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PROSPERO Annual Event 2026

As a founding member of Prospero, Schaubühne is delighted to host the 2026 Annual Event. We look forward to four days of dialogue, exchange, and reflection on theatre together with the invited Prospero NEW partners, three new members of the platform, and a new wave of emerging artists selected by the 19 partners. The programme also includes a group of students and young theatre makers taking part in the mentoring scheme, featuring a directing and adaptation workshop led by James Yeatman (Kandinsky), as well as talks with Schaubühne staff members Lisa-Marie Hobusch (Sustainability) and Nils Haarmann (Dramaturgy). 

Emerging artists will have the opportunity to pitch their projects to representatives of the platform’s member institutions, including artistic directors and international programmers—an invaluable moment to gain visibility and foster future collaborations across Europe. In working sessions, platform partners will discuss future network activities.

In addition to the working and pitching sessions as well as the mentoring program, artists, partners, and mentees will attend a selection of new productions from the Schaubühne repertoire with English surtitles and have time to meet and talk during a welcome reception as well as lunch and coffee breaks. We look forward to welcoming you!

Four days shaped by dialogue, artistic sharing, and collective reflection. Each component of the Prospero NEW Annual Event 2026 in Berlin is designed around moments of exchange, encounter, and conviviality. Prospero NEW partners and artists are invited to take part in working sessions, pitching formats, and shared theatre experiences, while engaging with the Schaubühne’s programme and artistic environment.

Please note that participants will each follow a slightly different pathway across the event, depending on their role and schedule. Finally, several meetings and working moments will bring together network memembers only, while other sessions will include the artists involved, to foster both internal alignment and meaningful dialogue across the wider PROSPERO NEW Community. All performances from 12–14 February will be shown with English surtitles.

Thu 12. Feb 2026

Ku’damm 156
5:30pm–7:00pm
Welcome reception
Prospero NEW

Fri 13 Feb 2026

Schaubühne – Globe Theatre 
10:00am–1:00pm
Working session 1
Member presentations 
(Attendance: all members)

Schaubühne – Foyer
1:00pm–2:00pm
Lunch

Ku’damm 156
2:00pm–5:00pm
Pitching session 1
(Members + artist list 1)

Schaubühne
6:00pm–7:30pm
Performance: »spinne«
by Maja Zade
(See ticketing)

8:00pm–9:50pm
Performance: »Sabotage«
by Yael Ronen
(See ticketing)

Optional: Ku’damm 156
8:30pm–10:10pm
Performance: »Egal«
by Marius von Mayenburg
(See ticketing)

Sat 14 February 2026

Ku’damm 156
9:30am–12:30pm
Pitching session 2
(Members + artist list 2)

Schaubühne – Foyer
12:30pm–1:30pm
Lunch

Schaubühne – Globe Theatre
1:30pm–2:30pm
Working session 2
(Members only)

Ku’damm 156
3:00pm–4:40pm
Performance: »Egal«
by Marius von Mayenburg
(See ticketing)

Schaubühne
Optional: 5:00pm–6:50pm
Performance: »Sabotage«
by Yael Ronen
(See ticketing)

6:00pm–7:25pm
Performance: »Paradiesische Zustände«
by Henri Maximilian Jakobs
(See ticketing)

Optional: 7:30pm–9:00pm
Performance: »spinne«
by Maja Zade
(See ticketing)

8:00pm–9:50pm
Performance: »Hannah Zabrisky tritt nicht auf«
by Falk Richter
(See ticketing)

Sun 15 Feb 2026

Schaubühne – Globe Theatre
10:00am–12:00pm
Working session 3
(Members only)

12:00pm–2:00pm
Final meeting: Feedback session & Conclusion
(All participants)

Schaubühne
Optional: 6:00pm–7:50pm
Performance: »Sabotage«
by Yael Ronen
(See ticketing)

Optional: 8:00pm–9:50pm
Performance: »Hannah Zabrisky tritt nicht auf«
by Falk Richter
(See ticketing)

The pitching sessions are a key moment of the Prospero NEW Annual Event. Designed as a speed–dating–style format, they bring together selected artists ans small groups of international professionals in a focused, welcoming setting.

Artists will present their project several times during the event, each time to a group of 4–5 professionals from the Prospero network. Each encounter follows a clear rhythm: 4 minutes of presentation, followed by 4 minutes of questions and exchange.

This intentionally concise format encourages clarity and precision, while leaving space for dialogue, curiosity, and resonance. For artists, it is an opportunity to create a first international connection, to clarify their artistic approach, and to see how their work is perceived beyond their usual context. For professionals, it offers time to discover emerging voices, ask questions, and engage in direct conversation with artists.

Importantly, pitching within Prospero is not a competition and not an evaluative exercise. It is a col- lective moment of listening and exchange, where the question time is as valuable as the presentation itself. Above all, it is a way to build community during the Annual Event through encounters, dialogue, and shared perspectives across Europe.

