Tanz im August 2016

28th International Festival Berlin
12.8. – 4.9.2016


Every summer Tanz im August electrifies audiences in Berlin with contemporary dance. Presenting 24 international and local artists, this year‘s festival celebrates strong artistic voices. On stage, some of the recurring themes are intimacy and notions of the collective, as well as experiences of inclusion and exclusion. Many of this year‘s artists challenge xenophobia, racism, sexism or homophobia in all of its forms as it is embedded in Western culture and its institutions. These topics will also be explored in a variety of discussion formats held in the brand-new “Bibliothek im August”.

Tanz im August is proud to present world premiers and German premiers for everyone to discover the latest developments in the dance world. The programme also includes contemporary classics that no one should miss, as well as shows accessible to younger audiences.

This year‘s programme resonates with the world as we experience it: deeply fractured and fragmented. That is why we would like to invite everyone to join us in creating a common space for critical reflection and pure joy!

(Foreword of Tanz im August programme magazine 2016 by Virve Sutinen)

Venues 2016: Akademie der Künste (Hanseatenweg), HAU Hebbel am Ufer (HAU1, HAU2 und HAU3), Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Radialsystem V, Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz and Sophiensæle.

  • Programme

    Emanuel Gat / Awir Leon SUNNY
    DANCE ON ENSEMBLE 7 Dialogues (Matteo Fargion) & Those specks of dust (Kat Valastur)
    Kyle Abraham / Abraham.In.Motion Pavement
    Mithkal Alzghair Displacement
    Sebastian Matthias & Sidney Leoni walk+talk berlin
    Sidney Leoni Under Influence
    Voetvolk / Lisbeth Gruwez AH|HA

    Claire Cunningham Give Me A Reason To Live
    Eszter Salamon mit Christophe Wavelet MONUMENT 0.1: Valda & Gus
    Meg Stuart / Damaged Goods & EIRA BLESSED
    Mia Habib A song to...
    Nicole Beutler / NBprojects 6: THE SQUARE

    Dana Michel Mercurial George
    Jaamil Olawale Kosoko #negrophobia
    Le principe d’incertitude / Liz Santoro & Pierre Godard Relative Collider
    MOTUS MDLSX

    Cullberg Ballet / Deborah Hay Figure a Sea
    Peeping Tom 32 rue Vandenbranden 
    VA Wölfl / NEUER TANZ "von mit nach t: No 2"
    Yoann Bourgeois / CCNG Celui qui tombe

    Eszter Salamon mit Christophe Wavelet MONUMENT 0.2: Valda & Gus
    Wang Ramirez EVERYNESS
    Sebastian Matthias x / groove space
    niv Acosta Discotropic
    Nick Power Cypher
    Meg Stuart / Damaged Goods & Münchner Kammerspiele UNTIL OUR HEARTS STOP

Zwei Tänzerinnen vor dem HAU1.
Das Publikumsformat Meet the Artists bei Tanz im August 2016.
Zuschauer stehen an der Theaterkasse des HAU1 Schlange.
Der beleuchtete Eingang des HAU2 im Abendlicht.
Tänzer*innen bei einer Aufführung von Tanz im August.
Tänzer*innen bei einer Aufführung von Tanz im August.
Tänzer*innen bei einer Aufführung von Tanz im August.