www.theguardian.com Open in urlscan Pro
2a04:4e42:200::367 Public Scan

Back to summary

URL:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/15/berlins-techno-scene-added-to-unesco-intangible-cultural-heritage-list
Submission: On December 16 via api (December 16th 2024, 2:06:54 pm UTC) from US — Scanned from DE

Form analysis
2 forms found in the DOM

https://www.google.co.uk/search

<form action="https://www.google.co.uk/search" class="dcr-1jjnk9d"><label for="gu-search" class="dcr-0">
    <div class="dcr-6v110l">Search input </div>
  </label><input type="text" id="gu-search" aria-required="true" aria-invalid="false" aria-describedby="" required="" name="q" placeholder="Search the Guardian" data-link-name="header : search" tabindex="-1"
    class="selectableMenuItem dcr-qcy5wo"><label for="gu-search" class="dcr-0">
    <div class="dcr-6v110l">google-search </div>
    <div class="dcr-radnun"><svg width="30" viewBox="-3 -3 30 30" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true">
        <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd"
          d="M9.273 2c4.023 0 7.25 3.295 7.25 7.273a7.226 7.226 0 0 1-7.25 7.25C5.25 16.523 2 13.296 2 9.273 2 5.295 5.25 2 9.273 2m0 1.84A5.403 5.403 0 0 0 3.84 9.274c0 3 2.409 5.454 5.432 5.454 3 0 5.454-2.454 5.454-5.454 0-3.023-2.454-5.432-5.454-5.432m7.295 10.887L22 20.16 20.16 22l-5.433-5.432v-.932l.91-.909z">
        </path>
      </svg><span class="dcr-1p0hins">Search</span></div>
  </label><button type="submit" aria-live="polite" aria-label="Search with Google" data-link-name="header : search : submit" tabindex="-1" class="dcr-1gsboxi">
    <div class="src-button-space"></div><svg width="30" viewBox="-3 -3 30 30" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true">
      <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M1 12.956h18.274l-7.167 8.575.932.932L23 12.478v-.956l-9.96-9.985-.932.932 7.166 8.575H1z"></path>
    </svg>
  </button><input type="hidden" name="as_sitesearch" value="www.theguardian.com"></form>

https://www.google.co.uk/search

<form action="https://www.google.co.uk/search" class="dcr-1jjnk9d"><label for="gu-search" class="dcr-0">
    <div class="dcr-6v110l">Search input </div>
  </label><input type="text" id="gu-search" aria-required="true" aria-invalid="false" aria-describedby="" required="" name="q" placeholder="Search the Guardian" data-link-name="header : search" tabindex="-1"
    class="selectableMenuItem dcr-qcy5wo"><label for="gu-search" class="dcr-0">
    <div class="dcr-6v110l">google-search </div>
    <div class="dcr-radnun"><svg width="30" viewBox="-3 -3 30 30" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true">
        <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd"
          d="M9.273 2c4.023 0 7.25 3.295 7.25 7.273a7.226 7.226 0 0 1-7.25 7.25C5.25 16.523 2 13.296 2 9.273 2 5.295 5.25 2 9.273 2m0 1.84A5.403 5.403 0 0 0 3.84 9.274c0 3 2.409 5.454 5.432 5.454 3 0 5.454-2.454 5.454-5.454 0-3.023-2.454-5.432-5.454-5.432m7.295 10.887L22 20.16 20.16 22l-5.433-5.432v-.932l.91-.909z">
        </path>
      </svg><span class="dcr-1p0hins">Search</span></div>
  </label><button type="submit" aria-live="polite" aria-label="Search with Google" data-link-name="header : search : submit" tabindex="-1" class="dcr-1gsboxi">
    <div class="src-button-space"></div><svg width="30" viewBox="-3 -3 30 30" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true">
      <path fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M1 12.956h18.274l-7.167 8.575.932.932L23 12.478v-.956l-9.96-9.985-.932.932 7.166 8.575H1z"></path>
    </svg>
  </button><input type="hidden" name="as_sitesearch" value="www.theguardian.com"></form>

Text Content

Skip to main contentSkip to navigation
Close dialogue1/1Next imagePrevious imageToggle caption
Skip to navigation


SUPPORT THE GUARDIAN

Fund independent journalism with €12 per month
Support us

Support us
Print subscriptions
Search jobs
Sign in
Eur
 * Europe edition
 * UK edition
 * US edition
 * Australia edition
 * International edition

The Guardian - Back to homeThe Guardian
 * News
 * Opinion
 * Sport
 * Culture
 * Lifestyle

Show moreHide expanded menu
 * News
   * View all News
   * World news
   * US politics
   * UK news
   * Climate crisis
   * Middle East
   * Ukraine
   * Environment
   * Science
   * Global development
   * Football
   * Tech
   * Business
   * Obituaries
   
 * Opinion
   * View all Opinion
   * The Guardian view
   * Columnists
   * Cartoons
   * Opinion videos
   * Letters
   
 * Sport
   * View all Sport
   * Football
   * Cricket
   * Rugby union
   * Tennis
   * Cycling
   * F1
   * Golf
   * US sports
   
 * Culture
   * View all Culture
   * Books
   * Music
   * TV & radio
   * Art & design
   * Film
   * Games
   * Classical
   * Stage
   
 * Lifestyle
   * View all Lifestyle
   * Fashion
   * Food
   * Recipes
   * Love & sex
   * Health & fitness
   * Home & garden
   * Women
   * Men
   * Family
   * Travel
   * Money
   Search input
   google-search
   Search
   
