November 2–22, 2026
Link to website: emergingchange.org
The Emerging Change Dance Festival celebrates the work of queer, trans, Black, Indigenous and BIPoC dance artists (QTBIPoC) and creates an inclusive space in Berlin for movement, transformation and shared celebration.
Under the artistic direction of Nara Virgens and Makisig Akin, the festival explores the tension between Survival & Pleasure. It examines how we survive and care for one another whilst simultaneously creating spaces for joy, pleasure, desire and shared experiences. A diverse programme of performances, workshops, residencies, community dialogues and celebrations brings together renowned international artists with emerging talents from Berlin.
Emerging Change sees dance as a place of encounter, resistance, joy and change. Survival & Pleasure thus become physical and collective practices: about persevering and carrying on, but also about celebrating, enjoying, desiring and being together. The festival invites you to come together, exchange ideas, forge new connections and celebrate spaces together.