DRAMA EDUCATION & WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOPS, SCHOOL PROJECTS AND ARTISTIC EXCHANGE
I offer theatre workshops, school projects and artistic exchange formats for young people, students, drama groups and educational institutions. My work is rooted in professional theatre practice and focuses on spoken theatre, ensemble work, devising, text-based performance, music-theatre elements and collaborative processes.
As a theatre director, drama educator and musician from Germany, I am interested in theatre as a space where young people can develop confidence, expression, imagination and a deeper sense of collaboration. My workshops combine artistic precision with an open, playful and supportive working atmosphere.
I work with professional theatres, schools, youth ensembles, amateur groups and community projects. Depending on the context, a workshop can be a short artistic impulse, a project week, a longer rehearsal process, a theatre club format or an outside-eye session for an existing production.
WORKSHOP FORMATS
BRINGING TEXT TO LIFE
Scene Work, Character and spoken theatre
This workshop focuses on text-based theatre and the question of how a written scene becomes alive on stage. Participants explore character, conflict, subtext, rhythm and the relationship between scene partners.
The aim is not simply to “say the lines well”, but to understand what happens between the words: What does a character want? What changes in the scene? Where is the conflict? How can the actors listen and react truthfully?
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character intention and conflict
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subtext and emotional shifts
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rhythm, pauses and timing
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scene structure
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partner work and presence
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monologues or dialogue scenes
This format is especially suitable for drama students, examination preparation, theatre clubs or groups working on scripted material.
FROM IDEA TO SCENE
Devising theatre as an ensemble
This workshop introduces participants to devising as a practical theatre-making process.
Starting from a theme, question or shared impulse, the group develops short scenes through improvisation, physical images, text fragments and ensemble exercises.
Participants learn how to generate material, make artistic choices and shape individual ideas into a collective theatrical form.
Possible focus areas:
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improvisation and ensemble awareness
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turning ideas into scenes
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working with images, movement and text
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building transitions and rhythm
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creating a short final presentation
This format works well for drama clubs, project weeks, youth theatre groups and students who want to experience how theatre can be created without starting from a finished script.
THE POWER OF THE ENSEMBLE
Chor,us, rhythm and group presence
Many strong theatre moments are created not by one individual performer, but by the energy of a group. This workshop explores how an ensemble can become a powerful theatrical body.
Participants work with chorus, shared movement, rhythm, spatial composition and group dynamics. The workshop helps performers become more aware of each other and develop a stronger collective stage presence.
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chorus and group speaking
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rhythm and timing
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movement patterns and stage pictures
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collective storytelling
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supporting solo moments as an ensemble
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creating atmosphere through group presence
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This format is particularly useful for larger drama groups, school productions, youth ensembles and musical or music-theatre contexts.
OUTSIDE EYE
Rehearsal feedback and production coaching
I also offer outside-eye sessions for existing school productions, theatre clubs or youth theatre rehearsals. In this format, I observe a rehearsal or run-through and give structured artistic feedback.
The focus can be adapted to the needs of the group and may include scene structure, rhythm, transitions, ensemble work, spatial clarity, character relationships or the overall dramaturgy of the production.
This format can be useful during the rehearsal process, shortly before a performance, or at an earlier stage when a group is still searching for a clear theatrical language.
