Workshops
1. HOUSING HURDLES
supported by the Landeszentrale für politische Bildung
Grade: from 10th Grade
Duration: 90 minutes
Costs: 4,00 € p.P. / min. 60,00 €
GOALS OF THIS WORKSHOP
- To raise awareness of housing issues in Berlin
- To encourage critical thinking about social housing and the housing crisis while exploring solutions
- Strengthen empathy - using role playing to explore how it is for others on a lower income
- To foster creativity and expression using theatre games and exercises
- Promoting teamwork and engagement, communication and collaboration
Downloads: Flyer als PDF
For more information or to book: workshops@platypus-theater.de or call us at 030 61401920.
2. Solidarity Reloaded
GOALS OF THIS WORKSHOP
- To encourage students to think about and increase their understanding in the meaning of solidarity
- To reflect on solidarity in the context of different societal situations e.g. the covid-pandemic, the energy crisis, the war in the Ukraine, Syrian refugee crisis, catastrophes such as floods and fires
- To create awareness of how prejudice and racism can influence solidarity
- To use theatre games and exercises to help the students to express their points of view and to develop empathy for one another by stepping into different roles
3. Power to the people
GOALS OF THIS WORKSHOP
- To use the themes and stories from Safestay Hostel (Platypus play) as a tool to begin discussing and reflecting on the political opinions of the students
- To engage and encourage discussion with each other on topics of gender, race, religion, sexuality and wealth
- To create awareness on the many societal situations people find themselves in, e.g., racial discrimination, gendered double standards and homophobia.
- To use theatre games and exercises to help the students to express their points of view and to develop empathy for one another by stepping into different roles
4. Rebellion in Action
GOALS OF THIS WORKSHOP
- To explore the motivation for political activism by exploring the work of activists and activism, e.g., Boyen Slat, Cancel Culture and the #metoo movement.
- Develop an awareness of current political and social conflicts and the student’s own role in society.
- Discover ways to actively work for change, exchange opinions, open up and take a stand in a group situation.
- To use theatre games and exercises to help the students to express their points of view and to develop empathy for one another by stepping into different roles.
Play
"Safestay Hostel"
All workshops can be combined with the play "Safestay Hostel". - For Grades 11-12
Safestay Hostel is n interactive play about national identity, politics and change.
London 2026, a government with autocratic tendencies is in power. New laws are passed. A young woman who grew up in Britain but only has a Pakistani passport, a Brazilian activist and an Australian influencer meet in the Safestay Hostel. The new laws don't make it easy for the Finnish owner and the guests. Follow or resist? The young woman is afraid, the Brazilian wants to take to the streets and protest, the influencer is undecided, and the Finnish owner just doesn't want any trouble in her hostel. The repressive government is threatening the foundations of democracy and, by banning demonstrations, also the fundamental right to freedom of expression.
