Open Calls Berlin 2020 Performing Arts Festival

The next Berlin Performing Arts Festival will take place from May 19 to 24, 2020. LAFT Berlin invites all professional Berlin-based artists, groups and performance venues of the independent performing arts community to participate in shaping the schedule of programming by offering their productions and events as part of the Berlin 2020 Performing Arts Festival!

Open Calls 2020:


PAF Series of Programming
The Berlin Performing Arts Festival is making a change and is inviting theaters, performance venues and artists within Berlin’s independent performing arts community to apply with artistic works addressing specific themes.

Here you can find more information and the application form.

PAF Introducing...
Introducing… is a special focus within the festival. Young Berlin-based artists and groups with complete productions can apply to have their work presented in this format during the festival. The open call will be released in a timely manner.

Here you can find more information and the application form.


PAF Show & Tell
Show & Tell is a new format that will take place for the first time in 2020 and which serves as the successor to the previous Berlin Diagonale – Show Camp format.


Here you can find more information and the application form.



Applications can only be made using the online for. An application is only valid if the form is completed in full and submitted online.

The submission deadline for your applications is December 1, 2019.

All open calls are subject to the approval of the funding for the 2020 Berlin Performing Arts Festival.​​​​​​​