Young stage Mainz

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The Junge Bühne Mainz is an independent theater in Mainz which, with a young ensemble of up-and-coming actors, produces and presents several productions in the “ Young Drama ” and “ Children's and Youth Theater ” categories each season . The free theater Junge Bühne Mainz emerged from classical theater education and is now one of the free theater stages in the Rhine-Main area. The repertoire of both branches includes classical theater pieces as well as self-developed pieces.

history

The roots of the free youth theater Junge Bühne Mainz lie in the former theater-play workshop at the Hessian State Theater Wiesbaden . From 2006 to 2008 the first small projects were realized there under the direction of theater pedagogue Verena Gerlach as part of theater pedagogical workshops and workshop work. When the theater-game workshop of the Wiesbaden State Theater disbanded in 2008, the ensemble of young actors between 15 and 20 years of age started their own business as a so-called free group and from then on called itself Junge Bühne Mainz / Wiesbaden. In the first years of existence, the pieces were created as part of workshops and courses in which young people between the ages of 15 and 20 interested in theater took part.

The ensemble developed new projects, but initially had to get by without a permanent venue, so that the developed pieces were initially shown at various venues in the Hessian state capital Wiesbaden and the Rhineland-Palatinate state capital Mainz , which is in the immediate vicinity . In the late summer of 2009, the ensemble finally moved to Mainz, where the independent theater group was offered a new venue in the M8-Bühne cultural center (in the Mainz Youth House ). As a result, the ensemble called itself only Junge Bühne Mainz. The first premiere at the new venue took place in June 2010 with the self-written piece “Save me!”.

present

Since the beginning of 2011 , the Junge Bühne Mainz has developed under a restructured management into a small repertoire theater that specializes in productions for children, teenagers and young adults. Another target group is formed by people of all ages interested in theater.

Since January 2011 the actor and director Philip Barth has been the artistic and directing director as well as a partner of the Junge Bühne Mainz GbR. The theater pedagogue Verena Gerlach was also a partner until the end of the 2017 season; at the beginning of the 2018 season, the actress and ethnologist Nazife Ilhan succeeded her as partner. The program and the repertoire have been consistently expanded and expanded since 2011. The M8 stage in the Haus der Jugend Mainz became the permanent home of the Junge Bühne Mainz through a cooperation agreement. In December 2018, with the reopening of the KUZ Kulturzentrum Mainz, another venue was added, which the Junge Bühne Mainz-Ensemble, as well as other independent theater ensembles in the Rhine-Main area, has since played.

A season is based on the calendar year. In addition, a consistent professionalization of the ensemble has been implemented since 2011. Today the ensemble consists of young actors as well as ambitious and experienced semi-professionals who have the opportunity to gain their first professional work experience in the field of theater acting at the independent theater Junge Bühne Mainz . The young German actors Carola Schnell and Tom Gramenz also gained their first professional theater experience here from 2011 to 2013 and were also guests of the ensemble until summer 2014.

Each year the ensemble works on several productions in the areas of “ drama ” and “ children's and youth theater ”. One focus is the contemporary staging of classics as well as own stage adaptations of narrative material. In addition to the new productions, resumption of pieces that have already been rehearsed as well as small projects (readings, improvisations) are included in the program of a season. The members of the ensemble are not only active as actors, but also take on other tasks in the areas of stage design , costumes , assistant director , dramaturgy and technology .

Productions (from 2011)

