LAKE Day with South Chicago Dance Theater — 20 January
South Chicago Dance Theater is in residence at LAKE Studios and invites Berlin locals to a full “LAKE Day” of movement, performance, and community dining.
DancEmotion
mit Barbara Böhme Tanz, Körperbewusstsein, Kreativität und emotionale Balance Bewegung, Tanz und kreativer Ausdruck ermöglichen es dir, die Fülle an Eindrücken und die ständig wechselnden Strömungen des Lebens mit Freude […]
ON DISPLAY X Estelle Ebenga / Cie ILONDZO
ON DISPLAY — LAKE’s Video-documentation Residency — returns in 2025 with Hip Hop Choreographer Estelle Ebenga / Cie ILONDZO, creating a multi-layered documentation of the piece “Concrete Roses”. Filming and […]
On Display Video Gallery
Welcome to our treasured collection of films created through the ON DISPLAY Residency Program! For the best viewing experience, click the Fullscreen option. We highly recommend wearing headphones. Trailers Full […]
Martin Ixora
Martin Ixora is an Italian-German-Venezuelan dancer, actor and choreographer based in Berlin. Their work bridges street and club dance cultures with theatrical storytelling. Holding a Master in Performing Arts, they […]
Live Radio for Kids – 16 October, 10:00
Join us for the multi-sensory live radio experience, “Unsichtbar” (Invisible). For kids, teens and adults!
Capoeira for Children and Adults
with Christian Wagner *These classes will take place in German Capoeira ist ein afrobrasilianische Kampfkunst, deren Geschichte bis in die Zeit der Sklaverei zurückreicht. Sie verbindet gegensätzliche Aspekte wie Kampf […]
Maika Knoblich
MAIKA (1986) is a performance maker, performer, and lighting designer. She studied at the Institute for Applied Theatre Studies in Giessen (B.A. 2010) and completed her Master of Theatre in […]
Lynne Scharf
LYNNE is a dancer, photographer, and creative artist from New York. She graduated from Bennington College in 2023 with a BFA in Dance and Music and recently deepened her practice […]
Children’s Dance Theater
For all young movers and makers (ages 5-12) with Maika Knoblich & Lynne Scharf *This course will mainly be taught in German with playful integration of English. WHAT TO EXPECTThese […]
SUBMERGE 2025 — Wiam El-Tamami
Wiam El-Tamami is an Egyptian writer, literary translator, cook, and wanderer. Her writing and translation has been featured in publications such as The Paris Review, Granta, Ploughshares, Freeman’s, AGNI, Literary […]
SUBMERGE 2025 — Isu Kim Lee & Analu
LAB: 19-20 August | 10-16h PERFORMANCE: 23 August | 20h
SUBMERGE 2025 — Siegmar Zacharias
LAB: 15 August | 10-16h & ABOUT DANCE FORUM PERFORMANCE: 16 August | 12h[OPENING EVENT FOR ABOUT DANCE]
SUBMERGE 2025 — Estelle Ebenga / iLondzo Company
LAB: 13 – 14 August | 10-16h PERFORMANCE: 15 August | 20h
SUBMERGE 2025 — Yuni Chung / Chōri Collective
LAB: 11 – 12 August | 10-16h VIDEO INSTALLATION: 11 – 17 August | Ongoing
SUBMERGE 2025 — Angie Hauser & Darrell Jones [Bebe Miller Company]
LAB: 4 – 7 August | 10-16h PERFORMANCE: 9 August | 20h
SUBMERGE 2025 — Double Much Collective
LABS: 29 – 31 July | 10-16h (Professionals)2 AUGUST | 11-12:30h (KIDS 6+) PERFORMANCE: 2 August | 18h
SUBMERGE 2025 — Cécile Bally & Cathy Walsh
LAB: 25 – 26 July | 10-16h PERFORMANCE: 27 July | 17h
SUBMERGE 2025 — Marlon Barrios Solano
LAB: 21 – 22 July | 10-16h PERFORMANCE: 26 July | 20h
SUBMERGE 2025 Lab Registration
Labs are designed for professionals and are free of charge. In order to reserve a place in the labs, we ask participants to commit to all workshop days as well […]
SUBMERGE 2025 Performance Tickets
The performances will be filmed and photographed and you may be visible in the documentation. With the purchase of a ticket, you agree to these conditions. To reserve a ticket […]
KIDS SHOW — 14 May, 10:30
Julie und Andreas Pichler present “us/wir/nous”, for kids and adults from 3 years old.
