Features

Thematic Strands, Special Projects and Collaborations

Commissioned Works

CTM x ∄ – Disturbed Ground

Khrystyna Kirik, Mark Bain, undo despot, Zeynep Schilling and u2203 studio take part in a Berlin-Kyiv collaboration that brings together Ukrainian and international artists to create two new audiovisual performances that respond to the ecological consequences of war in Ukraine. 

CTM 2026 Partner Programme

MoonJar

In MoonJar, choreographer and performer Kat Válastur and musician Aho Ssan create a poetic interplay of sound and movement, shaped as an intense performative liturgy. Inspired by ancient creation myths and the materiality of clay, they transform the theater into a resonant vessel.

Workshops and Radio Broadcasts | 28 – 30 January

Refuge Worldwide x CTM

This year in collaboration with CTM, Refuge Worldwide will be hosting live broadcasts with Guedra Guedra, Ophélie, Miss Tacacá b2b Clementaum, Roni, and Viiaan. The programme is flushed out with two workshops with Louisahhh and Radio Otherwise.

Thematic Strand

Resynthesising the Traditional

CTM's multi-year project »Resynthesising the Traditional« features commissioned works, performances, talks and an artistic lab that aim to support artistic practice and research on engaging with traditions in contemporary ways.

Thematic Strand

The Fifth Ear

A thematic strand that highlights our ongoing engagement in providing access to the rapidly-growing field of spatial audio technologies, and immersion into live spatialised listening experiences.

Collaboration

WeSa x CTM

CTM Joins Forces With South Korea’s WeSA Festival for a Berlin-Seoul exchange of experimental sound, combining concerts, workshops, and talks into cross-continental shared invention.

City-wide Partner Programme

Vorspiel

Vorspiel is an initiative by transmediale and CTM Festival that aims to showcase the richness and diversity of Berlin's independent project spaces and artist initiatives active in music and sound, visual and media arts, as well as connected hybrid fields. Uniting a large number of local initiatives, the programme will run parallel to both festivals. Details coming in January.