More about Introducing
In order to put your foot in the door, the door still has to be at least a crack open. Precisely because of the fact that it’s especially difficult for young artists and ensembles who are not yet established within Berlin’s independent performing arts community to find an open door in the right place for themselves and their audience, the festival is again dedicating a special focus this year to newcomers within Berlin's theater landscape. The goal in all of this is not only to enchant the audiences, but also to ease access to the production houses for young artists. And, of course, the other way around.
In order to get to know each other, find new collaborators, discover shared strengths and network amongst themselves as a community, the artists participating in INTRODUCING will take part in a total of three workshops in which they will receive support in exchanging experiences, get advice from established artists and be led from A-Z through the world of freelance work by production experts.
And, last but not least, the 2017 Newcomer’s Platform has received a new name: Introducing. After all, this is not about newcomers (who in the world determines who is a newcomer and who is not, how long one is able to have been in the community to be one and how old one can be, et cetera); this is about the act of a community opening itself, about making artists known, bringing the community to them and introducing them.
Contact
If you have any questions about Introducing, please contact Katharina Bischoff: katharina.bischoff(at)performingarts-festival.de.