37th edition of the international festival Tanz im August

Dear audience,
 
on Saturday, 30th of August, the 37th edition of the International Festival Tanz im August, a festival by HAU Hebbel am Ufer, came to a close. This year’s festival opened up spaces for new perspectives on choreography, movement and cultural practices – and turning dance into a resonant field for urgent social questions and bold aesthetic visions.

Under the artistic direction of Ricardo Carmona, Tanz im August 2025 looks back on three successful weeks featuring 20 productions across 10 venues. The program included 3 premieres, 10 German premieres, and 5 Berlin and international co-productions – with a total of 54 performances

With an impressive 95% capacity and around 18.800 visitors, the festival once again proved to have a major resonance, engaging a diverse audience and continuing the momentum of recent years with consistently sold-out venues.

More than 600 professionals from the national and international dance scene attended, many traveling to Berlin especially for the premieres. Around 90 journalists from regional, national, and international media outlets were also accredited.

At the close of the festival, Ricardo Carmona, Artistic Director of Tanz im August, remarked: “This year’s festival has shown how art – like shifting ground – reshapes our shared space. The enthusiasm of the Berlin audience demonstrates that dance not only ignites imagination, but also strengthens the bonds that hold us together, even when we do not always agree. I also see this as a message to cultural policymakers: that here, in the freedom of art and in the gathering of many, lies a societal potential – especially in dance – that must be strengthened, protected and sustainably supported for the future.”