37th International Festival Berlin
Presented by HAU Hebbel am Ufer
13–30 August 2025
www.tanzimaugust.de
The 37th edition of Tanz im August, Berlin’s premier international festival of contemporary dance, returns this summer from 13 to 30 August 2025, under the artistic direction of Ricardo Carmona. With 20 productions across 9 venues, including 3 world premieres, 10 German premieres, and 5 Berlin and international co-productions, this year’s programme promises to be as multifaceted and vibrant as ever.
A Festival in Motion
The 2025 edition of Tanz im August unfolds like a tectonic landscape, with artistic encounters sparking new energy, igniting dialogue, and offering both warmth and orientation. The curatorial vision invites audiences to witness how dance traditions and identities shift and collide, reshaping the cultural terrain.
Opening Night: Sparks Fly
The festival sets the tone on opening night with the German premiere of “Derniers Feux” by Némo Flouret — a dazzling spectacle that fuses fireworks, dance, and music in a celebration of collective experience.
Themes of Community and Identity
This year’s programme centres on themes of community, identity, resistance, and transformation: Nora Chipaumire invites audiences into a fictional private bar, exploring spaces of revolution. Lia Rodrigues interrogates how borders shape human experience.
J Neve Harrington crafts kaleidoscopic movement landscapes from bodies in motion. Clara Furey delves into the erotic as a norm-free collective power. Outbox Movement brings multiple dance styles into the open air.
Tradition Meets Innovation
Artists explore how traditional forms evolve through contemporary lenses: Inka Romaní blends Valencian folk dance with urban styles like Breaking and House. Nguyễn + Transitory reinterpret Thai traditions through a queer, experimental perspective. Adam Linder, with Ethan Braun and Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop, examines the structural ties between dance and music.
Radouan Mriziga investigates the desert as a cultural resonance space rooted in Amazigh heritage. Ligia Lewis and her company Culberg envision a utopian sense of belonging beyond borders.
The Body as Archive
Several artists examine the body as a vessel of history and identity: Marlene Monteiro Freitas spins a fable of 1001 stories encompassing love, war, and freedom. Daniel Mariblanca brings visibility to trans experiences through embodied narratives.
Oona Doherty reflects on working-class memory and family history. Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir confronts the silences surrounding menopause and aging.
Responding to a Changing World
Dance also becomes a medium to address broader sociopolitical and existential questions: Moritz Ostruschnjak with tanzmainz explores how digitalisation reshapes human experience. Jeremy Nedd interrogates ownership in marginalized movement cultures. Xan Dye contemplates the paradox of identity and transformation.
Yara Boustany highlights imagination as resistance in the face of destruction. Kim Sungyong, with the Korea National Contemporary Dance Company, guides us into a metaphorical jungle where memory and metaphor intertwine.
Beyond the Stage
Tanz im August extends beyond performances, offering free public events such as:
- Audience discussions (“Beyond the Stage”), Workshops, Audio descriptions, Relaxed performances, Podcast episodes & Festival parties
The festival also continues its Youth Ticket initiative, providing children and youth up to age 14 with access to four selected productions for only €5, when accompanied by an adult holding a full-price ticket.
Festival Centre & Locations
The Festival Centre at HAU2 (Hebbel am Ufer) will once again serve as the heart of the event — a meeting place for artists, audiences, and professionals. The recently renovated WAU Café reopens just in time for the festival, offering food and conversation daily and remaining open until 11:00 p.m. after shows.
Festival Venues
- Alte Münze Berlin
- HAU Hebbel am Ufer (HAU1, HAU2, HAU3)
- Haus der Berliner Festspiele
- Radialsystem
- Sophiensæle
- St. Elisabeth-Kirche
- Tempelhofer Feld
Box Office Notice: Due to renovations, the festival box office will be located in HAU1 until 9 August, and will return to HAU2 from 11 August.
Tickets Information:
Tickets for all productions are available now at:
👉 www.tanzimaugust.de
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