Workshop for Directing and Dramaturgy "Sammelpunkt"

Urban Theater e.V. is hosting the international project “Workshop for Directing and Dramaturgy ‘Sammelpunkt’” from February 16 to 24, 2025, in Berlin. This project, funded by the Federal Foreign Office, explores how current European events shape people’s lives and consciousness through dramaturgy and theater. Participants include theater makers from Germany and Eastern Europe (e.g., Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Russia) who are directly or indirectly involved in the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

A public presentation of the results from this theater lab, in the form of Work-In-Progress productions, will take place on February 22 and 23, 2025, at Theater Strahl. A public discussion with the curators and jury members about the presentations will be held on both days at 8:30 PM.

With the following curators:

• Natalia Lapina – Artistic Director of the “Sammelpunkt” workshop, director from St. Petersburg and based in Berlin, Artistic Director of Urban Theater.

• Dr. Natalia Skorokhod – Dramaturgical Director of the “Sammelpunkt” workshop, playwright based in Berlin, former founder and head of the Drama School in St. Petersburg.

• Dr. Witalij Schmidt – Production Manager of the “Sammelpunkt” workshop, Managing Director of Urban Theater.

With the following jury:

• Luc Perceval (Director, Belgium)

• Birgit Lengers (Theater Maker, Germany)

• Daniel Jacewicz (Director, Poland)

• Johannes Kirsten (Dramaturg, Germany)

Program and more information: https://urban-theater.com/sammelpunkten

The event is a collaboration between Urban Theater e.V. and the Performing Arts Program of LAFT Berlin.

Accessibility
The public talks on the work-in-progress productions developed as part of the workshop and presented to the public on February 22 and 23, 2025 at 8.30 pm are free of charge. The audience discussions will be held in English. Questions in both English and German are also welcome.
The foyer and the upper stage of Theater Strahl at Ostkreuz on the first floor are accessible via stairs and an elevator. The theater has an accessible restroom in the foyer.

Contact
Witalij Schmidt, E-Mail: schmidt [at] urban-theater.com