Clubbing Customs

The IN TRANSIT Club 2003 is concerned with Berlin, a city that is in constant movement and change, not only physically. Perhaps there is no better place than Berlin's club culture to investigate this phenomenon? Who are these imagined, nocturnal communities? And do they draw new boundaries with the light of dawn? DJ Ipek, one of the protagonists of the Berlin oriental music scene, develops her version of the Berlin club culture.
Visual design by the event artists Jill Denton and VISCON.
Talkshow with DJ Ipek: 7th of June, 18.30 h (free admission)

Doors open one hour prior to the beginning of the shows.
Admission fee: 5 Euro

Banzai Kids feat. VJ Kazu
FRI, 30th of May, 24.00 h (free admission)
The trademark of the Banzai Kids, i.e. the DJs Hito and Kentastic, is a colourful and slightly bizarre mixture of pop, lounge, hip-hop, drum´n´bass, big beat, house and Japanese club music. The Japanese Hito from Himeji is known for her exotic DJ program and her "theme" soup kitchen "Cocolo". As "Space Kelly", the "half-Japanese Hamburger" Kentastic is already an established pop star in Japan. Plus VJ Kazu with his Japanese computer animations.

United Nubians feat. DJ Medy Soul
SAT, 31st of May, 24.00 h
Mahmoud Fadl, master percussionist and ambassador of "Cairo Cool", created one of the most innovative music projects in the vibrant Berlin club scene: the Tribal House project "United Nubians". United Nubians works with selected break beat and house DJs like DJ Medy Soul from Kiss FM, making their gig into a live act.

Tech Buka
Oriental Dance Night with DJs Ipek + Sedyst. Show by Sabuha Salaam
FRI, 6th of June. 23.00 h
DJ Sedyst and Ipek (resident Gayhane / SO 36) take their audience from traditional sounds right up to finest pop, electric- and house-sounds from the East. An innovative fusion of oriental dancefloor sound, house and techno. Sabuha Salaam is one of the founders of the cross-gender drag queen group "Salon Oriental".

Club Deewane
with DJs Vijesh, S-One, Ipek
SAT, 7th of June, 23.00 h
India is in: Bollywood films are breaking the box office, Indian pop music tops the charts. Now word of the Desi parties is getting around in Berlin's wild party jungle. Typically Indian Bollywood sounds, feverishly rhythmic Bhangra, smooth Desi hip-hop and electronic Asian Vibes are the signets of these innovative parties.

Femmes with Fatal Breaks feat. VJ Blueprint
SUN, 8th of June, 23.00 h
Die Femmes with Fatal Breaks are Berlin's original breakbeat team. In the House of World Cultures the international team will appear along with the video artist Blueprint from Canada, offering DJ art, Mc-ing and visuals to perfection. Don't miss the chance to watch these girls rock!

Oriental Pop Rocks Aging Europe
DJ and VJ Sedyst & Branka,
FRI, 13th of June, 23.00 h
With its mixture of break beats, minimal techno, oriental sounds and visuals, Branka and Sedyst create a synthesis of dance hall and movie theatre. Their show plays with terms like identity, appropriation and representation, focusing on the discourse about "Old Europe" and "immigration".

Computerjockeys
SAT, 14th of June, 23.00 h
22.00 h: Appetizer: DJ Le Crabb
DJ Le Crabb is a newcomer to the lounge and bar scene. The autodidact made a name for herself at the Starlights parties. She presents an exquisite, sensual pool of vibes that is like an eventful journey.
Wolfgang Hagedorn and Digital Jockey from Cologne make music with their notebooks - and only with their notebooks. Their debut album "Computerjockeys" (1999) spread their fame outside the scene as well. Their trademark is a predilection for Asian sounds. In their first work, they mainly sampled Asian instruments; now the singer Ayako Akashiba provides the Asian touch.