Children’s Prize jury
In January, the children's prize jury (ages 6 and up) was formed from a large number of interested children. We, the two accompanying theater educators, are delighted with the overwhelmingly positive feedback! With an initial meeting on February 8th, we began preparing for our role as jury members together with the 12 participating children – including a first theater visit at the Meerwiese Community Center. Until the end of May, we will attend various theater productions in Münster as a group, focusing on practicing speaking and discussing what we see. The children's jury is already looking forward to the festival week, the performances of the children's plays in the competition, and ultimately choosing their favorite. WESTWIND, let's go!
The children's prize jury members are: Bruno, Elfie, Isabell, Jakob, Linus, Matilda, Mohab, Nellie, Pauline, Tom, Wanda, and Valentin.
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Friederike Disselbeck-Uhrlandt (Theater Münster)
studied musicology and Scandinavian studies, and later music education with a focus on culturally sensitive music education and ethnomusicology. During her studies, she spent an extended research period in Bolivia, South America. From 2020 to 2024, she worked as a concert educator at the Theater Lübeck, where she initiated new concert education formats, such as toddler concerts. In Lübeck, she was involved in the HUMAN International Culture Project, which premiered in 2024 as an inclusive music and dance theater performance. Since June 2023, Friederike Disselbeck-Uhrlandt has also been active as a community musician and was part of the management team for the performance development project "The Power of Us" by Tontalente e.V. Lübeck. Since August 2024, she has worked as a concert and music theater educator at the Theater Münster.
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Frederik Hochheimer (echtzeit-theater, Münster)
studied Theatre Pedagogy (B.A.) at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences and has worked freelance as a theatre educator since 2016. In 2017, he furthered his knowledge of directing and dramaturgy with Marcelo Diaz at Theaterlabor-Berlin. He is part of echtzeit-theater in Münster and participates in various theatre productions and outreach programs for young audiences. Since 2019, he has been a research associate at the Institute for Theatre Pedagogy at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences.
Photo: Marie Hense