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<p> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="fest">fest</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 17-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="marathon">marathon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="film">film</span>, <span word="architecture">architecture</span>, <span word="literature">literature</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="photography">photography</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="November">November</span> 2<span word="nd">nd</span>. <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Lights">Lights</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brainchild">brainchild</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="Clive">Clive</span> <span word="Gillinson">Gillinson</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Symphony">Symphony</span> <span word="Orchestra">Orchestra</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Carnegie">Carnegie</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="July">July</span> 2005. <span word="Determined">Determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="hall">hall</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="international">international</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="initiating">initiating</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="festivals">festivals</span> <span word="celebrating">celebrating</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="movements">movements</span>. <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="Philharmonic">Philharmonic</span> <span word="Orchestra">Orchestra</span>, <span word="under">under</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="principal">principal</span> <span word="conductor">conductor</span> <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="Rattle">Rattle</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="transformation">transformation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="reunification">reunification</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="thrives">thrives</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>; <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="Clive">Clive</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="full">full</span>-<span word="blown">blown</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enthusiastic">enthusiastic</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span>.</p><p> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sizeable">sizeable</span> <span word="mutual">mutual</span> <span word="admiration">admiration</span> <span word="societies">societies</span> <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="war">war</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="league">league</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="effervescence">effervescence</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span>, <span word="Carnegie">Carnegie</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seminars">seminars</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="literature">literature</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visual">visual</span> <span word="arts">arts</span>, <span word="film">film</span>-<span word="making">making</span> <span word="inviting">inviting</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Volker">Volker</span> <span word="Schl">Schl</span> <span word="ndorff">ndorff</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Florian">Florian</span> <span word="Henckel">Henckel</span> <span word="von">von</span> <span word="Donnersmarck">Donnersmarck</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span>-<span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="directors">directors</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Goethe">Goethe</span>-<span word="Institut">Institut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Modern">Modern</span> <span word="Art">Art</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="screening">screening</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="P">P</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.1 <span word="Contemporary">Contemporary</span> <span word="Art">Art</span> <span word="Centre">Centre</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="screening">screening</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13 <span word="episodes">episodes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="epilogue">epilogue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rainer">Rainer</span> <span word="Werner">Werner</span> <span word="Fassbinders">Fassbinders</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="epic">epic</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="Alexanderplatz">Alexanderplatz</span> <span word="in">in</span> 14 <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span>.</p>
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