Uferstudios GmbH

Uferstudios for contemporary dance is a collective space for research, production and presentation of contemporary dance in Berlin. Along with its partners Uferstudios GmbH is particularly involved in fostering exchange and synergies between dance professionals.

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Uferstudios are involved in the following Life Long Burning activities:
Life Long Burning Partner Meeting 2024 in Zagreb © Sindri Uču
These are the Creative Crossroads artists of cycle 2

During ChoreoCon 2024 we introduced the artist of the second cycle – her's a sneak peek, more details will follow next year.

01.01.2025 - 31.12.2026
© Morgan Hickinbotham
James Batchelor teaches in Budapest

Australian but Berlin based James Batchelor gives a workshop for choreographers and dancers at Trafó House in Budapest. This workshop offers an introduction to James Batchelor’s teaching and choreographic practice, followed by an opportunity for developing knowledge about contemporary dance networks in Europe. Participation of the workshop is for free, registration is necessary!

05.10.2024 - 12.10.2024 @ Trafó Budapest
© James Batchelor, Bek Berger
James Batchelor & Bek Berger in Budapest

James Batchelor and Bek Berger go to Workshop Foundation Budapest for an Artistic Exchange Residency. The two originally Australian, Berlin based and internationally working artists have been working together extensively (and successfully!) since 2017. 

05.10.2024 - 12.10.2024 @ Workshop Foundation Budapest
Elvan Tekin © Jubal Battisti
Elvan Tekin

Elvan Tekin is working for Uferstudios in the frame of our programme On The Outset.

01.10.2024 - 31.01.2025 @ Uferstudios Berlin
© Maia Eleonora Ledesma
Anna Chwialkowska, Maria Elena Seidenari and Joost Koster researching in Montpellier

Berlin based anthropologist, dancer and dramaturgist Anna Chwialkowska, dancer and social researcher Maria Elena Seidenari and video artist Joost Koster are currently at ICI–CCN in Montpellier, where they look at current near-future scenarios of how to deal with the ecological crisis.

23.09.2024 - 29.09.2024 @ ICI–CCN
© Nina Đurđević
Sonja Pregrad at Uferstudios

Croatian Creative Crossroads artist Sonja Pregrad is in residency in Berlin! She also shows her work O at Uferstudios.

26.08.2024 - 08.09.2024 @ Uferstudios
© Nina Đurđević
Sonja Pregrad is teaching at ImPulsTanz

Sonja Pregrad is coming to Vienna for a Creative Crossroads residency. During her stay she will teach at ImPulsTanz a workshop Of drag, plants and other objects (of dance).

22.07.2024 - 26.07.2024 @ ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival
© Loïc Iten
Lee Méir is teaching at ImPulsTanz

In the frame of her Creative Crossroads residency, Lee Méir will teach a costume workshop at ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival.

15.07.2024 - 19.07.2024
Open Call – Uferstudios Berlin is looking for a production manager

In the frame of our programme On The Outset, Uferstudios Berlin are offering a paid internship position between October 2024 – January 2025 for artists and/or emerging production managers in the field of dance and performance. Included in the internship is a one-week exchange with our Swedish Life Long Burning Partner MDT Moderna Dansteatern in Stockholm.

Deadline for applications is 19 July 2024.

30.06.2024 - 19.07.2024 @ Uferstudios Berlin
Maja Freiberg at Uferstudio

Maja Freiberg is visiting Uferstudios Berlin in the course of Outsetters Abroad.

23.06.2024 - 29.06.2024 @ MDT Stockholm
Inside the Outside by The Temporary Collective © Sunčan Stone
The Temporary Collective on residency at Uferstudios

A Creative Crossroad Residency brings The Temporary NDA Collective to Berlin in June!

12.06.2024 - 18.06.2024 @ Uferstudios
© Menyhért Hivessy
Julcsi Vavra on Artistic Exchange Residency

Julcsi Vavra starts her Artistic Exchange Residency at Uferstudios in Berlin these days!

