AG Tanzförderung
Open Studio · Discourse by Zeitgenössischer Tanz Berlin (ZTB)
In the frame of RESIST!: Assembly
In collaboration with Zeitgenössischer Tanz Berlin e.V. and external guests, the project RESIST! hosts weekly “Assemblies” from March 5 to May 7: every Thursday evening** from 5–7 pm, everyone interested is invited to gather at Uferstudio 5.
The Assembly on 26 March will be hosted by the AG Tanzförderung (Dance Promotion Working Group): The working group aims to reform Berlin's funding system and establish structural, sustainable and cross-generational support for the professional dance sector in Berlin. The first steps were taken with the campaign "Kahlschlag für den Tanz in Berlin?" (Clear-cutting for dance in Berlin?), in which 500 signatures were collected. This campaign was presented to Senator for Culture Joe Chialo at the opening of Tanznacht 2023.
The AG Tanzförderung continues to work in workshops on ways to improve the structure of Berlin’s dance funding system and seeks to discuss its proposals with the dance community and cultural policymakers.
With the format of the “Assemblies,” we aim to offer the independent scene space and time for broader cultural and political exchange. While digital connections tend to encourage fast, largely anonymous and individualized expressions of opinion, we choose to invest in real social cohesion. Through the “Assemblies,” we create a solidaric setting in which reflection and discussion can take place live and on site. Together, we want to explore how we can sustainably defend artistic freedom — in the face of current cuts to cultural funding and the normalization of right-wing positions within wider society.
The Assembly on 26 March will be hosted by the AG Tanzförderung (Dance Promotion Working Group): The working group aims to reform Berlin's funding system and establish structural, sustainable and cross-generational support for the professional dance sector in Berlin. The first steps were taken with the campaign "Kahlschlag für den Tanz in Berlin?" (Clear-cutting for dance in Berlin?), in which 500 signatures were collected. This campaign was presented to Senator for Culture Joe Chialo at the opening of Tanznacht 2023.
The AG Tanzförderung continues to work in workshops on ways to improve the structure of Berlin’s dance funding system and seeks to discuss its proposals with the dance community and cultural policymakers.
With the format of the “Assemblies,” we aim to offer the independent scene space and time for broader cultural and political exchange. While digital connections tend to encourage fast, largely anonymous and individualized expressions of opinion, we choose to invest in real social cohesion. Through the “Assemblies,” we create a solidaric setting in which reflection and discussion can take place live and on site. Together, we want to explore how we can sustainably defend artistic freedom — in the face of current cuts to cultural funding and the normalization of right-wing positions within wider society.
Here is a brief overview of the Assembly dates:
05.03: Opening & welcome for our resident artists
12.03: Open general assembly of Zeitgenössischer Tanz Berlin e.V. (ZTB)
19.03: “Public Arts Funding in a Politically Tense Climate – Scenarios of Change?” with Dr. Justus Duhnkrack (lawyer and political advisor)
26.03: Assembly with the Dance Funding Working Group (AG Tanzförderung)
16.04: Assembly with the Dance & Parenthood Working Group (AG Tanz und Elternschaft)
23.04: Assembly with the Working Culture Group (AG Arbeitskultur / Work Culture)
30.04: External guest (tba)
07.05: Assembly with the Decolonize / Dance Working Group (AG Decolonize / Dance)
Accessibility
Studio 5 is accessible without steps, but has a raised wooden floor which can be reached via a 1.5% inclined ramp. Wheelchair spaces are available.
The barrier-free toilet is located in the foyer of the studio, a few meters from the studio.
05.03: Opening & welcome for our resident artists
12.03: Open general assembly of Zeitgenössischer Tanz Berlin e.V. (ZTB)
19.03: “Public Arts Funding in a Politically Tense Climate – Scenarios of Change?” with Dr. Justus Duhnkrack (lawyer and political advisor)
26.03: Assembly with the Dance Funding Working Group (AG Tanzförderung)
16.04: Assembly with the Dance & Parenthood Working Group (AG Tanz und Elternschaft)
23.04: Assembly with the Working Culture Group (AG Arbeitskultur / Work Culture)
30.04: External guest (tba)
07.05: Assembly with the Decolonize / Dance Working Group (AG Decolonize / Dance)
Accessibility
Studio 5 is accessible without steps, but has a raised wooden floor which can be reached via a 1.5% inclined ramp. Wheelchair spaces are available.
The barrier-free toilet is located in the foyer of the studio, a few meters from the studio.
If you have any further questions about the access requirements for this performance, please contact: access@tanzfabrik-berlin.de
Further information on accessibility can be found on our website: https://www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/en/barrierefreiheit#
Further information on accessibility can be found on our website: https://www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/en/barrierefreiheit#
Zeitgenössischer Tanz Berlin (ZTB)
The Zeitgenössischer Tanz Berlin (ZTB) association has represented the interests of practitioners in dance, choreography, and performance in Berlin since 2000. Its aim is to create fair and productive conditions for the art form of dance and to promote transparent and equitable communication between artists, policymakers, and the public. Since 2017, ZTB has explicitly positioned itself as an open platform embracing the diversity of contemporary choreographic and performative practices.
Duration approx. 120 Min
Free entry. First come, first served.
Free entry. First come, first served.
Credits
Members of the Dance Funding Working Group (AG Tanzförderung) are: Christina Ciupke, Tanzcompagnie Rubato – Dieter Baumann & Jutta Hell, Tanzkollektiv Grupo Oito – (Ricardo de Paula, Caroline Alves, Laura Alonso, Martina Garbelli, Cintia Rangel, Natalie Riedelsheimer, Miro Wallner), Public in Private – Jasna L. Vinovrški, Clément Layes, Kat Válastur, WILHELM GROENER – Günther Wilhelm & Mariola Groener, July Weber, Eva Meyer-Keller, Sergiu Matis, Eszter Salomon. The AG Tanzförderung works closely together with its supporters: Heike Albrecht, Alexandra Wellensiek, Christoph Winkler, and Renate Graziadei.
Members of the Dance Funding Working Group (AG Tanzförderung) are: Christina Ciupke, Tanzcompagnie Rubato – Dieter Baumann & Jutta Hell, Tanzkollektiv Grupo Oito – (Ricardo de Paula, Caroline Alves, Laura Alonso, Martina Garbelli, Cintia Rangel, Natalie Riedelsheimer, Miro Wallner), Public in Private – Jasna L. Vinovrški, Clément Layes, Kat Válastur, WILHELM GROENER – Günther Wilhelm & Mariola Groener, July Weber, Eva Meyer-Keller, Sergiu Matis, Eszter Salomon. The AG Tanzförderung works closely together with its supporters: Heike Albrecht, Alexandra Wellensiek, Christoph Winkler, and Renate Graziadei.
The project RESIST! is funded by the Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt as part of the programme “Residenzförderung Tanz 2025–2027”. RESIST! will also host Kristina Kusmina Dreit, Live Works Fellow 2026, supported by Centrale Fies and Tanzfabrik Berlin BÜHNE.
*Zeitgenössischer Tanz Berlin e.V. (Contemporary Dance Berlin Association)
*Zeitgenössischer Tanz Berlin e.V. (Contemporary Dance Berlin Association)
**except during the Easter holidays