About Us

Our History

Castellers de Berlin is a group founded in 2018 by people who wanted to bring a piece of this century-long Catalan tradition to the German capital. There have been other groups of Castellers in Germany, but this is the first and only group in Berlin.

The group was established as a pluralistic, multicultural organisation, welcoming people from all over the world. Its goal is to promote the tradition of Castells in Berlin by making public performances in the city. Put shortly: building Castells can only be achieved with teamwork, trust in each other and the will to be better every day.

#hochstapler 

Hochstapler [ˈhoːxʃtaːplɐ], noun

German word for:

  • Person putting one thing above the other in order to build a stack.
  • Person who is bragging and exaggerating, who is pretending to be someone he / she is not.

January 10, 2018

Foundation

Castellers de Berlin was founded by a small but enthusiastic group.

January 10, 2018
April 15, 2018

First Rehearsal

We met and started training the first set of “espatlleres”.

April 15, 2018
September 4, 2018

Vgg. Adler 1912

We joined the Adler family, our sport club.

September 4, 2018
September 22, 2018

Joan Miró Workshop

Our first public performance along with a small workshop for the kids.

September 22, 2018
February 28, 2019

Castellers on Air

We appeared on TV, on RBB’s show “ZIBB: Zuhause in Berlin und Brandenburg”.

February 28, 2019
March 1, 2019

Bizim Beatz

First pd4 in a public performance, in front of a great audience.

March 1, 2019
April 8, 2019

III International Human Tower Festival

We were in Copenhagen and completed 3d5 and 3d5a for the first time.

April 8, 2019
March 4, 2020

ALBA Berlin vs FC Barcelona

We built a 3d5 in front of thousands of spectators during the halftime of the EuroLeague Basketball match.

March 4, 2020
June 6, 2022

3xUNESCO

We were baptised by our godparents the Castellers de la Vila de Gràcia in Cologne and built two pd4, a 2d5 (with acotxaneta) and a 3d5 (with acotxaneta) in front of the Cathedral.

June 6, 2022
March 5, 2023

IV Human Towers Festival

We participated in the IV Human Towers Festival in Copenhagen

March 5, 2023