Summer School: Out Into the Fresh Air. Site-Specific Producing in Rural Areas

June 20 to 22, all day

How does working in public spaces work in the country? How can the performing arts be integrated into rural life? How can site-specific projects be produced, how can places far from the theater be transformed into stages? What audiences do we encounter when we leave the theater, and what discourses are relevant to them? And because it's always a question of money: what funding and cooperation opportunities are there for working in rural areas and what bureaucratic hurdles have to be overcome?

After we explored site-specific work in the city in the first Summer School in 2024 under the title Out Into the Fresh Air, this year's edition takes us out into the countryside: in cooperation with Mecklenburg-Vorpommern tanzt an, an initiative of Perform[d]ance, schloss bröllin e. V. and Theater Vorpommern, this year we are bringing together actors from various branches of Berlin's independent scene with dance professionals from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and other federal states at Schloss Bröllin to explore production processes in site-specific work in the countryside.

Over the course of three days, the instructors will provide insights into their many years of experience as cultural actors and project managers of site-specific events in rural areas. They will share their experience and knowledge on production-related issues such as financing, planning and organizing projects beyond traditional theater spaces and taking site-specific audiences into account. They will give practical tips on the concrete implementation of different formats and present various best-practice examples.

The participants will get to know potential locations in rural areas in field studies and further develop their ideas and concepts on the basis of a concrete examination of the locations, their conditions and their potential audiences.

In German spoken language, it is possible to ask questions and make comments using English spoken language
 

How to apply

Applicants should apply with a short letter of motivation describing their motivation for participating in the Summer School as well as their concept or idea for a site-specific project in public space.
Application deadline: Mai 16, 2025
Contact: beratung [at] pap-berlin.de

Costs

Participation in the workshop as well as accommodation and meals are free of charge.

Accommodation & Meals

Accommodation is in single rooms, some with shared bathrooms.
A deposit of €50.00 is requested in advance for the accommodation at Schloss Bröllin, which will be refunded after participation in the workshop. In the event of short-term, unjustified cancellation, the deposit will be retained.
Full vegetarian meals will be provided free of charge.

Arrival and Departure

Arrival and departure must be organized independently, travel costs to Pasewalk will not be covered. It is possible to travel by DB Regio or ICE (Berlin Hbf – Pasewalk) and then by bicycle or large capacity taxi (Pasewalk – Bröllin). The costs for the taxi from Pasewalk to Schloss Bröllin will be covered. Alternatively, it is possible to travel by car.

We encourage the use of public transportation. We are happy to help with carpooling (Berlin – Bröllin or Pasewalk – Bröllin with a large capacity taxi).


 

A cooperation of the Berlin Performing Arts Program of LAFT Berlin and the initiative MV tanzt an.

MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN TANZT AN is a joint initiative of Perform[d]ance, Schloss Bröllin and Theater Vorpommern. Funded by TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the Ministry of Science, Culture, Federal and European Affairs of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the Ostdeutsche Sparkassenstiftung and supported by the Hanseatic City of Greifswald.