Dampfzentrale wants to be a place for everyone, or at least for many. As a learning organization, we are committed to making our programme accessible and as barrier-free as possible. In collaboration with an access expert, we have taken various measures for this year’s festival to enable people with different needs to access the festival program. We are trying to reduce other exclusion criteria such as language, age or financial barriers. All events taking place in the festival center are wheelchair accessible. There are various seating options.
In contrast to the Turbinensaal, Festival Center and Rathaus Bern, our studio is only accessible with difficulty for people in wheelchairs. Please contact us and we will try to find a solution.
There are no Relaxed Performances during Tanz in Bern. Dampfzentrale refrains from issuing so-called trigger warnings and strives to announce the program in a way that visitors to follow their needs. However, Dampfzentrale strives to write the texts for the program shown in such a way that visitors can assess what to expect.
There are no guidelines for people with visual impairments at Tanz in Bern. If you arrive without an accompanying person, you are welcome to contact us and we will show you to your seat. Accompanying persons are admitted free of charge, and we warmly welcome assistance dogs and guide dogs for the blind. Here you will find directions to the Dampfzentrale in German, as well as instructions on how to find your way around the building so that you can move around as independently as possible.
Wegbeschreibung vom Bahnhof Bern zur Dampfzentrale
Wegbeschreibung von der Dampfzentrale zum Bahnhof Bern
Orientierung Gebäude und Umgebung Dampfzentrale Bern
Sign language
The following performances will be translated into Swiss-German sign language:
Soya the Cow – Try Walking in my Hooves
Sun, 27.10., 12:30-14:00
BodyImageSenseLanguage
Fri, 2.11., 17:00 – 19:00
A movement workshop without grammatical language, jointly led and performed by hearing and deaf people.
tanz.sucht.theater – Hexen
Sun, 3.11., 17:00 / Mon, 4.11., 10:00
Audio description
A tactile tour and an audio description of this performance is available for people with visual impairments.
Mamela Nyamza – HATCHED ENSEMBLE
Sun, 27.10., 20:00
At 19:00 before the performance there will be a tactile introduction on stage set.