01.03. | 01.07. | 01.11. of each year

Applicants whose performances are planned for before the end of the current year should apply before the deadline on 1 March or 1 July.

Applicants whose productions are planned for the following year should apply before the deadline on 1 November.

A decision is expected no later than 4 weeks after the application deadline.

The maximum application amount is 15.000 Euro per project. 
There is no lower limit on the amount of funding. 

- The applicant is the independent artist or the group that owns the production.

- Hamburg artists whose work and/or life is based in Hamburg are eligible to apply. (In case of doubt, please state this in the application)

- Funding is available for revivals in Hamburg and guest performances outside Hamburg (repetition of an existing production). At the time of submitting the application, a premiere must have already taken place and the production must have been shown in Hamburg.

Productions that were created as part of a degree programme will not be considered.

The application includes the completed application form (see download link), some form of documentation of the production and an applicable cost and financing plan.

Application Form

Template Finance Plan

Funding Guidelines

Please send the documents to: antrag@dfdk.de

If you have any questions or uncertainties, please contact Manolito Juschkus in the network office: manolito.juschkus@dfdk.de 

Call for funds Download

Proof of utilisation Download

Template Finance Plan Download

A three- to four-member panel of jurors decides on the awarding of funding at each deadline. The jurors are themselves involved in the independent scene. This panel of jurors is based on the idea that decisions are made by people who know the needs of the scene. According to the principle: from the scene for the scene.

Who can become an juror?
In principle, any member of the DfdK or any person nominated by a member can become a juror; the person must have been active in the independent scene in Hamburg for at least two years.

The panel of jurors
The panel is made up of jurors selected by lottery once a year. Each juror is a member of the panel for at least two application periods and a maximum of three. The rotation is staggered so that the jury never consists of completely new members.

Important: Jurors cannot submit their own funding application during this period. This ensures that the scene decides in favour of the scene.

Jury meeting
The panel of jurors meets after each deadline for a joint meeting to discuss the awarding of funding. The committee is free in its decision, but should be guided by the relevance of the production (revival or guest performance) as well as the attempt to take into account all branches of the independent performing arts in Hamburg.

A representative from the network office (which is responsible for processing) and a representative from the Ministry of Culture and Media also attend the meetings as non-voting observers.

Become an juror and decide!

The panel of jurors meets after each deadline for a joint meeting to discuss the awarding of funding. The panel is free in its decision, but should be guided by the relevance of the production (revival or guest performance) as well as the attempt to take into account all branches of the independent performing arts in Hamburg.

Register now as a juror using the following form: Application form

You can register as a juror at any time, the jurors are drawn by lottery once a year at the DfdK general meeting in autumn for the following year. If you have any questions, please contact the network office: info@dfdk.de

Freelance artists, ensembles, or collectives working professionally in the field of independent performing arts, who live or work in Hamburg, are eligible to apply.

Funding is available for the use of rehearsal, training and professional work spaces, whether for a specific production, for research or for the further development of one's own artistic practice (e.g. stage design, costume, concept work). The rooms must be located in Hamburg and be professionally usable. Costs for performances or rooms of a private nature (e.g. apartments) are not eligible for funding.

The maximum funding amount is EUR 3,000 per calendar year and applicant or applicant collective. Several applications per year are possible as long as the total amount is not exceeded.

You can apply for a maximum usage period of three months per application. The requested period must be in the future and must be completed by February 28th of the following year at the latest.

Applications can be submitted on a rolling basis throughout the year. Funding is awarded continuously as long as funds are available and the funding criteria are met. Applicants are usually informed of the decision within two weeks.

If your application is approved, you will receive a written confirmation. The payment of the approved funding will be made no earlier than four weeks before the start of the funded workspace usage.

For longer-term workspace usage (e.g., rental contracts for several months), it is possible to submit an informal follow-up application for additional periods. The conditions for follow-up applications will be communicated upon approval.

Further details can be found in the application form and in the funding guidelines.

The application includes the completed application form (see download link), a reservation confirmation or proof of workspace usage (e.g., reservation confirmation, booking receipt, or similar documents) clearly showing the period, type of use, and detailed costs.

Application form

Funding guidelines

Please send the documents to: antrag@dfdk.de

If you have any questions or uncertainties, please contact Manolito Juschkus in the network office: manolito.juschkus@dfdk.de

Applications are open to freelance dance professionals who work full-time as dancers, choreographers and dance mediators in Hamburg.

• Application form (Download)

• KSK notice // or tax assessment notice (possibly in combination with other evidence clearly showing that the freelance activity is generated in the field of dance)

• Curriculum vitae, certificates if applicable (for new applicants)

• Letter of recommendation, if applicable

Please send the application documents together to jule.fuchs@dfdk.de.

• The TRF may not be used for commercial or profit-orientated activities, such as workshops, castings or lessons.

• The TRF may not be used by students who are enrolled full-time in an artistic degree programme.

• Triade Studio für Tanz und Performance (St.Pauli)

• Bewegungsraum im Gängeviertel (Neustadt)

• Wiese-eG Theatrales Bildungs- und Produktionszentrum (Barmbek)

The number of studios available depends on the annual funding situation.