#relating forests - Final workshop of the ‘Relating Forests’ project at partner NOBA in Norway

In October 2025, the third workshop of our ‘relating forests’’ project will take place in the forests near Ås in Norway. For one week, international artists will explore Norwegian forest landscapes, traditions and philosophies together with local experts.

#relating forests - Workshop Masks, Human and Forests - resumee

Young people explore the relationship between humans and nature

#relating forests - Lecture on plants, humans and art

17th july 2025 · 16-18:30h · Wasserschloß Reelkirchen

#relating forests - Seminar at Freilichtmuseum

Fairy tales, myths & perceptions of the forest

17 July 2025 · 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Open-air museum

#relating forests - Workshop in Germany/ Lippe (NRW) July 2025

The second station of our european project

#relating forests - Forest, Human, Masks

19.7.2025 · 12 a.m. - 4 p.m.
NABU - Rolfscher Hof Detmold

#relating forests - Workshop in Frankreich - resumee

In the French Alps, we are searching for new paths to the more-than-human world. Together with our Norwegian and French partners, we are developing and testing formats to transform the relationship of participants – adults and schoolchildren alike – to nature through mask work and fairy tales.

ARE YOU READY? in Berlin

Finally, we're playing ARE YOU READY? in Berlin!
31 May & 1 June 2025

close.r in Lemgo

On 7 and 8 June 2025, we will resume our production ‘close.r Gesichter der Einsamkeit’ (close.r Faces of Loneliness) in Lemgo thanks to funding from the Daku Fund and cooperation with the city of Lemgo.

#relating forests - Workshop in France

As nature blossoms, “relating forests” is also taking shape. Join our interdisciplinary team for the first workshop in Chateauroux Les-Alpes and discover how we are rethinking forest stories together with local children.

We meet in paradise - Fest of peace in Augsburg / Germany

Still alarmingly relevant after twelve years.

#relating forests - Sharing Moment Saturday, 19th July

Interim presentation of our work in and with the forest

#relating forests - Workshop in France

As nature blossoms, “relating forests” is also taking shape. Join our interdisciplinary team for the first workshop in Chateauroux Les-Alpes and discover how we are rethinking forest stories together with local children.

#relating forests - Myths, Humans and Nature II

On 8. april we've been diving in mythologies and mask rituals of europe with Yannick Cormier and Harald Gaski and the consoritum of the european project "relating forests"

#relating forests - Myths, Humans and Nature I

On 13. march & 8. april come and dive in mythologies and mask rituals of europe with Catherin Persing, Yannick Cormier, Harald Gaski and the consoritum of the european project "relating forests"

Masks fall - A theatre workshop against discrimination

Come to a mask workshop! In Detmold on 25 March as part of the Racism Weeks.
For everyone between the ages of 14 and 18.

#STILL - See with your ears

Invitation to a listening and sound workshop

On 5 April, TheatreFragile invites you to a listening workshop in Detmold, led by Lasse-Marc Riek. Together we will explore sounds and silence - both indoors and outdoors in woodland surroundings. With a heightened sense of hearing, we will experience the forest from a new perspective.

STILL - new creation in process

Since October 2024, we have been immersed in the forest and researching the relationship between humans and plants. After a creation process that is aligned with the seasons, we will celebrate the premiere on 28 September 2025.

relating forests - Project start

The European project ‘relating forest’, a collaboration between TheatreFragile (Germany), Cultures Eco Actives (France) and NoBa (Norway), addresses the urgent need to rethink our relationship with nature in order to tackle the climate crisis and the loss of biodiversity.

A special kind of flea market

On Sunday, 12 January 2025, we will be opening the doors of Hangar 21 between 11am and 1pm for a very special flea market - our stage sets. We would also like to take this opportunity to toast this new beginning together with you.

We urgently need support!

Come to Hangar 21 on 8 November at 6 p.m. Help us to preserve our Detmold location!

Petition to preserve our creative home: Hangar 21

September 2024 - Sign the petition now to preserve Hangar 21 in Detmold as a place for encounters, culture and creativity!

