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In this workshop, Natasha Borenko (director), Lidiia Golovanova (author\/editor) and Beata Anna Schmutz (dramaturgy, lead of the Mannheimer Stadtensemble) share insights into the creative process behind Krieg ist kein Spiel f\u00fcr Frauen <\/em>(War is not a game for women), a performance that foregrounds women\u2019s experiences of war while critically examining the idea of conflict as strategy or game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The session focuses on how documentary material and personal testimonies are structured through explicit game-like elements such as rules, roles, turns, and choices. Participants explore how these theatrical \u201cgame mechanics\u201d shape the audience\u2019s position: when to identify, when to distance, and when to take responsibility. The workshop reflects on the ethical and dramaturgical implications of using play to address violence, power, and memory, and invites dialogue on how game structures can be used consciously and critically within socially engaged and documentary theatre practices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nationaltheater\u00a0Mannheim\u00a0|\u00a0Workshop | Germany<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this workshop, Natasha Borenko (director), Lidiia Golovanova (author\/editor) and Beata Anna Schmutz (dramaturgy, lead of the Mannheimer Stadtensemble) share insights into the creative process behind Krieg ist kein Spiel f\u00fcr Frauen (War is not a game for women), a performance that foregrounds women\u2019s experiences of war while critically examining the idea of conflict as…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3105,"template":"","topic":[],"editions":[606],"festival_production_types":[23],"class_list":["post-3539","production","type-production","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","edition-606","festival_production_type-short-workshop"],"acf":{"makers":[{"ID":6129,"post_author":"601","post_date":"2025-11-06 14:52:03","post_date_gmt":"2025-11-06 13:52:03","post_content":"\n

The Mannheimer Stadtensemble<\/strong> is a permanent ensemble of around 30 Mannheim residents, founded at the Nationaltheater Mannheim in the 2018\u201319 season. It brings together people of diverse ages, backgrounds, genders, districts, and native languages, reflecting the city\u2019s plurality. The ensemble\u2019s core vision is to bring the voices, issues, and stories of Mannheim onto the stage, driven by artistic curiosity, experimentation, and a willingness to explore new theatrical forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Stadtensemble positions itself as a space for self-empowerment, particularly for communities that experience discrimination. It is a deliberately heterogeneous group that continues to grow, seeking new perspectives and artistic expressions. Its work is grounded in artistic research and combines methods from experimental and documentary theatre. Members perform as citizens of the city in which they live and work, engaging with audiences on equal footing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ensemble\u2019s aim goes beyond representation: it strives to spark social change. Underrepresented voices play a central role, ensuring that perspectives often overlooked in traditional theatre contexts are heard and made visible.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Nationaltheater Mannheim","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"nationaltheater-mannheim","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-11-06 14:52:35","post_modified_gmt":"2025-11-06 13:52:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/?post_type=maker&p=6129","menu_order":0,"post_type":"maker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"edition":606,"makers_involved":"","also_interesting":""},"programmes":{"2026032720260327":{"13:15:0014:45:00":[{"id":3566,"title":"Playing with reality: Theatre, War and Gender Sensitivity","type":"productions","production_count":1,"start_date":"20260327","date":[{"day_name":"Fri","day":"27","month":"March","month_abbrev":"Mar","year":"2026","timestamp":"2026-03-27"}],"time":"13:15 - 14:45"}]}},"days":["20260327"],"makers":{"6129":"Nationaltheater Mannheim"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/productions\/3539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/productions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/production"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/productions\/3539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3765,"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/productions\/3539\/revisions\/3765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=3539"},{"taxonomy":"edition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/editions?post=3539"},{"taxonomy":"festival_production_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icafrotterdam.com\/festival\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/festival_production_types?post=3539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}