Program
| Thursday, 08.10.2026 | |||
| 10:00 - 11:00 | FRATZ Atelier: Pushing, Swinging, Playing – For a daycare group with Renae Shadler and Camille Lacadée – in co-operation with Offensive Tanz für junges Publikum SOLD OUT | Podewil Studio 1+2 Berlin Mitte | |
| Friday, 09.10.2026 | |||
| 09:30 | BÄÄÄM – A dance performance for deaf and hearing audiences (3+) with introduction in German Sign Language | Tanzstudio at Podewil Berlin Mitte | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | FRATZ Atelier: Pushing, Swinging, Playing – For a daycare group with Renae Shadler and Camille Lacadée – in co-operation with Offensive Tanz für junges Publikum | Podewil Studio 1+2 Berlin Mitte | |
| 10:30 | ABC – A Painters Alphabet – A new circus performance (3+) Kompani Giraff | Sweden SOLD OUT FOR GROUPS | GRIPS Saal at Podewil Berlin Mitte | |
| 15:30 | BÄÄÄM – A dance performance for deaf and hearing audiences (3+) with introduction in German Sign Language | Tanzstudio at Podewil | |
| 17:00 | ABC – A Painters Alphabet – A new circus performance (3+) with introduction in German Sign Language | GRIPS Saal at Podewil Berlin Mitte | |
FRATZ-Opening The event will be interpreted into German Sign Language and German. | Foyer Podewil Berlin Mitte | ||
| Saturday, 10.10.2026 | |||
| 10:00 - 11:00 | The Sticky Dance – For Sensory Groovers (3-7) | Saal Junges Tanzhaus Berlin Neukölln | |
| 11:00 | BÄÄÄM – A dance performance for deaf and hearing audiences (3+) with introduction in German Sign Language | Tanzstudio at Podewil Berlin Mitte | |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | A research lab for babies and their companions: Observing, doing and being with Julie Peters und Andreas Pichler | Germany | Probebühne at Podewil Berlin Mitte | |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Intergenerational Approaches: Working Methods, Aesthetics, and Artistic Inspiration in Encounters Across Different Generations an invitation from FRATZ International and FELD Theater, in cooperation with Offensive Tanz für Junges Publikum | Probebühne at Podewil Berlin Mitte | |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | The Sticky Dance – For Sensory Groovers (3-7) | Saal Junges Tanzhaus Berlin Neukölln | |
| 12:00 | ABC – A Painters Alphabet – A new circus performance (3+) Kompani Giraff | Sweden | GRIPS Saal at Podewil Berlin Mitte | |
| 14:00 | BÄÄÄM – A dance performance for deaf and hearing audiences (3+) with introduction in German Sign Language | Tanzstudio at Podewil Berlin Mitte | |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | The Sticky Dance – For Sensory Groovers (3-7) | Saal Junges Tanzhaus Berlin Neukölln | |
| 16:00 - 18:00 | Feel the BÄÄÄM! Devising for a very young Deaf and hearing audience The event will be interpreted into German Sign Language and German. | Probebühne at Podewil Berlin Mitte | |
17:00
| ABC – A Painters Alphabet – A new circus performance (3+) Kompani Giraff | Sweden | GRIPS Saal at Podewil Berlin Mitte | |
| FRATZ Dances Disco for all Ages – festival party / free of charge (18:00-21:00) | Foyer Podewil Berlin Mitte | ||
| Sunday, 11.10.2026 | |||
| 10:00 - 12:00 | The Sticky Dance – For Early Years (3-5) | Saal Junges Tanzhaus Berlin Neukölln | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | A research lab for babies and their companions: Observing, doing and being with Julie Peters und Andreas Pichler | Germany | Probebühne at Podewil Berlin Mitte | |
| 11:00 | Build – an exploration with sticks and clay (3-5) Sidharth Varma | India | Tanzhalle Wiesenburg Berlin Wedding | |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Symposium: WHAT STICKS? Creating immersive performances reflecting neurodiversity and access a conversation with the creative team of «The Sticky Dance», moderated by Yama Tessa Hart | Studio Junges Tanzhaus Berlin Neukölln | |
| 16:00 | Baobab – A dance performance with live music (2+) | Tanzstudio at Podewil Berlin Mitte | |
| 17:00 | Shelter (Jaszak) – A physical performance with live music (3+) with introduction in German Sign Language | Probebühne Theater Strahl Berlin Schöneberg | |