10.06.2024 - 22.06.2024
© Gretchen Blegen
crying creatures crying by Lee Méir
26.05.2024 @ Uferstudios Berlin
© Gretchen Blegen
crying creatures crying by Lee Méir
25.05.2024 @ Uferstudios Berlin
© Gretchen Blegen
Premiere: crying creatures crying by Lee Méir

Our Creative Crossroads artist from Berlin, Lee Méir, will premiere her new solo crying creatures crying at Uferstudios this May!

24.05.2024 @ Uferstudios Berlin
OPEN CALL | Artistic Exchange Residencies in Berlin and Budapest

Uferstudios Berlin und Workshop Foundation Budapest are offering two differently designed exchange residencies for professional movement and dance artists who work in Hungary or who are based in Berlin! Application deadline is 14 April.

27.03.2024 - 14.04.2024
© Dalia Castel
Lee Méir is on residency at STUK Leuven in spring
25.03.2024 - 05.04.2024 @ STUK Leuven
Partner Meeting during Festival Commun in Lausanne 2024 © Almud Krejza
Network Meeting at Festival Programme Commun

This weekend Festival Programme Commun is kicking off in Lausanne! Apart from a vivid performance programme Arsenic invited to a Life Long Burning meeting, which includes a three days watch-and-talk programme for our Creative Crossroads artists, led by Ysaline Rochat.

14.03.2024 - 17.03.2024 @ Lausanne
Artists Lab at Uferstudios Berlin

End of January Uferstudios Berlin, together with the network project Making a Difference, is organising the artists lab Wie wir tanzen – Wie wir arbeiten! (How we dance – how we work!). The invited artists are Anajara Amarante, Angela Alves, Camilla Pölzer, Carolin Hartmann, Irene Giro Paradell, Jan Kress, Kate Brehme, Rita Mazza and Roisin Keßler. Noa Winter is moderating.

25.01.2024 - 26.01.2024 @ Uferstudios Berlin
Tour Through Tanztage in Berlin

Pauline Lavogez (ICI–CCN Montpellier) and Denisa Rad (4Culture) as well as the Berlin based artists Yvonne Sembene, Hanna Schillinger and Adèle Aïssi-Guyonare are invited to Tour through Tanztage! This peer to peer workshop is a guided & shared do-it-yourself exercise in watching and talking about the work seen in Tanztage, one's own artistic interests, professional practice and experienced difficulties in creating dance works. Tour Through Tanztage is moderated by Inge Koks.

06.01.2024 - 19.01.2024 @ Tanztage Berlin
Lin Da © Jussi Ulkuniemi
Open House with Lin Da in Helsinki

Finnish artist, choreographer and performer Lin Da was on an Artistic Exchange Residency at Uferstudios Berlin this summer. On 20 December they share their experience, research and insights regarding the residency, in the frame of an Open House shaped as a Soup Talk. Like the other Soup Talks of Moving in November Festival it will start midday, Laura Pietiläinen will be the host.

20.12.2023 @ Eläintarhan huvila, Helsinki
© Joana Lucas
Dominique Tegho at Moving in November

Dominique Tegho is selected by Moving in November Festival for an Artistic Exchange Research Residency. She works in the studio of choreographer Liisa Pentti + Co and experiences the whole festival in Helsinki.

31.10.2023 - 13.11.2023 @ Moving in November Helsinki
Lin Da © Jussi Ulkuniemi
Lin Da on residency at Uferstudios in Berlin

The Finnish non-binary artist, choregrapher and performer is also holding a workshop lab within the frame of their 2-week Artistic Exchange Residency at Uferstudios.

24.07.2023 - 07.08.2023 @ Uferstudios Berlin
© Dalia Castel
Lee Méir
01.01.2023 - 31.12.2024 @ Uferstudios Berlin
Artistic Exchange Residencies, Co-Productions, Creative Crossroads  
Capacity Grid, On The Outset, Outsetters Abroad  
Performance Situation Rooms, Choreographic Conventions