Cactus Young Theater
Cactus Young Theater is an intercultural theater group founded in Münster in 1992 by the actress and director Barbara Kemmler , whose work focuses on adolescents and young adults. In addition to the development of project ideas and their dramaturgical implementation, work areas also include networking and cooperation with other theater groups at home and abroad. Barbara Kemmler has been the artistic director of Cactus Young Theater since it was founded, and Alban Renz (actor and theater pedagogue ) has also been artistic director since 2005 .
Work philosophy
Cactus develops pieces together with the young people and performs them. In the development process, Cactus provides the artistic means and the professional framework to provide the young people with a suitable play area. Direction sees itself as moderation , who leads the group process on a topic and provides artistic forms and professional structures.
The production process includes working together in the rehearsal room with writing workshops , discussions, body and dance training, as well as improvisation and acting lessons . The results of this work are then presented in the form of theatrical performances under professional conditions.
Interculturality
An important focus of Cactus is intercultural and international work. In addition to the production of individual pieces with an intercultural focus, such as Agathas Kind (2000) or Zungen (2006), the group organized the international youth theater festival irritation and inspiration (i & i) in autumn 2004 , which the Alliance for Democracy and Tolerance honored as an exemplary project has been.
In the newly established work place - diverse culture , Cactus tries to reflect critically the possibilities and chances of intercultural youth theater work. In addition, this work place is intended to achieve a stronger network of institutions that are involved in intercultural cultural activities. In this way, interculturality on an artistic level should be better brought into public awareness.
Projects since 2002
- 2002: Prom, night with guests, men's business, Agatha's child
- 2003: And now, Nathan Weise?
- 2004: i & i, courtship, Café Soukous
- 2005: Turned on, Fragile
- 2006: I dance as fast as I can, I am Beauty and the Beast, Tongues, Respect, The Soap thing
- 2007: Construction site: friendship - love - passion, crossroads, disco, someone there ?, SKOL, I keep dancing
- 2008: A dress that fits, MaulSonstAuge (collaboration with the Städtische Bühnen, Münster), B / W Remix, Everything black and white, or what ?, Shopping, Soap II
- 2009: Balance, I shudder, From fathers
- 2010: Mother: happiness
- 2015: The Mars Chronicles
- 2020: Young on a Desert Island
Awards
- "Balance" wins for the second time in a row: children to Olympus
- "Respect 2008" wins: Children to Olympus
- In 2008, Respect wins the 2nd prize of the project "Dialogue across borders" with the topic "The discovery of the other"
- Cactus received the North-South Prize of the city of Münster in 2008
- "Tongues" wins 2006 prize in Berlin
- Citizen Award 2006 in gold of the foundation * Citizens for Münster for: Werkplatz - diverse culture
- Prize winners of the nationwide competition “24 hours for tomorrow. Make it happen! ”2006 organized by the German Council for Sustainable Development
- i & i Festival (2004): Award as an exemplary project by the Alliance for Democracy and Tolerance
- Invitation to the European Youth Culture Exchange Bruges 2002
- Bruno-Kleine Prize 2001
- Youth Culture Prize NRW 2000
Awarded an invitation to the Theatertreffen der Jugend in Berlin:
- Man's Business (2003)
- Night with guests (2003)
- The, The, The Stranger (2002)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The Mars Chronicles after Ray Bradbury . Website by Christoph Tiemann . Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ When Germany and Ghana meet on a Cypriot stage . Cyprus Mail website. February 2020.
- ^ Children at Olymp 2009
- ^ Children at Olymp 2008
- ↑ Dialog across borders ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
