# The School of Self-Defense

The School of Self-Defense at Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, Friday 30 October 2026, 19:00.

- Venue: Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, Linienstraße 227, 10178 Berlin
- Get tickets: https://ticket.volksbuehne-berlin.de/eventim.webshop/webticket/shop?event=23655
- Go to page: https://www.volksbuehne-berlin.de/produktionen/the-school-of-self-defense/mata-leao/20261030-1800/

The Community Bar is an accompanying programme of the project The School of Self-Defense at the Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz. It runs from 29 to 31 October in the venue's Parkettcafé and on 1 November at the Prater on Kastanienallee. It is hosted by guests from the project's wider circle. The project itself includes the performance Mata Leão by choreographers Davi Pontes and Wallace Ferreira, which explores choreography as a form of self-defense.

## Dates

- Friday 30 October 19:00 — Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz

Written by a model, sources: [volksbuehne-berlin.de](https://www.volksbuehne-berlin.de/produktionen/the-school-of-self-defense/20261030-1600/)

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