From July 8 to 10, 2022, the DIS-TANZEN Festival took place at the Malzfabrik in Berlin. Funded participants from both subprograms DIS-TANZ-SOLO and DIS-TANZ-IMPULS presented their findings, research and performances made possible by the funding.

Last weekend, the Dachverband Tanz Deutschland (umbrella organization for dance in Germany) organized a festival that presented the projects created in the DIS-TANZEN funding program and, in addition to looking back, also addressed questions about future creative possibilities. More than 200 dance professionals funded by DIS-TANZEN came together at the Malzfabrik in Berlin to exchange views on their funded projects and their artistic work within the past two years, to take stock and to benefit from each other's insights and results in a joint exchange.

The festival included formats exclusively designed by grantees, resulting in a diverse and exciting program: in addition to numerous sharing sessions and discussion rounds, participants also encountered each other dancing and actively in various workshop formats. In addition, performances and videos created within the framework of the funding were presented to the entire audience on two evenings. The formats were accompanied by a two-day exhibition of film and photo projects.

The focus of the festival was on the appreciation of the artists' work and sharing as a possibility to talk about one's own work, thus giving space to the development processes and the very diverse results.

Friday's program also included an exchange on cultural policy issues, which focused the discussion on the findings of the funding program and possibilities for future funding programs. Moderated by Michael Freundt, the participants, jury members, and representatives of cultural policy engaged in conversation.