 | Pongress Berlin 2010 brings groups from Manchester, Paris, Newcastle, Washington DC, London, and (hopefully) Stockholm to Berlin, where a local contingency will host the event. Their mission is to celebrate the art of Music, Drinking & Table Tennis. Location: Projektraum at Atelierhof Kreuzberg, Schleiermacher Str. 31-37. View Atelierhof Kreuzberg in a larger map. | |
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Pongress Berlin 2010 presents five days and nights of international ping pong culture, including:(1) ExhibitionNightly 16:00-20:00. Vernissage: Wednesday, 27th October, 18:00......comidas from Taco Kween so come hungry! An exhibition of installation, video and interactive art by Pongress participants, plus documentary material describing the wild trajectory of ping pong partying since the mid '90s. Included will be control6, the 3-D table tennis tunnel. (2) Public symposiumSunday, October 31st 15:00-17:00 All Pongress participants will discuss the theory and practice of the Ping Pong Party. (3) Five nights of Beautiful RundlaufSchedule: please see nightly program information below. Concentric table tennis aka: Chinesisch, Round the World, Mexi, Americk or Rundpingis. Each night, Pongress Berlin 2010 will give you a different flavour of how the world plays ping pong. Each bar has given the sport its own special twist: come explore the transnational panoply of Ping Pong Partying. Wednesday, 27th October, 22:00:Comet Ping Pong - Washington DC, USA + Dr. Pong - BerlinA haven for contemporary art and great gigs, Comet Ping Pong headlines with their music and visuals. Kid Congo Powers (of the Bad Seeds and The Cramps) DJs whilst we celebrate the roots of DC ping pong. www.cometpingpong.com Local organizer Dr. Pong warms things up during the vernissage party with the help of Your Body + DJ Sweat playing crunk house classics. www.drpong.net Thursday, 28th October, 22:00:Ping Pong Club - Manchester, UKThe artist collective Ping Pong Club brings you the best music and visuals from the North West. Choons that rule from: Mark (Up the Racket, Manchester) + Eski (Gonzo, Leeds). www.pingpongclubmanchester.co.uk Friday, 29th October, 18:00:Ping Pong - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK + Dienstagstischtennis - BerlinWhere it all started: Dienstagstischtennis kick off early with psych rock from Skate or Die + HNS (Audiomassive) and Yoru (Capital Steppaz). www.control6.net From 23:00 Ping Pong Newcastle reinvents Rundlauf: Two-lives round the table and medals for the winners, topped off with disclectrofunk you never knew you loved. Sexy, sexy ping pong. facebook: ping pong cumberland arms Saturday, 30th October, 22:00:The Young Offenders Institute - London, UKThe YOI bring you Killer King Pong. 12 competitors per round. 1 Euro on the table each. Three lives. Winner takes all. One for the ping pong masters. Juan Chic, Ralph E-Lo and Rockwell Condensor bring afrobeat, old school hip hop and disco funk. www.theyoi.co.uk Sunday, 31st October, 20:00:Ping Pong Country - BerlinA very special closing ceremony by legendary pioneers of the Berlin ping pong party scene. Ping Pong Country = Table Tennis + Alcohol + Dosey Doe. facebook: ping pong country www.pingpongcountry.de | ||