# Contemporary dance in Berlin coming up Contemporary dance in Berlin coming up, Monday 26 October to Thursday 24 December: 26 events, among them 13 in dance, 10 in workshops and courses, 2 in talks and readings and 1 in festivals and street parties. ## When - [Tomorrow](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/tomorrow/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 4 - [Weekend](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 12 - [This week](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/week/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 22 - [Tuesday 27 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-10-27/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 4 - [Wednesday 28 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-10-28/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 4 - [Thursday 29 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-10-29/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 8 - [Friday 30 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-10-30/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 8 - [Saturday 31 October](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-10-31/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 8 - [Sunday 1 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-01/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 5 - [Monday 2 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-02/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 3 - [Tuesday 3 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-03/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 4 - [Wednesday 4 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-04/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 4 - [Thursday 5 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-05/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 5 - [Friday 6 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-06/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 3 - [Saturday 7 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-07/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 3 - [Sunday 8 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-08/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 2 - [Monday 9 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-09/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 2 - [Tuesday 10 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-10/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 3 - [Wednesday 11 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-11/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 3 - [Thursday 12 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-12/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 3 - [Friday 13 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-13/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 1 - [Saturday 14 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-14/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 1 - [Sunday 15 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-15/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 1 - [Monday 16 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-16/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 1 - [Tuesday 17 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-17/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 1 - [Wednesday 18 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-18/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 1 - [Thursday 19 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-19/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 1 - [Friday 20 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-20/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 2 - [Saturday 21 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-21/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 2 - [Sunday 22 November](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/2026-11-22/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 1 ## Where - [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 26 - [Zürich](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/zurich/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 2 ## What - [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/?format=markdown): 13,796 - [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/best/?format=markdown): 106 - [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/concerts/?format=markdown): 1,055 - [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/theatre/?format=markdown): 463 - [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/party-club/?format=markdown): 672 - [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/comedy/?format=markdown): 222 - [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/film/?format=markdown): 407 - [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 643 - [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 117 - [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 1,127 - [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/dance/?format=markdown): 41 - [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/food-drink/?format=markdown): 124 - [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/markets/?format=markdown): 85 - [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/tours/?format=markdown): 580 - [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 133 - [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/kids-family/?format=markdown): 456 - [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 1,074 - [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/sport/?format=markdown): 205 - [Demos](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/demos/?format=markdown): 107 - [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/worship/?format=markdown): 220 - [Society](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/society/?format=markdown): 1,056 - [History](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/history/?format=markdown): 821 - [Music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/music/?format=markdown): 1,798 - [Electronic music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/music/electronic/?format=markdown): 463 - [Politics](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/society/politics/?format=markdown): 145 - [Nature](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/nature/?format=markdown): 216 - [Colonialism](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/history/colonialism/?format=markdown): 52 - [Climate](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/nature/climate/?format=markdown): 31 - [Queer](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/society/queer/?format=markdown): 98 - [Cold War](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/history/cold-war/?format=markdown): 7 - [Racism](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/society/racism/?format=markdown): 15 - [Philosophy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/society/philosophy/?format=markdown): 11 ## Tuesday 27 October - 18:15 Floor Work & Acrobatic Contemporary I (Iliana) — Urbanraum — "Floor Work & Acrobatic Contemporary I (Iliana)" is a weekly Tuesday dance class held at Urbanraum in Berlin. