Berlin’s pulsing techno heartbeat has stopped. The clubs are empty. Berlin-based photographer Emmanuele Contini went out on a Saturday night during the corona crisis to capture the city’s deserted party hubs. From Berghain and Kater Blau, ://about blank to Wilde Renate. KitKatClub to Yaam. The result is an impressive, unsettling photo series reflecting the state of emergency in which the city’s nightlife finds itself.
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Berghain
Else
Alte Munze
KitKatClub & Sage
Golden Gate
Kater Blau
Yaam
Sisyphos
Salon zur Wilden Renate
Strange times indeed. The long lines are missing and no bass rattles the walls as you pass. But, slowly, slowly, the city starts to unfurl — the first relaxations have been announced since the crisis began. For clubs in Berlin, however, the closures are likely to continue for a long time. Partying before autumn or winter seems unlikely.
Until then, the clubs have organised themselves online. Under the banner United We Stream, regular DJ sets are broadcast from some of the world’s big names. Purely virtual, of course.
Original text Jacek Slaski
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