IETM — International Network for Performing Arts at LAKE Studios – 15 May, 10:00-12:00
The Berlin Assembly of the IETM joins a Shared Practice + Talk at LAKE Studios!
Berlin Whirling goes Kiez — 17 May, 11-13
A family-friendly introductory workshop dedicated to the spinning dance of the Dervishes.
LAKE Swing — 17 & 18 May, 14:30-17:30 & 14:30-16:30
Swing dance workshop for beginners — join in!
Unfinished Fridays Vol. 121 — 13 February, 19:30
Join us for our next monthly performance event. Featuring new works/excerpts by LAKE resident artists and special guests.
DIALOGUE IN MOTION — 29 Nov
Explore community with Dagmar Spain at this special workshop & performance.
Community Chill — 30 November, 19:00
Join us for an evening chill with cozy vibes, open studio + 🧖🏼♀️!
New Kids’ Classes Coming to LAKE — Starting 17.09
Children’s Dance Theater with Maika Knoblich and Lynne Scharf. Two groups – every Wednesday!
MR. KRISS WORKSHOP — 15 Dec
Mr Kriss returns! With a 3-hour, cross-disciplinary workshop exploring movement, creative philosophy, and visual art.
X-mas Show — 18 Dec, 17:30
Join in the spirit of sharing and witness the talented kids of LAKE studios! With Bodypoet Kazuma and choreography by Martin Ixora.
ON DISPLAY Residency
Lake Studios’ Video-documentation Residency returns with Hip Hop Choreographer Estelle Ebenga / Cie ILONDZO, creating a multi-layered documentation of the piece Concrete Roses.
Open Ateliers — 14 & 15 June
LAKE Studios joins the local Friedrichshagen Artist Community with open studios and garden!
Rooted: Pitch & Perform — 1-7 July
LAKE Studios is honored to host Apricot Productions and the Rooted Series.
LOAF Performance Festival — 6 July
HZT Students bring The Lonely Organized Art Festival (LOAF) to LAKE!
ALWAYS A WOMAN TO WATCH THE LIGHT — April 11, 19:00
A LAKE Studios Special Performance Event by and with Angie Flanagan & Yuna Masson Cariou
LAKE Studios Film Night — April 22, 19:30
We are excited to once again host Berlinale talent Maisha Maene to screen three award-winning short films!
AiR Talks
A series of filmed conversations with LAKE Artists-in-Residence, produced by Marlon Barrios Solano (Dance-Tech) in collaboration with LAKE Studios Berlin.
OPEN CALL!
Seeking finished performance works for SUBMERGE: getting into the work, vol. 7. Application Deadline: 18:00 on March 21st, 2025.
ENERGETIC MOVEMENT – für Frauen
sanft & energiegeladen with Doreen Wagner Dieser Kurs soll eine Einladung an dich sein, deinen Körper bewusster zu spüren, zu bewegen und in seiner Mitte zu stärken. Durch das Einfühlen in […]
Spontaneous Open Call — Deadline January 8th
3 weeks FREE at LAKE Studios: Blind Date DUO: Collaborative Dance Research Residency …
Spontaneous Open call!
Deadline Jan 8th! Blind Date DUO: Collaborative Dance Research Residency 3 weeks – FREE residency at LAKE Studios Berlin Dates: January 12 (Arrival) – February 3rd (Departure) We will choose […]
Residency Space Available
Plan your winter with a self-directed LAKE Residency — some last minute spots available!
Action Days #BerlinIstKultur — 18 Dec, 10-12
We invite everyone, of all ages and backgrounds, with or without dance experience, to take part in our “shared practice training” at LAKE Studios on December 18th.
HEAR & NOW Play Sessions — 15 December, 16:00-20:00
The year’s final task based improvisation evening for dancers & jazz/creative improvising musicians — hosted together with Beyond Our House!
