Tanz im August

Tanz im August was founded as an international festival for contemporary dance by Nele Hertling in 1988, then in West Berlin.

It brings notable companies from all over the world together in Berlin, with new choreography, aesthetics and formats.

The 31st edition in 2019[7] featured 70 performances of 31 productions at eleven different venues with 160 artists from 15 countries.

[10] Artists and companies featured at Tanz im August have included Dominique Bagouet, Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch,[12] Jérôme Bel,[13] Bruno Beltrão / Grupo de Rua, Rosemary Butcher,[14] Roberto Castello, Nora Chipaumire,[15] Michael Clark Company,[16] Cloud Gate Dance Theatre,[17] Martha Graham Dance Company, Trajal Harrell,[18] Deborah Hay,[19] Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, María La Ribot,[20] Faustin Linyekula, Constanza Macras' Dorky Park, Lemi Ponifasio,[21] Eszter Salamon, Wayne McGregor,[22] Meg Stuart[23] and Sasha Waltz.

[24] Since 2015, Tanz im August has shown a retrospective of an important living artist every other year, resulting in a publication on their life and work.