From 24 August to 20 September 2026, LAKE Studios Berlin will host the 7th volume of the SUBMERGE Festival, celebrating choreography, exchange, and artistic solidarity. The festival consists of workshops taught as precursors to performances. The workshops function as ‘re-creative’ labs where artists guide participants through the process and methods used in the crafting of their work. Each workshop includes a formal performance of the piece investigated in the lab.
For the 2026 SUBMERGE programme, LAKE Studios Berlin is seeking 2-4 finished performance works from diverse dance backgrounds. They are not looking for works for children in this round as they already have two in the programme.
The works must be finished pieces, 20 to 60 minutes in length, to be presented in an evening or afternoon double-bill with another artist’s work.
Artists must be willing to offer a two-day workshop, the Choreographer’s Labs, to introduce their work processes to other professional movement artists. Workshops will take place from 10:00 – 16:00 on two consecutive days. Chosen pieces will be presented either the 24 August, 7 September, or 14 September. Two to four projects will be chosen, of which one can be Europe based, and the other projects must have at least one main collaborator who is based in Berlin.
SUBMERGE Festival will take place in wheelchair-accessible and barrier-free studios.
Support includes:
- Two-day 5hr/day workshop: 500 EUR for one facilitator, or 800 EUR for two facilitators.
- Performance: 380 EUR per artist
- Light and tech support for performance
- Professional video and photos of the performance, publicity work
- Child-care support during workshops and performance
- Accessibility support
- 8 hours of studio time in July or August
- Travel costs for international artists
- Accommodation on site in case the artist does not have a place to live in Berlin
Deadline: 28 February 2026
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