Mentoring Program

Mentoring Program

The mentoring program is intended for newcomers of all ages who are planning to begin working within the independent performing arts community in Berlin. Within each Group, ten mentees will benefit from the experience of their mentors, who will provide them with intense support in individual coaching sessions over the course of 1.5 years.

This Performing Arts Program mentoring program is intended for long-term community members of any age who have a solid professional context for their work that they would like to further develop. Several years of professional experience is a prerequisite for participating in this program. Within each Group, two mentees will benefit from the experience of their mentors, who will provide them with intense support in individual coaching sessions over the course of 1.5 years. The mentees are asked to name their desired mentor in their application who will then be asked to participate by the mentee and the Mentoring Program after the conclusion of the application phase.

The mentoring program “Music” of the Performing Arts Program is intended for artists of all ages in the field of music/music theater who are planning to begin working within Berlin’s independent performing arts community and/or who demonstrate a special connection with the independent performing arts community. Within each Group, 2 mentees benefit from the experience of their mentors, who are selected in cooperation with initiative neue musik berlin e.V., KLANGZEITORT: Institute for New Music of the Berlin University of the Arts and the Hanns Eisler Berlin Academy of Music. They will provide their mentees with intense support over the course of individual coaching sessions.

The mentoring program “Text” of the Performing Arts Program is intended for members of the independent performing arts community who primarily work on writing for the stage. Within each Group, two mentees will benefit from the experience of their mentors, who will be selected in cooperation with Lettrétage. They will provide their mentees with intense support over the course of individual coaching sessions.

The mentoring program "On Arrival" is intended for newcomers of all ages who are planning to begin working within the independent performing arts community in Berlin and are specifically looking for support to be provided in English. The mentors, like the mentees, are non-native German speakers who have sought and found a place for themselves within Berlin's independent performing arts community. Within each Group, two mentees will benefit from the experience of their mentors, who will provide them with intense support in individual coaching sessions over the course of 1.5 years.

Contact:

Christin Eckart
christin.eckart [at] pap-berlin.de
+49 30/ 20 45 979 16