Are you ready? in Esslingen

The last guest appearance of the 2024 season

Cultural education as a practice of democracy education

Participation in the KuBi expert lab demo at the Federal Academy for Cultural Education

TheatreFragile in the evening show rbb 24

On 22.9.24 we were on the evening show of rbb24 with Ahoi!

TheatreFragile as a guest at the Goethe Institute Cameroon

At the invitation of the Goethe-Institut Cameroon, the performance NJANGUI will be produced in Yaoundé from mid-September

Ahoi! in Kreuzberg

On 22 September at 16:00 thanks to the KiA promotion in Kreuzberg

Ahoi! in Reinickendorf

Ahoi! in front of 75 third-graders in Reinickendorf

close.r - Premiere

On 18 May 2024, we celebrated the premiere of our new production close.r at the Bildstörung Festival in Detmold

Are you ready? with choir - Tour 2024

In Lemgo and Iserlohn we play ‘Are you ready?’ with choir

"Wir treffen uns im Paradies" at the tête-à-tête 2024 festival

We are performing ‘Wir treffen uns im Paradies’ with a new amateur ensemble from Rastatt.

Ahoi! & Anton, Luka and Benjamin in Berlin

Thanks to KiA funding in Mitte Alt Moabit, Treptow, Kreuzberg and Reinickendorf

Maskenspiel Workshop in Hildesheim

Maskenspiel-Workshop im Mai 2023 mit öffentlicher Präsentation!

close.r - Open rehearsal

On Saturday 26.4.2024 3-5 pm Open rehearsal, round table & exhibition in Hangar 21.

close.r - Workshop with wall collages and videos

Using film, overhead projections and wall collages, together we create artistic works that will be part of the next production close.r.

Donations for TheatreFragile

We are a non-profit organisation and your donations to us are deductible!

close.r - New Creation

We are starting with our new creation "close.r" that deals with the faces of loneliness

Anniversary - 10 years of TheatreFragile in Detmold

2013-2023 TheatreFragile has had its production facility in Detmold for 10 years - time to celebrate!

Anton, Luka & Benjamin in Berlin Kreuzberg

Thanks to the support of the KiA programme, we are performing "Anton, Luka and Benjamin" in the courtyard of Expedition Metropolis in Berlin Kreuzberg at 16.30 on 7 September.

Artist Lab - Stadt Land Neu

As part of the Bundesverband "Stadt Land Neu" project, we reflect on the audience and the relationships that connect us to them.

WestfalenWeserKulturpreis 2023

We are very proud of the Westfalen Weser Culture Award 2023!

Ahoi! in Schöneberg

Thanks to the support of Stadtraum+ we are performing "Ahoi!" in the courtyard of the Wehrbellinsee primary school in Schöneberg.

Mask making and play workshop

From 14 to 18 June 2021, we visited classes 4A and 3B at the Weerth School in Detmold to build cardboard masks with the pupils and play with them.

Mask play workshop in Hildesheim

Mask play workshop in May 2023

Research - Youths and Detmold

We are researching the involvement of teenagers in the design of Detmold city centre.

TheatreFragile in Focus

Thanks to the support of the Fonds Soziokultur, the TheatreFragile overhead team has been able to come into focus and look into the future from a stronger position!

Resumption of “We meet in Paradise”

"Wir treffen uns im Paradies" resumption after the pandemic 2-4 September 2022 Hildesheim/Northeim and 26 September 2022 in Bernburg

Land_Wege_bahnen_

With 4 e-cargo bikes, packed with our children's theatre play "Anton, Luka and Benjamin" and workshop material, we set off for Blomberg and Dalborn in the Detmold area.

Are you ready? Tour 2022

Guest performances in North Rhine-Westphalia! In Dortmund on 13 August at the Mikro! Festival and in Schwerte at Welttheater der Straße on 27 and 28 August.

As you call into the forest... in Holzminden

This year's version of "Wie du in den Wald hineinrufst..." in Bevern near Holzminden focusses on children and young people!

Mask theatre in transcultural theatre work

As part of the ERASMUS+ exchange programme ‘Anti-Bullying Movement Series’ (ABMS), we are giving a workshop on mask theatre in transcultural work on 3 and 4 April 2022 in Hildesheim.

