Grupo Oito
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2006
- HeadquartersBerlin, Germany
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingServices
Grupo Oito firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Grupo Oito
- Legal name
- Grupo Oito e.V.
- Website
- https://grupooito.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2006
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Grupo Oito industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Performing Arts
- NAICS
- Dance Companies (711120), Dance Companies (71112), Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers (7115)
- SIC
- Services-Membership Organizations (8600)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Dance Education (Ballet, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Cultural Dance) (EDAMAAAH)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Dance & Movement (Ballroom, Contemporary, Social Dance) (EDAAAGAD)
Keywords
Where Grupo Oito is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Berlin
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
Grupo Oito business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Performance tickets and theater bookings: Revenue from ticket sales when performances are shown at theaters and festivals in Berlin and beyond
- Dance classes and workshops: Drop-in classes at 13€ and ten-class cards at 100€. Workshops such as 'The Practice of Resistance' priced at 160€ full price, 130€ early bird. ZONA 8 workshops offered free with donation invitation.
- Government and institutional funding: Supported by Senate Department for Culture and Europe, Fonds Darstellende Künste, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media, and various co-production partners. This constitutes a significant portion of operational funding.
- Co-production fees: Co-productions with venues such as HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Tanzfabrik Berlin, and various festivals provide production funding and infrastructure.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Single drop-in class |
| Unit Pricing | Multi-year contract | Ten Class Card |
| Unit Pricing | Multi-year contract | The Practice of Resistance Workshop - Full Price |
| Unit Pricing | Multi-year contract | The Practice of Resistance Workshop - Early Bird |
| Freemium | Pay-as-you-go | ZONA 8 workshops |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels7 records
Grupo Oito product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Grupo Oito is a Berlin-based contemporary dance collective that creates and performs politically engaged dance productions addressing themes of postcolonialism, racism, and bodily autonomy. The collective teaches its proprietary Get Physical Process movement methodology through weekly classes, workshops, and operates artistic exchange platforms (Oito Solos + 1, ZONA 8, Jobs series) for dancers, artists, and the public. The collective also produces video dance works and presents performances at Berlin venues and international festivals.
Product overview
Grupo Oito is a Berlin-based contemporary dance collective founded by Brazilian choreographer Ricardo de Paula in 2006. The company offers a unified artistic practice centered on the Get Physical Process—a movement methodology combining Contemporary Dance, Capoeira Angola, Body Mind Centering, and Contact Improvisation. Their portfolio includes regular weekly classes and workshops, performance productions (CARNE, Name It, Labyrinth, Present Body 2, Break & Connection, Ubiquitous Assimilation, Borders & Corners, K/no/w-go-zones, Unrestricted Contact, Part of You, Sight, Perception, Bodies in Pieces, Dance for Sale), exchange platforms (ZONA 8, Oito Solos + 1), the Jobs series for temporary collaborations, and video dance works. The collective researches discrimination, racism, and postcolonial perspectives through political and physical dance practice.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Get Physical Process: Movement practice developed by Ricardo de Paula combining Contemporary Dance, Capoeira Angola, Body Mind Centering, and Contact Improvisation.
- ZONA 8
- Oito Solos + 1
- Jobs
Products and services
- Get Physical Process A movement practice developed by Ricardo de Paula combining Contemporary Dance, Capoeira Angola, Body Mind Centering, and Contact Improvisation. Designed for professional dancers, choreographers, and movement practitioners seeking a methodology that strengthens, makes more resilient, and sensitizes the body.
- Regular Get Physical Process Classes Weekly open classes held every Wednesday at MIME Centrum Berlin and Kunstquartier Bethanien, establishing the foundations of the Get Physical Process practice. Open to professional and aspiring dancers. Drop-in priced at 13€ or 10-class card at 100€.
- The Practice of Resistance Workshop A two-day workshop guided by the Get Physical Process investigating political resistance and how physicalities of resistance can transform life practices and turn into acts of artivism. Targeted at professional dancers and performing artists.
