Sophiensæle

TO ALL EMERGING DANCE ARTISTS BASED IN BERLIN

Since 1996, Tanztage Berlin has presented innovative and genre-bending work by Berlin artists in the field of contemporary dance, choreography and performance. This producing platform is a unique opportunity for the city's broadly defined choreographic newcomers and artists that have recently arrived in Berlin to present their work to a loyal local and international audience. With its 32 editions, the festival has proven many times what constitutes its DNA: it encourages artistic risk-taking, experimental formats and visions that not only challenge conventional narratives about dance and choreography but also question the status of the body in the contemporary world.

The next edition of Tanztage Berlin will again take place under the artistic direction of Mateusz Szymanówka. The festival is currently planned for 5-20 January 2024. The festival offers emerging dance artists based in Berlin a framework for their new productions and revivals. 

The program of the last editions can be found at: https://tanztage-berlin.sophiensaele.com/en/

In the Tanztage Berlin Podcast you can hear more about the history of the festival: https://tanztage-berlin.sophiensaele.com/en/on-demand/plotting-futures-together-happy-birthday-tanztage/

APPLICATIONS FOR PREMIERES AND REVIVALS

1. MODULE: PREMIERES
The Tanztage Berlin can support a limited number of productions presenting their premiere at the festival.

We offer:

• a production grant of between € 7,000 and € 12,000, depending on the personnel costs (e.g. the number of project participants)
• an evening fee of 380€ per person per show for the collaborators involved in the presentation of the show (choreographers, performers or lighting and sound designers running the show).
• free external rehearsal space (approx. 2 weeks per production) in the period 31.10.2023 - 22.12.2023
• approx. 1-2 days for rehearsal on stage at Sophiensæle between Christmas and New Year
• approx. 3 days for final rehearsals (usually shared with another group), technical set-up + dress rehearsal on stage in January. The groups are supported here by curatorial, technical and organisational supervision.
• dramaturgical support during the rehearsal process by dramaturgs Dandan Liu and Jette Büchsenschütz
• support in the form of press work/marketing as part of the festival's general press and public relations work, free photo and video documentation of the performances and, depending on the need, also in the form of advice on calculation, administration and accounting of the production cost subsidy
• travel and accommodation costs will only be reimbursed in exceptional cases.

2. MODULE: PREMIERES - PERFORMANCE INSTALLATIONS
For the next edition of Tanztage Berlin, we are looking for new projects in the form of performance installations that artistically deal with the relationship between dance and disorder. We are interested in projects exploring disorder as a state or condition in its choreographic and socio-political dimension and using it to reflect the social order, power relations and norms. How can thinking through disorder open new possibilities for movement, expression and social organisation? The projects will be presented at Sophiensaele’s Kantine throughout the festival.

We offer:

• a production grant of between € 7,000 and € 12,000, depending on the personnel costs (e.g. the number of project participants)
• a daily fee of 380€ per person per performance for the collaborators involved in the realisation of the project (choreographers, performers or lighting and sound designers)
• free external rehearsal space (approx. 2 weeks per production) in the period 31.10.2023 - 22.12.2023
• approx. 1-2 days for rehearsal on stage at Sophiensæle between Christmas and New Year
• approx. 3 days for final rehearsals (usually shared with another group), technical set-up + dress rehearsal on stage in January. The groups are supported here by curatorial, technical and organisational supervision.
• dramaturgical support during the rehearsal process by dramaturgs Dandan Liu and Jette Büchsenschütz
• support in the form of press work/marketing as part of the festival's general press and public relations work, free photo and video documentation of the performances and, depending on the need, also in the form of advice on calculation, administration and accounting of the production cost subsidy
• travel and accommodation costs will only be reimbursed in exceptional cases.

3. MODULE: REVIVALS
Furthermore, finished productions can be submitted for a revival. 

We offer:

• a flat fee of € 3000 for the rehearsals and the realisation of the project. 
• an evening fee of € 380 per person per performance for the collaborators involved in the presentation of the show (choreographers, performers or lighting and sound designers running the show).
• approx. 1-2 days for rehearsal on stage at Sophiensæle between Christmas and New Year
• approx. 3 days for final rehearsals (usually shared with another group), technical set-up + dress rehearsal on stage in January. The groups are supported here by curatorial, technical and organisational supervision.
• support in the form of press work/marketing as part of the festival's general press and public relations work, free photo and video documentation of the performances and, depending on need, also in the form of advice on calculation, administration and accounting of the production cost subsidy
• travel and accommodation costs will only be reimbursed in exceptional cases.

SPECIAL SERVICE: WORKSHOP ACCESSIBILITY AND AESTHETICS OF ACCESS
The artists selected for the Tanztage Berlin 2024 will be invited to an workshop on the topic of accessibility and Aesthetics of Access on 21.10.2023, which will be facilitated by Angela Alves (choreographer) and Agnieszka Habraschka (production manager Making a Difference). Please, reserve the day for the workshop.

APPLICATION
Please apply by email to tanztage@sophiensaele.com using the application form. THE FORM IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD HERE. If you have any questions, please contact tanztage@sophiensaele.com or 030-27 89 00-49 or join our info event via Zoom on 17.08.2023 at 19h (see below).

With Tanztage Berlin, we want to support ways of working that represent as diverse a range of lifeworlds and experiences as possible. We, therefore, welcome applications from people with and without disabilities, with marginalised perspectives and projects with diverse, cross-age casts. We accept applications with productions that can be presented in the festival in different formats, such as stage performance, online performance, durational performance, installation, video. Most of the works during Tanztage Berlin will be presented as double bills.

Our team has entered a transformation process and is dealing with ways of thinking and working that are inclusive, criticise power structures, and are sensitive towards discrimination. Currently, the majority of our staff are white and non-disabled. We know this can be challenging for BIPoC and people with disabilities who start working with us. You are welcome to make statements in your application concerning your positioning if you wish to do so.

THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS 03 SEPTEMBER 2023.
The programming for the Tanztage Berlin 2024 is expected to be completed at the beginning of October 2023. Please also inform us about showings and presentations of your work at tanztage@sophiensaele.com. Unfortunately, we cannot provide individual feedback on the projects that were not selected.

INFO-ZOOM ON 17 AUGUST 2023
We offer an info event via Zoom in English and German on August 17 at 7 pm. There will be the opportunity to ask questions to the festival curator Mateusz Szymanówka and production manager Francesca Spisto in spoken and written language. The info event will be live subtitled. To participate in the event, please register at tanztage@sophiensaele.com, including your name and function (e.g. dancer, choreographer, etc.).

OPEN OFFICE OF THE CURATOR
Mateusz Szymanówka offers an open online consultation via Zoom in August, where you can talk to him about a project proposal for Tanztage Berlin 2024.
BOOKING DATES at https://tinyurl.com/ttb24openoffice. If you can’t see any meetings in the calendar, they are booked out.

Thank you and best regards from the Tanztage team.

The 33rd edition of Tanztage Berlin is a production of the SOPHIENSÆLE. Funded by the Capital Cultural Fund and the Senate Department for Culture and Europe.