2009

*Lyon May 24th–30th, 2009: Franco-German-Canadian (Québec) course in « Culture and Handicap » intended for artists and trainers coming from France, Germany and Québec, with the support of the Franco-German Youth Office (FGYO), the Franco-Québecois Youth Office (OFQJ), the Regional Head for Cultural Events of Rhône-Alpes (DRAC Rhône-Alpes), in partnership with « Hi-Culture », « Les Impatients à Montréal », the Drama Conservatory from Montréal and the « TuT- Schule » from Hannover.
Expected financial backing : Rhône-Alpes Region

Summer Workshops

July 2009 :

* Leipzig, Germany, July 1st-11th: Franco-German Workshop on String Puppets and Music, conducted by Michael Vogel and Stéphane Lam, in partnership with « Wilde und Vogel »,
« Westflügel Leipzig ».

Expected financial backing: the Franco-German Youth Office (FGYO), Rhône-Alpes region.

* Avignon, France, July 17th-24th : Franco-German-Belgian Workshop during the Avignon Theater festival : « Accompanying viewers through theater plays and developing critical approach » , conducted by Vincent Bady, in partnership with the « Université libre » of Brussels, the university of Avignon, « Villeuneuve en scène » festival, « Hallenbad Wolfsburg » and with the support of the Franco-German Youth Office.

August 2009 :

* Lyon, France August 3rd-13th : Franco-German European Tales and Music Workshop, conducted by Odile Néri-Kaiser, Heiko Wilhelm and Florentin Dragomir, in partnership with « Forum der Kulturen Stuttgart » and with the support of the Franco-German Youth Office.
* Lyon (upcoming date) : Franco-German Clown Workshop, conducted by Martine Dupé and Norman Taylor, with the support of the Franco-German Youth Office.

September 2009 :

* Wolfsburg, Germany, August 31st - September 10th: Franco-German Commedia dell’arte and Mime Workshop, conducted by Luca Franceschi and Anke Gerber, in partnership with « Hallenbad Wolfsburg », and with the support of the Franco-German Youth Office ; Special thanks to « Mime Centrum Berlin ».

* Ludwigsburg, Germany, September 1st-11th : Franco-German Dance and Video Workshop, conducted by Fabian Chyle and François Pirault, in partnership with the « Tanz- und Theaterwerkstatt Ludwigsburg »

Expected financial backing : the Franco-German Youth Office (FGYO), Rhône-Alpes region .

Upcoming Events : Dates to keep in mind !

* Lyon, France, January 22nd and 23rd : Exhibition « Taking a Look on the Young Franco-German Artistic Creation », presenting photos from Sarah Arriagada and a film from Matthieu Dibelius, both works achieved during the dance and choreography workshop « Body and Public Space » in Berlin, September 2008, with the support of the Franco-German Youth Office and the « Goethe-Institut » Lyon, in partnership with the Regional Youth Information Center (CRIJ Rhône-Alpes).

* Lyon, France, March 9th-13th (followed by a Franco-German barnstorming in April ):
Performance of the Franco-German Mime Show « Les/ Die Ökolos » intended to children between 6 and 11 years old, conducted by Emmeran Heringer and Nicolas Moisy, in partnership with « Compagnie Le Cri », « Kunstdünger » Theater, « Theaterwerkstatt Heidelberg », the Franco-German Youth Office (FGYO) and « Goethe-Institut Lyon ».

* Lyon, France March 13th-15th : International Poetry Nights « Passeurs d’Europe » (« Europe Interpreters ») on the occasion of the « Printemps des poètes » (« Springtime for Poets ») in Lyon, in partnership with « Théâtre des Asphodèles », « Goethe-Institut », « Instituto Cervantes », « Istituto Italiano di Cultura », « Alliance Française », « Instituto Camoes », « The School of Polish Language and Culture », « Conservatoire de Lyon », General Consulate of Hungary, the organization « Defkalion », and with the support of the city of Lyon.

* Lyon, France, May 9th-17th : European Theater Encounters « Europe et Compagnies », in partnership with « Europe et Compagnies », « Compagnie Persona », « MJC Monplaisir » and « Compagnie Michel Tallaron » Vienne, France.

Theater Workshops for Youngsters :

* Lyon, August 16th-23rd : Franco-German-Polish Theater Workshop around the French theater play « Le Mariage de Figaro » (« The Marriage of Figaro ») by Beaumarchais for youngsters between 14 and 18 years old, conducted by Frédéric Tessier, Charlotte Stolz and Janusz Janiszewski, in partnership with the Genshagen Foundation and Teatr Uhuru, Gryfino, Poland, with the support of the Franco-German Youth Office.

Upcoming Autumn Workshops...

...within the framework of the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall and around the Lyon Light Festival which takes place every 8th of December.

More information coming soon !