasing works by Pierre-Joseph Redouté and contemporary German artist Thilo Westermann. The festival celebrates Romantic-era music and nature, set in the recently restored château and its emblematic gardens, once the botanical passion of Empress Joséphine.

Die Welt als Sound – mit Peter Licht

Peter Licht, a German musician, author, and playwright, appears as a guest on the 82nd episode of the "Fantasiemuskel" podcast, where he discusses his view of the world as a sound phenomenon. He reflects on his 2006 song "Lied vom Ende des Kapitalismus," which preceded the 2008 financial crisis, and explores how language, fear, and utopian moments manifest through sound in his work—whether in pop songs, theater pieces, or novels. Licht also describes a recent "problem-solving show" at Schauspiel Köln, where audience members submit problems that are collectively sung, turning singing into an act of resistance and community-building.