Augenblick mal! 2015 - International Guest Performances

International impulses for the art of theatre for young audiences

As well as presenting and reflecting on ten shows from Germany for children and young people, the Augenblick mal! festival has always provided a window for international impulses to develop the art of theatre for young audiences. This year we have invited two guest shows from neighbouring countries in Europe, France and Belgium, to enrich the AAG15 discussions on the theme of "Generations in Dialogue" with two out-of-the-ordinary artistic impulses.

Theatre for children and young people is a public space in which older and younger generations can come together in an artistic dialogue. The stories that are told are equally valid from the perspectives of children and adults, as are the communication situations in the theatre in which adult artists stand on stage with children and young people and also perform for them.

Whether this be Joke Laureyns and Kwint Manshoven with their artists from three generations who dance against the chaos of a world that is too large to understand, or Paolo Cardona and Isabelle Hervouët whose scurrilous journey, rich in imagery, return them to the stories that have shaped their artistic lives – it's always about individual forms of expression and the performers' personal stories and experiences. Such autobiographical starting material makes the difference between childhood, adolescence and adulthood visible and inspires the audience to think more deeply about the different periods in their own lives and their future plans.

International Guest Performances

Generations in Dialogue

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