City Parade
June 14, 2026
Start: Museum der Arbeit
Finalé: Große Festwiese, Stadtpark with MAI:COMPANY
Free entrance
Public parade from Museum der Arbeit to Stadtpark (via Wiesendamm)
To kick-off the Tanztriennale, the very first City Parade dedicated to dance and the people of Hamburg took place in Barmbek Nord. The City Parade treated the city itself as a stage. Through artistic interventions, public engagement and cross-generational participation, Braves Moves. Courageous Joy., was put into action.
More than 550 people got the Barmbek-Nord district dancing! Groups representing hip-hop, Estonian folk dance, roller-skating performances, Salsa Cubana, Irish dance, Bolivian dance, classical Indian dance, Bollywood, contemporary dance, cheerleading, puppet characters, and many more will move through the streets together—filled with joy, courage, and collective energy. The City Parade put a spotlight on the diversity of dance cultures and communities living in Hamburg, ranging from choreographies from local artists to community made dances, dance schools, associations and clubs.
With: ABAILAR Tanzgruppe, Candombe La Peregrina, CC Chasing Collective x Muuh Joachim Lützow, CDSH - Contemporary Dance School Hamburg, Die Antwort, Erika Klütz Schule für Theatertanz und Tanzpädagogik, ETV Dance vom Eimsbütteler Turnverband e.V., Flying Fish, Gabriell School Germany, Hamburgi Pääsuke, HipHop Academy - AJ Unity, Kantuta Hamburg, LaLu Performances, Las Divas, LIMINAL LAB, Lola Rogge Schule, Rap & move, ROLLERSKATING HAMBURG E. V., Rolling Good Times, SG HOBBY CLASSES HAMBURG, Sol Mexicano, Stellara & Flash Time, Step by Step - Institut für Tanz und Bewegung, Studio Tanzkunst - Jürgen Robisch - Hamburg Ottensen, TanzNrityam, Tinnitussis Hamburg, TUSCH Projekt mit Louise Weiss Gymnasium und Hamburg Ballett, Yalla Dabka.
Finalé with the MAI:COMPANY
The grand finale of the City Parade was choreographed by Hamburg-based choreographer Patricia Carolin Mai. Together with her MAI:COMPANY, she invited everyone to a self-proclaimed Day of the Skirt: A dance celebrating the self-determination of every body beneath a gender-neutral skirt - moving with complete freedom.
The City Parade also marked a special moment between two triennals in Hamburg - the last day of the opening of the 9th Triennial of Photography and the first day of the Tanztriennale. For this reason, the parade began at Museum der Arbeit, a partner in the Triennale of Photography program, and danced towards the Stadtpark for the finalé.
