During the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering at the 2015 Augenblick mal! festival, rounds of conversations took place within the Artistic Encounters with international guests on a variety of topics and question regarding theater and society. Drawing upon the topics and questions from the invited productions, the participants were invited to provide their own perspectives on the topics and to exchange.
During the 2017 Augenblick mal! festival national and international visiting industry professionals are invited to discuss virulent topics in the field of theater for young audiences: Under the title We Need to Talk!, the topics of racism in theater, theater for all age groups and children as partners in artistic productions will be discussed and dealt with.

The evening will begin with three short presentations on the themes being discussed:

• Racism in theater – Saraya Gomis, lecturer and antidiscrimination officer for the Senate Department for Education, Youth and Family Affairs, Berlin
• Theater for all age groups – Marcus Droß, dramaturg at Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Frankfurt
• Children as partners in artistic productions – Tom Rummens, artistic coordinator of HETPALEIS, Antwerpen (Belgium)

Following this, there will be a round of discussion for each topic in which the participants will speak with the experts and can exchange about their own experiences and positions regarding the topic. After a change of round, the participants have the opportunity to speak about an additional topic.

Moderated by: Cigir Özyurt, Barbara Kantel, Kristina Stang

Prior registration under:
augenblickmal@parkaue.de