Accessibility

The festival Theater der Welt 2023 commits itself to an inclusive society in which people with disabilities and chronic illnesses are entitled to equal access and participation opportunities. However, there are still many barriers that need to be removed so that more people feel comfortable with us.

As part of a holistic process, we are currently working with experts to develop an accessibility concept that goes beyond the minimum requirements laid down by law to include spatial and communication measures for accessibility. Everyone involved in the festival has been trained to understand and implement the needs of our visitors with disabilities.

Theater der Welt 2023 in Frankfurt-Offenbach is a festival where people with different biographies, interests, beliefs, and expectations and with different social backgrounds come together. We want to create spaces in which people can stay and feel comfortable, regardless of their disability.

We recognize it as our social task and obligation to continuously work on creating and maintaining discrimination-perceptive places, spaces and conditions. In order to create a perceptive environment for visitors with disabilities in particular, our evening staff has been trained accordingly.

Discrimination of any kind and its relativization will not be tolerated.
If you experience an unpleasant situation, you can contact our location managers. The location managers can be found at the venues and are available to find the best solution for you.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to contact us. You can also register for “Audiodescription To Go” and Early Boarding here.

Contact person: Olivia Hotz (she/her)
Mail: barrierefreiheit@theaterderwelt.de
Phone and Messenger (Signal, Whatsapp): +49 176 46184557

Availability:
Until 29.6.: Monday and Wednesday 10:00-13:00
Starting 29.6.: Monday and Tuesday 10:00-13:00 + 15:00-17:30
Wednesday 10:00-13:00
Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday 10:00-13:00 + 15:00-17:30

The Theater der Welt website is accessible for screen reader users. For graphic elements, image descriptions have been provided whenever possible. However, if you find information on our website that is not accessible to you, please contact us at: barrierefreiheit@theaterderwelt.de.

The online ticket purchase is currently not yet legible for screen reader users. For alternative ticket purchase options, please refer to the next point “Ticketing”.

Ticketing

People with disabilities choose a reduced ticket of 8 euros for events with a fixed price. One accompanying person gets a free ticket.
The organizers of Theater der Welt are aware that not all disabilities are visible, and disability must be recognized as a spectrum. Since we therefore consider the “severely disabled ID” as an ableist document, it does not have to be presented for the use of accessibility offers.

The ticket purchase is possible via four different ways:

Webshop

On the individual event websites there is a link to the webshop, which is unfortunately not sufficiently accessible for screen reader users. In the webshop you can buy reduced tickets without a ticket for an accompanying person and reduced tickets with a free ticket for the accompanying person.

By phone

Tickets can be ordered via Schauspiel Frankfurt at 069 212 494 94. Opening hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00-19:00 and Saturday and Sunday 10:00-14:00.

Payment is possible either by invoice or by credit card. Please note that tickets will not be shipped until payment has been received.

At the ticket office

Tickets for individual events can be purchased on site at the Theaterkasse of Schauspiel Frankfurt.

The address is Willy-Brandt-Platz, 60311 Frankfurt.
Opening hours: Monday through Friday 10:00-18:00 and Saturdays 10:00-14:00.

By email

Regular and discounted tickets as well as free tickets for accompanying persons can be ordered and reserved directly at tickets@theaterderwelt.de.

Payment is possible either by invoice or by credit card. Please note that tickets will not be shipped until payment has been received.

For the reservation, please mention the following data in the mail: full name, full address, date of birth, phone number.
For the accompanying person the full name is sufficient.

If you need an accompanying person for your visit, they will require a ticket. However, the ticket is free of charge. No certificate of disability is required for this.

Free tickets for accompanying persons can be purchased at the box office, via tickets@theaterderwelt.de or by phone and messenger (Whatsapp) at +49 1511 0769312 (Monday-Saturday, 9:00-12:00 and 15:00-17:30).

Feel free to contact us if you have already ordered/paid for a free ticket for an accompanying person.

Accessible journey

We have compiled an overview of the stops’ accessibility in the vicinity of our venues here:

Museum Angewandte Kunst

Bus
Bus stop Eiserner Steg – bus number 46. The bus stop has a tactile guidance system (Attention: There is a busy bicycle path between the entrance and the bus stop).