| 17:00 - 19:00 | FRATZ Atelier: Pushing, Swinging, Playing – For professionals with Renae Shadler and Camille Lacadée – in co-operation with Offensive Tanz für junges Publikum | Podewil Studio 1+2 Berlin Mitte | |
| Monday, 12.10.2026 | |||
| 09:30 - 10:30 | FRATZ Atelier: Pushing, Swinging, Playing – For a daycare group with Renae Shadler and Camille Lacadée – in co-operation with Offensive Tanz für junges Publikum SOLD OUT | Podewil Studio 1+2 Berlin Mitte | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Baobab – A dance performance with live music (2+) Cíntia Rangel & Theater o.N. | Germany | Tanzstudio at Podewil Berlin Mitte | |
| 10:00 | Build – an exploration with sticks and clay (3-5) Sidharth Varma | India | Tanzhalle Wiesenburg Berlin Wedding | |
| 10:00 | Shelter (Jaszak) – A physical performance with live music (3+) Simone de Jong Company | Niederlande | Probebühne Theater Strahl Berlin Schöneberg | |
| 11:00 | BOSQUE (Forest) – A stage performance for children (2+) Flores TeatroDanza / Teatro Al Vacío | Mexico SOLD OUT FOR GROUPS | Saal Junges Tanzhaus Berlin Neukölln | |
| 12:15 - 15:15 | Workshop: About the mime way of working | Probebühne Theater Strahl Berlin Schöneberg | |
| 16:30 | BOSQUE (Forest) – A stage performance for children (2+) Flores TeatroDanza / Teatro Al Vacío | Mexico | Saal Junges Tanzhaus Berlin Neukölln | |
| 18:00 - 20:00 | Young Dance Network (ASSITEJ): Burning pathways of past, present and future with Julia Turbahn (YDN, Berlin) and Ceren Oren (YDN, München) | Studio Junges Tanzhaus Berlin Neukölln | |
| Tuesday, 13.10.2026 | |||
| 09:30 | Shelter (Jaszak) – A physical performance with live music (3+) Simone de Jong Company | Niederlande | Probebühne Theater Strahl Berlin Schöneberg | |
| 09:30 | BOSQUE (Forest) – A stage performance for children (2+) Flores TeatroDanza / Teatro Al Vacío | Mexico SOLD OUT FOR GROUPS | Saal Junges Tanzhaus Berlin Neukölln | |
| 10:00 | Neer – A Magic Drop – A playful journey with water (2-4) Swapnika Reddy & ThinkArts | India | blu:bloks Berlin Lichtenberg | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | FRATZ Atelier: Pushing, Swinging, Playing – For a daycare group with Renae Shadler and Camille Lacadée – in co-operation with Offensive Tanz für junges Publikum | Podewil Studio 1+2 Berlin Mitte | |
| 11:00 | Shelter (Jaszak) – A physical performance with live music (3+) Simone de Jong Company | Niederlande SOLD OUT | Probebühne Theater Strahl Berlin Schöneberg | |
| 11:00 | BOSQUE (Forest) – A stage performance for children (2+) Flores TeatroDanza / Teatro Al Vacío | Mexico | Saal Junges Tanzhaus Berlin Neukölln | |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Symposium: Cuerpo en Tránsito / Bodies in Transit / Körper im Transit facilitated by the creative teams of Flores TeatroDanza, Teatro al Vacío, Mauricio Arizona von Una Canasta de Limones, and Cíntia Rangel | Saal Junges Tanzhaus Berlin Neukölln | |
| Wednesday, 14.10.2026 | |||
| 10:00 | Baobab – A dance performance with live music (2+) | Tanzstudio at Podewil Berlin Mitte | |
| 10:00 | Neer – A Magic Drop – A playful journey with water (2-4) Swapnika Reddy & ThinkArts | India SOLD OUT | blu:bloks Berlin Lichtenberg | |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Symposium: Thinking Theatre for the Very Young Globally – Insights from India with Ruchira Das (ThinkArts, India), the artistic directors of the FRATZ Festival, and others – this is a hybrid event and can also be attended digitally | Konferenzraum blu:bloks Berlin Lichtenberg | |
| 16:00 | Neer – A Magic Drop – A playful journey with water (2-4) Swapnika Reddy & ThinkArts | India | blu:bloks Berlin Lichtenberg | |
| Thursday, 15.10.2026 | |||
| 09:30 | Build – an exploration with sticks and clay (3-5) | Nachbarschaftshaus at Körnerpark Berlin Neukölln | |
| 10:00 | Baobab – A dance performance with live music (2+) Cíntia Rangel & Theater o.N. | Germany SOLD OUT | Tanztudio at Podewil Berlin Mitte | |
| 10:00 | Neer – A Magic Drop – A playful journey with water (2-4) Swapnika Reddy & ThinkArts | India SOLD OUT | blu:bloks Berlin Lichtenberg | |
| 11:00 | Build – an exploration with sticks and clay (3-5) | Nachbarschaftshaus at Körnerpark Berlin Neukölln | |