INTERNATIONAL FORUM 2024

The 2024 International Forum gathered 29 young theatre makers from Tegucigalpa and Yogyakarta, Tehran and Heidelberg to exchange their local perspectives on global issues. Headed by the Forum’s new leaders Aljoscha Begrich and Sima Djabar Zadegan, they moved to “Radical Playgrounds”, the art parkour at Gropius Bau, for the duration of Theatertreffen. How radical can and should playing in the theatre be today? Who can play where and with whom? And what’s the point? They explored these and other questions together in workshops held by artists Christiane Hütter, Amir Reza Koohestani and Michikazu Matsune. Furthermore, the fellows had the opportunity to attend and reflect on the festival itself: in conversations and encounters with artists involved in the productions invited to Theatertreffen, in the hotel lobby late at night and during early-morning work-outs. Non-stop theatre for two weeks, a scenic research process with no pressure to produce. And yet, insights into the fascinating worlds of these young artists were possible: During the event  The Forum’s Forum between 10:30 and 15:00 on 11 May, the fellows gave the public a playful insight into their work.