Reading & Düsseldorf produce a theatre education exchange to celebrate the twin towns.
RABBLE Theatre are pleased to announce an exciting theatre-education partnership in association with Max-Planck-Gymnasium, Düsseldorf and English Theatre Düsseldorf, this weekend.
Best known for their acclaimed professional productions, RABBLE’s vibrant education programme has been engaging young people from all over Berkshire in the arts for 13 years. RABBLE Young Company is their Saturday school and it’s here that students from Germany will be headed to, this weekend, in a move that the team hope will encourage stronger relations between the twin towns.
“We’re really excited that our young company members are experiencing such a special, international event. Partnering with our friends in Düsseldorf offers an amazing opportunity for students to broaden horizons, which is precisely what RABBLE Young Company aims to do. This will help our young people develop voices that are powerful, well informed and considerate of a bigger picture.” - Hannah Smith, Head of Education at RABBLE Theatre
RABBLE’s Young Company staff work hard to give young people skills not just for theatre, but also for life, professionally and personally. With English Theatre Düsseldorf, local students will be exploring the similarities and differences between our two nations, from the snacks we eat to the relationships we have with Europe and the rest of the world.
“English Theatre Düsseldorf is thrilled to be involved in this exciting cultural, theatrical exchange between the two twin towns, and to come together in person with RABBLE and the wonderful students at Young Company. Many of the students and teachers of the Max-Planck-Gymnasium, Düsseldorf have never been to Reading before, and so to be able to take part in such a workshop, bringing international minds and perspectives together, will not only be thought-provoking but also inspiring. We are so happy to be able to support this exchange and thanks all our sponsors for helping to make this happen!" - Rosie Thorpe, Artistic Director at English Theatre Düsseldorf
The twinning event is part of a number of exciting events that RABBLE have arranged for their students and the team welcome new faces. If you or a young person in your life would like to come and trial at Young Company, just email Hannah on admin@rabbletheatre.com or check out rabbletheatre.com/young-company-2/ for more details.
