PLATFORM 14 is an annual international dance festival that challenges traditional boundaries of genre and form. Selected dancers and choreographers present their contemporary, urban and experimental dance pieces on an equal footing.
This year’s edition brings together works that navigate the space between intimacy and community, exploring themes such as identity, memory, perception and the shifting dynamics of our contemporary world. From poetic reflections on current affairs and social structures to physical explorations of togetherness, transformation and resistance, the program unfolds as a multi-layered dialogue between diverse experiences.
Over three evenings, spaces for encounters will be created, where vulnerability, humor, dialogue, curiosity and critical reflection meet artistic expression.
This year, PLATFORM 14 opens with the Alumni Night: following an internal selection process, three groups from last year’s open call return to present new and longer pieces.
Programme:
THURSDAY 13.08.2026 |19:00 (90 mins)
My piece of paper - One piece of paper (JPN)SilentShout Co - No News (ES / UK)Frantics Dance Company - Last Space (ES / IT)
FRIDAY 14.08.2026 |19:00 (93 min)
L’Émerveillée - INQUIETS (ES)Ashley Affolter & Zsófia Safranka-Peti - SILT (NL / HU)Alessandra La Bella - Swan song (IT)Selina Shida Hack & Gianna DiGirolamo - Ladies Room (USA)Anja Miličić - Defining One's Self (HR)Francesco Paolino - M U G A (IT)
SATURDAY 15.08.2026 | 19:00 (71 min)
Project001 - Echoes: Grounds we share (DE)Moritz Lucht & Deborah Dalla Valle - BIRDS (DE / IT)Paul Damiano - Quiet Storm (KE)Kostas Charalampous & Zsofia Temesvari - Until it's too late (GR / HU)Aleth Berenice - Questioning Purity (NO / DE)Los que faltaban - Pulsaciones x minuto (ES)
70-90 min (variiert je nach Abend)
FENSTER ZUM OSTEN - shibak sharqi gGmbH is a Berlin-based non-profit company, producer, and organizer of artistic and educational dance projects between the Orient and the Occident. In the face of major global changes, the organization fosters sustainable collaborations, supports artists' continuous development, and focuses on meaningful cultural exchanges through joint projects.Artistic Direction: Roosa Sofia Nirhamo Production management: Christine Schmidt, Fenster zum Osten – shibak sharqi gGmbHProduction assistant: Eugenia StargardterTechnical Direction: Marco Di Nardo, Ivan BartschPR: Kerstin Böttcher Graphics: Roy Castrillo Photo & Video: DancePhotografilm
Platform 14 was founded in 2020 as an initiative by contemporary dancers Roosa Sofia Nirhamo and Aseel Qupty in collaboration with Fenster zum Osten – shibak sharqi gGmbH; since 2025, Roosa Sofia Nirhamo has been the artistic director of Platform 14. The platform, which takes place once a year, offers dance artists the opportunity to present their works in both short and long formats and to exchange ideas in workshops. Platform 14 sees itself as a vibrant space for creativity, performance, and encounters: A place to create. A place to perform. A place to connect!