BEAM SPLITTER x XIU XIU are proud to present: DEDICATED PLAY FESTIVAL (Edition II) After the successful launch of the first edition of Dedicated Play Festival two years ago, which took place at KM28 Berlin and Cafe Oto London, it returns to Berlin December 2. – 4. 2026, with a stellar new line-up that will be presented through never before heard combinations over three evenings. BEAM SPLITTER and Xiu Xiu operate in different corners of the extended experimental music spectrum, but also share a lot of sonic and personal traits. Focusing on long term collaboration and extended international touring, both groups have been building identity over time and are blurring the edges between what’s ugly and beautiful through their intense and physical approaches to sound and performance. The bigger differences often come across in how the music is presented by others (media, festivals, etc.), and our goal is to deepen the understanding of this wider community, while creating an inviting environment where the audience doesn't feel the event belongs to a certain niche. The second edition of the Dedicated Play Festival explores a deeply universal and consistent theme of how individuals are able to collectively navigate belonging. And how they can also share in the complex social, cultural, and historical practice of seeking and building a community, a home. It is clear that while most of the artists featured in the festival are of Asian-descent, their experiences transcend any particular national or ethnic group. The impact of these experiences shape our society, our arts and music. In this project, we explore in particular how our musical identities and expressions are shaped by our shared diaspora. Since 2020, the electroacoustic duo BEAM SPLITTER, life partners Audrey Chen (US) and Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø (NO), have organized an ongoing concert series and interdisciplinary art project–Dedicated Play–where they have invited a diverse array of artists from around the world, primarily from diasporic backgrounds. Dedicated Play Festival is an expanded version curated by Chen and Nørstebø together with Hyunhye Angela Seo, and presented in collaboration with XIU XIU (Seo & Jamie Stewart) This three day festival will present curated collaborations from the full artist line-up – different every night – and not announced in detail until the night of. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday : Doors 19.00 Show time 20.00 // Funded by Musikfonds e.V. by means of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM)