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A musical theatre production about the desire to stay.
Presentation of a participatory project for children and young people (2025)
WIR MÜSSEN WEITER! (We must go on!) is an inclusive musical theatre project for children and young people aged 9 to 18.
Based on themes from the opera AUFSTIEG UND FALL DER STADT MAHAGONNY (The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny) by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, the participants create their own image of society and consider: "If we were to build a city, what would it look like and what rules would apply there?”
Children's ensemble
Performed by: Amani Kalunge, David Krömer, Ebba Ellman, Jonathan Bornhuse, Laya Rathenow, Lela Anglo, Mathilda Kohnert, Maya Posada, Oleksandra Achkasova (Sascha), Stanislava Bespalenko, Valentin Bornhuse, Yeva Lagoda
Youth ensemble
Cast: Abdulmalek Al-Saadi, Amal Al-Naggar, Arthur Lehmphul, Aryam Al-Naggar, Atifin Lee, Danielle Nakonecnaja, Felix Hasselbach, Ivan Rabosh, Michelle Kohn, Nazime Aktan, Nuria Kovacs, Paulina Schulz
Artistic and educational team
Scenic direction of youth project: Kristina Stang
Assistant Youth Project/Final Rehearsal Director: Lisa Hamsen
Scenic Director Children's Project: Elly Jarvis
Musical Director: Charlie Rackwitz
Music Education: Lukas Macher
Set Design: Ariane Leonie Stamatescu
Choreography: Nelody Ahlroth
Assistant Youth Project: Lisa Hamsen
Assistant Children's Project: Elisa Ciara Hanebutt
Educational Support/Assistant/Final Rehearsal Director: Niklas Brubach
Intern: Elisa Antona Schwarze
Director Junge Deutsche Oper: Fanny Frohnmeyer
WIR MÜSSEN WEITER is supported by ‘Zur Bühne’, the funding programme of the German Stage Association as part of ‘Kultur macht stark. Bündnisse für Bildung’ (Culture Makes Strong. Alliances for Education).
The Junge Deutsche Oper is supported by the Karl Schlecht Foundation.
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A musical theatre production about the desire to stay.
Presentation of a participatory project for children and young people (2025)
WIR MÜSSEN WEITER! (We must go on!) is an inclusive musical theatre project for children and young people aged 9 to 18.
Based on themes from the opera AUFSTIEG UND FALL DER STADT MAHAGONNY (The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny) by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, the participants create their own image of society and consider: "If we were to build a city, what would it look like and what rules would apply there?”
Children's ensemble
Performed by: Amani Kalunge, David Krömer, Ebba Ellman, Jonathan Bornhuse, Laya Rathenow, Lela Anglo, Mathilda Kohnert, Maya Posada, Oleksandra Achkasova (Sascha), Stanislava Bespalenko, Valentin Bornhuse, Yeva Lagoda
Youth ensemble
Cast: Abdulmalek Al-Saadi, Amal Al-Naggar, Arthur Lehmphul, Aryam Al-Naggar, Atifin Lee, Danielle Nakonecnaja, Felix Hasselbach, Ivan Rabosh, Michelle Kohn, Nazime Aktan, Nuria Kovacs, Paulina Schulz
Artistic and educational team
Scenic direction of youth project: Kristina Stang
Assistant Youth Project/Final Rehearsal Director: Lisa Hamsen
Scenic Director Children's Project: Elly Jarvis
Musical Director: Charlie Rackwitz
Music Education: Lukas Macher
Set Design: Ariane Leonie Stamatescu
Choreography: Nelody Ahlroth
Assistant Youth Project: Lisa Hamsen
Assistant Children's Project: Elisa Ciara Hanebutt
Educational Support/Assistant/Final Rehearsal Director: Niklas Brubach
Intern: Elisa Antona Schwarze
Director Junge Deutsche Oper: Fanny Frohnmeyer
WIR MÜSSEN WEITER is supported by ‘Zur Bühne’, the funding programme of the German Stage Association as part of ‘Kultur macht stark. Bündnisse für Bildung’ (Culture Makes Strong. Alliances for Education).
The Junge Deutsche Oper is supported by the Karl Schlecht Foundation.
Video © Chris and the FATSOX
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