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Specials

10. February 2025 | 00:00 - 00:00

Open Call: „Introducing Berlin's Independent Performing Arts Community” at the 2025 IETM Plenary Meeting in Berlin

From May 15 to 17, 2025, we are co-organizing the 2025 IETM Plenary Meeting – together with IETM (international network for contemporary performing arts), BFDK (Bundesverband Freie Darstellende Künste, the Federal Association for the Independent Performing Arts) and ufaFabrik. We are very pleased that this event will take place in Berlin again after 10 years! On May 15, 2025, we would like to offer participants the opportunity to get to know the artistic work, the most important discourses, spaces and structures of the performing arts in the host city of Berlin. We are looking for non-artistic contributions that provide insights into the independent performing arts community in Berlin.

Information Center

27. January 2025 | 13:00 - 16:00

Information Event

An Overview of Funding Tools – What’s Coming Up?

This event in German spoken language will provide an overview of the most important funding opportunities for the coming three months: What funding programs offered by Berlin’s Senate and its districts are currently accepting applications? What funding programs on the German federal level and on the EU level could be of interest now? We will provide a quick overview and answer the most urgent questions regarding the funding tools with deadlines approaching.

Information Center

Transnational

29. January 2025 | 15:00 - 18:00

Network Event

Getting Started as a Transnational Artist

In this networking event in English and Chinese spoken language we welcome transnational new-comers to the Berlin Scene and provide basic knowledge for getting started. The focus of this event is on the Chinese-speaking community.

Information Center

4. February 2025 | 10:00 - 18:00

Workshops & Seminars

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.

Symposium

13. March 2025 | 12:30 - 20:30

Symposium: Professional Producing in Crisis Situations – (In)Security, Leeway, Solidarity and Quick Solutions

The conditions for producing and for production managers have gotten more difficult: fluctuating funding resources, slow communication and last-minute decisions require a large amount of flexibility, strategic thinking and new approaches. This symposium brings together representatives from the fields of art and culture production, administration, politics and additional relevant areas in order to reflect together upon how professional producing can be successful under uncertain conditions as well.

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!

Berlin Performing Arts Guide

The Berlin Performing Arts Guide provide direct access to the community for audience members, visiting industry professionals and interested parties. The portal provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of Berlin’s independent performing arts community. In doing so, structures and initiatives, festivals and industry events as well as performance venues are presented.

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!