Each account is limited to one registration.
Eating and drinking are prohibited inside the rehearsal room. Water is allowed—please bring your own bottle.
Video recording and photography will be conducted by Weiwuying strictly for the purposes of documentation, cultural promotion, and non-profit use.
Participants are required to sign the Portrait Right Agreement to consent to the use of their likeness.
After registration, please complete the payment within the payment deadline specified in the Weiwuying official website registration system; if payment is not made by the deadline, the system will automatically release the spot.
Refund Policy: Participants must contact the organizer to request a refund (learning@npac-weiwuying.org). The email timestamp will be used as proof. Refund requests must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. on January 14, 2026. A 10% handling fee will be deducted from the registration fee. Late requests will not be accepted.
This event is not eligible for Weiwuying membership point accumulation. Thank you for your understanding.
The National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) reserves the right to alter the program. For updated information, please check on the Weiwuying website.
For inquiries, please contact the International Forum Team, Weiwuying Learning and Participation Department at learning@npac-weiwuying.org.
[2026 International Forum and Workshop on Creative Engagement] Professional Development Workshops──Session IV
The Dresden Bürger:Bühne – Aesthetics and Methods of Intergenerational Theatre Work
As artistic director of Bürger:Bühne, Christiane LEHMANN provides theoretical and practical insight into intergenerational work with citizens aged 14 and above in Dresden. Since 2009, Bürger:Bühne at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden has been bringing people together on stage in various formats, productions, B:Clubs and special projects who would otherwise probably never have met. The Bürger:Bühne sees itself as a cosmopolitan, diverse meeting place for generations, social groups and cultures. Why is there a need for an intergenerational, participatory section at the theatre? Which aesthetics, working methods and narratives have proven successful? How can we invite people in a low-threshold way and still produce professional art? What challenges await us in working with multigenerational ensembles who 'meaningfully' 'waste' their free time in the theatre? What framework conditions and structural decisions are needed to listen to and have an impact on a city’? Based on the Dresden model, this workshop will explore aesthetic approaches, techniques and working methods in the field of professional theatre with non-professional performers.
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Time: Sunday, January 25, 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Lunch break: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (please bring your own lunch).
Place: Weiwuying Rehearsal Studio
Host: Christiane LEHMANN (Director, Dramaturge, Cultural Mediator; Artistic Director of Bürger:Bühne, Staatsschauspiel Dresden)
Maximum number of participants: 25 participants
Target Participants: Creative producers, administrators, community artists/practitioners, and program producers or education officers from cultural centers and art venues.
Language: English with consecutive Mandarin interpretation
Registration Information and fee
Registration Period：Monday, November 17, 2025 – Monday, December 29, 2025, 11:59 PM
Registration process: Register on the official website → Make payment → Check registration status on the website → Complete registration.
Fee： NT$1,600
Host
Christiane LEHMANN, Director, Dramaturge, Cultural Mediator; Artistic Director, Bürger:Bühne, Staatsschauspiel Dresden
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Christiane Lehmann is a director, dramaturge and cultural mediator. She studied literature, philosophy and social work and worked at the Bürger:Bühne at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden from 2009 to 2020. She has also worked as a guest lecturer and freelance theatre educator. From 2021 to 2023, she took on the role of artistic co-director of the youth division Junges DT at the Deutsches Theater Berlin (artistic director: Ulrich Khuon) and worked as a dramaturge on numerous productions. She has directed her own productions with citizens at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden, the Deutsches Theater Berlin and the Bürgerbühne in Frankfurt (Oder).
She was also co-founder of the TOLERAVE 2015 initiative, organised the SHOP OR DIE! festival and has been volunteering since 2015 in the areas of moderation, organisation and format development at DAVE, a festival for club culture in Dresden. Since the 2024/2025 season, Christiane Lehmann is the artistic director of the Bürger:Bühne at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden.
Staatsschauspiel Dresden
The Staatsschauspiel Dresden is one of the most renowned theatres in the German-speaking world and stands for productions of great aesthetic diversity. Each season, around 25 premieres are staged in both venues, the Schauspielhaus in the old town and the Kleines Haus in Dresden's new town, many of which are world premieres and commissioned works by contemporary authors. The Staatsschauspiel Dresden has a permanent ensemble of more than 30 actors and actresses, plus an acting studio and the Bürger:Bühne, a citizens' stage in which amateurs perform under professional conditions. The repertoire includes modern productions of classic dramas and challenging formats of contemporary aesthetic discourse. Adaptations of dramas and comedies that appeal to a broad audience and are socially relevant, as are current works of literature that reflect the socially relevant issues of our time. Since 2017, the beginning of the directorship of Joachim Klement and his artistic team, the Staatsschauspiel Dresden has been invited to the Berlin Theatertreffen three times. Since 2017, the Staatsschauspiel Dresden also hosts Fast Forward, the European festival for young directors, that was founded by Joachim Klement at the Staatstheater Braunschweig in 2011.As a member of the European Theatre Convention (ETC), the Staatsschauspiel Dresden is networked in many ways with the European theatre landscape. As a member of #WOD-Initiative Weltoffenes Dresden, it is an active contributor to the socio-political and cultural life of Dresden and the region.
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TEL：(+886) 07-9723565 #8301 / #8304
Address: No. 134, Zhongzheng 1st Road, Lingya District, Kaohsiung City 802, Taiwan.
