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.
FRATZ creative - interactive offers as part of the festival
FRATZ is a theater and dance festival for the youngest audience. The international guest performances are the core of FRATZ and a visit to one of the performances is a shared experience for all generations, which is at best...more
FRATZ Accreditation open for professionals
Ticket sales for our seventh festival edition from October, 11th - 17th have started! Now we also opened the accreditation for professionals. The times and dates for the symposium events as well as the additional program are set...more
FRATZ Ticket sales have started
TICKET SALES Online via Eventim. Click here to buy tickets online. For questions, please contact: ticket@fratz-festival.de Tickets for day-care centre performances (Fri-/Mon-/Tue-/Wed-/Thu-morning) can be booked via:...more
Here comes our selection for the 2024 edition of FRATZ!
It was the first time FRATZ implemented a jury and an open call to reach out to a wider community of theater makers for very young audiences. Our aim was to bring more artistic perspectives into our programming process...more
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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).
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