ON OUR RADAR
Numéro Berlin’s weekly collection of the most exciting news about fashion, music, and simply everything that is on our radar. And here is why it should be on yours as well!
TO WATCH “THE BEAUTY OF BALLROOM” BY CHAN SZE-WEI
Ballroom was born in New York in the early 70s: It was here where members of the Black trans community opened their own spaces, escaping the hatred, violence, and discrimination faced by queer folks on New York’s streets. Decades later, this vibrant, explosive scene has reached Southeast Asia. Numéro Berlin had the chance to talk to Aurora Sun LaBeija, pioneer of the Thai Ballroom scene and one of the three protagonists of “The Beauty of Ballroom”.
IN CONVERSATION WITH SOFIE ROYER
With her new album before/after, Sofie Royer looks at the conflict of you versus you: the person you were, the person you are becoming, and everything that somehow keeps following you in between. In conversation with Elisabeth Kiko, she talks about being your own biggest critic, following intuition and finding joy in creating rather than constantly trying to become someone new. What stays is a curiosity that seems to run through everything Sofie does, always looking a little further and beyond the obvious.
WEEKEND MUSIC TIP PT 110 IDER
IDER consists of Megan Markwick and Lily Somerville, who met while studying Popular Music. With their newest single “Fuck Without Feelings“, IDER offers an anthem that works as both a hymn and a middle-finger anthem for anyone who knows what it’s like when casual fun suddenly turns serious.
Christian Stemmler — ANFANG / BEGINNING: BERLIN 1994–99
ANFANG / BEGINNING: BERLIN 1994–99 captures the raw pulse of post-wall Berlin, a city in flux, alive with…
“FINDING YOUR ARMOUR”: IN CONVERSATION WITH JEWELRY DESIGNER ALAN CROCETTI
“In my experience, finding your armour helps you to stay in touch with those feelings. It grounds them in…
“The darkness is very inspiring for me, it’s where I experience the most emotions”: In conversation with Han Kjøbenhavn
Founded in Copenhagen in 2008, the label “Han Kjøbenhavn” combines its roots in the danish design culture…
WEEKEND MUSIC PT. 72: IN CONVERSATION WITH BARAN KOK
Inspired by artists like Kurdo and Haftbefehl, German rapper Baran Kok set out to make a similar kind of rap…
#EMPATHIE: ALICE IN WONDERLAND
“I wonder if I’ve been changed in the night? Let me think. Was I the same when I got up this morning? I…
IN CONVERSATION WITH JOEL EVEY & NICK FROSST
What happens when AI steps out of the tech world and into Berlin’s creative scene? At Kraftwerk, Cohere’s “Convergence” brought together technology, music and culture with performances by Actress and Sega Bodega. Joel Evey and Nick Frosst in a talk about creativity, Berlin, the future of AI and their belief that technology should give people more space to experiment, create and focus on what they love.
ON OUR RADAR
Numéro Berlin’s weekly collection of the most exciting news about fashion, music, and simply everything that is on our radar. And here is why it should be on yours as well!
TO WATCH “GENTLE MONSTER” BY MARIE KREUTZER
What happens when the person you trust most suddenly becomes a stranger? In Marie Kreutzer’s “Gentle Monster”, Léa Seydoux gives a quietly devastating performance as Lucy, a woman forced to confront the collapse of everything she thought she knew.
FIGHT ISSUE VOL. B – BLASPHEMOUS
“MAN HAS CREATED HIS OWN MASTER, ONLY SO THAT HE MAY EVENTUALLY DETHRONE HIM AGAIN.”
