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6. July 2026 | 15:00 - 20:30

Performing Arts Summer Gathering

This year as well, we are very pleased to warmly invite everyone in the independent performing arts community and their allies to our summer gathering! We will inform you about the current programming and invite you to take a look at the future with us at info tables, in workshops as well as in working and networking meetings. After this, we are looking forward to networking and discussions with food and music – for a strong, solidary community!

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Workshops & Seminars

23. June 2026 | 10:00 - 18:00

Pitch Your Project!

This workshop is intended for everyone who wants to examine how they present themselves and work on self-confidence. It can also be used to get feedback on concepts whose applications are being prepared.

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24. June 2026 | 11:00 - 15:00

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Sharing & Sparring

Would you like to work (together) on your concepts, funding applications, budgets, announcements or other projects? Are you looking for a space to do so that is outside of your private home, does cost you any rent to use and is quieter than the café around the corner?

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Workshops & Seminars

25. June 2026 | 10:00 - 18:00

Public Funding Law – Paths Through the Jungle

The funding approval has arrived! But how do things move on from there? We are all know the terms “necessary, economic and frugal”, but what do they really mean? In the workshop, we will not work on specific accounting tasks, but instead clarify basic terms and rules for the use of public funds, shed some light on these from practical experiences and in this way find paths together through the allegedly impenetrable jungle of bureaucracy.

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READER: IETM Berlin Plenary Meeting 2025 – REHEARSING FUTURES

From May 15 to 17, 2025, the IETM Plenary Meeting brought together international guests in Berlin. Over the course of three days, under the theme “REHEARSING FUTURES,” participants had the opportunity to immerse themselves in Berlin’s independent performing arts community. You can now look back on the IETM Plenary Meeting 2025 with the help of an interactive PDF - with an overview of the IETM Plenary Meeting and its programme, texts contributed by numerous speakers and direct links to video footage and interviews. We hope you enjoy reading and exploring the content!

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Out now: Performing Arts Guide Berlin 26/27

This guide to Berlin’s independent performing arts community provides valuable insight into the community and is ideally suited for helping you to discover something new and be well informed for a personal visit to Berlin.

#BerlinIstKultur

is the action alliance against the cuts to the city of Berlin’s cultural budget. Under the campaign of the same name, we network and inform Berlin cultural institutions, associations and solo artists and address the importance of culture for the city of Berlin to politicians.

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.

Theater Scoutings Berlin

The monthly program of Theater Scoutings 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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Newsletter / Instant Messenger

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!