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4. March 2026 | 00:00 - 00:00

Open Call: The 2026 Berlin Performing Arts Market

Show Your Art, Pitch Your Heart.
Call for artistic contributions for the pitching session! On May 12, 2026, the Berlin Performing Arts Market will be held for the third time and we are inviting all of Berlin’s artists and groups to present themselves and their work. Application Deadline is March 4, 2026. We look forward to receiving your submissions!

Information Center

25. February 2026 | 11:00 - 15:00

Specials

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?

Specials

25. February 2026 | 16:30 - 18:30

Network Event

Networks for Democracy – A Work Meeting for Interdisciplinary Cooperations and Campaigns

Berlin will elect a new parliament in 2026. Current election surveys show that antidemocratic positions are continuing to gain ground. Many of those working the fields of culture, cultural education and civic society have taken specific measures against this development for years. This work meeting will build upon these initiatives and invites structures and people from the independent performing arts community as well as civic society to give each other an overview of their coming activities and projects to strengthen democracy.

Expert qualification

27. March 2026 | 10:00 - 12:00

Information Event

Just Fund It – Reforms Nationwide

In our three-part digital information series Just Fund It, we will present current developments in public funding law with specific examples from Berlin and the entire Federal Republic of Germany.

The Berlin Performing Arts Market 2026

On May 12, 2026, the Berlin Performing Arts Program will put on the third edition of the Berlin Performing Arts Market – this time with a focus on internationalization. Alongside pitching sessions where artists and groups present their work, the 2026 edition of the market will place the focus on the relationship between artists and curators as well as programmers.

The Performing Arts Market is part of the Theme Days on National and International Collaboration in the Independent Performing Arts of PAP Berlin in May, which will invite national and international members of the independent performing arts community to Berlin for two days in order to deepen the exchange regarding international collaboration and will take a look at the cultural policy framework conditions within the European Union.

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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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!