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Proud Haram Festival is a queer interdisciplinary art festival that provides a stage for LGBTQIA+ and migrant artists. Hosted at Ballhaus Prinzenallee from April 1-6, 2025, it will feature theater, performance, dance, music, and installations. Expanding from its previous focus on Turkish-German queer artists, the 2025 edition seeks to include voices from MENA and its diasporas, with a specific focus on migrant queer struggles.

This festival stands against censorship, discrimination, and political oppression of queer art. As spaces for queer artists shrink in various regions due to escalating restrictions and conflicts, we come together in Berlin to resist and create. We aim to foster an environment where queer art does not just survive but thrives, embracing diverse perspectives, including those advocating for justice and coexistence in challenging circumstances.

Festival Director: The 2025 edition of the Haram Proud Festival is led by Ufuk Tan Altunkaya, a theater maker and performance artist dedicated to exploring narratives of identity, migration, and belonging. With a strong background in contemporary performance and intercultural artistic practices, Ufuk is committed to providing a space where queer migrant voices can be heard and celebrated.

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The Proud Haram Festival is an interdisciplinary queer art festival that provides a stage for LGBTQIA+ and migrant artists. It takes place from April 1 to 6, 2025 at Ballhaus Prinzenallee and presents theater, performance, dance, music and installations. While previous editions have mainly included Turkish-German queer artists, 2025 will expand the focus to MENA and its diasporas with a special emphasis on migrant queer struggles.

This festival stands up against censorship, discrimination and political oppression of queer art . While spaces for queer artists are shrinking in different regions due to increasing restrictions and conflicts, we want to resist and create art together in Berlin. We strive to foster an environment where queer art not only survives, but thrives, with an awareness of justice and peaceful coexistence.

Festival Director: The 2025 edition of Haram Proud Festival is directed by Ufuk Tan Altunkaya, a theater maker and performance artist who is deeply engaged with narratives of identity, migration and belonging. With a strong background in contemporary performance and intercultural artistic practices, Ufuk is committed to making migrant queer voices heard and celebrated.