The HipHop-band Afroreagge stands out for its artistic virtuosity as much as for its social effect. The group, the self-called �warriors for peace�, have been working in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro since 1992 and aim to offer socially and politically excluded children and youngsters an alternative to violence and drug trade, thus giving them a future. Art and culture are at the same time the means and the result of a social and individual process of development. The band has gained international fame with its music, enthusing audiences all over the world with driving beats and critical texts. Running up to the two performances in the Schauspielhaus, four of the band�s percussionists will run a workshop with young people from various youth centres in Hanover, teaching percussion, movement and how to build instruments from scrap material. Musicians from the Police Orchestra of Lower-Saxony will also take part in the workshop. All workshop participants will appear on the stage of the Schauspielhaus as part of the AfroReggae show. In cooperation with: Jugendamt der Stadt Hannover, Haus der Jugend, Jugendzentrum M�hlenberg, Jugendzentrum D�hren in Kooperation mit Hip Hop Community e.V., Jugendzentrum Bunker/ Vinnhorst, Jugendzentrum Posthornstrasse, Jazzcombo des Polizeimusikkorps Niedersachsen unter der Leitung von Heinz Alberding. Supported by: Stiftung Kulturregion Hannover und TUI Stiftung.

2b theatre company deals with nothing less than life itself. Its topics range from neurosciences to death, the focus is always on the important questions, valid for all humans. The performance is therefore more than an arts event, it becomes an experience shared by performers and audience. The intimacy of the performers and the immediacy of their story turn this performance into a moment of communal celebration. 2b theatre company develops texts and scenes based on research and improvisation. These are examined, changed and boiled down to their core with regard to content and form in the course of the rehearsal process. In a workshop, Christian Barry, one of the company�s artistic directors, and the actors Michelle Monteith and Steven McCarthy will present their working method to young theatre professionals and students from the region. The participants will work on heir own scenic and text material and present this at the end of the workshop.

Theatre workshop and seminar with Bruce Gladwin and members of Back to Back Theatre. What makes the work of Back to Back Theatre so special is on the hand its ensemble: professional actors considered �intellectually disabled�. More important, however, is the fact that this is not seen as disability, but enrichment, as the actors bring their own unique and often subversive view of the �normal� world and its social reality into the work.
Back to Back productions therefore do not show the �normal� as given, but as man-made, and dare to raise the question of human value in today�s society anew.
Bruce Gladwin, artistic director of Back to Back Theatre, and ensemble members will run an improvisation workshop and present the group�s working method in a practical way. The workshop aims at participants from the region, who are considered �intellectually disabled� and have already got theatre experience.
In a seminar, Bruce Gladwin will present the working method of Back to Back Theatre to professionals with an interest in the subject: social workers, carers, doctors, theatre pedagogues etc. The seminar is open to the public, registration requested: welcome (at) theaterformen.de