Making a Difference

Workshop by Diana Niepce – THE KNOWING BODY

23.8., 11:00 | Radialsystem
10:30–11:00 Relaxed Arrivals and Access Orientation
11:00–13:00 Workshop

Together with our partner Tanz im August, we are offering a workshop led by Diana Niepce, whose work “HORNFUCKERS” will be presented at Radialsystem on 22.8. and 23.8.

The workshop with the title “THE KNOWING BODY” is presented as a space for experimentation centred on improvisation and movement. Different techniques related to the laws of physics and the functioning of the body are explored. It starts from the unknown to investigate new possibilities, understanding the body as an open field of discovery and transformation.

The workshop will be held in spoken Englisch. Unfortunately, we will not be able to offer a translation into German Sign Language.

Target group:

Professionals and semi-professionals in the performing arts, and persons with disabilities.

All information about the workshop and how to register can be found here.

Accessibility:

Radialsystem is accessible without stairs. Two accessible parking spaces are available on the Radialsystem grounds. Additional parking is available at Ostbahnhof. The entrance doors to the foyer are not equipped with an automated touch button. We offer a pick up service from Berlin Ostbahnhof. The workshop takes place in Studio 1, which is located on the fourth floor, accessible by lift. The door to the studio is also not automated, but we will offer assistance upon arrival. An accessible toilet is located on the ground floor. There is no tactile guiding system. Personal assistants do not need to be registered. You are welcome to bring your assistance animals. If you do so, we kindly ask you to notify us in advance.

Workshop with Ben Evans – Beyond Essential Access

Together with our partner Tanz im August, we are offering a workshop exploring considerations for multi-partner projects and programmes when working with Deaf, disabled, neurodivergent and chronically ill artists.

August 22, 2026, 11:00-14:00h
HAU Hebbel am Ufer (HAU2 Studio)
       
10:30–11:00 Relaxed Arrivals and Access Orientation
11:00–14:00 Workshop, including breaks

Ben Evans, Director of the European project, Europe Beyond Access, will introduce some of the questions that arise specifically when working on multi-partner and international programmes which present and support Deaf, disabled, neurodivergent and chronically ill artists. Participants will work collaboratively to consider questions of access and GDPR, of safeguarding, and of organisational access riders. The workshop assumes some experience with the ‘basics’ of accessibility, and will focus on those topics where there is no obvious answer.

The workshop will be held in spoken English. Some supporting visual text will be supplied in German. The festival is working on a translation into German Sign Language (DGS), please check their website for the latest updates.

Target group:

The workshop is aimed at disabled artists and and disabled professionals in the performing arts, as well as those who work with them.

(Note: the session will include discussion of safeguarding responsibility, and will refer briefly to examples of abuse of power and financial, physical and sexual abuse)

Registration:

Please register under access@tanzimaugust.de and inform them, if you have any accessibility requirements or specific needs that they should know about.

Accessibility:

HAU2 is accessible without stairs. There are two designated parking spaces next to the building (on Großbeerenstraße). There is a ramp and a lift that can be operated without assistance. The doors to the box office and evening box office open and close with the touch of a button, located to the left of the door. There are sanitary facilities for people with disabilities. The entrance is at ground level. There is not tactile guiding system. Personal assistants do not need to be registered. You are welcome to bring your assistance animals. If you do so, we kindly ask you to notify us in advance.

Click here for the audio flyer

Further funding through TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund

Making a Difference has once again been selected for funding in the fourth round of applications for TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund! Over the next three years, we will continue our work to empower disabled, Deaf, and chronically ill artists in dance!

We are particularly pleased that our network will continue to grow in the new project phase: with HAU Hebbel am Ufer / Tanz im August and Radialsystem, two important Berlin institutions are joining us. At the same time, we are establishing permanent collaborations in five other federal states for the first time with Kampnagel Hamburg, tanzhaus nrw, Theater RAMPE Stuttgart, Festival Theaterformen/Real Dance Festival Hannover/Braunschweig, and the University of the Arts in Social Work, Ottersberg.

The aim is to make the approaches developed in Berlin for barrier-free production and presentation processes accessible nationwide on a sustainable basis. Together with these partners, who already pursue inclusive programs, standards for barrier removal, fair working conditions, and long-term prospects in artistic work are being developed. Residencies, co-productions, guest performances, and knowledge transfer go hand in hand with peer-to-peer empowerment, awareness-raising, and mediation formats.

In this way, we are continuing on our path of not only demanding structural change, but also actively implementing it—and continuously strengthening the visibility of a growing community.

We look forward to the next three years!