- ZONA 8 A space and platform dedicated to dance and performing arts for reflection and study, investigating political aspects of human existence. Encourages creation, resistance, continuity and questioning of Eurocentric perspectives on dance. Free workshops with donation invitation.
- Oito Solos + 1 Exchange platform since 2013 for developing individual artistic work where collective members develop and present solo performances along with invited dance artists, creating spaces for experiments and feedback on artistic processes.
- Jobs Series Performance series since 2013 where participants of Open Classes join temporary collaborations, involving development of movement material, choreographies, stage design, sound and light control.
- CARNE Dance performance exploring body politics and consumption, inspired by the Brazilian Anthropophagy movement, centering Black perspectives. Examines how patriarchal and racist structures manifest in bodies and relationships.
- Name It Artistic intervention in public space where dancers and magic creatures move through Berlin streets, illuminating colonial heritage through racist street names and creating spaces for healing and repair.
- Labyrinth Performance exploring the social labyrinth of racism, sexism and discrimination using postcolonial theories and spiritual rituals for healing. Co-produced with HAU Hebbel am Ufer.
- Break & Connection Installative dance performance investigating the break as a moment to explore other realities and adopt new perspectives, continuing exploration of postcolonialism and racism.
- Present Body 2 Live improvisation with dance and music dedicated to decolonisation of bodies, bringing together black and white perspectives through dialogue and shared experiences.
- Ubiquitous Assimilation Performance and continuous installation starting from the naked body to break away from white privileges and norms, working to dismantle racist structures in society.
- Borders & Corners Performance assemblage of improvisation, live music and live video art exploring borders and boundaries between performance and reality.
- K/no/w-go-zones Interactive performance parcours crossing Berlin through No-Go-Zones, making social and spatial dynamics visible and opening spaces of possibility and intervention.
- Dance for Sale Research on dance as a product presenting dance market concept where audience watches and decides what to pay, exploring autonomy from institutional art spaces. Performed in public spaces.
- Video Dance Works Video dance productions including IN, Virgula, 2x2, Augen Blick, and Which One, created collaboratively by company members. Distributed via YouTube and Vimeo channels.
Quantifiable outcome
- 18 years of continuous operation since founding in 2006
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Grupo Oito
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Grupo Oito technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature1 record
Grupo Oito partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- MIFRUSH Production (Micaela Trigo & Urszula Heuwinkel)coreProduction management partner handling logistics for multiple productions including Break & Connection, Borders & Corners, Ubiquitous Assimilation, Labyrinth, and Carne
- Theater Haus MitteminorListed as partner for Break & Connection production
- Mime Centrum BerlincoreVenue partner for regular classes and workshops. Listed as partner for K/no/w-go-zones and Borders & Corners. Hosted The Practice of Resistance workshop in 2022.
- LAFT BerlinminorPartner for K/no/w-go-zones performance
- Literary Colloquium BerlinminorListed as partner for Borders & Corners production
- Tanzfabrik BerlincoreCo-production partner for Carne (2024). Venue for classes, workshops, and performances. Hosted Get Physical Process workshop December 2023.
- HAU Hebbel am UfercoreCo-production partner for Labyrinth (2022)
- Theaterhaus Berlin (Schöneweide)minorListed as partner for Ubiquitous Assimilation production
- Ballhaus NaunynstraßecoreLong-term institutional partner. Co-produced Sight, Part of You, Unrestricted Contact, and provided venue for multiple productions. Hosted festival Republik Repair.
- Goethe InstitutminorSupported Dance for Sale production in Kenya and other international activities
- OITO Solos + 1 PlatformcoreExchange platform created by Grupo Oito since 2013 for individual artistic work development, featuring solo works by members and invited artists
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Grupo Oito competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Akram Khan Company: London-based contemporary dance company producing thematically driven works blending cultural traditions with contemporary dance. Comparable to Grupo Oito in its fusion of cultural heritage, physical practice, and politically engaged content, though at significantly larger scale and international reach.
