e*xtend
Join our online queer gathering
*Reconnect, reflect, and stay in conversation as a community
e*xtend is an online gathering that continues the spirit of the Stretch Festival.
This is a place where we bring the energy, insights, and intimacy of Stretch Festival into a shared digital space: to keep moving, creating, and nourishing one another, wherever we are in the world.
After the intensity of Stretch, e*xtend offers a softer landing: a day of workshops, conversations, and rituals that help us integrate what we’ve experienced and open new connections across distance.
*A gathering for queers who can't easily access in-person events
This includes people in smaller cities, rural areas, and underserved regions, as well as anyone who finds it difficult to travel to Berlin to experience Village in person.
For those already part of the community, e*xtend offers a way to stay connected between festivals and across borders, and to share or experience workshops from the heart of the Stretch and Village communities
*OurVision
*PayFair
Participation is open to all, and based on collective donation.
At the end of the day, we gather what’s been contributed and share it equally among the facilitators and contributors who made the event possible.
This is our way of practicing fairness and reciprocity: everyone gives what they can, and everyone involved receives support in return.
Find our donation page here
*Partner
We’re building a network of queer and cultural organizations that share our values of community, diversity, and accessibility.
Through these partnerships, we’ll offer special experiences and we will further expand access to people in underrepresented or emerging queer spaces worldwide.
Please email info@wearevillage.org, if you wish to partner with us.
*Support
To keep e*xtend sustainable, we are seeking sponsors and allies who believe in creating accessible, global queer community spaces.
Sponsorships directly support facilitator fees, digital infrastructure, and accessibility initiatives.
Please email info@wearevillage.org.
*Open Call
We welcome new voices and practices for upcoming editions.
Facilitators, artists, and practitioners who work with the body, voice, or creativity are invited to apply.
Our goal is to keep the program alive, diverse, and co-created.
Fill out our open call application.
*Building genuine connection through meaningful experiences
e*xtend is built around two virtual rooms:
- Connection Room: a meeting place for meaningful dialogue, shared meals, and spontaneous exchange.
- Creation Room: where we explore movement, writing, and creative practices that bring us back to our bodies and voices.
There will be multiple workshops throughout the day. You can drop in for one or stay for the entire program. The day begins and ends with collective rituals: setting intentions, grounding, and celebrating our ongoing connection as a global queer community.
*The project is being realized with the support of the Stiftung Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin. A big thanks to you!