How do bodies fare when they are particularly challenged in sport or on stage? Protagonists from sport, theater and medicine talk about pain, healing and performance requirements, about belonging and exclusion. Who is allowed to participate, who is overlooked? The focus is on questions of care and vulnerability, medical practice and social reality – and on bodies between adaptation, resistance and visibility.

Anyone can do parkour! Nora’s training sessions awaken the joy of movement and teach parkour & movement in a holistic and fun way. Meeting point: Ballhaus Ost yard

After three weeks of Sportfest let’s celebrate! With Magic Dyke* (Daddy Dyke, Boy dis Troy, Irn Bruce, Fountain Fantasy) followed by DJ Gilda. Magic Dyke* is a masc Dyke* stripping group based in Berlin by and for lesbians, queer women, non-binary, trans, intersex and agender people showing masc stripping from non-cis masculinities and give butches, studs, bois, mascs and genderfuckers a stage to feel sexy in a world that tells them they aren’t. Since May 2022, Magic Dyke* creates sensational shows and provides a party that is a safe space for the SLINTA* (sapphic, lesbian, intersex, non-binary, transgender, agender) community in Berlin.

As diverse and varied as sport is, so diverse and multifaceted are its players. However, this is hardly reflected in the historiography of sport. What significance do these omissions have for our present?

A typical exercise for boxing beginners will be taught. The aim is to learn to throw punches at a person and to withstand them against oneself. After this experience, there will be input and exchange on the importance of martial arts for the feminist movement.

Corinna Schmechel has been a trainer for classic boxing for around 13 years and has also been in the ring herself for over 10 years. At the same time, she is involved politically and academically with questions of feminist sports practice.

My name is Mathilda, which means »mighty in battle«, my middle name is Kleo, which means »famous«, and Colada stands for »relaxation«. Quite a combination of who I am and who I am becoming.

I was born in Eastern Europe, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and have been living in Western Europe—Germany and Spain—since 2017. I have a background in dance theater, a yoga and puppetry. I worked as an entertainment manager in Spain for two years, with licenses in Zumba, Aqua Zumba, and Pound. I have been working in the fitness industry in Berlin since 2021, and since my transition as a trans woman, I am able and becoming more aware of with whom I share my energy.

I am so grateful and passionate to be teaching Musical Dance Workout. I believe in transformative energy and see my purpose in teaching my classes inclusively and joyfully with my full heart and soul. I am looking forward to getting to know each of you, to being honest, vulnerable, joyful, aware, and human.

If you like musicals, you’ll love this workout! The Musical Dance Workout is an energetic dance workout where you have the opportunity to feel like a Broadway star for about an hour. MDW is a mix of different dance styles and a group fitness workout choreographed and designed by Mathilda Kleo Colada in 2021. You don’t need any previous experience to take part, all you need are comfortable shoes, water and a desire to join in. Musical Dance Workout combines elements of jazz, ballet, show dance, improvisation and modern dance – a unique workout that will not only make you sweat, but also have a lot of fun!

It’s Showtime! Let’s Musical Dance Together!

Six Sportfest artists meet on a sporty panel that sets the pace: with whistles, stopwatches and topic changes in a sprint. Here, the balls are passed to each other without competition and sweaty team spirit is developed around the various projects.

Alisa Tretau (moderation) realizes cultural projects at the interface of art, society and political practice. She recently published the website nichtnurmuetter.de.

The workshop explores the potential of empowerment through collective physical movement, using martial arts as a starting point to experiment with and transgress into different forms of movement exploration.

The workshop will teach the participants the basics of the discipline Thai Boxing / Muay Thai and play with the performative transgression of the movement patterns. We will also touch on the specific use of martial arts as a tool for trauma work. We aim to foster a feeling of agency through physical practice and nurture the spirit and the abilities to fight the fights that are meaningful at present.

All bodies and fitness levels are welcome, and you don’t need experience in martial arts or be very sporty. If there are particular needs or injuries, please let me know in advance so I can
adapt the exercise if needed. People who struggle with feeling affected and unsafe due to recent political developments and police aggression, and who struggle with feelings of helplessness, passivity, or freeze responses, are particularly encouraged to join.