Direct peers
- Rubato: Berlin-based contemporary dance company founded by Felix Blaska producing ensemble work performing at established Berlin venues. Operates at similar scale and uses comparable co-production and funding mechanics as Grupo Oito.
- CocoonDance: Bonn/Berlin contemporary dance company producing touring ensemble works with a distinctive choreographic methodology. Comparable to Grupo Oito in artist-led collective structure, focus on physical movement research, and reliance on public German cultural funding.
- Overhead Project: Darmstadt/Berlin contemporary dance company producing ensemble works with a recognizable choreographic style. Comparable to Grupo Oito in scale, German public funding reliance, and focus on evening-length touring productions.
- Cie. Toula Limnaios: Berlin-based contemporary dance company producing evening-length works with a small ensemble and engaging themes of physicality and community. Comparable to Grupo Oito in scale, structure, and dependence on Berlin co-production infrastructure.
- Constanza Macras / Dorky Park: Berlin-based dance theater company producing ensemble work that weaves political and social themes into physical performance. Shares Grupo Oito's interest in producing socially engaged works and operating in Berlin's dance ecosystem.
- Sasha Waltz & Guests: A Berlin-based contemporary dance company founded in 1993 with a resident ensemble producing large-scale choreography and touring internationally. Like Grupo Oito, it operates with a distinctive choreographic methodology and engages Berlin's major venues (including Radialsystem).
- Isabelle Schad: Berlin-based independent choreographer producing ensemble works exploring body, materiality, and perception. Comparable to Grupo Oito in artist-led structure, small team, and engagement with Berlin's independent dance scene and venues.
- Meg Stuart / Damaged Goods: Brussels/Berlin-based contemporary dance company producing politically and physically engaged work with a small ensemble. Shares Grupo Oito's emphasis on choreographic research, small-team structure, and thematically driven practice.
Regional players
- Liquid Loft: Vienna-based contemporary dance company producing research-driven performance work with a small ensemble. Comparable to Grupo Oito in methodology-driven practice and small-team structure, though operating in the Austrian public arts funding ecosystem.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Grupo Oito leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
Grupo Oito funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Frequently asked questions about Grupo Oito
What does Grupo Oito do?
Grupo Oito is a Berlin-based contemporary dance collective that creates and performs politically engaged dance productions addressing themes of postcolonialism, racism, and bodily autonomy. The collective teaches its proprietary Get Physical Process movement methodology through weekly classes, workshops, and operates artistic exchange platforms (Oito Solos + 1, ZONA 8, Jobs series) for dancers, artists, and the public. The collective also produces video dance works and presents performances at Berlin venues and international festivals.
Is Grupo Oito a public or private company?
Grupo Oito is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.
When was Grupo Oito founded?
Grupo Oito was founded in 2006. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Grupo Oito based?
Grupo Oito is headquartered in Berlin, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Grupo Oito make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Performance tickets and theater bookings are the primary driver. The others are dance classes and workshops, government and institutional funding and co-production fees.
Who are Grupo Oito's main competitors?
Akram Khan Company is listed as a broad incumbent. Direct peers are Rubato, CocoonDance, Overhead Project, Cie. Toula Limnaios, Constanza Macras / Dorky Park, Sasha Waltz & Guests, Isabelle Schad and Meg Stuart / Damaged Goods. Liquid Loft is listed as a regional player.
Does Grupo Oito have an API?
No public API is recorded for Grupo Oito.
What industry is Grupo Oito in?
Grupo Oito's product category is Performing Arts. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAMAAAH, Dance Education (Ballet, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Cultural Dance), with a secondary code of EDAAAGAD, Dance & Movement (Ballroom, Contemporary, Social Dance). Its NAICS code is 711120 and its SIC code is 8600.