Since September 2024, Tanzfabrik Berlin has opened a new accessible space at Grüntaler Straße 9, intentionally designed to foster exchange and collaboration with the local neighborhood. The space offers room for residencies, artistic research, performative installations, and dance solos, but above all, it is a vibrant meeting point for artistic experiments connected to the community and its people.

A key concern for Tanzfabrik is engaging with neighbors. Regularly, we invite local residents to our event format schnippeln & plaudernheld in the gallery space. These evenings are prepared together by the Tanzfabrik team and the current resident artists, offering opportunities for encounters, conversation, and shared experiences.

The gallery at Grüntaler Straße 9 intentionally opens towards the Wedding district and the Gesundbrunnen neighborhood. Unlike the enclosed Uferstudios site surrounded by a high brick wall, the gallery’s location and architecture enable open communication with the local community. Large windows provide transparency and visibility, a wide sidewalk invites passersby to linger, and the lively neighborhood with cafés, shops, and a nearby secondary school creates an urban atmosphere.

Thus, the space is understood not only as a place for artistic work but also as a connecting element between artists, audiences, and residents. It encourages low-threshold access, openness, and participation — contributing to intertwining art and everyday life in the urban space.