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TheBerliner Festspiele (German forBerlin Festivals) inBerlin organise and stage a large number of independent festivals as well as exhibitions and individual events in the fields of music, theatre, performance, dance, literature and visual arts throughout the year. Events are held at theHaus der Berliner Festspiele, a pre-existing theatre devolved to that purpose in 2001, as well as at theMartin-Gropius-Bau and other venues.
The first of these events were the Berliner Festwochen (classical music) and theBerlin International Film Festival, in 1951. They contributed to the cultural life ofWest Berlin individed Germany, before being expanded into theEastern part of the city followingReunification.
Festivals of the Berliner Festspiele include:
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