Unravelling Expectations

A Study in Thread by Ara­da Böhm / Lau­ra Sophie Faiß
Languages: German and English

A Study in Thread by Arada Böhm and Laura Faiß offers a new meaning to women’s craftsmanship, and challenges societal views on gender stereotypes. The piece premiered on 22 May and ran until 25 May 2025 at Brotfabrik.

by Maia Joseph, 28. May 2025

Laughing at Ourselves

A Year without Summer by Florentina Holzinger
Languages: German and English

A Year without Summer, directed and choreographed by Florentina Holzinger, premiered on 21 May 2025 at Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, featuring an all cis-female, naked cast—Holzinger’s signature—who display a range of diverse and at times visceral talents.

by Inky Lee, 27. May 2025

For All the Tired Horses

Dawn by Adam Seid Tahir
Languages: German and English

Dawn by Adam Seid Tahir, which premiered at MDT Stockholm and was presented at Sophiensæle from 23–25 May in the festival Making Life in the Ruins, creates inspiration, reviving ancient runic symbols. 

by Alice Heyward, 27. May 2025

Embodiment at Arm’s Length

Everyone here is a bit of a horse by Vera Shchelkina
Languages: German and English

An excerpt of her upcoming piece developed through the Master’s program in Choreography at HZT Berlin, Vera Shchelkina’s Everyone here is a bit of a horse, which played in the Potsdamer Tanztage festival from 22–23 May, directs encounters through manual contact.

by Alice Heyward, 25. May 2025

Art, Bullets, Cold Blood

Something Is Approaching by Carolina Mendonça
Languages: German and English

On 16 May 2025 at the Forum Theatertreffen 1965-2025 in the foyer of the Berliner Festspiele, choreographer Carolina Mendonça offered insight into Something Is Approaching, a new piece that will celebrate its premiere in June.

by Johanna Ackva, 19. May 2025

Where Am I?

On Stage by Maria Hassabi
Languages: German and English

On Stage, a performance by Maria Hassabi, had its German premiere at Radialsystem on 25 and 26 April 2025. 

by Inky Lee, 2. May 2025

In Search of Your Own Voice

Inner Mining - experiment #1: voice by Jule Flierl
Languages: German and English

“Inner Mining – experiment #1: voice” is a piece by Jule Flierl that celebrated its premiere at Dock 11 on 24 April 2025. It is performed by bottom up productions: Chihiro Araki, Felipe Fizkal, and Julek Kreutzer.

by Maxie Liebschner, 28. April 2025

She’s always on the move

ANUNCIA EN EL PEDREGAL by Silvia Ospina
Languages: German and English

The series I’M A UTERUS >< PROCREATORS & WARRIORS IN RESISTANCE takes place on three evenings in the CORDILLERA Raum für Körper und Utopien (Space for Bodies and Utopias). I attend the performance ANUNCIA EN EL PEDREGAL by Silvia Ospina on 19 April 2025.

by Mimo Tashla, 22. April 2025
Zwei Performerinnen aus dem Stück Divas posieren auf der Bühne

She Eats Éclairs in Paris

Divas by Mel Brinkmann
Languages: German and English

Since November 2024, choreographer Mel Brinkmann has been meeting with seven young dancers once a week in Mädchen*zentrum Szenenwechsel. The result is Divas, an expressive dance performance performed from 11 to 13 April 2025 at Uferstudios.

by Johanna Ackva, 15. April 2025

How can a human also be a rhinoceros? It’s inconceivable. 

Die Nashörner by URSina Tossi
Languages: German and English

Die Nashörner (The Rhinos) is a dance piece by URSina Tossi with integrated artistic audio descriptions. It’s geared towards viewers aged 14 and up and transports a theater text written by Eugène Ionesco in 1959 to the present day. Following its premiere at Theater an der Parkaue on 3 April 2025, there will be additional performances in April and […]

by Maria Ladopoulos, 8. April 2025

Cutbacks, Diversity, and Accessibility in the Berlin Cultural Sector – An Interview with Representatives from Diversity Arts Culture

Thema: Diversity Arts Culture Languages: German and English

Art and culture should be available to everyone. To accomplish this, barriers have to be dismantled and perspectives from groups that have been thus far un(der)represented introduced to the cultural sector. Diversity Arts Culture is driving diversity development in (Berlin) cultural institutions. Their numerous consulting services, workshops, events, and publications target artists as well as institutions and those active in the cultural […]

by Mimo Tashla, 31. March 2025

Touch me like…

On my tongue by Emilie Gregersen
Languages: German and English

In On my tongue, Luisa Fernanda Alfonso, Paolo de Venecia Gile, Sigrid Stigsdatter Mathiassen, and Emilie Gregersen debate queer touch, boundaries, and communication. The piece, which premiered in Copenhagen, is showing from 27-29 March at UFER_STUDIOS.

by Mimo Tashla, 28. March 2025