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BUNDESTREFFEN25 - The Show Must Go On
On September 25 and 26, around 200 representatives from the independent performing arts, civil society, politics, and administration will gather at HAU Hebbel am Ufer in Berlin to develop perspectives for the future of the independent performing arts under the current, rapidly changing social conditions.
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Tabori Prize 2025
On September 25, 2025, the Fonds Darstellende Künste will present the abori Prize 2025, Germany's highest award for independent performing arts, as part of “The Show Must Go ON. BUNDESTREFFEN25 of the Independent Performing Arts” at HAU Hebbel am Ufer.
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On Tour: The documentary film “DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN” by Felix Meyer-Christian, commissioned by the Fonds, about the vitality of the arts and their fight against social exclusion and polarization is on tour in Germany. Click here for the current dates.
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BUNDESTREFFEN25
Am 25. und 26. September kommen rund 200 Vertreter*innen der Freien Darstellenden Künste, Zivilgesellschaft, Politik und Verwaltung am HAU Hebbel am Ufer in Berlin zusammen, um unter den aktuell stark veränderten gesellschaftlichen Rahmenbedingungen gemeinsam Perspektiven für die Zukunft der Freien Darstellenden Künste zu entwickeln. Further information about the program and registration can be found here.
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Tabori Prize 2025
On September 25, 2025, the Fonds Darstellende Künste will present the abori Prize 2025, Germany's highest award for independent performing arts, as part of “The Show Must Go ON. BUNDESTREFFEN25 of the Independent Performing Arts” at HAU Hebbel am Ufer.
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„DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN"
On Tour: The documentary film “DIE KUNST, VIELE ZU BLEIBEN” by Felix Meyer-Christian, commissioned by the Fonds, about the vitality of the arts and their fight against social exclusion and polarization is on tour in Germany. Click here for the current dates.
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The Art of Staying Many - Nationwide Forums for Art, Freedom and Democracy
On May 21 and 22, 2025, the Fonds was a guest in the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz and invited to a panel discussion with Philipp Ruch, Sasha Marianna Salzmann and Simon Strauß as well as a film screening of “DIE KUNST, VIELE ZUBLEIBEN”. See
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BLICKWECHSEL
In her documentary, Janina Möbius examines the relationship between audiences and artists against the backdrop of growing right-wing influence on the arts. On tour in Germany and around the world.
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Die Vielen
The Fonds Darstellende Künste is a co-signatory of the Declaration of the Many (DIE VIELEN).
Latest blog posts
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© Dorothea Tuch
Does art only deserve freedom when it is right?
04 Jun 2025
What is the purpose of art? What can it mean to society? Why must it be free and remain so? Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung features writer Simon Strauß finds answers to these questions in the works of the Italian director and writer Pier Paolo Pasolini.
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© Dorothea Tuch
German Winter
02 Jun 2025
Sasha Marianna Salzmann's contribution tells the stories of those people who are exposed to racism in the midst of our society and builds a bridge from the attack on the Magdeburg Christmas market to Salzmann's own youth and the poetry of May Ayim.
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© Dorothea Tuch
The last border for the AfD
27 May 2025
Does history always repeat itself? In his keynote speech “The last border for the AfD,” action artist Philipp Ruch analyses the socio-political situation and appeals to civil society, which dared to rise up in the GDR in 1989 and thus brought about radical change.
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Rückblick: Filmpremiere & 40 Jahre Fonds
26 Mar 2025
The Fonds celebrated its 40th anniversary and the film premiere of “”Die Kunst, Viele zu bleiben“”! We would like to thank all guests from the arts, politics and associations, pioneers and companions for the hours spent together in the Sophiensaele. Special thanks and congratulations to film director Felix Meyer-Christian and his team. - A review in the video by Roman Hagenbrock.
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© Dorothea Tuch
40 Jahre Fonds Darstellende Künste
18 Mar 2025
In seiner Eröffnungsrede am Abend der Filmpremiere von "Die Kunst, Viele zu bleiben" und des 40. Jubiläums des Fonds Darstellende Künste blickt Geschäftsführer Holger Bergmann auf das Verbindende in der Kunst und aktuelle Herausforderungen an eine "Kunst, Viele zu bleiben".
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© Dorothea Tuch
Die Kunst, Viele zu bleiben
14 Mar 2025
About the Fonds
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Funding
With its funding lines, the Fonds continues the specific support of the independent performing arts.
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Consulting
The Fonds Darstellende Künste not only supports projects, but is also a service and consulting partner for independent artists, collectives and institutions. The office advises interested parties and artists on aspects of the application process as well as on structural and organizational issues beyond the scope of its own funding programs.
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The Fonds Darstellende Künste
For over 30 years, the Fonds Darstellende Künste has been one of the six federal cultural promotion funds supporting the art and cultural landscape of the Federal Republic of Germany, with a special focus on promoting the independent performing arts.
Tabori Award Ceremony 2025
25 September 2025Format: Tabori Preis
Berlin | Hebbel am Ufer (HAU2)
The highest national award for the independent performing arts will be presented on September 25, 2025, as part of “The Show Must Go ON. BUNDESTREFFEN25 of the Independen Arts” at HAU Hebbel am Ufer.
moreBUNDESTREFFEN25
25 - 26 September 2025Format: Symposium
Berlin | HAU Hebbel am Ufer
As part of BUNDESTREFFEN25, several hundred artists, theater and festival directors, interest groups and professional associations from the independent performing arts, as well as people from civil society, cultural politics and arts administration, will come together to focus on the creative power of this art form and develop new perspectives for its future.
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