Pitching Session List

Pitching session 1
13 February, 2:00pm–5:00pm
Ku’damm 156

Julia Huet Alberola – My little Emy
La Mula – THAUMA
Jorge Andrade – The Birds
Nataša Kopeč – Three sisters fake
Dan Colley – Lost Lear
Augustas Gornatkevicius – The Double
Data Tavadze – Liberté
Junior Mthombeni – Hannibal
Emilie Rousset – Affaires Familiales
Ivan Uryvskyi – Macbeth
Elitsa Yovcheva – Constellations
Matilde Vigna – After the Fire (An oak Tree)

Pitching session 2
14 February, 9:30am–12:30pm
Ku’damm 156

Marco Martins – An enemy of the people
Iggy Malmborg – Attempts 1
Petr Erbes/Boris Jedinak – Privatization
Micha Goldberg/Rosie Sommers – From german Staatstheater
Baptiste Amann – Lieux Communs
Dimitris bampilis – Babybird babybird
Pamela Leonczyk – Winter Tale
Bobi Pricop – The Misunderstanding
Tina Tsuladze – FAMILY
Ylva Olaison – K
Elia Rediger – Caravan of Luv
DARUM – End of Life

 

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Hotel
Citadines Kurfürstendamm Berlin
Olivaer Platz, 10707 Berlin

Tel: +49 (0)30 887760
Check-in: 15:00
Check-out: 11:00
Aparthotel Citadines

Internet 
network: Schaubuehne Guests

Dressing Rooms/
Personal Belongings
There are lockers in all the dressing Rooms, near the restrooms in
the basement. Please make sure
to always lock your personal belongings when you leave the room. You’ll need a 2-Euro-coin for the locker.

Hospitals
Emergency
Virchow-Klinikum
Augustenburger Platz 1
13353 Berlin
+49 (0)30 45050

First Aid
Martin-Luther Krankenhaus
Caspar-Theyß-Str. 27-31
14193 Berlin
+49 (0)30 89550

Emergency Numbers
Fire and rescue service: 112
Police: 110

Bank/ATM
Postbank
In front of the Spätkauf Nice Price across the Schaubühne,
Damaschkestraße 8–10
10711 Berlin

Commerzbank
Kurfürstendamm 102
10711 Berlin

Deutsche Bank
Kurfürstendamm 111
10711 Berlin

Post Office
There is a post office within the store »Mc Paper«
Kurfürstendamm 142–147
10709 Berlin
Open: Mon-Fr 9.30am–7.30pm
Sat 10.30am–6.30pm

Taxi-Call
+49 30 202020 or
+49 30 443322
If you only want to travel a short distance, you can wave down apassing taxi directly on the street. The fare for this so-called regulation short distance is 6,00€ for a distance of two kilometres. Please don’t forget to mention to the taxi driver as soon as you get in the taxi that you only want to go »short distance«. This regulation short distance tariff is only possible with taxis you wave down on the street and only for a distance of two kilometres without stopping

Getting around
Airport BER --> Citadines Kurfürstendamm Berlin
The easiest way to go is to take the train RE20 to S Südkreuz, from here you can take the subway S46 to S Halensee and from there the bus M29 U Hermannplatz to Olivaer Platz and then walk 2 two minutes to your hotel. (40 min)

Airport BER --> Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz
The easiest way to go is to take the train RE20 to S Südkreuz, from here you can take the subway S46 to S Halensee and from there the bus M29 U Hermannplatz to Lehniner Platz/Schaubühne. (35 min)

Airport BER -->City Center (Alexanderplatz)
The easiest way to go is to take the bus FEX Berlin Hbf to Berlin Berlin Hauptbahnhof and then take the train RE7 to Alexanderplatz. (35 min)

Main Station (Berlin Hbf) -->Citadines Kurfürstendamm Berlin 
The easiest way to go is to take subway S3 or S7 to Charlottenburg and then walk about 10 minutes to the theater (25 min)

Suggestions for Restaurants, Cafés, Bars and Supermarkets

Restaurants/Cafés
Café Schaubühne
Kurfürstendamm 153
10709 Berlin
+49 (0)30 890020
Open: Mon–Sat: 9.00am–1.00am
Sun: 3.00pm–1.00am

Café Roberta – Italian Café, ice-cream, cake and coffee, panini and soups
Damaschkestr. 4
10711 Berlin
+49 (0)174 3436808
Open: Mon–Sat: 9.00am–8.00pm
Sun: 10.00am–8.00pm

Piazza Bra – Italian pizzeria Kurfürstendamm 94
10709 Berlin
+49 (0)30 31004566
Daily opened: 12.00pm–12.00am

Hot Spot – Chinese Restaurant Eisenzahnstrasse 66
10709 Berlin
+49 (0)30 89006878
Daily opened: 12.00pm–11.00pm

Supermarkets/Groceries

Penny
Albrecht-Achilles-Str.,
10709 Berlin
Open: Mon-Sat, 7.00am–10.00pm

Sheriffs Beef Supermarkt nah & Frisch
Kurfürstendamm 152 10709 Berlin
Open: Mon–Sat 8.00am–8.00pm

REWE
Kurfürstendamm 146–147
10709 Berlin
Open: Mon–Fr: 6.00am–12.00pm
Sat: 6.00am–11.30pm

 

Schaubühne Contacts

Tobias Veit
Executive Director 
+491715577070

Elisabeth Tobisch
Tour Producer & Coordination Annual Event
+491719252824

Nils Haarmann
Dramaturg
+4917662365757

Christina Tischler
Production Office
+4915906385244

Carolin Mackert
Coordination Pitching Sessions
+491776884158

Lea Reinhardt
Guest Manager
+491774147419

Prospero NEW Contacts

Enorah Le Paih
Prospero NEW coordinator
European Projects Assistant at Théâtre de Liège
e.lepaih@theatredeliege.be

Jonathan Thonon
Deputy general manager – Director of international relations and development
j.thonon@theatredeliege.be