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Open Call

20. March 2025 | 00:00 - 00:00

Call for Participation – IETM Plenary Meeting Artistic Program

Become part of the IETM Plenary Artistic Program! From May 15th to 17th 2025, the IETM Plenary Meeting will take place in Berlin, bringing together several hundred guests from Germany and abroad. We would like to present the international audience the vibrant and diverse performing arts scene of Berlin and are putting together recommendations for an artistic program. If you have programmed productions between May 14 to 18, 2025 that meet the following criteria, let us know!

Information Center

How To…

20. March 2025 | 11:00 - 14:00

How To: Produce in a Manner that is Fair to Parents

How does parent-friendly production work? What conditions need to be created for this? How can people with care obligations advocate for their specific working (im)possibilities? In this workshop in German spoken language Elisa Müller will introduce the new Guidelines for Dealing with Care Responsibility in the Independent Performing Arts and discuss their application into practical work.

Information Center

Workshops & Seminars

28. March 2025 | 11:00 - 18:00

Workshops & Seminars

Moderation Techniques for Cultural Events

This workshop will provide insight into exchange formats and moderation techniques that will allow the participants to converse with each other in a manner that is both respectful while at the same time being rich in content. When can I allow discussions to run free and when should I intervene? The workshop is dedicated to these and many other questions in a mixture of individual reflection, peer-to-peer exchange and a plenary discussion with methods taken from systemic coaching and theater mediation.

International & Nationwide

31. March 2025 | 00:00 - 00:00

Trade Fair Visits

Open Call & Deadline

Open Call: Shared Trade Fair Stand at the INTHEGA Theatermarkt 2025 in Bielefeld

The Interessengemeinschaft der Städte mit Theatergastspielen e. V. (the Association of the Interest Group of Cities with Theatrical Guest Performances, or INTHEGA) hosts the annual INTHEGA Theatermarkt in Bielefeld, the leading trade fair for German-speaking touring theater. The INTHEGA Congress combines the Theater Market, taking place from June 30 to July 1, and the conference on July 2, 2025. Artists can now apply to participate in the Theater Market!

Specials

15. May 2025 | 00:00 - 00:00

IETM Berlin Plenary Meeting 2025 – REHEARSING FUTURES

The next IETM Plenary Meeting will take place in Berlin for the first time in over ten years. From May 15 to 17, 2025, international guests, as well as members of the local and national independent performing arts communities, will come together to discuss current questions and challenges facing the international independent scene(s) under the overarching theme REHEARSING FUTURES. Together with IETM (International Network for Contemporary Performing Arts), BFDK (Bundesverband Freie Darstellende Künste – the Federal Association for the Independent Performing Arts), and ufaFabrik, the Berlin Performing Arts Program is co-organizing the 2025 IETM Berlin Plenary Meeting.

OUT NOW! The Berlin Performing Arts Guide

The Guide provides a current and comprehensive overview of the independent performing arts community. Structures and initiatives, festivals, community events and performance venues will be introduced there. In addition to the online platform, the guide also appears annually as an accompanying publication. The latest version is now available!

We hope that this guide serves as a useful tool and that you enjoy your journey of discovery!

The Berlin Performing Arts Guide

The Performing Arts Guide offers detailed insights into various festivals, get togethers, and initiatives of Berlin’s independent scene, along with a comprehensive list of venues for better orientation. In addition to the online platform, the guide is also published annually as a print edition.

Theaterscoutings Berlin

The monthly program of Theaterscoutings Berlin opens up new perspectives on artistic works and institutions of the independent arts community with talks, experimental formats, workshops and venue tours.

Proberaumplattform Berlin

The Berlin Rehearsal Space Platform is the digital marketplace for everyone looking to offer or use rehearsal spaces in Berlin. This comprehensive directory provides a decisive overview in the form of words and images of the spaces being offered throughout the entire city of Berlin along with detailed information about the respective conditions on-site.

Publications

No matter whether we are talking about a symposium or a cooperation event, one questions is always at the forefront of the work of the Berlin Performing Arts Program: what and how can we learn from each other and how can we then integrate it sustainably within our own work?

LAFT Berlin: Administration and Connections for the Independent Performing Arts Community

The LAFT Berlin – Landesverband der freien darstellen Künste Berlin e.V. is the Legal Entity Behind the Berlin Performing Arts Program. Furthermore, the LAFT Berlin represents the interests of its more than 500 members, including the essential performance venues, groups and individual artists of Berlin in dealing with politicians and the public.

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Current information on events, calls for applications, and cultural policy developments in the independent performing arts in Berlin is available through our various newsletters. LAFT Berlin, Theaterscoutings Berlin, the Rehearsal Space Platform Berlin, and the Performing Arts Festival Berlin regularly provide updates on important topics such as funding opportunities, programs, and events. Here you can sign up for our newsletters!