Felix Herfs

is a dramaturge and arts & culture educator. During his cultural education studies at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, he gained his first practical experience in arts & culture outreach. He was then able to broaden his knowledge in the field of the performing arts through an internship semester and subsequent work as a student assistant at FFT Düsseldorf. From 2021-2024 he served in the TheaterAktiv team at Rheinisches Landestheater in addition to becoming a lecturer at Kulturforum Alte Post. He has been back at FFT Düsseldorf as a dramaturge for children’s and youth projects since April 2024.

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Paul Davis Newgate

is a performing artist specialising in breaking. A part of Urbanatix since 2016, it was through them that he found his way to Theater Kohlenpott in 2021. He has been a member of Theater Marabu since 2022.

He is additionally involved in the crews 40Village and Inner Circle. As of 2024, Davis can be seen on stage in “Essence”, “Trial&Error” and “Genauso, nur anders”. While on a break from the theatre scene, Davis likes to perform as a street artist and can usually be found in Düsseldorf’s city centre when he’s not on the road with other shows or youth/cultural projects.

Photo: Kerstin Sonntag

Leonie Rohlfing

studied theatre and media studies at Ruhr University Bochum before earning a further qualification in theatre education (BuT® certificate). Since 2015, Leonie Rohlfing has consistently directed theatre projects for and with children and teens, including with the collective mashup X, several of which have been invited to youth theatre festivals throughout Germany. Since the 2022/2023 season, Leonie Rohlfing has worked in the dramaturgy department of Junges Schauspiel Düsseldorf and as a theatre club director for Stadt:Kollektiv at D'haus.

Photo: David Baltzer