Morning Meditations — 28 October-1 November
Mindful Mornings with Marlon Barrios Solano are back for the week! Daily from 8:30 – 9:30am.
Keep our Lights On!
FUNDING NEWS — February 2025Between 2020 and 2024, with the support of the Berlin Senat, LAKE was able to offer over 50 paid residencies to Berlin-based artists. Unfortunately, we did […]
Residency Spot Available!
LAKE has a self-directed residency spot available in October. It is open for any artist, with or without children, but does offer special childcare features for artist parents! – Dates: […]
Reservation & Cancellation Policy
As an artist run space with high rent costs to cover, we need some security to proceed with reservations: RESIDENCY WORKSHOP OR PERFORMANCE Reservations are taken in order of acceptance […]
SUBMERGE Summer Festival — 29.07 – 31.08
Choreographic LABS & performances! Rhythm & groove! Program online and registration open. Dive in!
Book Publication by Hend Elbalouty – 21 July, 18:00
Join us for a special book event: Mahraganat Dance in Egypt: Between Acceptance & Rejection تشفير وتشكيل، عن رقص المهرجانات في مص
SUBMERGE 2024 Performance Tickets
SUBMERGE celebrates artistic exchange and the craft of choreography. Join us for our performance events, lighting the stage for curated works that highlight rhythm and groove. Reserve your tickets with […]
Open Call — Submerge 2024
We are seeking finished performance works on the theme “Pleasure & Groove, Rhythm & Resistance” with a focus on (live) music and dance. Application deadline: May 15th.
SUBMERGE 2024 OPEN CALL, PLEASURE & GROOVE, RHYTHM & RESISTANCE
To round out our 2024 SUBMERGE program, we are seeking finished performance works that explore the intersections of (live) music and dance. We are particularly interested in artists and works […]
Mindful Mornings
GREAT NEWS! Morning Meditations return for one week! From 28 October until 1 November, Marlon will host his Mindful Mornings in person at LAKE Studios. Join us daily, 8:30-9:30am. Join […]
The Art of Falling — 10 February, 16-20h
A chance to learn from, and dance with, renowned artist, Mr. Kriss!
Research is Choreography — 17 February, 18h
DANCE PERFORMANCE and DISCUSSION with Dagmar Spain and collaborators.
Mindful Day-long Retreat — 4 May, 2024
Join us the 1st Saturday of each month for day-long meditation retreats led by Marlon Barrios Solano.
Kleine Geschichten von Tolstoi — June 4, 10:00
Dance, theater, and music for children ages 4 and older and adults!
Shared Practice — Mon, Wed & Fri 10:00-11:30
Our morning movement research sessions with guest teachers and LAKE resident artists.
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Marlon Barrios Solano
Marlon started meditating at the Village Zendo in NYC with Sensei Enkio O’hara in 1997 and shifted to practicing vipassana meditation at Insight Meditation Society in 2009. Since 2016, he […]
Meditation Offerings
Rooted in the early Buddhist tradition of Insight Meditation, Marlon Barrios Solano holds space for daily meditations, mindful discussions, and day long retreats. Mindful Mornings Group meditation, Monday through Friday […]
Birth Stories — December 3, 17-22h
Workshop, jam, and sauna on sense, touch, sound, movement. With Moss Beynon Juckes & Rosalind Holgate Smith.
STREAMS. Catching Caches. — Dec 9th & 10th
Special performance by and with Julia Novacek, Artemiy Shokin, Clara Reiner, Eni Brandner, Monika Schmatzberger & Sara Trawöger
EMBRACING TRANQUILITY — Dec 22 & 23, 10:00 – 17:00
Two days of silent reflection and mindful exploration.
Lisa Gaden
Lisa lebt und arbeitet in Berlin – immer und überall auf leidenschaftlicher Bewegungssuche,- Findung und Erfindung. Nach einer dreijährigen Bühnentanzausbildung bei DANCEWORKS Berlin studierte sie zeitgenössischen Tanz am Anton Bruckner […]
SENSE & DANCE — Zeitgenössischer Tanz
with Lisa Gaden * Class taught in German — with English and/or Spanish translations as needed. In each class we enter the journey into anatomical body structures. Zooming in and out […]
Feral Encounters — 9 & 10 September
Exploring dance and performance art practices devoted to a sensorial approach to other-than-human people.
mov*ed – IMPULSTAGE, 10-14 September
A 5-day forum open to Berlin based movement and dance educators interested in exchange and research.
