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Open Call

Audience Formats

24. July 2025 | 00:00 - 00:00

Open Call: Documentary Short Film Contribution for Spielraum – the 2025 Days of the Independent Performing Arts Community in Berlin

To kick things off, we are initially looking for project sketches for the film documentation of Spielraum. In a second step, we are planning to ask those who have submitted the selected projects to realize them in exchange for a corresponding fee. We are looking to end up with a short film that is created with complete artistic freedom which documents selected events within Spielraum. We look forward to your submissions!

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Workshops & Seminars

7. July 2025 | 10:00 - 18:00

The Art of Budgeting with Little Money

How can I produce a show with a low budget? This two-day workshop blends practical guidance with theoretical insights, helping you navigate the art of budgeting. Whether you’re working on an existing project, starting fresh, or simply curious about production, this hands-on approach will give you the tools to work smartly and creatively.

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Workshops & Seminars

9. July 2025 | 10:00 - 18:00

Sustainable Producing – Measures and Methods

Are you responsible for the topic of sustainability in a cultural institution and are you on the lookout for methodical knowledge for participatory transformation processes? Are you asking yourselves which specific tools for creating work sustainably in your own collective are out there? It is high time to take a closer look at both of these tools over the course of this workshop, where you can try out individual methods on a practical basis and test them out in terms of the needs and work contexts of the participants!

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Workshops & Seminars

10. July 2025 | 10:00 - 18:00

Cultural Education As A Secondary Source of Income

Projects in the field of cultural education can represent an exciting secondary source of income for artists. But how do you successfully come into contact with daycare facilities, schools, support associations and community institutions? This workshop in German spoken language will demonstrate the opportunities and special features that collaboration with these cooperation partners can offer and what things are of significance over the course of an educational and artistic project.

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The Berlin Performing Arts Guide 2025/26

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!