Cultural Vehicles in Education

Grundtvig CVE Theatre workshop II
14.07.08 - 18.07.08
Participants' feedback - closing round

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Claudia: I experienced many beautiful moments during this workshop. I was nervous the whole week, because of our planned performance at the end of the workshop. How I can deal with such an exciting situation?
After our performance I feel released from my stress and I take with me an advanced feeling and understanding about my presence in front of children. This will be helpful in daily life.
Yasemin: The best was our humour together. We laughed a lot and the atmosphere during the whole week was very good. I enjoyed our rehearsals and and especially our performance. Everybody was supporting each other.
Harry: Our workshop was cool. In this workshop we had more time to prepare our performance then in the last one. I found this more appropriate. The development of our rehearsal, the emergence of all the role figures was the absolute highlight. I take some games and exercises like "Sip, Sap, Bong" with me into my daily professional life. The fact, that we laughed a lot was also great.
Chalid: I had a lot of fun here and I learned a lot of new techniques. My Highlight: to observe the other group members in their doings and actions was a great joy to me. And it was delightful to slip into different roles and therefore to understand more about myself. I take some games and warm ups with me and will use them in my daily life.
Nadine: I had no clue about the content of the workshop beforehand. When I heard about the plan to perform different scenes I was in panic, willing to escape in the next minute. But I stayed and felt astonished about the progression of this workshop. I could even involve myself joyfully. My panic changed to fun!
My highlight: Our exercise "limits".
Rosi: I enjoyed this workshop a lot. In the days before the workshop did start I thought: "What a garbage!" But then I became more and more part of it and could unravel the knot! Then was a real part of the group and the workshop. I liked all the group members and the next I will participate in a theatre workshop on a absolutely voluntary basis.
Sebnem: I found the participants very friendly and nice and I take a lot with me form this week. Still I cannot believe that I played a german mother within our performance. And words came out of my mouth I never thought that I would say! (e.g. against foreigners)
Petra: In comparison to our first theatre workshop this one was the best. We could act more freely and had one day more to prepare our performance. This was much more comfortable and stress releasing. Also we did a lot more games and exercices. I will take something from our body exercices in the morning into my daily life
Kinga: I was doubtful before the workshop did start. But now I have to say it was fantastic. I really take something into my privat life, my family life. The best moments: when I could laugh wholeheartly.
Ali: It was a wonderful week, participating in this theatre workshop. It was damn good. I can take something with me into my professional and my private life. Our performance was great. To make the audience (all the children) happy was unverified. And our group of participants was absolutely cool. Keep it up!
Linnéa: I learned new roles and therefore came in touch with different sides of my personality. To change roles was also very interesting for me.
Highlights of the workshop: exercise "limits" and my role as young woman. She had to deal with a Turkish guy and my role as a young man in our performance.
Our group here was very nice. I take some games with me (Sip Sap Bong and balls and names) into my daily life.
Markus: Could only 2 days participate. It was a great joy and I had a lot of fun.

Translated into English by Die Wille