   
    * Support us
    * Print subscriptions

 * * Search jobs
   * Holidays
   * Digital Archive
   * Guardian Licensing
   * About Us
   * The Guardian app
   * Video
   * Podcasts
   * Pictures
   * Newsletters
   * Today's paper
   * Inside the Guardian
   * The Observer
   * Guardian Weekly
   * Crosswords
   * Wordiply
   * Corrections
 * Search input
   google-search
   Search
   
   * Search jobs
   * Holidays
   * Digital Archive
   * Guardian Licensing
   * About Us

 * World
 * Europe
 * US
 * Americas
 * Asia
 * Australia
 * Middle East
 * Africa
 * Inequality
 * Global development


A night at the Berlin techno club Tresor. The local scene has been recognised by
Germany for its contribution to the city’s cultural identity. Photograph:
Agencja Fotograficzna Caro/Alamy
View image in fullscreen
A night at the Berlin techno club Tresor. The local scene has been recognised by
Germany for its contribution to the city’s cultural identity. Photograph:
Agencja Fotograficzna Caro/Alamy
Germany

This article is more than 8 months old


GERMANY ADDS BERLIN’S TECHNO SCENE TO UNESCO CULTURAL HERITAGE LIST

This article is more than 8 months old

List recognises techno scene’s contribution to Berlin’s cultural identity

Aneesa Ahmed
Fri 15 Mar 2024 06.00 CETLast modified on Fri 15 Mar 2024 17.29 CET
Share




Germany’s culture ministry and Unesco commission have added Berlin’s techno
scene to the country’s list of intangible cultural heritage, in recognition of
the scene’s contribution to the cultural identity of the city.

Berlin’s Clubcommission, a network for Berlin’s techno clubs and musicians,
described the move as “another milestone for Berlin techno producers, artists,
club operators and event organisers”.

Lutz Leichsenring, an executive member of Clubcommission’s board, told the
German broadcaster DW: “The decision will help us ensure that club culture is
recognised as a valuable sector worthy of protection and support.”

For more than a decade there has been a campaign to have techno culture and
music added to Germany’s list, spearheaded by Rave the Planet, a non-profit
supporting electronic music culture.

“Congratulations to all the cultural creators who have shaped and contributed to
Berlin’s techno culture,” the group said in a statement on social media. “This
is a major milestone for the entire culture, and our joy is beyond words.”

Rave the Planet submitted the application for techno to be included in the list
in November 2022.

Intangible cultural heritage status is more commonly granted to more traditional
cultural activities, such as Malawian Mwinoghe dancing or Slovakian bagpipe
culture. The recent recognition on Unesco’s list of intangible cultural heritage
of Jamaican reggae and India’s huge Kumbh Mela festival, however, prompted
techno community leaders in Berlin to campaign for their scene to be included in
Germany’s register, which is separate to the Unesco list.

Techno is a fundamental part of the city, according to Peter Kirn, a
Berlin-based DJ and music producer. In 2021 he told the Observer: “In other
cities, people wouldn’t accept music that’s really hard or weird and full of
synthesisers and really brutal, distorted drum machines. You can’t play that at
peak hour in a club, let alone over lunch. And here it’s totally acceptable to
play that over lunch.

“Techno has become a refuge for people who are marginalised, and there’s a
natural attraction to Berlin as a place which is more permissive when you come
from places that are less permissive.”

The techno scene is one of six new entries on the intangible cultural heritage
list in Germany; others include fruit wine and mountaineering. A parade in
Bavaria known as the Kirchseeoner Perchtenlauf, where attenders dress as furry
monsters, was also added to the list.

The headline and text of this article were amended on 15 March 2024. The techno
scene has been added to the national intangible cultural heritage list compiled
by the German commission for Unesco, not the global intangible cultural heritage
list compiled by Unesco as an earlier version indicated.


Explore more on these topics
 * Germany
 * Electronic music
 * Unesco
 * news

Share

Reuse this content


MOST VIEWED

 * LIVE
   ASSAD CLAIMS HE WISHED TO KEEP FIGHTING AS SYRIAN REGIME FELL BUT RUSSIANS
   EVACUATED HIM – MIDDLE EAST CRISIS LIVE
   
   

 * ALLEGED CHINESE SPY WHO BEFRIENDED PRINCE ANDREW IS ‘TIP OF ICEBERG’, TORY MP
   SAYS
   
   

 * PREMIER LEAGUE: 10 TALKING POINTS FROM THE WEEKEND’S ACTION
   
   

 * IS IT TRUE THAT … MOST OF US AREN’T GETTING ENOUGH PROTEIN?
   
   

 * ‘SOMETHING HORRIBLE’: SOMERSET PIT REVEALS BRONZE AGE CANNIBALISM
   
   





MOST VIEWED


MOST VIEWED



 * World
 * Europe
 * US
 * Americas
 * Asia
 * Australia
 * Middle East
 * Africa
 * Inequality
 * Global development

 * News
 * Opinion
 * Sport
 * Culture
 * Lifestyle

Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning
Sign up for our email

 * Help
 * Complaints & corrections
 * SecureDrop
 * Work for us
 *  
 * Privacy policy
 * Cookie policy
 * Terms & conditions
 * Contact us

 * All topics
 * All writers
 * Digital newspaper archive
 * Tax strategy
 * Facebook
 * YouTube
 * Instagram
 * LinkedIn
 * Newsletters

 * Advertise with us
 * Search UK jobs


Back to top
© 2024 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights
reserved. (dcr)

www.theguardian.com Open in urlscan Pro 2a04:4e42:200::367 Public Scan

Form analysis 2 forms found in the DOM

https://www.google.co.uk/search

https://www.google.co.uk/search

Text Content

www.theguardian.com Open in urlscan Pro
2a04:4e42:200::367 Public Scan

Form analysis
2 forms found in the DOM