In the mountains
Queer and feminist Festival for the Art in Exilethrough Reclaiming Heritage and Building Solidarity
Date – 26 September, 2026
location – Festsaal Kreuzberg – Am Flutgraben 2, 12435 Berlin
IN THE MOUNTAINS is a queer and feminist art platform and annual festival established in Berlin in 2024 to facilitate professional exchange between artists, curators, and activists from the South Caucasus and the Berlin cultural sector.
For the 2026 edition, the festival will be held at “Festsaal Kreuzberg” uniting over 20 South Caucasian art collectives, journalist groups, and activist organizations to build joint strategies against growing regional repression.
This board is where that day is co-curated: place your intervention on the actual floor plan, see what your neighbours are doing, and prepare your campaign materials in a room only you can see.
Accounts are invitation-only — open the invitation link sent to your collective, or write to info.inthemountains@gmail.com.
A shared space map
Drop your intervention on the actual plan. Every published pin is visible to everyone, with its needs, timing and contact.
See the neighbours
Before you commit to the Biergarten at 18:00, check who is already there. Overlaps become conversations, not surprises.
Your own room
Upload photos and videos, draft captions and hashtags, keep a checklist. Only you can see or control that room.
Festival program pillars (2026)
- Berika (central performance)A queer-feminist reinterpretation of the traditional South Caucasian mask ritual (Berikaoba), uniting regional composers, dancers and visual artists.
- Public talksExpert-led panels on human rights, freedom of speech and the realities of navigating art in exile.
- Film screeningsUnderground regional cinema focusing on urgent queer and feminist issues.
- Community & art marketAn interactive outdoor flea market and cultural information tables for direct dialogue between communities.
- Musical closing programCurated DJ sets celebrating subcultural electronic music, in collaboration with iconic regional spaces like Bassiani.
The five sections
- Biergarten Outdoor spaceOutdoors, daylight, trees and long tables — weather dependent
- Kaminzimmer Middle roomWarm central room, natural meeting point — talks and panels
- Aquarium Side roomSmall glazed room by the main entrance — screenings, listening
- Ostflügel Side roomQuiet east wing — prep, care space, focused installation
- Festsaal Evening program room · non-interactiveReserved for the evening program — not available for the day