# Contemporary dance in Berlin this weekend Contemporary dance in Berlin this weekend, Friday 30 October to Sunday 1 November: 12 events, among them 9 in dance, 2 in talks and readings and 1 in workshops and courses. ## 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 - [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 ## Where - [Berlin](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/stage/contemporary-dance/?format=markdown): 12 ## What - [Anything](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/?format=markdown): 3,041 - [The best](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/best/?format=markdown): 58 - [Concerts](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/concerts/?format=markdown): 225 - [Theatre](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/theatre/?format=markdown): 188 - [Party and club](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/party-club/?format=markdown): 321 - [Comedy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/comedy/?format=markdown): 66 - [Film](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/film/?format=markdown): 138 - [Exhibitions and museums](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 669 - [Festivals and street parties](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 54 - [Talks and readings](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 185 - [Dance](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/dance/?format=markdown): 18 - [Food and drink](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/food-drink/?format=markdown): 43 - [Markets](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/markets/?format=markdown): 24 - [Tours and walks](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/tours/?format=markdown): 293 - [Quiz and games](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 31 - [Kids and family](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/kids-family/?format=markdown): 165 - [Workshops and courses](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 236 - [Sport](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/sport/?format=markdown): 73 - [Demos](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/demos/?format=markdown): 30 - [Worship](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/worship/?format=markdown): 103 - [Society](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/society/?format=markdown): 291 - [Music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/music/?format=markdown): 558 - [Electronic music](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/music/electronic/?format=markdown): 198 - [History](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/history/?format=markdown): 442 - [Politics](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/society/politics/?format=markdown): 44 - [Nature](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/nature/?format=markdown): 73 - [Colonialism](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/history/colonialism/?format=markdown): 24 - [Climate](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/nature/climate/?format=markdown): 5 - [Racism](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/society/racism/?format=markdown): 4 - [Philosophy](https://go-gnocchi.app/en/berlin/weekend/society/philosophy/?format=markdown): 2 ## 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/ - 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 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 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/ - 20:00 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 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/ ## Sunday 1 November - 16:00 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/