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Specials
3. July 2025 | 14:30 - 20:30
We warmly invite you to our annual information event – with work meetings and network meetings, workshops, and a panel discussion. We will take a look at the first half of the year, reflect upon the developments, and inform you about future projects and plans of the Berlin Performing Arts Program. Afterward, we will hold our summer party: over the course of drinks, dinner and music, staff members and participants will meet up with allies, cooperation partners and all interested parties
Information Center
Specials
5. June 2025 - 5. June 2025
Are you looking to once again let yourself be advised on a burning topic, exchange experiences with colleagues and receive some compact knowledge over the course of a short workshop? Hey, how about getting all of that done on the same evening? Sounds good? Then please accept our hearty invitation to attend our very first Long Night of Advisement!
Information Center
Workshops & Seminars
11. June 2025 | 10:00 - 18:00
Social media PR is increasingly being left to the artists and culture makers themselves, meaning that learning how to work confidently within the digital attention economy can scarcely still be avoided. The platform Instagram has increased strongly in significance, especially for visually oriented work. But how do I use this platform successfully without disappearing amongst all of the other users?
Information Center
Workshops & Seminars
13. June 2025 | 10:00 - 18:00
This workshop in English spoken language will present possible conflicts between employees and employers or employed artists and institutions. It will outline a retrospective of not only on the legal parts of the conflict, but also of the psychological and performative aspects, helping participants to analyze and understand the issues in order to prepare for similarly precarious situations in the future.
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 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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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!