  • 2011: Heroes! - Youth play by Verena Gerlach and Philip Barth
  • 2011: Drachengasse 13 - theater adaptation of the youth book series by Bernd Perplies and Christian Humberg (first stage production!)
  • 2012: Spring Awakening - based on motifs by Frank Wedekind ; new game version by Philip Barth
  • 2012: How the little lion Kunibert learned to roar - children's play by Philip Barth (world premiere)
  • 2013: Woyzeck - after Georg Büchner (production for the Georg Büchner year 2013)
  • 2013: Pinocchio - based on Carlo Collodi , theater version by Philip Barth
  • 2013: Drachengasse 13 Part 2 - Continuation of the theater adaptation of the youth book series by Bernd Perplies and Christian Humberg (first stage production)
  • 2014: Witches Night in Bondingor - Drachengasse 13 "Best Of" show with Bernd Perplies and Christian Humberg
  • 2014: The fairy tale kitchen - play by Philip Barth for children, young people and adults
  • 2014: The artificial silk girl - play based on the novel of the same name by Irmgard Keun
  • 2015: A Midsummer Night's Dream - play by William Shakespeare
  • 2015: The Jungle Book - play based on Rudyard Kipling , theater version by Philip Barth
  • 2016: Woyzeck - based on Georg Büchner (dramaturgically developed new staging of the 2013 production with a new cast)
  • 2016: The Tempest - play by William Shakespeare
  • 2016: The second jungle book - play based on the story collection of the same name by Rudyard Kipling, theater version by Philip Barth
  • 2017: Reigen - play by Arthur Schnitzler
  • 2017: Alice in Wonderland - play based on Lewis Carroll , theater version by Philip Barth
  • 2018: Spring Awakening - based on motifs by Frank Wedekind (new production for the 100th year of Frank Wedekind's death)
  • 2018: The Robbers - Play by Friedrich Schiller
  • 2018: Aladin and the Magic Lamp - play based on an oriental fairy tale, theater version by Philip Barth
  • 2019: The Jungle Book - play based on Rudyard Kipling (new production with new cast for the new studio stage at KUZ Mainz)
  • 2019: Cabal and love - play by Friedrich Schiller
  • 2019: The Little Mermaid - play based on the fairy tale by HC Andersen .
  • 2019: Macbeth - play by William Shakespeare

Guest performances and festivals

Since 2011, the Junge Bühne Mainz gained additional fame through appearances at regional cultural fairs and through several guest performances at the “ Mainz forum theater Unterhaus ”. Furthermore, the Junge Bühne Mainz has been a guest since 2014 a. a. in the Rhineland-Palatinate community of Klein-Winternheim and several times in Ingelheim am Rhein . In 2017 and 2019, the theater ensemble of the Junge Bühne Mainz was invited to the renowned Mainz Art Biennale "3x bell" with in-house productions.

Since 2012, Junge Bühne Mainz has also been taking part in the traditional Mainz Children's Theater Festival with its own productions and has already been able to open it several times. Since 2017, the Junge Bühne Mainz has also been inviting external productions to contribute to the Mainz Children's Theater Festival. For example, in addition to the in-house program contributions, productions by the Zuckerbrot und Pfeffer theater in Berlin and the Mainz drama school can already be seen.

Since the 2016 season, the independent theater Junge Bühne Mainz has been realizing and presenting its own drama festival every June under the title “PopUp - Theater Days for Young Drama”. The first edition took place from June 3rd to 10th, 2016 and - in keeping with the Shakespeare year - mainly presented productions of Shakespeare works. The authors Franz Kafka and Georg Büchner were also represented with pieces in the program. The second edition of the "PopUp - Theatertage für Junge Schauspiel" took place from June 12 to 18, 2017 under the programmatic motto "Menschen [en] [ge] macht". In 2018, the third and so far most successful edition of the festival ran from June 3 to 12, 2018 under the motto "Walls - Bridges - Borders". Conceptually, "PopUp" is a repertoire festival. In addition to current and resumed productions by the Junge Bühne Mainz theater, exclusive guest performances from other theaters are also invited every year. a. already actor Finn Hanssen from the Theater Büchner stage Riedstadt , the theater facial expressions , the drama school Mainz and actor Lennart Lemster from the Theater Kiel group or the Hessian State Theater Marburg with their own productions to guest in the festival program of "pop - Theater Festival for Young spectacle".

The productions of the independent theater Junge Bühne Mainz can be booked for guest performances.

Theater and education

The independent theater Junge Bühne Mainz offers a programmatic support service for school classes, courses and groups both in the "drama" section and in the "children and youth theater". All productions are assigned to recommended age groups. Introductions to the individual productions will be offered shortly before the respective performance, which will explain, for example, the chosen director's style and the interpretative approaches that have been implemented. In follow-up discussions after the performances, school classes and courses as well as other interested viewers have the opportunity to discuss what they have seen with those involved in the respective production.

The drama production "Die Räuber" by Friedrich Schiller (staging: Philip Barth) is the subject of the educational and educational film "Schiller's Robbers - A Drama of Storm and Drang", which was released in 2019 by MedienLB , and serves here with numerous scene excerpts as an example of contemporary stage interpretation of the classic.

With accompanying theater educational programs and workshops for children and young people, the free theater Junge Bühne Mainz has been involved in the school holiday care at the Haus der Jugend Mainz children's, youth and cultural center several times since 2012. In the 2013 season, as part of a theater workshop with young people between the ages of 13 and 17, a scenic project on the subject of “No room for abuse!” Was developed and performed on the occasion of World Children's Day in Mainz.

