Platform 14

Create. Perform. Connect.

Platform 14 is an international dance festival in Berlin bringing together dancers and choreographers from different styles and backgrounds.

Founded in 2020, the festival spans over one week at Uferstudios Berlin, bridging Berlin based and international artists, showcasing their works in long and short formats over three performance evenings. Each evening offers a glimpse into the evolving language of dance as shaped by the artists of today, reflecting the social and political realities that move them. Platform 14 creates a shared space of encounter where dialogue, curiosity and critical reflection meet artistic expression.

The platform is exposing the artists for opportunities to connect, network and exchange perceptions on dance through sharing insights in performances and workshops - while audiences discover the diversity and vitality of dance.

Platform 14 is an initiative under the Artistic Direction of Roosa Sofia Nirhamo and produced in collaboration with Fenster zum Osten - shibak sharqi gGmbH.

Roosa Sofia Nirhamo

Co-founder & Artistic Director

Aseel Qupty

Co-founder

Christine Schmidt, shibak sharqi gGmbH

Fenster zum Osten - shibak sharqi gGmbH is a Berlin based nonprofit company, producer and organiser of artistic as well as educational projects by and with artists in exile. The company was founded by Christine Schmidt, a former dancer and dance teacher (MA Laban Centre London) and has been active since 2017.

The company offers organisational as well as consultative and dramaturgic support and provides material, personnel and financial resources. shibak sharqi gGmbH strives to enable meeting and exchange between people and cultures aiming at longer-term sustainable cooperation with the involved artists and institutions.

Eugenia Stargardter

Production Assistant