© Alina Simmelbauer
"Ich wandre durch Theresienstadt" [I’m Walking through Theresienstadt]
© Olga Yocheva
© Olga Yocheva
Together, school students and teachers explore compositions by Pavel Haas and Hans Krása as well as texts of the lyricist Ilse Weber; they learn about the inhumane living conditions in the Theresienstadt ghetto and deal with the question of how artistic creation was possible in that place at that time.
The project builds a bridge between historical events and today's young people's life worlds. Young people are made aware that historical events also have a contemporary reference thanks to the examination of the lives of the imprisoned artists and their works.
The examination takes place within the framework of educational workshops in Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg, Munich and Strausberg, during which the school students will also become creative themselves, design texts and videos on the topic and become part of a major performance. At the end of each workshop week, there will be concerts at each of the locations, filmed by the JKPeV film team, exactly like the preparatory workshops. In addition to performances by the OPUS 45 ensemble, the concerts will also include contributions by the respective school students, along with a detailed and moderated follow-up discussion.
The project targets school students and their teachers from the 9th grade classes onwards from all types of schools throughout Germany. The final results will also reach their families, acquaintances and other interested audiences nationwide in the context of the concerts.
Cooperation partner: Ensemble Opus 45
Funding countries: Germany and Czech Republic
Duration: 01.12.2022 until 31.12.2024
jkpev.de
opus45-theresienstadt.de