Berlin · DJ · Dancer · Performer

SHIDA
in motion.

Rhythm, movement and heritage. A Berlin-based artist carrying traditional textile and dance culture onto the stage, the dancefloor and behind the decks.

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Shida — performer, dancer and DJ
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About

Shida is a Berlin-based multidisciplinary artist working across the worlds of live performance, dance and DJing — with traditional textile design woven through it all.

From the stages of the Volksbühne and Ballhaus Berlin to dancefloors across the city, her practice is about presence, rhythm and heritage in every space she enters.

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Disciplines
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Stages & Venues
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Retreat Countries
Energy
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On Stage

Live performances across Berlin's most loved cultural houses, dance festivals and beyond.

Shida performing a hoop routine on stage before a live audience
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Fire & Flow Arts

Fire & Hoop

  • Fire staff
  • Poi & flow
  • Hula hoop
  • Outdoor & stage shows
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Theatres & Houses

Cultural Stages

  • Volksbühne Berlin
  • Ballhaus Berlin
  • Grüner Salon
  • Ufa Fabrik
  • ACUD macht neu
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Festivals & Showcases

Dance & Open Stage

  • CDC Dance Festival · Spot On!
  • Motions · Open Stage
  • Maaya
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Events & Conferences

Featured Performance

  • RAS · Radio Advertising Summit (Köln)
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Behind the Decks

DJ sets spanning clubs, cultural venues, weddings and film events across Berlin.

Shida DJing on Denon decks in a patterned wax-print jacket
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Clubs & Venues

Dancefloors

  • Yaam
  • Ballhaus Berlin
  • Grüner Salon
  • ZIK
  • Maaya
  • Slap'd
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Special Events

Film, Retail & Private

  • Banks Films
  • Record Store
  • Hochzeit (Weddings)

Listen

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Yoga & Breath

Workshops and facilitation at festivals and immersive retreats. Online yoga and dance classes are available too — for all ages, including children and teenagers.

Shida leading a yoga and meditation session at an outdoor festival
🧘 Learn & Play — Yoga FlowFree beginner tutorials and an interactive breathing flow you can practise along to.
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Online · all ages

Online Classes

  • Online yoga sessions
  • Online dance classes
  • For kids & teens
  • All levels · 1-on-1 or groups
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Festival Workshops

At Festivals

  • Evlove
  • Agape Zoe

Retreats around the world

Croatia

Coastal Retreat

Egypt

Desert Retreat

Morocco

Atlas Retreat

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Cloth & Heritage

Traditional textile designs are woven through every performance — colour, pattern and craft brought to the Berlin stage and dancefloor as living culture, not costume.

Shida in a handwoven jacket and skirt with traditional patterns
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Textiles & Pattern

Traditional Designs

  • Handwoven motifs
  • Wax-print & kente
  • Stage styling
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Movement & Rhythm

Dance & Culture

  • Traditional dance
  • Contemporary fusion
  • Festival showcases
Handwoven shawl and wax-print headwrap, forest shoot
Model wearing a handwoven scarf and beaded jewellery
Portrait of a model in a woven textile piece and beaded collar
Patterned jacket and headwrap with gold jewellery
Headwrap, beaded collar and statement eyewear
Close-up of face paint, gold jewellery and beadwork

Let's create together.

For bookings, collaborations, performances, DJ sets or workshops — get in touch.

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Welcome to Shida In Motion. Shida is a Berlin-based artist: a DJ, dancer and performer who brings traditional textile design and dance culture to the stage, the dance floor, and behind the decks. On this website you can explore her live performances, DJ sets, fire and flow arts, yoga workshops, and a gallery of photographs. There is also a free beginner yoga flow you can practise along to. For bookings and collaborations, please use the contact section. Thank you for visiting.