The project
Together with young people from other countries, you will explore the theme of ‘being connected’ in a theatre workshop. Under the guidance of a theatre educator, you will develop a play based on the group's own creative ideas, which will be performed in front of an audience at the end of the project.
Connection exists in many different situations and constellations. Find out how connection arises. When do you feel connected to something – to a person, a task, the universe or yourself? And what happens when this connection is broken? You will develop the scenes of your play through role-playing, character work, interaction and improvisation. Feel free to bring a musical instrument with you – a piano is available on site.
Accommodation & food
At the Weltbühne Heckenbeck cultural centre. Bedrooms, kitchen, common room, use of the garden. Large theatre hall for rehearsals and performances. You will cook together. Money for food will be provided. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please state any intolerances during registration.
Location & leisure
Bicycles are available for excursions and shopping. The town of Bad Gandersheim is 4 km away. At the weekend, excursions by train to Alfeld (Faguswerk World Heritage Site), Hildesheim, Hannover, Göttingen or Goslar (historic old town and Rammelsberg Mine World Heritage Site) are well worthwhile.
Project host
The "Weltbühne" (world stage) in Heckenbeck, a small place with only 450 inhabitants, is a cultural centre with a large theatre space in a former village inn. Every year, the local population look forward to an international theatre project and will happily host the international group of this workcamp for 2 weeks.
Ijgd, organising volunteer service programmes since 1949. They are an independent, non-profit association for international youth work, a recognised independent youth welfare organisation, and one of the largest and oldest workcamp organisations in Germany. Each year, they assist around 4,000 young people into volunteer work in Germany and abroad. They give them the opportunity to be creative, act in solidarity, take responsibility for themselves, and discover their own true potential and strengths.
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