About us

The festival is created together in a large team. On this page we introduce you to our conception and production team, the children and youth participation groups, as well as the selection committee of our program!

conception and production team

PROF. DR. GERD TAUBE 
Project lead
FLORIAN BECHT (PLAN+STAGE)
Production management
ANKE ULBRICH (PLAN+STAGE)
Production management
UNDINE KLOSE (PLAN+STAGE)
Guest performance organization
ANNA EITZEROTH
Managing Director ASSITEJ
ANNETT ISRAEL
Support & coordination of screening and selection process, conception of supporting program and events
RONJA LOSERT
Organization of the discussion program
NIKOLA SCHELLMANN
Conception of the discussion program
SARAH STÜHRENBERG
Organization of festivities & events
KATHARINA PAPE
Accessibility & inclusive festival organization
GABRIELA MAYUNGU
Awareness, hospitality & accessibility
OLIVER BECHT
Editing & Content Management
RUTH HUNDSDOERFER
Social Media
NORA GORES
Press
FRANZ THÖRICHT
Scenography, equipment & merchandising
PAURI RÖWERT
Conception and implementation child participation BLICK´S MAL!
LAURA MIRJAM WALTER
Conception and implementation child participation BLICK´S MAL!
LEX MANNIGEL
Assistance child participation BLICK´S MAL!
KRIS GRÜN
Assistance, conception and implementation of youth participation TAG / ForesTEEN
VALERIE EICHMANN
Conception of discussion program, conception and implementation of youth participation TAG / ForesTEEN, international guests
GRAFIKDESIGN HOLGER DREES
Design
ANDRE SLOTTA
Web programming
ULRIKE SCHRUL
Head of Ticketing and Visitor Services
ALENTINA TRANITZ, CAMILLA CANNAS, JOHANNA DÜRRWALD
Visitor Services
LISA STUMPF
Controlling
ANNE-SOPHIE GARTHE
Documentation
HEIDE OTTENROTH
Assistance Documentation
MELANIE WAGNER
Database submissions
JULIA ABDENNADEUR
Accounting
JOHANNES LEPPIN
Contractual and budgetary advice
JORIS NEUBERT
Voluntary social year at KJTZ

CHILDREN'S PARTICIPATION: the “blick's mal! group”

Part of the group are: Aakhu, Aleks, Ava, Bintou, Carlotta, Cosima Fedra, Ella, Gina, Lorna, Luna, Maja, Mavi, Moritz, Radost, Romi und Theo.

You can read more about the group on our website blog at a later date.

Youth participation: AUGENtagMAL!

Part of the group are: Marlene, Marleen, Lotta, Franziska, Nele, Nicole, Lars, Greta, Kira, Andrea, Anna-Lena, Irem, Lisa, Leo, Marie, Mauritz and Joris.

You can read more about the group on our website blog at a later date.

Selection committee

ALICIA ULFIK
21, from Potsdam, student

When and where did you go to the theater for the first time? “Jim Knopf in the first grade!”

Favorite play: “I can't say yet, you'll see it soon!”

What three key points describe the perfect theater experience for you? “Engaging, lasting presence, visual pleasure”

My favorite quote from a play: “I have too many ;)”

My message to festival visitors: “Children and young people to power!”
MARIELLA PIERZA
17, from Berlin, student & actress

When and where did you go to the theater for the first time? “At the Atze Musiktheater at the age of four, in “Die Kleine Meerjungfrau””

Favorite play: “Das Himmelszelt by Lucy Kirkwood”

What three key points describe the perfect theater experience for you? “Experience, empathize, think along”

My favorite quote from a play: “I've blown out so many birthday candles, had so many wishes, and yet the biggest wish is just to be happy.” (Birthday Candels, Noah Haidle)

My message to the festival visitors: “Have fun and enjoy a festival of theater!
EBRU TARTICI BORCHERS
34, from Vienna, director

When and where did you first go to the theater? “My first visit to the theater was when I was 6 years old, in Iskenderun where I come from. And the play was “Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten” =)”

Favorite play: “I have two favorites =) “Knechte” , by Caren Jeß and ‘Schwester von’ , by Lot Vekemans”

What three key points describe the perfect theater experience for you? “ Surprising, discursive, fast-paced”

My favorite quote from a play: “When I think about a show, it really pops.” (from Knechte)

My message to festival visitors: “We've gone to great lengths to put on a great festival, with a selection that shows many exciting sides of theater, and we'd love to celebrate, experience and discuss with you. Come around!”
THILO GRAWE
31, from Dresden, Dramaturg for Participation Processes (tjg.) / Staging the Arts and Media (M.A.)

When and where did you first go to the theater? “My grandma used to play theater for us with her toes - but that took place in her living room and perhaps doesn't really count as a theater visit. The first one I can remember well was a guest performance in the Stadthalle Hamm with a production of “Woyzeck” - there was peeing on the stage and shouting - I know that my class and I didn't like it.”

What three key points describe the perfect theater experience for you? “Assembly - community - interaction”

My favorite quote from a play: “Many things indicate that the world has been around longer than I have.” (First sentence of “Götter. Wie die Welt entstand” by subbotnik)

My message to festival visitors: “Theater is everywhere! - Theater belongs to everyone! - Theater can always be completely different! But it's most fun when you're there.”
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