RASA's Official Opening Weekend

RASA, a new creative community space at Republic Plaza, opens on 10 January 2025. Conceived as a platform for collective experiences through a young Southeast Asian perspective, RASA – meaning “essence” in Sanskrit – fosters creativity, connection, and collaboration between artists and communities. Designed by Berlin’s Studio Karhard of Berghain fame, RASA features two spaces: Hall, a cocktail lounge with Southeast Asian-inspired drinks like the Cantaloop Rush and Lapsang Souchong Negroni, and Floor, an intimate music enclave.

The opening weekend collaborates with Taiwan’s Organik Festival, spotlighting DJs Diskonnected, Toumingren, and local talents–Strange Weather’s A’alely and Sivillian Affair’s Sivanesh. The festivities continue the following weekend (17–19 January) with performances by JakoJako, the first woman of Asian descent to join Berghain’s roster, and residents nd_baumecker and Barker. Adding to the experience, RASA serves artisanal gelato, including plant-based options, alongside its genre-spanning music programming​.