Performances

The Savage: for children aged 7-8, focussing on the problem of violence, using one of Grimm’s little-known tale.
The aim of this programme is to approach human aggression from a new perspective, one that is quite unusual in common pedagogy: aggression should not be suppressed or stamped out, instead, we should try to understand its source and get closer to its nature. This programme is also presented in the form of family theatre.

Puppets: for children aged 14-16, focussing on the problem of freedom.
Our theatre play is centred around the themes of freedom and compromises. In relation to the problem of freedom, the participants and the drama teachers think over the questions of responsibility, of duties, rules and of compliance with expectations. The following question lies in the focus of the programme: how far are we willing to go to meet other people’s expectations?

Fatherlabyrinth: for children aged 14, focussing on parents-children’s relationships.
Is it really inevitable that parents become ‘father-machines’? What happens if we cannot find the ways towards each other within the family? The speciality of this programme is that every word uttered comes from on the spot improvisation, and some of the characters appearing on stage are young people, being of the same age as the participating students themselves.

Obstacles: for young people aged 15-16; focussing on traps and on the relations between democracy and schools.
This programme has been realised in cooperation with Krétakör. The play always takes place inside the host school. This model programme consists of a preliminary interview with the representative of the school, an introductory play, the main play, and a follow-up session where reflections can be formulated.

DIGO: for young people aged 14-16; focussing on the themes of xenophobia and aggression.
The play of Fassbinder is cut to three parts. All three episodes reveal a new perspective, new key figures and new details of the story. Theatre scenes are followed by analytical sessions, where we examine who these characters are and what were the motives of doing what hey have done. If any of us could be Gunda, Paul, Erich or Bruno, then how can we possibly live together with the beast inside us?

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