A Table, a Trial, a Joke
Gut gemacht! by Antonia Baehr, Jule Flierl, Hermann Heisig, Claire Vivianne Sobottke
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Gut gemacht!, by and with Antonia Baehr, Jule Flierl, Hermann Heisig, and Claire Vivianne Sobottke, is a comedy of judgment staged as a trial. This complex joke on the making and evaluation of art in the past and present was shown at HAU2 on 5 and 6 February 2026.
On a Land of Harm
I want revenge, grandma by Colleen Ndemeh Fitzgerald
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I want revenge, grandma, created and performed by Colleen Ndemeh Fitzgerald, was restaged on 17 and 18 January 2026 at Sophiensæle as part of the 35th Tanztage Berlin. The piece addresses European colonial violence in Africa.
Fruit Salad à la Salome
the intimacy of collision by Dominique Tegho
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the intimacy of collision by Lebanese choreographer Dominique Tegho celebrated its premiere during the 30th anniversary of Tanztage Berlin (8 to 24 January 2026) at the Sophiensæle. A review of the second performance on 18 January 2026.
Who’s to Blame?
Witch Hunting by Anne Nguyen
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Witch Hunting by Anne Nguyen/Compagnie par Terre, which looks at the idea of being made “different”, is a successful start to this year’s PURPLE International Dance Festival. The piece can be seen at HAU 1 from 17 to 19 January.
Commoning Matter
O Que Resta do Fogo by bottom up productions/Isabela Fernandes Santana
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bottom up productions, founded by Julek Kreutzer and Felipe Fizkal, de-hierarchises contemporary dance production. For Sophiensæle’s Tanztage Berlin, Isabela Fernandes Santana (as choreographer) and Mariagiulia Serantoni (as a dancer) collaborated with BUP to create O Que Resta do Fogo (14–15 January 2026).
Shifting Truth
A Scenario Of A System Off by Ixchel Mendoza Hernández
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A Scenario Of A System Off by Ixchel Mendoza Hernández examines perception and reality, both through dance and in words. The piece can be seen from 18 to 21 December 2025 at radialsystem.
Time Decides (Dance as an Object of Exercise, or Exercise as Dance Object)
Toil by Sheena McGrandles
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Toil by Sheena McGrandles, premiering at HAU2 from 3–6 December, presents dance as physical training and disciplined repetition—a dancer’s prosaic mode of work.
Between Desire and Destruction. Mixed Feelings
Autobiography of Contradictions by Manon Parent / Alma Palacios
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Manon Parent and Alma Palacios have been fixated on the author, actress, and resistance fighter Goliarda Sapienza for years. Autobiography of Contradictions (5-7 December 2025, Dock11) is a homage to her.
The Price of Looking Good
Showroomdummies#4 by Gisèle Vienne / Étienne Bideau-Rey
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Showroomdummies #4, directed by Gisèle Vienne and Étienne Bideau-Rey, had its German premiere on 5 December 2025 at Haus der Berliner Festspiele. The piece raises disturbing questions about East Asian female stereotypes.
Creatures of the Dark
Creatures of the Dark by Marco Morau
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Wunderkammer, choreographed by Marcos Morau with music by Clara Aguilar and Ben Meerwein and performed by Staatsballett Berlin, premiered on 31 October 2025 at the Komische Oper Berlin. With its striking scenes exploding one after another, it propels the audience through a dark sci-fi dream. The show continues until 23 April 2026.
Berlin as A Home for Queer?
Homecoming - The Grand Showcase by Diverse
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The Queer Performance Festival takes place from 12-16 November. In this article, voices from the queer community report on Homecoming – The Grand Showcase, which fired up the Theater im Delphi on 15 November.
