Three dancefloors with salsa, merengue and R&B. It's a popular place with expat South Americans and Cubans. An hour before opening you can pick up a few steps at a salsa class...

Formerly the Schauspielhaus am Gendarmenmarkt, this 1821 architectural gem by Schinkel was all but destroyed in the war. Lovingly restored, it was reopened in 1984 with three...

With its assortment of venues, outdoor bars and barbecues, this enormous former brewery can resemble a cross between a medieval fairground and a school disco. The three...

What was once the Hansa recording studio now hosts solo instrumentalists and chamber groups that can't afford to book the Kammermusiksaal of the Philharmonie. But don't let...

No grand opera here, but a constantly changing programme of chamber operas and music-theatre works much loved by the Neuköllners who come to see lighter, bubblier, cheaper and...

Berlin's legendary punk club continues to present the heaviest alternative rock, from Bolt Thrower to Killing Joke, as well as pop-rap crossover with attitude from the likes of...

This former club house for craftsmen and DDR theatre workshop now presents a contemporary programme of dance, theatre, music and opera, with up-and-coming groups from around...

Descendant of the legendary circus tent venue that was pitched in various West Berlin locations, this permanent space in tented form provides a beautiful setting for acts such...

Two or three times a month, East Berlin's leading avant-garde theatre presents art music by the likes of Animal Collective and Brazilian dada songster Tom Zé. And sometimes it...