Programme 2008

20 September
(Saturday)

Combine a Car Rally with a 'Wild Goose Chase" and a "Treasure Hunt" and a Rätselrallye is born. We are trying to find out who knows most about
Wellington and the German Language while at the same time having fun. Join us!
Click on links for: Information sheet - Rules
Application form: Deutsch or English

1:30pm, McDonalds, Petone

Lecture
Peter Wilton
"From the Ostpolitik to the Fall of the Wall"

Peter will attempt to outline the historical steps in his personal view which led to the opening of the wall with a few personal impressions and indications to further research. Following the presentation questions are encouraged.

Lecture
Peter Baillie
"Faust in Music"

Presented by well known Wellingtonian, Peter Baillie. The Faust legend has been expressed most famously by Gounod in his opera Faust and Berlioz in The Damnation of Faust. Using musical examples he will explore how composers have used Goethe as a source for their works.

Award Presentation and Film Showing

of this year's ShortFilmFest for Students of German...read more

We conclude the year with our annual Nikolausfeier Christmas party. Come along for mulled wine and German Christmas cookies.

Drink, nibbles and AGM.

Sonnwendfeier with Glühwein & Poetry

The VUW German Club and Goethe Society Wellington invites you to participate in
groups of 3 or 4 to win $100! To register, send your team name, members' names and a contact number to vuwgermanclub@gmail.com. Registration costs $20. Refreshments will be available. But be warned! Questions will be in
German, so a good knowledge of the language and other topics is recommended!

...to be announced and applications to be received. The Con Kooznetzoff Award allows a school in the Wellington area that has contributed to the German teachers' and students' activities consistently to apply for a patronage. Money goes towards supplementary teaching resources.

Secondary school students compete...read more

This year's German play put on by the students of German at Victoria University is called "Deutsch für Ausländer". It is based on a selection of skits by German comedian Loriot, with the intent to educate viewers about the German language and culture. Some of the skits will feature a translator, who will not always translate correctly, with comedic results. The last part of the play is "Deutsche Musik für Ausländer" - a musical presentation that will put the words of Loriot's nonsense poem "Krawehl Krawehl" to many forms of German music, ranging from Hildegard von Bingen to Rammstein. This year the play is being co-directed by Michael Langdon, Michael Pohl and Robbie Ellis, with Alexander Kane as Producer.

Wellington and Hutt Valley Schools’ Drama competition. In cooperation with the Goethe Institut & GANZ...read more