ZtB e.V.:

ZTB e.V. – founded in 2000, the registered association “Zeitgenössischer Tanz Berlin” (Contemporary Dance Berlin) represents the interests of artists, choreographers, dancers, dance companies and institutions active in the context of dance, choreography and performance in Berlin. It shares the concern to create productive framework conditions for dance as an art form and advocates transparent and equal communication between artists, politicians and the public.

Kuba Szreder is a researcher, lecturer and interdependent curator, based in Warsaw. He actively cooperates with artistic unions, consortia of postartistic practitioners, clusters of art-researchers, art collectives and artistic institutions in Poland, UK, and other European countries. Editor and author of books and texts on the political economy of global artistic circulation, art strikes, modes of artistic self-organisation, instituting art beyond the art market and the use value of art.

The AG Tanzförderung is an association and initiative of dance professionals in Berlin with the aim of improving Berlin’s structural funding instruments such as Basisförderung and Konzeptförderung. The AG is self-organised and works on a voluntary basis.

The Kumi*13 in Schöneberg Nord has been the 17th Berlin house in the Mietshäuser Syndikat since 2019. After four years of conversion and renovation, 16 parties with diverse backgrounds have been living in the house since September. The Mietshäuser Syndikat is an association of self-managed rental houses in (un)ownership structure founded in the 80s in Freiburg. There are now around 150 houses. The ownership is based on the form of a GmbH whose equity is financed from direct loans from third parties. This structure enables tenants without inheritance or capital to have full control over their house and their rents, and within the association to accept and support new houses. What is special about Kumi*13 is that there is also a former car repair shop and an underground car park on the property, the non-profit development of which is still pending. Yves Mettler, artist and urban practitioner, who moved into a shared apartment with his family since last April, will report.