Awards

2012: In September 2012, the Young Stage Mainz performed “Spring Awakening” at the “Mainz forum theater unterhaus ”. This guest performance was officially sponsored by the Rhineland-Palatinate Cultural Summer.

2017: The play production "Reigen" by Arthur Schnitzler, staged by Philip Barth, became the 2017 art biennial "3x bells!" invited.

2018: Recording of the play production "Reigen" by Arthur Schnitzler in the staging by Philip Barth in the Arthur Schnitzler Archive Freiburg im Breisgau

financing

The Young Stage Mainz is an independent small theater and does not receive any subsidies . The entire production and gaming operations are financed entirely from the entrance fees and, if applicable, production-related donations and sponsorship money. The theater education offers are partially financed in cooperation with suitable cooperation partners.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Directions and imprint. Retrieved June 18, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Young Stage Mainz - As part of the culture week in the KUZ. Retrieved January 5, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Woyzeck (rehearsing 2016) - Junge Bühne Mainz. In: Junge-buehne-mainz.de. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
  4. ↑ VRM GmbH & Co. KG: Director Philip Barth brings "Alice in Wonderland" to the M8 stage in the Haus der Jugend Mainz . ( Allgemeine-zeitung.de [accessed on October 3, 2017]).
  5. ^ Echo Newspapers GmbH: Junge Bühne Mainz shows “Spring Awakening” in a modern version on the 100th anniversary of Wedekind's death . ( echo-online.de [accessed on June 18, 2018]).
  6. ↑ VRM GmbH & Co. KG: Schiller's first work “Die Räuber” impresses on the M8 stage in the cultural center with its soft tones . ( Allgemeine-zeitung.de [accessed on June 18, 2018]).
  7. ↑ Children's theater: Aladin from September 9th in the M8 cultural center - sensor magazine - Mainz . In: sensor magazine - Mainz . September 7, 2018 ( sensor-magazin.de [accessed October 3, 2018]).
  8. ↑ "The Jungle Book" by Junge Bühne Mainz on March 17th at the KUZ. March 15, 2019, accessed on April 16, 2019 (German).
  9. ↑ VRM GmbH & Co KG: Young actors from Mainz show Schiller's “Kabale und Liebe” - Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .
  10. ↑ VRM GmbH & Co KG: The Young Stage shows "The Little Mermaid" - Allgemeine Zeitung. Retrieved October 3, 2019 .
  11. ↑ Shakespeare's "Macbeth" - Junge Bühne Mainz from November 14th to December. November 12, 2019, accessed on January 30, 2020 (German).
  12. ↑ The fairy tale kitchen. In: Junge-buehne-mainz.de. Retrieved June 29, 2016 .
  13. ↑ Ring the bell 3 times. Retrieved October 3, 2017 .
  14. ^ Youth in Mainz: Children's theater festival. Retrieved October 3, 2017 .
  15. ↑ PopUp - Theater Days for Young Drama. In: Junge-buehne-mainz.de. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
  16. ↑ Reconciliatory ruler of the island. In: Allgemeine-zeitung.de. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
  17. ↑ Katrin Dangulea: Mainz Drama Festival “PopUp” from June 12th to 18th: “Young Stage” and guest ensembles deal with “Man and Power” / From Shakespeare's “Storm” to “Woyzeck”. In: Allgemeine Zeitung Mainz. VRM Verlagsgruppe, March 6, 2017, accessed June 21, 2017 .
  18. ↑ A successful festival - “PopUp - Theatertage” have a new visitor record in 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018 .
  19. ^ PopUp - Theatertage for Young Drama, Young Stage Mainz. Retrieved June 18, 2018 .
  20. ↑ Young Stage Mainz - Theater and School. In: www.junge-buehne-mainz.de. Retrieved November 3, 2016 .
  21. ↑ Schiller's Robbers - DVD - MedienLB. Accessed January 30, 2020 .
  22. ↑ Schiller's Robbers - A Drama of Storm and Drang - Educational Film - Trailer. Accessed January 30, 2020 (German).
  23. ↑ Junge Bühne Mainz on Instagram: “Great #Freude: Die Junge Bühne # Mainz- # Schauspiel-Produktion REIGEN by #ArthurSchnitzler, which we will have from spring 2017 to summer 2018 in…”. Accessed on January 5, 2019 (English).
  24. ↑ Junge Bühne im M8 offers high-quality theater food with a talent for improvisation, creativity and limited resources , Allgemeine Zeitung Mainz, September 6, 2014
  25. ↑ Theater rehearsal on the M8 stage , video from the media library of the Allgemeine Zeitung Mainz