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Exploring Social Spaces
Insights from the 3Place Project Workshop at Kloden Theatre, Showbox 2022
At Showbox 2022, lead partner Scenekunstbrtuket’s festival, we had the first activity to launch the 3Place-project, a workshop with theatre professionals, teens and others interested in the subject.
The workshop provided a practical look at creating social third places. Drawing in 25 participants from Germany, Czech Republic, Belgium, Sweden, and Norway, the event aimed to kickstart discussions on the project and its academic foundations.
The four-hour workshop featured scenographer Hege Pålsrud and director Kjell Moberg, shedding light on the art of crafting social spaces. Reinert Andreas Mitthassel, manager of library Biblo Tøyen, shared insights into creating spaces exclusively for youths aged 10 to 15. Espen Røyseland, the architect behind Kloden Theatre, presented the venue’s design principles, followed by a hands-on activity with the architect model.
This workshop marked the first public activity for the 3Place project, opening conversations about its goals and the academic theories guiding it. Discussions focused on the challenge of creating spaces where teenagers and children can coexist, especially in the context of theatre and performance creation.
Attendees explored an artistic approach to fostering a sense of belonging and ownership in one’s community. The workshop introduced an artistic method for placemaking, incorporating activities like playing with avatars and music.
In summary, the 3Place project workshop at Kloden Theatre offered practical insights into the creation of social spaces in artistic spaces. With a diverse participant base, the event provided a solid foundation for further discussions and collaborative efforts in shaping shared spaces for the future.
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The JES-Philosophers at the Augenblick mal! Festival in Berlin
Four days, five different theatres and lots of impressions
Report: Timo (15) und Anselm (15)
Our journey to the festival started at Stuttgart Central Station, with a lot of delay …
But we were in a good mood anyway!
After our journey, we were able to watch our first planned play at the Augenblick mal! Festival in Berlin, despite the loss of time.
The play “Body Boom Boom Brain”, produced by “PINSKER+BERNHARDT”, dealt with the topic of puberty and appealed to us not only because of the topic, but also because of the elaborately designed stage set.
After this performance, our first day at the Augenblick mal! Festival came to an end and we tiredly made our way back to the youth hostel.
On the second day, after breakfast, we went for a walk through Berlin, passing the Brandenburger Tor and the Bundestag.
After some free time in the city, we joined a workshop about “participation” with other teenagers from Bochum and other German cities.
Later we watched the play “Die Verdunkelung II – Corona Leuchten” in the afternoon, which dealt with several political issues and the corona pandemic.
The play “Kaffee mit Zucker” that we watched afterwards was about the colonisation of Guatemala and also fascinated us.
On the third day, we had breakfast as usual and made our way to a panel talk, a discussion format in which we talked about the future of theatre, among other things.
We also saw the plays “Bambi und die Themen” which gave us a lot to discuss and “Robin and the Hoods”, which dealt with the topic of justice. The involvement of the audience, the interactive theatre style and the funny staging made the play a lot of fun to watch.
Immediately after the play, we went straight back to Stuttgart.
It was a very valuable experience for us because we were able to strengthen the group community and make new contacts with other youth groups by travelling together. All in all, it is clear how versatile theatre, productions and the way plays are staged can be.