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►2026 International Forum and Workshop on Creative Engagement
[2026 International Forum and Workshop on Creative Engagement] Professional Development Workshops──Session IV
The Dresden Bürger:Bühne – Aesthetics and Methods of Intergenerational Theatre Work
As artistic director of Bürger:Bühne, Christiane LEHMANN provides theoretical and practical insight into intergenerational work with citizens aged 14 and above in Dresden. Since 2009, Bürger:Bühne at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden has been bringing people together on stage in various formats, productions, B:Clubs and special projects who would otherwise probably never have met. The Bürger:Bühne sees itself as a cosmopolitan, diverse meeting place for generations, social groups and cultures. Why is there a need for an intergenerational, participatory section at the theatre? Which aesthetics, working methods and narratives have proven successful? How can we invite people in a low-threshold way and still produce professional art? What challenges await us in working with multigenerational ensembles who 'meaningfully' 'waste' their free time in the theatre? What framework conditions and structural decisions are needed to listen to and have an impact on a city’? Based on the Dresden model, this workshop will explore aesthetic approaches, techniques and working methods in the field of professional theatre with non-professional performers.
More about
Time: Sunday, January 25, 2026, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Lunch break: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (please bring your own lunch).
Place: Weiwuying Rehearsal Studio
Host: Christiane LEHMANN (Director, Dramaturge, Cultural Mediator; Artistic Director of Bürger:Bühne, Staatsschauspiel Dresden)
Maximum number of participants: 25 participants
Target Participants: Creative producers, administrators, community artists/practitioners, and program producers or education officers from cultural centers and art venues.
Language: English with consecutive Mandarin interpretation
Registration Information and fee
Registration Period：Monday, November 17, 2025 – Monday, December 29, 2025, 11:59 PM
Registration process: Register on the official website → Make payment → Check registration status on the website → Complete registration.
Fee： NT$1,600
Host
Christiane LEHMANN, Director, Dramaturge, Cultural Mediator; Artistic Director, Bürger:Bühne, Staatsschauspiel Dresden
|
Christiane Lehmann is a director, dramaturge and cultural mediator. She studied literature, philosophy and social work and worked at the Bürger:Bühne at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden from 2009 to 2020. She has also worked as a guest lecturer and freelance theatre educator. From 2021 to 2023, she took on the role of artistic co-director of the youth division Junges DT at the Deutsches Theater Berlin (artistic director: Ulrich Khuon) and worked as a dramaturge on numerous productions. She has directed her own productions with citizens at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden, the Deutsches Theater Berlin and the Bürgerbühne in Frankfurt (Oder).
She was also co-founder of the TOLERAVE 2015 initiative, organised the SHOP OR DIE! festival and has been volunteering since 2015 in the areas of moderation, organisation and format development at DAVE, a festival for club culture in Dresden. Since the 2024/2025 season, Christiane Lehmann is the artistic director of the Bürger:Bühne at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden.
Staatsschauspiel Dresden
The Staatsschauspiel Dresden is one of the most renowned theatres in the German-speaking world and stands for productions of great aesthetic diversity. Each season, around 25 premieres are staged in both venues, the Schauspielhaus in the old town and the Kleines Haus in Dresden's new town, many of which are world premieres and commissioned works by contemporary authors. The Staatsschauspiel Dresden has a permanent ensemble of more than 30 actors and actresses, plus an acting studio and the Bürger:Bühne, a citizens' stage in which amateurs perform under professional conditions. The repertoire includes modern productions of classic dramas and challenging formats of contemporary aesthetic discourse. Adaptations of dramas and comedies that appeal to a broad audience and are socially relevant, as are current works of literature that reflect the socially relevant issues of our time. Since 2017, the beginning of the directorship of Joachim Klement and his artistic team, the Staatsschauspiel Dresden has been invited to the Berlin Theatertreffen three times. Since 2017, the Staatsschauspiel Dresden also hosts Fast Forward, the European festival for young directors, that was founded by Joachim Klement at the Staatstheater Braunschweig in 2011.As a member of the European Theatre Convention (ETC), the Staatsschauspiel Dresden is networked in many ways with the European theatre landscape. As a member of #WOD-Initiative Weltoffenes Dresden, it is an active contributor to the socio-political and cultural life of Dresden and the region.
Hotel Partner
Just Sleep - Kaohsiung Zhongzheng
For reservations, please contact the booking team at
E-mail: snail.chen@justsleephotels.com / yb.sales@justsleephotels.com
TEL：(+886) 07-9723565 #8301 / #8304
Address: No. 134, Zhongzheng 1st Road, Lingya District, Kaohsiung City 802, Taiwan.
More
►2026 International Forum and Workshop on Creative Engagement
Each account is limited to one registration.
Eating and drinking are prohibited inside the rehearsal room. Water is allowed—please bring your own bottle.
Video recording and photography will be conducted by Weiwuying strictly for the purposes of documentation, cultural promotion, and non-profit use.
Participants are required to sign the Portrait Right Agreement to consent to the use of their likeness.
After registration, please complete the payment within the payment deadline specified in the Weiwuying official website registration system; if payment is not made by the deadline, the system will automatically release the spot.
Refund Policy: Participants must contact the organizer to request a refund (learning@npac-weiwuying.org). The email timestamp will be used as proof. Refund requests must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. on January 14, 2026. A 10% handling fee will be deducted from the registration fee. Late requests will not be accepted.
This event is not eligible for Weiwuying membership point accumulation. Thank you for your understanding.
The National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying) reserves the right to alter the program. For updated information, please check on the Weiwuying website.
For inquiries, please contact the International Forum Team, Weiwuying Learning and Participation Department at learning@npac-weiwuying.org.