Janne Kummer (they / them) works as a cross-disciplinary artist on the intersection of performing and digital art, game design, music and critical theory. JK’s work explores the representational politics of bodies in both analogue and digital space, focusing on current developments in area of Artificial Intelligence. JK uses their work as a tool to question existing power structures and develop alternative queer feminist future visions. Their creative process is based on a somatic understanding and recognises the body as a primary source of knowledge. JK’s background as a martial artist forms the basis for their performative movement practice.

Players of all skill levels are welcome! The session is open from the age of 16 and is led by a FLINTA+ coach. Whether you have basketball experience or are new to the game, you are very welcome. The training focuses on individual skills and team play and adapts to the wishes of the participants. There will be a 3×3 tournament at the end.

Come along, try it out and bring your friends! Wear sturdy sports shoes, suitable clothing and make sure that headscarves fit snugly and don’t have pins…

Sinduya Jeevaratnam has been an active player at Seitenwechsel e.V. since January 2023 and is also committed to strengthening and raising the profile of FLINTA+ basketball programs. In addition to her active playing experience, she has acquired both the coaching and D license and works as a basketball coach at adidas Sports Base – including with her own initiative »HoopNow« and in the »HereToHoopq project.

Her passion for basketball and her commitment to an inclusive, empowering and respectful sports culture motivate her to actively take on responsibility on and off the court.

We warm up our bodies and vocal chords and work on a small arrangement together. In the second part of each training session, we try our hand at improvising together. The training is open to all ages, with or without previous experience. The training sessions do not build on each other, so you can attend just one session.

Santiago Blaum has been working as a composer, performer and theater director in the Berlin independent scene for over 20 years. He has developed his techniques for vocal coaching, polyphonic singing and music improvisation in collaboration with amateurs and professionals from a wide range of backgrounds.

The training is for young and old, from beginners to professionals. We start with small agility and coordination exercises. Later there will be small obstacles and we will progress to a big course. If you have your own horse, please bring it with you.

Tom+Marie and have been offering hobby horsing in Berlin for 5 years. Tom has 20 years of experience as a competitive athlete in American Football and Marie is a children’s sports coach.

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Ultimate Frisbee is a dynamic team sport with a Frisbee disk. The end zone game is fast, fair, without physical contact and works without referees even at official tournaments.

Jana Gmelin and Lonnie Lou Jasper have been playing frisbee for many years and invite you to the public sports field at Jahn-Sportpark to discover the best sport in the world! In the training session, they will show you different throws and the basics of the game – you can join in or just watch without any prior knowledge.

Double Much is a celebration of joy, culture, and resistance from five Berlin artists. Rhythmic, creative, and trance-like. Wanna jump?

Double Much began in 2020 when five Berlin-based artists came together in public spaces during the pandemic to rediscover connection through movement. Exploring Double Dutch’s roots in Black culture, clubbing, and resistance, this performance offers a playful yet powerful exploration of joy and creativity as tools for survival. The piece invites audiences to experience the rhythm and energy of this art form as it transcends generations and cultural boundaries.

Children and young people can practise basic motor skills such as cartwheels, somersaults and handstands on a 10 x 2 meter airtrack (an inflatable, springy gymnastics track – similar to a mixture of trampoline and mat). They are accompanied by JayTea as they take their first acrobatic steps such as forward, backward and sideways somersaults – with active support and targeted technique training.

JayTea, Jean-Tayfun Hoffmann, has been passionate about parkour and freerunning for over 15 years. He has been working full-time as an athlete, stuntman and trainer since 2013. During this time, he has been involved in numerous shows, taught over 5,000 students and built up a strong network in the urban sports scene. His goal is to create new perspectives through movement – athletically, personally and socially.

In the hall, the children and their parents can let off steam and have fun in a self-built indoor playground with lots of opportunities for balancing, climbing and crawling as well as a variety of play equipment. At the beginning, our supervisors lead a game together. Afterwards, the children and parents can move around freely and try things out.

