Inklusive Schreibwerkstatt „Fräulein Else“

In the organizer's words:

Can a text be hard and tender at the same time?

How can violence be described with language?
What clichés are there in stories about violence?
How can a text make violence visible without repeating it?
Which perspectives are told?
Which are not?
How can we find new ways to talk about violence artistically?

These are the questions we ask ourselves in the workshop for the play "Fräulein Else". Director Leonie Böhm and actress Julia Riedler have reinterpreted the text by Arthur Schnitzler.

It is about sexualized violence.
A man asks Else to undress in front of him.
We investigate: how is this described in Arthur Schnitzler's text?
And how is it played out in the play.
To do this, we read passages from the play.
And attend the performance together.
We also write our own texts on the subject.
And learn and give feedback.
We want to find out: 'How can violence be described in art?

How we work in the workshop:
We want to create a courageous space.
It can be difficult to talk about (sexualized) violence.
It can be that there are strong feelings.
That is ok.
The workshop leader is prepared for that.
At the same time, the workshop is not about sharing your own experiences of violence.
It is about the representation of violence in art.
About your artistic expression.
That makes us strong!

Participation:
Participation is free of charge.
Registration and questions to: mitmachen@kammerspiele.de

Who is the workshop aimed at?
The workshop is aimed at people of all ages who want to write themselves. You don't need any previous experience. All people are welcome, we are happy to welcome people who belong to one of the following groups, for example:

People with a non-German first language, BIPoC, LGBTIQ*, people with (in)visible disabilities, chronic illness or neurodiversity.

Please let us know what you need in order to take part in the workshop. We will do our best to make this possible, given the lead time and financial capacities.

In which language will the workshop be held?
The workshop will be held in German.
You can write texts in your own language.
If it helps, the workshop leaders can also explain things in English.
The play we are watching is in German.

Schedule:
Friday 19.6.
4 p.m. Meeting point stage entrance, Falckenbergstrasse 2
4-6 p.m. Workshop
6.30 pm Dinner together in the Kammerspiele canteen
7.30 pm joint visit to the performance of "Fräulein Else"

Saturday, 20.6.
11 am Meeting point stage entrance, Falckenbergstrasse 2
11 am - 5 pm Workshop
13 - 14.30 Lunch break