Tanztriennale 2026: City Parade - Eine Tanzparade für Hamburg!

In the organizer's words:

Event as part of the Tanztriennale Hamburg, June 14 - 21, 2026

On Sunday, June 14, 2026, the very first parade dedicated to dance and all people living in Hamburg will take place in Barmbek Nord. The City Parade temporarily transforms the public urban space into a stage, breaks with traditional performance logics and explores new forms of encounter between artists and the audience. With artistic interventions and the active, cross-generational participation of the general public, the City Parade brings Brave Moves. Courageous Joy. into action!

The City Parade puts the spotlight on the diversity of dance cultures and communities living in Hamburg: from commissioned works by local choreographers to community dances, dance schools, associations or initiatives such as Die Antwort, the Contemporary Dance School Hamburg, the Erika Klütz School, the Lola Rogge School, the Step by Step initiative and many more.

The finale of the City Parade will be choreographed by Hamburg-based choreographer Patricia Carolin Mai. Together with her MAI:COMPANY, she will develop a participatory choreography in the city park.

The City Parade also marks a special moment between two triennials in Hamburg - on the last day of the 9th Triennial of Photography, it will also open the Tanztriennale. For this reason, the parade begins at the Museum der Arbeit, a partner in the Triennial of Photography program, and moves from there to the finale in the Stadtpark.

An open call for participation in the City Parade has been published.

The start and end point of the City Parade will be announced here.