Subway
Stop Schweizer Platz – subway lines U1, U2, U3 and U8. The stop is accessible without steps by elevator and has a tactile guidance system.

Frankfurt LAB

The Frankfurt LAB is located in the buildings of the Kommunikationsfabrik in Frankfurt’s Gallusviertel.

Bus
Bus stop Schmidtstraße – bus number M34
The bus stop is located directly in front of the Kommunikationsfabrik. The entrance to the Frankfurt LAB can be reached via a lowered curb on the opposite side of the street from the right narrow side (south side) of the building.

Tram
Stop Mönchhofstraße – tram lines 11, 14, 21 and N11
The tram stop is located 200 meters from the Kommunikationsfabrik. At the intersection you have to change the side of the street and turn into Schmidtstraße and after about 200 meters turn right into the backyard of the Kommunikationsfabrik. The stop and trams are accessible without steps. There is no tactile guidance system at the stop.

Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm

Subway
Stop Merianplatz: subway lines 4 and 5. The stop is accessible without steps by elevator and has a tactile guidance system.
During the festival, there is no step-free access to subway line 4 at the Hauptbahnhof due to construction work at the B-level. We recommend taking one of the many S-Bahn lines from the Hauptbahnhof to the Konstablerwache to change to the U4 without steps.

Schauspiel Frankfurt

Subway
Stop Willy Brandt Platz – the stop is accessible without steps by elevator.

Tram
Stop Willy Brandt Platz – the stop is also accessible without steps.

Bockenheimer Depot

Bus
Bus stop Bockenheimer Warte – The stop is barrier-free.

Subway
Bockenheimer Warte stop – subway line 4. The stop is accessible without steps by elevator and has a tactile guidance system.

Zoogesellschaftshaus

Subway
Stop Zoo – subway lines U6 and U7. The stop is accessible without steps via two elevators.

Tram
Stop Zoo – tram line 14. The stop is accessible without steps and has a tactile guidance system.

Capitol Theater Offenbach

S-Bahn
Stops Marktplatz and Ledermuseum – the stops are accessible without steps by elevators and have tactile guidance systems.

Alte Schlosserei

Unfortunately, this venue is not easily accessible by public transportation.

Wetter- und Klimawerkstatt

S-Bahn
Stop Ledermuseum – the stop is accessible without steps by elevators.

Gaststätte Zur Insel

Unfortunately, this venue is not easily accessible by public transportation.

Hafen 2

Unfortunately, this venue is not easily accessible by public transportation.

Grace Studio Bar Offenbach

S-Bahn
Stops Marktplatz and Ledermuseum – the stops are accessible without steps by elevators and have tactile guidance systems.

Functionality of the elevators

On this page, you can check if the elevator at your desired stop is functional: https://www.vgf-ffm.de/en/passenger-information/barrier-free-travel/status-lifts.

Functionality of escalators

On this page, you can check if the escalators at your desired stop are in working order: https://www.vgf-ffm.de/en/passenger-information/barrier-free-travel/status-escalators.

If you are traveling by Deutsche Bahn or S-Bahn, you can find information about defective elevators in the “DB Bahnhof Live” app or 24/7 by calling Drei S-Zentrale at 069 265 10 55.

Here you will find a list of the nearest disabled parking spaces at the various venues.

Museum Angewandte Kunst

There are disabled parking spaces in the immediate vicinity of the entrance on Schaumainkai.

Frankfurt LAB

There are no free disabled parking spaces at Frankfurt LAB. The nearest public parking is on Schmidtstraße behind the Frankfurt LAB building. Access ensues from Mainzer Landstraße, opposite Schmidtstraße 51. There are disabled parking spaces in this parking lot, the charge is 2 euros per evening. From there, it is possible to get close to the entrance of the LAB building.

Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm

A disabled parking space is located directly in front of the entrance door. Further disabled parking spaces are located in the courtyard of the GDA Wohnstift next door.

Schauspiel Frankfurt

There are six disabled parking spaces in the multi-storey parking lot below the theater.
These are subject to a charge: on weekdays per hour or part thereof: 2 euros / on Sundays and public holidays per hour or part thereof: 1 euro (maximum night rate from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m.: 6 euros).
There are 2 elevators in the parking garage.
The distance from the parking garage to the Schauspielhaus is 150 meters. The distance to the Kammerspiele is 300 meters.

