The next Tanztreffen der Jugend will take place from 26 September to 2 October 2026. Applications are possible until 31 March 2026. The selection will be announced on 23 June 2026, advance ticket sales will start in July.
After their performance at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele, the productions invited to the Tanztreffen der Jugend 2025 are available in the media library until September 2026. Through diverse choreographies and forms of expression in contemporary and urban dance, the young dancers explore what constitutes their own identity and how it asserts itself in interaction with others.

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Award Winners Tanztreffen der Jugend
To the award winnersTanztreffen der Jugend looks for pieces by young dance ensembles in schools, from structures or groups linked to the indie or professional (dance) theatre scene, who alone or under professional guidance find their own themes and express them in an artistic form using contemporary choreographies.
The Tanztreffen der Jugend is part of the Treffen junge Szene of the Berliner Festspiele.
Tanzfabrik Berlin is partner of the Tanztreffen der Jugend.