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Residence: CRIPS Series Writers Room
As part of their residency, the CRIPS series team set up a writers’ room – a creative laboratory where they worked on developing and designing the dramedy series. Jan Kampmann (creative lead) and Leonard Grobien designed the laboratory and invited a fantastic artistic team to join them in shaping the creative process.
That was BOTIN!
With four sold-out performances, our production BOTIN – The Performative Archive for Unsent Messages was a huge success. Almost 100 messages that were never sent found their place within the walls of the Old Auction Hall: from angry letters and complaints to tender words of longing.
Advanced training in audio description: Fundamentals 2026
Starting March 2026: In this seven-day training course, you will receive a comprehensive introduction to creating classic audio descriptions for theatre. From the needs of blind and visually impaired people to cost and process planning to practical writing and speaking techniques. You will learn about all the building blocks and put them into practice yourself in exercises. By the end, you will be well prepared to develop your own audio description projects.
Audio Description Training: Advanced Level 2026
Deepen your knowledge in a three-day advanced training course: working together as a team and under professional guidance, you will create a complete audio description for a theatre production – from the scripts to the premiere.
Upcoming residency: Dodzi Dougban – Fatherhood
In his research project ‘Fatherhood,’ Dodzi Dougban examines the perspective of deaf Black fathers after separation. Using an intersectional approach, he explores topics such as alienation, racism, and communication barriers, developing initial artistic ideas for a future solo performance combining dance, sign language poetry, and visual vernacular.
Masterclass “From Idea to Performance” with Nickie Miles-Wildin
October 19 and 20, 2024: How can a creative idea be brought to the stage in a simple yet powerful way? And how can it be made as accessible and inclusive as possible for people with different disability perspectives? In this masterclass, renowned British theatre-maker Nickie Miles-Wildin will demonstrate how initial impulses can be playfully and experimentally developed into vivid stories that come to life through theatrical means.