Bockenheimer Depot

There are no free marked parking spaces for the disabled in the immediate vicinity.
The nearest paid parking facility is in the parking garage Adalbertstraße 10, 60486 Bockenheim.
There are five parking spaces for the disabled: parking rates from 1.80 euros per hour and up to 18.00 euros per day.
Opening hours: Mon-Sat, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sun 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Zoogesellschaftshaus

There are two public parking spaces for the disabled at Bernhard-Grzimek-Allee 4, 60316 Frankfurt am Main just before the tram station Zoo and two directly in front of the Heinrich-von-Gagern-Gymnasium Bernhard-Grzimek-Allee 6, 60316 Frankfurt am Main.

Capitol Theater

There is a public disabled parking space directly next to the main entrance of the Capitol Theater.

Alte Schlosserei (ehemalig EVO Halle)

There are no disabled parking spaces in the immediate vicinity. Regular parking is available in the courtyard of the EVO premises. Access ensues via the EVO plant entrance at Goethering, 63067 Offenbach.

Wetter- und Klimawerkstatt

The nearest public disabled parking space is at the height of Kaiserstraße 59, 63065 Offenbach, about 150 meters from the venue. 50 meters further on, at the height of Kaiserstraße 44, 63065 Offenbach, there is another disabled parking space.

Gaststätte Zur Insel

There are no disabled parking spaces in the immediate vicinity. Regular parking is available at Schmickstraße, 60314 Frankfurt am Main.

Hafen 2

There are no disabled parking spaces or regular parking spaces in the immediate vicinity.

Grace Studio Bar Offenbach

There are no disabled parking spaces in the immediate vicinity.

On-site accessibility

There is a consensus that there are no spaces free of discrimination and no one is free of mistakes. We strive and are reflective about our privileges, constantly learning and sharing our knowledge.

Trained staff are present at all venues during events to act as a point of contact in difficult situations. These individuals are marked with a button.
For our festival, we have appointed trained persons of trust whom you can turn to in exceptional emotional situations. We want all visitors to feel comfortable with us. The confidants advise and support people who have experienced discrimination, confidentially and independently.

All venues except from Gaststätte Zur Insel are accessible without steps. However, access is not possible via the main entrance at the following venues:

Museum Angewandte Kunst

The main entrance has a revolving door, so step-free access can be obtained via the side door. It is located directly next to the revolving door and can be opened by the staff if necessary.

Zoogesellschaftshaus

Step-free access can be gained via the supply courtyard with the aid of an elevator.

Accessible restrooms

The accessible restrooms at Theater der Welt are tested according to DIN standards. They have

a minimum movement space of 1.50 meters,
wide doors over 90cm,
wheelchair accessible washbasins,
grab rails and
emergency call systems.

Accessible restrooms are located at the following venues:

MAK, Frankfurt LAB, Mousonturm, Schauspiel Frankfurt, Bockenheimer Depot, Alte Schlosserei, Capitol Theater Offenbach, and Wetter- und Klimawerkstatt, Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm.

Unfortunately, there are no accessible restrooms available in the Alte Schlosserei during the festival.

In the accessible restroom of Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm the emergency call system is temporarily defective.

There are no accessible restrooms in the Zoogesellschaftshaus. Regular restrooms can be reached by elevator in the basement.

There is a restroom with a larger movement area at Hafen 2. The restroom has a handle on the right side and can only be approached from the left. The sink is accessible from underneath. The flush is only accessible past the handle. To use the restroom, please ask the bar staff for the key.

Gender-neutral restrooms

Gender-neutral restrooms are located in the Frankfurt LAB and Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm.

Mousonturm

Three devices for the use of a mobile induction loop are available in the auditorium of the Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm.
Therefore please contact our front-of-house staff.
The following events can be received via the induction loop:
“It’s Going To Get Dark,” “Songs for no one,” “Hullo, Bu-Bye, Koko, Come in,” and the final party.

