On August 18, 2013, performance artists Dovrat Meron, Stephanie Hanna, Camilla Graff Junior, Leen Horsford, LAN Hungh, Lala Nomada, Francesca Romana Ciardi, Anja Ibsch, Florian Feigl, Teena Lange, Jörn J. Burmester, Joël Verwimp and Ilya Noé met at gruentaler 9 to found APAB – Association for Performance Art in Berlin. The association will be registered as a e.V. according to German law, and will strive to advance performance art in Berlin in any way that we can think of.  Among other things it will support the organisers of the Month of Performance Art–Berlin (MPA-B), and lobby for more attention, support and respect for performance art in Berlin. As of now you are invited to join by written application to one of the board members, Jörn J. Burmester, Florian Feigl or Joel Verwimp.