FRATZ Symposium 2026
We look forward to a diverse symposium that brings together different perspectives on dance, theatre, and living together in a diverse society. Through talks, workshops, performative formats, and shared encounters, we invite participants to engage with current questions, exchange experiences, and explore new impulses for artistic practice.
At times, the focus is on hands-on exploration; at others, on professional exchange or collective reflection on accessibility, participation, artistic processes, and the future of theatre for the very young. Artists, educators, researchers, students, and everyone with an interest in these topics come together, contributing their diverse experiences and perspectives to the conversation.
Contact partner for visiting industry professionals:
Kata Kovács | accreditation@fratz-festival.de | +49 (0)178 6876106
You are also welcome to leave a message; we will return your call as soon as possible.
You can find here the accreditation form:
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Please submit the completed PDF form via email to: accreditation@fratz-festival.de
Symposium 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 | Podewil Studio 1+2 Berlin Mitte | |
| Friday, 09.10.2026 | |||
| 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 | Podewil Studio 1+2 Berlin Mitte | |
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 18:00 | 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 - 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Podewil Studio 1+2 Berlin Mitte | |
| 12:15 - 15:15 | Workshop: About the mime way of working | Probebühne Theater Strahl Berlin Schöneberg | |
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |