intercultural seminar – 19th to 26th september 2027
Drawing with Michalina: Together will learn the basics of drawing and create a mini vernissage. Needed: Sketchbook or set of sheets of paper A3. Pencils: 2b 4b 6b 8b. Pencil sharpener, kneaded eraser, eraser, black fineliner pen. Optional : medium you are already familiar with.
Photography. Students from Sweden (tba) will teach you the basics of photography and then go on excursion to find new perspectives – with or without persons – artistic, stylish and yes also some times also funny. If you have a camera: please bring it with you. Laptops are also welcome.
Seminar Reporters with Karolina (teacher, PL) and Petr (Alumni, CZ): The seminar reporters are into writing texts, doing video and text interviews and “press photos”. They’re using different multimedia to document the essence of the seminar – All will be published on our website, our instagram and youtube account. Some evenings they might present fancy slide shows. The workshop works highly specialised, it needs text journalists and social media reporters; photo and video reporters; one photo editor + instagram content creator; one video editor (behind the scenes video, interviews). If you like this and/or have new ideas how to report, you are welcome to join. If available bring a Camera or a laptop.
Band with Vitek (Alumni student Czech Republic), Elena Mira (Alumni student from Spain) and Alvaro (teacher from Spain). The band workshop is rehearsing 3-4 songs within the week, which will be presented on final presentation Saturday afternoon. Please bring an instrument, if possible, if you want to join. A Piano and an electrical piano are in Marienthal.
Short film workshop, Chris + Oliver (teachers, Germany): Justyna (Alumni Student, Poland) writes again the draft for the script, which will be realised by our director Johanna from Sweden (alumni student) . The german drama teacher Oliver will rehearse and work on the dialogues with the our actors group. Shooting a film is a highly specialised team work, so we need also students who are interested in camera/light, sound recording, Editing, Set design/Costumes directing and producing. No extra equipment needed. Have a look on the last years film, to get an inspiration: https://youtu.be/cziw_lK1G_g
Drama Workshop. Two students from Sweden (tba) will offer drama practices, follow the flow of the group, aiming for partly written, partly improvised scenes, which will be presented in Saturday afternoon.
Creative Writing – Aneta, teacher from Czech Republic will offer a Creative Writing Workshop, which is a space for creativity, imagination, and self-expression. Throughout the week we will explore different forms of writing, experiment with words, stories, and poetry, and also try creative activities such as calligraphy. Participants will contribute their work, photos, and memories to a shared scrapbook, creating a collective memory that grows year by year. No experience needed – just curiosity and an open mind.
Origami: Fold, Play, Discover! With Stefania, teacher from Torina/Italy. Starting with a simple sheet of paper, we will create moving and transforming models, origami jewellery, tessellations, puzzles, fractals and 3D shapes. As we fold, build and play, we will discover the mathematics hidden in origami: symmetry, geometry, infinity and space. No origami experience? No problem! Beginners are welcome: just bring your hands and curiosity!
New in 2027: Dancing. We plan, with help from Sebastian (student from Czech Republic), to hold for the first time an international dance workshop.
Who will be in what Workshop?
We would like to form the workshops as early as possible. With this early voting, we can foresee e.g. how many musicians, writers, photographers or actors, we will have and can give you some more specific information, i.e. for the right props/equipment/instruments to Marienthal.
Notabene: To evoke the intercultural exchange, not more than two participants from one nation will be admitted into the same workshop. So to take one friend into a group is okay, two would be too much.
To get some impressions of their work, have a look on the last years presentations on YouTube. https://youtu.be/WNlUo6RHGeo?si=fckNLUiHJZNNKmxG
The votes for the workshops
is done by a google form.
The earlier you vote for your workshop, the better for the preparation. Deadline is 10th August 2027.
