EUROPEAN FESTIVAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS NATIONALTHEATER MANNHEIM 20. – 27.11.2016

MUSIC THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

Hosted by Funded by JUNGE OPER

Die Junge Oper wird präsentiert von The European festival “Happy New Ears. Music Theatre for Young Audiences”, which will take place from 20. – 27.11.2016, is earmarked as an arena for forward- looking trends and technically accomplished pro­ ductions on the international music theatre scene for young audiences. The intention of the festival is to provide new stimulus for the development of contemporary music theatre for young audiences.

Happy New Ears will be hosted by the Junge Oper Mannheim. The Junge Oper Mannheim pools the professional resources of the opera and children’s and youth theatre sectors (Young National Theater) at Mannheim National Theatre. Since it was founded in 2006, it has committed itself to the development of contemporary music theatre for children and young people. On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Junge Oper, Happy New Ears will focus its gaze on Europe’s music theatre scene for young audiences for the first time.

In cooperation with the festival “Happy New Ears”, an international congress of the same name organi­- zed by the Kinder- und Jugendtheaterzentrum in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (KJTZ / German Centre for Children’s and Youth Theatre), takes place from the 20. – 22.11.2016 in Mannheim.

Enjoy our performance programme: We offer delegate packages. For more information ptp.

Published by Nationaltheater Mannheim | artistic directors Junge Oper Andrea Gronemeyer (artistic director Junges NTM), Albrecht Puhlmann (artistic director Opera) | text by project management Happy New Ears (Annette Boegl, Susanne Brauer) and PR Junges NTM (Michaela Oswald) | fundraising Anita Kerzmann, Linda von Zabienski | design & layout Constanze Woltag Junge Oper – Junges Nationaltheater Mannheim, Alte Feuerwache am Alten Messplatz, Brückenstr. 2, 68167 Mannheim, | [email protected] | www.nationaltheater-mannheim.de The festival Happy New Ears and the international congress are funded by the German Federal Cultural Foundation in the course of the project “Initiative Junges Musiktheater” (Initiative Young Music Theatre). With kind support of Innovationsfonds Kunst Baden-Württemberg, Stiftung Nationaltheater Mannheim, Karin & Carl-Heinrich Esser Stiftung HOLLAND OPERA (NL) ZONZO COMPAGNIE (BE) 4 Musketeers Listen to the Silence. Thu 24 Nov • 10 am & 2 pm • Age: 7+ A Journey with John Cage Mannheim National Theatre, Mon 21 Nov • 6.30 pm Studio Werkhaus Tue 22 Nov • 9 am Age: 6+ THEATER DE SPIEGEL (BE) Mannheim National Theatre, Studio Werkhaus Beat the Drum! Sun 27 Nov • 11 am & 2.30 pm COMPAGNIE ACTA (FR) Age: 8 months – 3 years Micro Mega Mannheim National Theatre, Sat 26 Nov • 5 pm • Age: 6+ Schnawwl Mannheim National Theatre, Studio Werkhaus

SPITALFIELDS MUSIC (UK) ROYAL OPERA HOUSE STOCKHOLM (SE) Catch a Sea Star My Brother Don Juan Sat 26 Nov based on W.A. Mozart’s Opera Don Giovanni 10.30 am / 12.30 am / 2.30 pm Music by Niklas Brommare Age: 0 – 3 Sun 20 Nov • 7 pm • Age: 14+ Studio Alte Feuerwache Mannheim National Theatre, Opera House

COMPAGNIE OORKAAN & CELLO8CTET AMSTERDAM (NL) THEATER DE SPIEGEL (BE) Cellostorm Nest Wed 23 Nov • 10 am & 5 pm • Age: 5+ Sun 20 Nov • 11 am & 2 pm Mannheim National Theatre, Mon 21 Nov • 10 am Schnawwl Age: 6 months – 3 years Studio Alte Feuerwache JUNGE OPER MANNHEIM (GER)

(H)ear Attack JUNGE OPER MANNHEIM (GER) Mon 21 Nov • 9.30 am • Age: 6+ Romeo and Zeliha Erich-Kästner-Schule based on W. Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, Music by Fons Merkies STAATSTHEATER (GER) Mon 21 Nov • 11.30 am & 6.30 pm King Hamed and Age: 13+ Princess Sherifa Mannheim National Theatre, Schnawwl Musictheatre by Zad Moultaka based on the play by Andrea Gronemeyer & THEATER MARABU (GER) The Story of the Little Uncle Wed 23 Nov • 11 am • Age: 8+ Musictheatre by Markus Reyhani Mannheim National Theatre, based on the children’s book by Barbro Lindgren Studio Werkhaus Fri 25 Nov • 10 am & 4 pm • Age: 4+ COMPAGNIE DIESERUD / LINDGREN (NO) Mannheim National Theatre, Schnawwl Korall Koral Babyopera by Maja Ratke ALLE HOEKEN VAN DE KAMERMUZIEK (NL) Whoosh! Fri 25 Nov • 10.30 am & 2.30 pm Age: 0 – 3 Tue 22 Nov • 9.30 am & 11 am & 4 pm Mannheim National Theatre, Age: 1 – 4 Oberes Foyer at Opera House Studio Alte Feuerwache Don’t miss your delegate booking. You can choose between three packages:

“Happy” Attend festival and congress (three days) from 20 Nov to 27 Nov, including 12 performances, access to congress, artist talks and after show party on Saturday // € 134,–

“New Ears” Attend congress (three days) plus festival from 20 Nov to 25 Nov, including 8 performances and artist talks // € 114,–

“J u m p i n” Attend festival from 23 Nov until 26 Nov, including 7 performances, artist talks and after show party on Saturday // € 45,–

You need an accommodation? We’ll be glad to help you with our special partner hotel rate. Mail to [email protected] or [email protected].

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