Dancefloors after 1989

OPEN CALL FOR STORIES, ARCHIVES, MATERIALS, AND MULTIFACETED PERSPECTIVES ON CLUB CULTURE

Deadline: June 10, 2026

Multimedia exhibition: from October 3 to November 9, 2026 (secret location in Berlin)

Note: Before you begin your submission, please read the entire open call here or download it as a PDF.

Your Name / Your Initiative

Do you want to remain anonymous?

If you do not want your real name to appear in the archive or the exhibition, you can note this here or provide a pseudonym.

A brief introduction about you

Who are you / who are you as a group? What is your connection to the dance floors after 1989?

Possible formats: e.g. image, video, audio, text, documentation of objects/archives, or interview requests. We are open to all forms of contributions.

Location (town/region), time period (e.g. 1990–1993), description of the specific background, context, perspective

Description of the post

What is your post about?

What does it reveal or describe?

Why is this story/perspective important?

We are especially interested in contributions that reveal club culture as a site of social negotiation. We mean moments in which more than music and nightlife were negotiated on dancefloors: questions of belonging, freedom, access, community or conflict.

Preview of materials

Link to or upload a preview of your contribution here. The final form can then be discussed after reviewing the submission.

File upload: You can upload text files (.txt, .doc, .pdf), videos (.mp4), audio files (.wav, .mp4), images (.jpg, .png), or zip files.

Alternatively, you can insert links to materials and contributions here (please provide one link per line).

Optionally, you can send a preview of your contribution by email to: tdw@clubcommission.de

If you submit artistic work: Details about the artistic work

Spatial, logistical, technical, and financial requirements

If you submit an object: Object information

Dimensions, materials, special requirements (transport, assembly, etc.)

I am available for an interview as a contemporary witness

I imagine that my contribution will be stored in the Archiv der Jugendkulturen e.V. in the long term

Independent of the exhibition, all submitted materials may also be considered for long-term archiving at the Archiv der Jugendkulturen e.V. (AdJ) in Berlin.

We handle all contributions sensitively and confidentially and take into account any requests regarding name attribution, copyright, or anonymity.

Is there anything else we should know?

The project “Dance Floors of Reunification” is realized by Clubcommission Berlin e.V.

It is funded by the Stiftung Orte der deutschen Demokratiegeschichte as well as the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion and Musicboard Berlin.

The exhibition is developed in cooperation with Diskobabel e.V. and in collaboration with Archiv der Jugendkulturen e.V. and Office ParkScheerbarth

Dancefloors after 1989

Your Name / Your Initiative

E-Mail Address

Do you want to remain anonymous?

A brief introduction about you

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