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Trade Fair Visits

30. November 2025 | 00:00 - 00:00

Open Call: Shared Trade Fair Stand at the Internationale Kulturbörse in Freiburg (IKF) from January 26 to 28, 2026

We are looking for artists, producers and venue operators who would like to travel with us to the International Kulturbörse Freiburg (Freiburg International Culture Exchange, or IKF) from January 26 to 28, 2026 and be part of the joint booth of the Performing Arts Program Berlin. Application-Deadline is November 30, 2025.

Information Center

26. November 2025 | 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?

International & Nationwide

28. November 2025 | 18:00 - 20:00

Network Event

Podium Discussion

Encounters Between Berlin and the SWANA Region

Berlin is the German city with the largest population of people with roots in the SWANA region (Southwest Asia and North Africa). Many artists move professionally between continents, continually redefining how exchange and collaboration can succeed. The event opens with Theater X presenting its long-standing experience working with organizations and groups from the SWANA region.

Information Center

2. December 2025 | 10:00 - 14:00

Information Event

Network Event

Life Hacks for Caregivers

Um gute Arbeitsbedingungen und Teilhabe zu ermöglichen, braucht es strukturelle Veränderungen. Solange die noch nicht implementiert sind, wollen wir gemeinsam mit euch nach (unkonventionellen) Lösungen suchen.

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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.

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!