O Que Resta do Fogo by bottom up productions/Isabela Fernandes Santana
Languages: German and English

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).

Languages: German and English

Ehemalige Ko-Leiterin des Tanzbüros Berlin |Nachruf

A Scenario Of A System Off by Ixchel Mendoza Hernández
Languages: German and English

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.

Toil by Sheena McGrandles
Languages: German and English

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.

Autobiography of Contradictions by Manon Parent / Alma Palacios
Languages: German and English

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.

Showroomdummies#4 by Gisèle Vienne / Étienne Bideau-Rey
Languages: German and English

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 by Marco Morau
Languages: German and English

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.

Homecoming - The Grand Showcase by Diverse
Languages: German and English

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.

DJAM LEELII, a Necroromantic by Djibrill Sall
Languages: German and English

With the solo performance of DJAM LEELII, a Necroromantic (5-9 November 2025, sophiensaele), Djibril Sall created a ritual that conjured up memories of the ocean for all those who have lost their lives in its torrents. 

The Brotherhood by Carolina Bianchi & Cara de Cavalo
Languages: German and English

The Brotherhood is Carolina Bianchi and Cara de Cavalo’s second piece in the Cadela Força trilogy.It is simultaneously nuanced, vulnerable, and strong.  The piece about the patriarchy behind sexual violence can be experienced at HAU from 30 October to 1 November.

SLEEPWALKING BALLAD by Symbolic Movement Choir
Languages: German and English

SLEEPWALKING BALLAD, a piece by Symbolic Movement Choir, celebrated its premiere on 9 October 2025 at the Pfefferberg Theater.

la nef des fols by Toula Limnaios
Languages: German and English

la nef des fols (2024) by cie. toula limnaios returned to the company’s own HALLE Tanzbühne Berlin from 24 September to 4 October 2025. The choreography sought to embody a well-known allegory’s tension between order and delirium.