Sophiensæle are one of Berlin’s most important centers for the independent performing arts.The programming features a mixture of both established and emerging talents, as well as local and international perspectives. The stages featureartists who work outside the boundaries of genre, exploring new possibilities within and beyond their disciplines and developing innovative forms that bridge the worlds of dance, performance, theater, visual arts, discourse, text, hospitality, and immersive gatherings. Sophiensæle offer Berlin artists, with their diverse international ties, an artistic laboratory in which they can test and present new ideas. They thematic priorities, which then take shape through annually changing curated festivals, series, and programming focused on bringing international perspectives into exchange with local ones. The center also cooperates with a large and diverse list of local, national, and international partners.