Parties

The newly renovated WAU opens its doors again at the start of the festival. After a long dry spell, HAU once again has a restaurant with a lunch table, which forms the heart of the festival centre. This is where artists, audiences and dance experts meet during the day – until at least two hours after the events have finished, the kitchen is open until 23:00. HAU2 is also home to the festival box office and of the Tanz im August Kiosk. Outside, the deckchairs are unfolded, and on the weekends there is a lively hustle and bustle until late into the night. 

This is also where our festival parties take place, because what would a dance festival be without the opportunity to dance together? Come join us and let’s celebrate together!

 

Festival Centre HAU2
Hallesches Ufer 34
10963 Berlin

WAU
Mo–So from 16:00

Tanz im August Kiosk
13.–16.8., 19:00–23:00
21.–23.8., 19:00–23:00
28.–30.8., 19:00–23:00

Opening Hours Box Office HAU2
Mon–Sat from 15:00 until one hour before the performance begins
On non-performance days 15:00–19:00

Parties

Opening Party
13.8., 22:00 | Festival Centre (WAU / HAU2)

Party
15.8., 22:30 | Festival Centre (WAU / HAU2)

Party
23.8., 22:30 | Festival Centre (WAU / HAU2)

Closing Party
30.8., 22:30 | Festival Centre (WAU / HAU2)

Opening Party


13.8., 22:00 | Festival Centre (WAU / HAU2)

 

MERIEM S

Meriem S is a Berlin-based DJ, resident at Refuge Worldwide and saHHara, and co-founder of CALABADDIES. Her sets move through house, jazz, soul, electro, boogie, and funk, blended with SWANA sounds, Arabic disco, el jeel, Afrobeat, samba, and other Afro-diasporic traditions. She plays across continents, decades, and styles. 

Never bound by genre, her approach is shaped by lived experience across cultures, a love of movement, and a strong sense of musical context.

What to expect at Tanz im August

Meriem S will be blending Arabic disco and funk, Italian dancefloor cuts, samba, Balearic textures, and house. It will be a selection shaped by her Italian-Tunisian background and love for global sounds.

SoundCloud: Meriem S

Party


15.8., 22:30 | Festival Centre (WAU / HAU2)

House of Grace

House of Grace aka Grace Kelly, a strong-willed Baiana woman navigating between São Paulo and Berlin for many years. She moves both bodies and hearts through her music, enriched by her experiences as a queer, Black, traveler, and sapatão.

With a strong influence from house music, she creates sets that are true journeys for the ears, blending Acid, Chicago, Tech, Latin, and Garage House with hints of Brazilian Bass.

With a viscerally contagious presence, she will celebrate 25 years of her career as a DJ in 2025, having played at major parties, clubs, and festivals such as Dando (SP), Tesãozinho Inicial (SP), Mientras Dura (BH), Pinky Promisse (Berlin), Pornceptual (Berlin), Schwuz (Berlin), Wilde Renate (Berlin), Watergate (Berlin), About Blank (Berlin), Aeden (Berlin), Whole Festival (Berlin), Fusion (Berlin), Rock The Mountain (RJ), Mawazine Festival (Morocco), Central Park SummerStage (NYC), and many more.

What to expect by Tanz im August

Tanz im August is where my love for dance comes alive - always inpires and amezes me!

– House of Grace

SoundCloud: House Of Grace aka Grace Kelly 

 

 

 

Party

23.8., 22:30 | Festival centre (WAU / HAU2)

 

NJERI

NJERI is a creative from the East of Africa, in Kenya, currently exploring Berlin and the expressions it holds through music, art, and community. Even as a newcomer, the city’s scene has opened up to me, giving me space to share our sound across Berlin’s line-ups, including a residency at Refuge Worldwide and at venues like Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW).

NJERI is also one-fourth of Rafiki, a Berlin-based DJ collective rooted in community, with each of us bringing our own stories, energy, and sounds into the mix. Back in Nairobi, I & a friend started Mazuri, a platform and event series that centres local talent and uplifts FLINTA DJs, creating space for expression and celebration. 

NJERI’s music selections reflect her world: grounded, curious, always evolving. A blend of textures, tempos, and moods, guided by feeling more than genre.

SoundCloud: NJERI

 

Closing party

30.8., 22:30 | Festival centre (WAU / HAU2)

 

s.t3v (spin zone)


s.t3v (spin zone) manifests the mischief of rhythmic energy with an irreverence for genre, a devotion to groove.

From the United States' Southern regions of the Black Diaspora, s.t3v is a DJ, producer, designer, and dreamer.

SoundCloud: s.t3v