Workshop: A Bit Like a Tree — 10 AUGUST
Movement, garden, lake, shared food and somatic experiences. A day of encounters at the LAKE.
OPEN CALL — Unfinished Fridays Vol 91-100
We are looking for dance and performance artists who would like to present their work-in-progress during our 10 Year Anniversary Festival from 20 June-1 July, 2023. Application DEADLINE 8.04.23
OPEN CALL — Unfinished Fridays JUNIOR
A paid residency and performance opportunity that inspires artists to try their hand at creating work for young audiences. Application DEADLINE 8.04.23
10 Year Anniversary Festival — 20.06-02.07.23
Photo impressions of the festival coming soon!
Unfinished Fridays Vol. 86 — 16 DECEMBER, 19:30
Join us for our next monthly performance event — featuring new duets and solos.
DIGITAL BODY ARCHIVE
Dig into the Digital Body 2022 archives for behind-the-scene impressions of the lab and residencies.
Doreen Wagner
Artist and painter, based in Berlin. Certified Dance Educator. Meine Name ist Doreen. Seit meiner Kindheit bin ich in künstlerisch und bewegender Richtung unterwegs. Es schafft mir einen Ausgleich meiner […]
Move & Create(u)res: Kindertanz/Kreativstunde
Combining dance, movement and creativity, these classes guide children to get to know themselves and their bodies through exploration and play. Move the body – feel the body. Energy released […]
JESSY TUDDENHAM
Content & Editorial Strategy, Associate Director LAKE & SUBMERGE Festival 2025 Jessy is a dancer, writer and performer with over twenty years’ experience performing in Europe and the Americas. She […]
MARIA KOUSI
Production Manager, Stage Manager, Photography Maria studied Greek Philology at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and Modern Greek Literature & Culture (MFA) at Freie Universität Berlin. She has been active in movement […]
OLGA RAMIREZ OFERIL
Administration & Finance Olga is a dancer/performer and production manager/financial supervisor. She studied Classical Philology in Barcelona and worked as a high school teacher before turning to dance full-time. As […]
ANGELA FEGERS
Marketing & Press Relations Angela Fegers (1990) is a U.S.-American director, producer, and dancer from C. Florida, based between Berlin & Thessaloniki. She holds a BFA in Dance from the […]
(Roughly) 86 (collectively sourced) steps towards an ideal cultural economy (ecology)**
**Inspired by the 2016 handbook on how to ‘Become the ideal cultural worker in 86 steps’ – a performance-text that was part of Choreographing Calculation (2012) that premiered at the […]
Some Unresolved Questions
ABOUT DANCE — Forming Futures, Vol 2 on Work & Play (Do we) how do we teach the ability to play? What is the role of art in society? Is […]
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ABOUT DANCE — Forming Futures, Vol 1 on Ecology Ahmed, Sara. 2006. Queer Phenomenology: Orientations, Objects, Others. Duke University Press. Bateson, Gregory. 2000 [1972]. Steps to an Ecology of Mind. […]
ABOUT DANCE — Forming Futures, Vol 2 on Work & Play
The ABOUT DANCE, Vol 2 participants spent two days discussing labor, work, play, virtuosity, and new tenets for an ideal cultural economy. Prompted into various forms of dialogue by forum […]
ABOUT DANCE — forming futures, Vol 3 on Artistic Curation
The framing question for ABOUT DANCE, Vol 3 was, “What Do We Need?” Over the course of two days this question provided the guiding thread for an exploration of the […]
ABOUT DANCE — Forming Futures, Vol 4 on Collective Retrospection
For the fourth volume of ABOUT DANCE — Forming Futures we gathered in Lake Studios Garden to reflect, discuss, dance and meditate about the preceding one and a half years […]
ABOUT DANCE — forming futures, Vol 5 on Pain & Care
The final ABOUT DANCE weekend of 2021, hosted by Jeremy Wade and a cast of colorful characters, took a unique approach to the forum structure. The first day took on […]