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/floor-work-acrobatic-contemporary-i-iliana-10088/ - Modern Dance Kids mit Mascha — Kulturschiff Paula — 8–15 € — Modern Dance Kids mit Mascha is a regular dance class for children aged 7 to 9 on the Kulturschiff Paula. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/modern-dance-kids-mit-mascha-8738/ - Modern Dance Teens mit Mascha — Kulturschiff Paula — 15 € — Modern Dance Teens mit Mascha is a dance course for children aged 10 and up aboard the Kulturschiff Paula. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/modern-dance-teens-mit-mascha-8739/ - 16:30 Zeitgenössischer Tanz (für Kinder ab 9 Jahren) — Urbanraum — 40-45 Euro/Mo… — "Zeitgenössischer Tanz (für Kinder ab 9 Jahren)" is a weekly contemporary dance course for children aged nine and up. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/zeitgenossischer-tanz-fur-kinder-ab-9-jahren-10087/ ## Wednesday 28 October - 18:15 Modern/Zeitgenössischer Tanz — Urbanraum — 14 € — "Modern/Zeitgenössischer Tanz" is a weekly dance class for adults featuring a dance warm-up, coordination, muscle training, dynamic choreographies, and small … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/modernzeitgenossischer-tanz-10091/ - 20:00 CYCLOPS — Ballhaus Naunynstraße — 5–7 € — Cyclops is an intermedial performance that puts the camera at its centre as an omnipresent, all-powerful producer of images. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/cyclops-3703/ - 20:30 an elephant in the room — halle tanzbühne berlin — 8–27 € — »an elephant in the room« is a dance work conceived as a diptych that approaches what is left unsaid and silence. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/an-elephant-in-the-room-16273/ - 17:00 Modern Dance Fundamentals: Modern Dance für Anfänger — Urbanraum — 14 € — Modern Dance Fundamentals: Modern Dance für Anfänger is a weekly modern dance course for complete beginners held at UrbanRaum. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/modern-dance-fundamentals-modern-dance-fur-anfanger-10090/ ## Thursday 29 October - 16:00 Ana Pi / NA MATA LAB: Joy Is Not a Metaphor — Roter Salon — 15 € — „Joy Is Not a Metaphor“ is an English-language workshop led by choreographer Ana Pi and her NA MATA LAB, part of the School of Self-Defense. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/ana-pi-na-mata-lab-joy-is-not-a-metaphor-261/ - 19:30 Mata Leão — Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz — Mata Leão is a dance performance and world premiere as part of The School of Self-Defense. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/mata-leao-262/ - 19:30 I want revenge, grandma — Tanzfabrik Berlin — Free — "I want revenge, grandma" is a performance and dance work by Colleen Ndemeh Fitzgerald, presented as part of the Shape Festival. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/i-want-revenge-grandma-10004/ - 20:00 Ocean Bound — Radialsystem V — 18 € — "Ocean Bound" is a dance performance by Sergiu Matis at the radialsystem, in which part of the audience shares the stage with the performers and can move … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/ocean-bound-9732/ - 20:00 Enad Marouf: Losers — Sophiensæle — 10–25 € — "Losers" is a dance and performance event in the Festsaal at Sophiensæle. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/enad-marouf-losers-16533/ - 20:00 Floor Work & Acrobatic Contemporary II (Iliana) — Urbanraum — A weekly dance class called 'Floor Work & Acrobatic Contemporary II (Iliana)' at Urbanraum. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/floor-work-acrobatic-contemporary-ii-iliana-10093/ - 18:15 Contemporary Dance Class (Elizaveta) — Urbanraum — 10–20 € — „Contemporary Dance Class (Elizaveta)“ is a contemporary dance class at UrbanRaum that takes place weekly. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/contemporary-dance-class-elizaveta-10092/ ## Friday 30 October - 19:30 b12 fall 2026: asteroids — DOCK 11 — 15–25 € — "b12 fall 2026: asteroids" is a dance theater evening with two pieces at DOCK 11. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/b12-fall-2026-asteroids-8915/ - 20:00 Metaxy — Atelier Gardens Campus — 39 € — Metaxy is an immersive dance performance loosely inspired by Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy, combining contemporary dance with electronic music, light, … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/metaxy-2255/ - 20:00 Metaxy - Leonis Works x Norman Nodge — Atelier Gardens Berlin — Metaxy is an immersive dance performance loosely inspired by Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/metaxy-leonis-works-x-norman-nodge-30416/ - 17:00 NEW TECHNIQUES XVII: Naledi Majola — Sophiensæle — Free — A showing performance as part of the Sophiensæle residency programme NEW TECHNIQUES, taking place in the Hochzeitssaal. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/new-techniques-xvii-naledi-majola-31729/ ## Saturday 31 October - 13:00 Workshop: Contradiction as Practice — The Body Between Doubt and Convi — Theater unterm Dach — Free — Contradiction as Practice is a participatory workshop in which participants use movement, voice and collective composition to explore the body as a space … — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/workshop-contradiction-as-practice-the-body-between-doubt-an-24236/ - 15:00 Shaping Reflections #2 — Tanzfabrik Berlin — Free — „Shaping Reflections #2" is a discussion event held as part of the Shape Festival, opening each festival day. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/shaping-reflections-2-10010/ - 15:00 Shaping Reflections #2 — Uferstudios: Uferstudio 4 — Free — Shaping Reflections #2 is a discussion format that opens each day of the Shape Festival, bringing artists and the audience together in conversation. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/shaping-reflections-2-16632/ ## Monday 2 November - until 22 Nov Emerging Change Festival 2026 — DOCK 11 — 15–25 € — Emerging Change Festival 2026 is a dance festival with the motto "Moving Together. Changing Together.". — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/emerging-change-festival-2026-8916/ ## Thursday 5 November - 20:00 Half - Dead - Body - Talks — Studio dB — 10–20 € — Half - Dead - Body - Talks is a dance performance with sound and art installation, unfolding at once as a concert, a poetry recital and contemporary dance. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/half-dead-body-talks-29103/ ## Saturday 7 November - 20:00 SCHAU MICH AN! — Theater unterm Dach — "SCHAU MICH AN!" is a dance piece for young audiences. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/schau-mich-an-8124/ ## Monday 9 November - 18:00 BEYOND LINES — Tränenpalast — Free — BEYOND LINES is a site-specific dance performance at the Tränenpalast, a significant Berlin memorial site and former border crossing. — https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/events/beyond-lines-30497/