David Gruschka
obtained his B.A. in theatre education at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences and studied “Devising Theatre and Performance” at the London International School of Performing Arts. Since 2011, he has worked with echtzeit-theater to develop artistic formats for young people and is constantly in search of new spaces for collaboration, participatory formats and transparent styles. David Gruschka works as a lecturer in the fields of theatre for young audiences, acting, directing and cultural management and serves on various cultural policy committees and juries.
Photo: Jutta Waldhelm
Emmanuel Edoror
studied physical theatre (graduated in 2020: artist diploma) and now works as an actor, dancer and choreographer. He has been acting and choreographing at Cactus Junges Theater in Münster since 2007. In recent years, he has worked as an actor/performer for various independent theatre companies (including Formation Silvia Jedrusiak/ Münster, echtzeit-theater/ Münster, theaterkohlenpott/ Herne, Vier.D/ Dortmund)
Photo: Jacopo Bruno
Angela Merl
has been head of Junges Theater and the arts outreach department at Theater Münster since 2022/23. She previously served as a theatre educator and dramaturge for theatre for young audiences at Junges Schauspielhaus Hamburg and Theater Bonn. She has initiated many interdisciplinary, participatory projects focussing on equitable opportunities. Her productions have been invited to festivals and have won several awards. She was one of four spokespeople of the TYA workgroup in NRW and is currently a member of the board of ASSITEJ Germany.
Photo: Sinje Hasheider
Reut Shemesh
is an Israeli choreographer and artist who studied at ArtEZ Institute of the Arts in Arnhem (Netherlands), among others. In her interdisciplinary works—between contemporary dance, film and photography—she explores social themes such as uniformity, belonging and identity. Her internationally featured works are characterised by a strong visual language, documentary research and her personal perspectives as a woman, a mother and a migrant
Foto: Sabrina Weniger für iDAS NRW