The handball department of SG Rotation Prenzlauer Berg e.V. trains children from the age of one, from crawling and romping around with a ball to handball-specific training. Children, teenagers and adults train together in the neighborhood.

This workshop combines self-defence techniques with reflection on everyday safety strategies. It is led by Birgit Tönnies (Seitenwechsel e.V.), a pioneer of women’s martial arts in Berlin and trainer since 1983, a multiple-time German and European champion in karate and kickboxing. Together with theatre makers Natasha Borenko and Lidiia Golovanova, the group will practice physical techniques and explore everyday situations through guided exercises and discussion. The workshop is part of an artistic research for the participatory performance »Self defence. No offence.« (19.+21.6.).

We invite FLINTA+ people to take part. Whether you are experienced or new to self-defence, we’ll be happy to meet you. We can have up to 20 participants, please register.

* FLINTA+ stands for: Female, Lesbian, Intersex, Non-binary, Trans*, and Agender people.

Sport and culture move people – physically, mentally and socially. But how exactly are these areas politically represented, promoted and organized? What role do associations, public administration and civic engagement play? And how are current budget cuts affecting their work?

The panel brings together experts from the fields of sport, culture and politics to discuss structural parallels, synergies and common challenges. The focus: funding logics, the fostering of democracy and strategies for a solidary representation of interests.

Organized in cooperation with BKK – Berliner Kulturkonferenz e. V.

The traditional Irish sport of hurling is one of the fastest team sports in the world. Using long wooden sticks (hurls), the players pass a small leather ball (the sliothar) to each other and try to score as many goals as possible against the opposing team. The movements are reminiscent of field hockey and lacrosse and require skill, speed and creativity. 

Since 2014, people from Ireland, Germany and all over the world have been playing hurling and Gaelic football together in the BerlinGAA club – whether they have been active since childhood or just picked it up. As well as enjoying the sport, the club understands itself as a social community. 

As part of the »training session«, the members of BerlinGAA will tell anecdotes from the multifaceted history of the sport and demonstrate the rules and movements. Afterwards, spectators are invited to join in and try their hand at passes with Hurl and Sliothar.

A full-size volleyball court in the sports hall for players of all abilities to bounce, hit and smash balls in mixed teams.

Pickleball for All!!!

A sport for everyone, for young and old, for indoors and outdoors, quick to learn, without expensive equipment, without competition or pressure to perform, which is fun for everyone! A bit of tennis, a bit of table tennis, a bit of badminton – voilá, here comes Pickleball!

The rapidly growing pickleball community in Berlin is now spread across seven clubs, of which BTV Olympia Pickleball is the largest.

Our festival courtyard becomes a foosball pub! Dare to sit at the table with world champion Sarah Riebschläger or practice in pairs.

Sarah Riebschläger is a player in the German national team, came first in the women’s doubles at the 2021 German Championships, became world champion in 2022 and was ranked 4th in the women’s world rankings in 2023. She started playing table football in pubs in 2012, played for the Berlin club TK Piranyards and in the Bundesliga at Yard Berlin.

The sports hall is open. There are mats, there are balls, there is training equipment. An open sports room for everyone to play, work out or hang out.

Homophobic, sexist and racist banter is commonplace in darts. However, this »culture« doesn’t stop at the regulars’ table in the pub, but permeates the structures of the Berlin darts scene. A discussion about what can be done to make the sport of darts more democratic and diverse. With stories and case studies that are as tragic as they are unbelievable.

The ADV Zebras Berlin e.V. is the first anti-fascist darts club in Berlin. Its members are democratically organized and are committed to open-mindedness and diversity in the sport of darts.

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The ADV Zebras dartistas are holding a beginners’ workshop for all those who want to learn how to throw their darts properly.

The ADV Zebras Berlin e.V. is the first anti-fascist darts club in Berlin. The members are democratically organized and are committed to open-mindedness and diversity in the sport of darts.

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