The Berliner Festspiele (

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for Berlin Festivals) in

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organise and stage a large number of independent festivals as well as exhibitions and individual events in the fields of music, theatre, performance, dance, literature and visual arts throughout the year. Events are held at the

Haus der Berliner Festspiele The Haus der Berliner Festspiele is a theater in Berlin (Schaperstraße 24, 10719 Berlin). It was opened on 1 May 1963 as the "Theater der Freien Volksbühne". Previously, the West Berlin part of the former Volksbühne Berlin, the , which wa ...

, a pre-existing theatre devolved to that purpose in 2001, as well as at the

Martin-Gropius-Bau Martin-Gropius-Bau, commonly known as Gropius Bau, is an important exhibition space in Berlin, Germany. Originally a museum of applied arts, the building has been a listed historical monument since 1966. It is located at 7 Niederkirchnerstraße ...

and other venues. The first of these events were the Berliner Festwochen (classical music) and the

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ...

, in 1951. They contributed to the cultural life of

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in divided Germany, before being expanded into the Eastern part of the city following

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. Festivals of the Berliner Festspiele include: *

MaerzMusik MaerzMusik is a festival of the Berliner Festspiele and has been held annually since March 2002 at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele and other venues. It is the successor festival to the Musik-Biennale Berlin and is considered one of the most impo ...

– Festival of Contemporary Issues, in March. * Theatertreffen Berlin, in May. *Musikfest Berlin, in September. *

JazzFest Berlin JazzFest Berlin (also known as the Berlin Jazz Festival) is a jazz festival in Berlin, Germany. Originally called the "Berliner Jazztage" (''Berlin Jazz Days''), it was founded in 1964 in West Berlin by the Berliner Festspiele. Venues included ...

, in early November. *Immersion, all year long. *Treffen junge Szene (Competition for young artists): ** Theatertreffen der Jugend, in late May and early June. ** Tanztreffen der Jugend, in late September. ** Treffen junger Autor*innen, in mid-November. ** Treffen Junge Musikszene, in late November.

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