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An interactive play with a forum afterwards.

A forum theatre play by the youth group WIR SIND HIER! about persecution, rejection and oppression of Roma* in Germany. After a very late recognition of the Holocaust against Roma* and Sinti*, there are racist attacks again and the Holocaust memorial is to be partially destroyed because of a new S-Bahn line. Enough is enough! Should we found a Roma* army, do Roma* need their own state or what can we do to stop racism and oppression of Roma* and Sinti*?

The youth group WIR SIND HIER! is made up of young Roma and Romja from RomaTrial e.V. from Berlin and Kiev who speak Romani, Romanian, Ukrainian, German, English, Russian and Spanish. The artistic work in the theatre is part of the political commitment, which also includes the guidance of peer trainings, the organisation of demos, events, appearances at panel discussions and the production of videos and social media content.

The interactive play was created between March and June 2021 in a rehearsal process using the methods of the teatro das opridmidas under the guidance of Christoph Leucht (Theaterwerkstatt KURINGA). It premiered on 17 June 2021 at the youth theatre festival „Festiwalla“ in Berlin, since then guest performances have taken place in Dortmund, Mannheim and Bernau. On May 29, 2022, the group was invited to the Theatertreffen der Jugend at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele.

By: Christoph Leucht, David Paraschiv, Estera Elisa Paraschiv, Estera Sara Stan, Naomi Stan
With: Leszek Avraj, Daniel Hromyko, Elisei Nedelcu, David Paraschiv und Estera Sara Stan
Direction: Christoph Leucht
Audio/Video Technology: Christoph Leucht