TURBO-Festival: GRUSEL [8 plus]

Theatrical live radio play for blind and sighted people | 60 minutes

GRUSEL is a theatrical live radio play for blind and sighted people aged 8 and over. The theater space becomes a strange place with crackling corners and creaking doors. Sounds create strange worlds and strange figures appear - or seem to be very close to you.

Sometimes it can be dark and sometimes very loud. The wind can blow through your hair or an ice-cold hand can touch your shoulder. You will encounter strange adults, ghosts and monsters, as well as strange adults and real dangers and, of course, a good ghost. But don't worry: nothing will happen to you. Maybe you'll get goosebumps and maybe you'll laugh at your own horror.

pulk fiktion is in search of the pleasurable horror and attempts to give the fantastic horrors as well as the real horrors of the world a pleasurable performance.

In GRUSEL, theatrical live radio play means that the audience sits together on stage and listens to something through headphones, but also experiences things in the room at the same time.

GRUSEL was awarded the WESTWIND Children's Jury Prize and the Specialist Jury Prize 2024.

Ensemble23, part of the curation team:
"The ensemble liked the approach of conveying content through sensory experiences and incorporating the senses of touch and hearing, for example. The ensemble also liked the documentary audio clips of children talking about their fears, which made them more identifiable in the audience space."

The TURBO youth jury:
"We particularly liked the interaction with the audience and the children's voices. The realization was also very well thought out. We had a lot of fun watching it and the length was also very good. Very funny design."

• Language: German spoken language
• Accessibility: Wheelchair spaces and beanbag spaces available, accessible for blind, visually impaired and sighted people, audience interaction possible throughout the auditorium
• Information on sensory stimuli: The audience is guided individually into the theater space and escorted out again. Everyone is given on-ear headphones before the performance. It will be very dark in the theater. Many things happen during the performance and you can feel many things: For example, you can feel air on your skin, or you can feel someone touching you. There are special effects, for example when spiders fall down. If you don't want that, you can use the safety blanket under the chair. This shows the performers that no special effects are desired.
• Content notes: GRUSEL deals with children's fears. In particular of darkness, war, supernatural beings and alcoholized adults.