FRATZ International 2024
Encounters – Symposium – Festival for the very young
Oct 11 – 17
FRATZ International was created in 2013 by Theater o.N. in Berlin and has since invited the international children's theater scene to Berlin six times. Every two years, FRATZ presents remarkable guest performances in Berlin. It also hosts a symposium to discuss and explore the latest developments in dance and theater for very young audiences. Colleagues from all over the world meet in Berlin for this international exchange.
The festival is aimed at children from 0-6 years and follows a decentralized approach. It is important to us, that art and culture should be accessible to all people, regardless of age or social or cultural background. Therefore it is a core element of the festival that the guest performances are shown all across Berlin — sometimes at (temporary) venues in districts where, otherwise, theater rarely occurs. We are also working on better accessibility for children with disabilities and special needs. For certain performances at FRATZ Festival we explicitly invite all people who feel more comfortable in an inclusive atmosphere. These showings will be marked as "relaxed performances".
Before, during and after the FRATZ Festival a workshop program for preschool children between the ages of two and four is taking place, the FRATZ Encounters.
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FRATZ International Encounters – Symposium – Festival for the Very Young from 10/11 -10/17 2024 produced and presented by Theater o.N.
In cooperation with ThinkArts Kolkata, Kulturprojekte Berlin and Offensive Tanz für junges Publikum.
With the kind support of GRIPS Theater, FELD Theater für junges Publikum, Tanzhalle Wiesenburg, DOCKART, blu:boks Berlin, English Theatre Berlin - International Performing Arts Center, Nachbarschaftshaus am Körnerpark, Vivantes Hauptstadtpflege Wilmersdorf.
FRATZ 2024 is funded by the Berlin Senate for Culture and Social Cohesion (Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt).
The guest performance »Shall we ... together« is supported by the Department of Culture, Youth and Media of the Flemish Government and Vivantes - Forum für Senioren GmbH / Vivantes Hauptstadtpflege Haus Wilmersdorf.
The guest performance »THINGS at the End of the World« takes place in cooperation with TANZKOMPLIZEN - Tanz für junges Publikum and is supported by the 'NATIONALE PERFORMANCE NETZ Gastspielförderung Tanz', sponsored by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media, as well the Ministries of Culture and the Arts of the federal states.
Certain program elements by dance professionals within the framework of FRATZ International 2024 are supported by the Offensive Tanz für junges Publikum Berlin, funded by TANZPAKT Stadt-Land-Bund with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media and the State of Berlin with funds from the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion (Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt).
Media partner: taz, Himbeer und Kindaling