Online salon with TheatreFragile

We invite you to an online salon on 7 March at 18:00 to discuss our diverse activities with you.

In transformation

The research project in transformation is the continuation of TheatreFragile's long-standing engagement with the Detmold neighbourhood around Adenauer Straße. Between February and April 2022, Marianne Cornil will explore the local history through interviews, research and sound recordings.

"KörperRaumStadt" Walk

With the "KörperRaumStadt" walk, we explore the city from different perspectives.

Podcast Land.Schafft.Wissen

At the invitation of the Holzminden-Höxter Future Centre (Zukunftszentrum Holzminden-Höxter ZZHH), we reported on our work in Detmold and the surrounding area as part of the podcast series Land.Schafft.Wissen on culture in rural areas.

Article in 99% Urban

We have published an article about our work during the pandemic on the online platform 99% Urban.

Podcast series - Artist talk

In conversation with Anna-Lena Wenzel, we reflect on the creations "ARE YOU READY?" and “As you call into the forest…”.

Walk II Border crossings

The "Grenzgänge" walk takes us closer to the Herberhausen district.

#ichduwirzusammen - mask making and play workshop

TheatreFragile visited class 9D at Jahn-Gymnasium Rathenow for a week in November 2021. The 23 pupils learnt how to build masks from old cardboard. This project was funded by @plattformkubi Brandenburg.

Embodying change -B-Weeks

We are surrounded by change, but where and how does change happen within us?
As part of the B-Know Weeks

Resonanzen - Interventionsreihe

Between March and September 2021, we will create 5 interventions at 5 different locations in Detmold. We draw on different art forms to question the public space. Mask play, dance, mime, improvisation, sound collage, installation, street art. The people of Detmold are confronted with these interventions in their everyday lives and their everyday processes are scrutinised.

The project is funded by the Fonds Darstellende Künste as part of NEUSTART KULTUR #takeaction and the cultural team of the city of Detmold.

As you call into the forest...

TheatreFragile invites you to an interdisciplinary parcours through the forest in Heidental, Detmold! For the days 15.09.-19.09.21 there will be a daily time slot for visiting the course as well as a supporting programme: yoga in the forest, live music with Janko Hanushevsky, insights into wilderness education, guided tours about trees, a plant printing workshop, etc.

ARE YOU READY? - Premiere

Our new production "ARE YOU READY?" will celebrate its premiere on 14 August 2021 as part of the BILDSTÖRUNG International Street Theatre Festival in Detmold!

Are You Ready? On Tour

Even before the premiere, "Are you ready?" will go on tour, in Bielefeld and Frankfurt/Main at the Sommerwerft festival on 30 July and 1 August 2021

Ahoi! in Dülmen

On 23 July 2021 we will perform "Ahoi!" in Dülmen.

Without art and culture it becomes quiet - ZOOM Talk

Webtalk on the systemic relevance of art and culture - 1.12.20 - 7pm - Video of the event

ARE YOU READY? Second start

Last year, we had to postpone the premiere of ARE YOU READY? due to the pandemic.
This was followed by several online rehearsals, interventions in public spaces, new ideas

body public space (how to meet in distance)

Intervention at the Rosenthal in Detmold on 2 October 2020

Interventions in the B-Know week

Voices from Detmold are asking themselves, doubting, getting loud, hoping, questioning old habits and looking for ways to give change a chance.

ARE WE READY? A film by Sahra Huby

A unique look behind the scenes of TheatreFragile with the film by Sahra Huby

Singers wanted

A choir will be formed for the new creation "ARE YOU READY?". Whether male or female, young or old, high or low, we look forward to singing together!
The rehearsals will be led by jazz singer Zola Mennenöh, choir director Ann-Kristin Mayr and Luzie Ackers and Marianne Cornil from TheatreFragile.

TheatreFragile at the Mercator Forum "Commitment to the Climate"

We are invited to present our work as part of a performance during the Mercator Forum "Engagement for Climate" event. Interview excerpts, videos from the forest and the field and scenic images form a collage on this topic.

A poetic approach ... to climate change

In this writing workshop, together with singer-songwriter Corinne Douarre, we want to approach the topic of 'climate change' poetically with pen and paper.