About Vorspiel
With Vorspiel 2020, transmediale and CTM Festival continue the yearly tradition of strengthening Berlin’s network and scene of independent artists, curators, institutions, and project spaces. The Vorspiel network aims to connect different genres and practices, offering opportunities for exchange and reflection, as well as for sharing critical discourse on art, technology, politics, and identity. The jointly created program presents the diverse approaches of multiple cultural agents in a concentrated format, while also creating a space for dialogue with the two festivals. For this reason, each edition of Vorspiel takes place right before transmediale and CTM kick off. Read more about the 2020 editions of transmediale and CTM Festival.

Call for Participation
The Vorspiel 2020 Call invites project spaces, platforms, curators, and artists in Berlin to submit their proposal for the pre-festival program of transmediale and CTM. Once again the goal is to create a program with exhibitions, performances, concerts, presentations, and other formats that unfold throughout the city in spaces dedicated to digital art and culture as well as experimental sound and music. The two-week event series will start with an opening event on 17 January 2020 at ACUD MACHT NEU. 

Deadline: 4 November 2019

Production and organization costs associated with Vorspiel events must be covered by the associated spaces and organizers. transmediale and CTM will organize the communication and promotion of the program, including a dedicated Vorspiel 2020 website, print materials, and social media.