FRATZ International 2026
Festival & Symposium 9 to 15 October
FRATZ International and Offensive Tanz are collaborating again this year to make Junge Tanz more visible to Berlin spectators and to exchange ideas with international trade visitors on artistic-aesthetic and structural issues. This year's FRATZ Festival with theatre and dance for the youngest will take place in Berlin from 9 to 15 October 2026.
The selection of pieces includes BÄÄÄM – A dance performance for a pigeon and listening audience (3+) by tanzfuchs PRODUKTION / Barbara Fuchs from Cologne/ Germany, BOSQUE (Forest) – A dance performance for children (2+) by Flores TeatroDanza / Teatro Al Vacío from Mexico and The Sticky Dance – For the youngest (3-5 years) by Second Hand Dance from Great Britain.
Likewise, the dance performance Baobab by Cíntia Rangel & Theater o.N., nominated for the Ikarus Prize 2026 and for the AUGENBLICK MAL! Festival 2027 is on the longlist to be seen at the festival.
FRATZ is also the kick-off for a series of new research projects commissioned by Offensive Tanz:
Offensive Tanz and FRATZ invite young audiences to an informal exchange on intergenerational forms of dance on Saturday, 10 October. This event is also the prelude to our first residency in cooperation with the FELD Theater for young audiences. The artists Lea Martini and Eva-Martina Günther present their research project “ein kreis. fast rund”. Interested parties are invited to discuss different formats and experiences with intergenerational work together.
We are also launching the first studio for artistic research with the youngest, designed by choreographer Renae Shadler and set designer Camille Lacadée. The studio is a participatory experimental space that is created before and during the FRATZ Festival, in which the two artists work together with KITA children. On Sunday, October 11, all trade visitors are invited to a specially designed studio session. You can take on the role of co-creating children and then exchange ideas with the artists.
In addition, together with the International Young Dance Network of the ASSITEJ, we invite you to a lively get-together and exchange at the Junge Tanzhaus Berlin on Monday evening, 13 October.
In addition, the FRATZ symposium will focus on different aspects of accessibility. There will be an exchange with the artists of tanzfuchs about the work for T*taubes and listening audience (10.10.) as well as with the artists of Second Hand Dance about the work for neurodivergentes (11.10.) audience.
Accreditation for trade visitors starts on 15 July and pre-sales for the performances begin on 31 July.
Further information: www.fratz-festival.de
Accessibility at FRATZ
The Theater o.N. and FRATZ International have set themselves the goal of making the program more accessible with each festival. Offensive Tanz is once again providing financial support for this year's edition of FRATZ.
In the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Art. 30, the right to equal participation of disabled people in cultural life is formulated. As publicly funded organisations, we consider ourselves responsible for actively participating in the implementation. We focus on designing our program in such a way that as many people as possible feel invited and can plan their participation in our offers independently. This year, FRATZ International's focus is on T*deaf and neurodivergent audiences and the implementation is carried out with a view to these groups of people. contact
For a direct contact to the FRATZ offers, please use the e-mail ticket@fratz-festival.de or the mobile number +49 (0)178 6876106. Messages can be left on the mailbox, via SMS, WhatsApp or signal. Tickets
Since the website of the ticket provider of Theater o.N. and FRATZ International is only accessible to a limited extent, it is possible to call tickets
-to book under 030 440 92 14 or by e-mail to karten@theater-on.de (Theater o.N.)
-under +49 (0)178 6876106 or by e-mail to ticket@fratz-festival.de (FRATZ International)
People with severe disabilities receive tickets at a reduced price. People with severe disabilities who are dependent on an accompaniment will receive a free card for them.
Persons in wheelchairs or with other physical or cognitive impairments who require assistance are kindly requested to register in advance at the above contacts.
Offers for T*taubes audience
Information in German Sign Language (DGS) will be available on the FRATZ website from the end of August.
In the 2026 festival edition, there are three pieces that are accessible to T-deaf audiences. One of them was specially developed for deaf and hearing people.
BÄÄÄM - A dance performance for a pigeon and listening audience (3+) tanzfuchs PRODUKTION / Barbara Fuchs | Germany
ABC – A Painters Alphabet – A new circus performance (3+) Kompani Giraff | Sweden
Shelter (Jaszak/Schutz) - A physical performance with live music (3+) Simone de Jong Company | Netherlands
There will be introductions to German sign language at selected performance dates. These will be announced at the end of August. The pieces themselves take place without spoken language and without DGS interpretation. Tickets are currently being withheld for these performances.
As part of the symposium, there will be interpretation in German sign language and German as required and possible. Among others for:
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If you are interested in participating in a symposium, please contact Kata Kovacs.
Spelling T deaf: The uppercase spelling “deaf” refers to the cultural identity of many deaf people and expresses their affiliation to culture and language Tauber communities. As part of the FRATZ Festival, we chose the spelling “T deaf”. It is intended to make it clear that T*dove people are not a uniform and compliant group. And it refers to the diverse experiences, identities and preconditions of Tauber people. More information at the following link: diversity arts culture
Offers for neurodivergent audiences
In the festival edition 2026, a piece is offered that was explicitly developed for neurodivergent children*:
The Sticky Dance - For Sensory Groovers (3-7) & For the Youngest (3-5) Second Hand Dance | UK
The version for Sensory Groovers on Saturday, 10.10. is exclusively for neurodivergent children and their companions. When booking your cards, please make sure that you belong to the group addressed. Space capacities here are very limited, and we want the offer to reach those for whom it is intended.
For all other pieces, there are so-called staging descriptions that describe the sequence, the sensory stimuli and the character of the performance, so that you can decide for yourself whether the piece is suitable for your family.
Certain performance dates (to be announced at the end of August) are designated as so-called Relaxed Performance. In particular, all those who feel more comfortable in an inclusive atmosphere are invited to these dates.
*Neurodivergence, what is it? In short, everyone's brain works differently. The word neurotypical means that a person's brain works the way most other people's brains do. People who are neurotypical develop skills such as social or organizational skills to about the same extent as others their age. In contrast, the term ‘neurodivergent’ describes someone who processes information in the brain in a different way. For example, autistic people with ADHD are referred to as ‘neurodivergent’. Often neurodivergent people have a heightened sense perception, a lot of creativity and visual processing skills, so they also need other things such as less irritable environments, more rest or a lot of exercise. (Source: @specialedition_studio via Instagram)
Offers for blind and visually impaired audiences
In the festival edition 2026, unfortunately, we have no offers that are explicitly aimed at blind and visually impaired children. We will be happy to advise you individually which offers could still be suitable for you.
Contact person: Dagmar Domrös via e-mail at ticket@fratz-festival.de or by phone at +49 (0)178 6876106. Messages can be left on the mailbox, via SMS, WhatsApp or signal.
Texts in easy language
We provide texts about the festival, the theatre visit and the individual pieces in easy language. You can find these texts summarized under the tab Easy language for accessibility or on the pieces pages in the tab Productions.
^ The texts were prepared by | Marlene Seifert, including a review group of people with learning difficulties. http://www.schriftgut.info/
Accessibility Venues
FRATZ venues vary widely in terms of accessibility. In the Information about venues tab, we gradually collect all the details about arrival, parking facilities and spatial condition.