Schauspiel Frankfurt

An induction loop is installed in the auditorium of Schauspiel Frankfurt.
The following events can be received via the induction loop:
“ANGELA (a strange loop)”, “10 Odd Emotions”, “Catarina and The Beauty of Killing Fascists”.

Here, you will find information about the seating at the individual venues. Depending on the performance, seating may vary. For further information please have a look at the point “Sensory stimuli”.

Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm

The wheelchair spaces are located in the first row. Here, wheelchair users can sit with their companions.
There is the possibility to choose a beanbag chair as a seat. If you need a beanbag chair you will have to send an email to tickets@theaterderwelt.de.

Frankfurt Lab

The wheelchair spaces are located in the first row. Wheelchair users can sit here with their companions.

Schauspiel Frankfurt

There are assigned seats for wheelchair users.

Bockenheimer Depot

There are assigned seats for wheelchair users.

Museum Angewandte Kunst

The different performances have varying standing and seating options. If you have any questions about this, please contact barrierefreiheit@theaterderwelt.de.

Zoogesellschaftshaus

Open seating for wheelchair users.

Capitol Theater

There are assigned seats for wheelchair users.

Frankfurter Straße 39

For a Relaxed Performance, visitors have the possibility to sit on cushions or beanbags. There is open seating.

Accessible offers

Early Boarding serves everyone (especially people with visible and invisible disabilities) who requires a specific seat and/or a more comfortable entrance. We appreciate your pre-registration at barrierefreiheit@theaterderwelt.de or by phone resp. messenger (Signal, Whatsapp) at +49 176 46184557, however, there is also the possibility to use the Early Boarding spontaneously without registration.

This offer stands for the following events and venues:

Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm
The meeting point for Early Boarding at Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm is at the artist’s entrance at the specified time. You can reach it by walking left of the main entrance around the building and passing the restaurant entrance.

Nastaran Razawi Khorasani: Songs for no one
On 7.7.23, Early Boarding will take place at 20:45.
On 8.7.23, Early Boarding will take place at 18:45.

Koleka Putuma: Hullo, Bu-Bye, Koko, Come in
On 12.7.23, Early Boarding will take place at 19:45.
On 13.7.23, Early Boarding will take place at 19:45.

Frankfurt LAB
The meeting point for Early Boarding is located in the foyer of the Frankfurt LAB at the designated time. It is marked by a signpost.

Flinn Works & Asedeva: Ultimate Safari
On 7.7., Early Boarding will take place at 18:45.
On 8.7., Early Boarding will take place at 13:45 and at 17:45.
On 9.7., Early Boarding will take place at 10:45.

C. Bianchi: The Cadela Força Trilogy. Chapter I: The Bride and The Goodnight Cinderella
On 15.7., Early Boarding will take place at approx. 19:50 after the introduction.
On 16.7., Early Boarding will take place at approx. 18:50 after the introduction.

We invite all visitors of “The Cadela Força Trilogy. Chapter I: The Bride and The Goodnight Cinderella” to attend the introduction by dramaturg Teresa Bauer in the auditorium. It will start 30 minutes before the beginning of each performance. In this introduction, Teresa Bernauer will address a range of intense and distressing content that is dealt with in the play and can potentially be triggering.

At Frankfurt LAB and Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm, there will be an escort service for blind visitors starting at the entrance to the venues. The service staff will help you find your way around the building and accompany you to your seat. Please feel free to contact us.  In the Museum Angewandte Kunst, there will exist an “Audio Description To Go” on 15.7. and 16.7. During this event, the exhibitions and performances will be described to you while you are guided through the rooms. This “Audio Description To Go” is also an escort service for blind visitors of the museum. For more information about the “Audio Description To Go”, please go to the “Audio Description”.

At the Museum Angewandte Kunst a mobile audio description is available at the museum box office (deposit required) for:

Zukhra (Saodat Ismailova) – Duration: ca. 29 min. (1st floor)
Social Dance (Aya Momose) – Duration: ca. 11 min. (2nd floor)
Jokanaan (Aya Momose) – Duration: ca. 13 min. (2nd floor)

Audio Description To Go

On July 15 and 16 from 10:00-18:00, there will be an “Audio Description To Go” at the Museum Angewandte Kunst. The exhibitions and performances will be described to you while you will be guided through the rooms.
We would appreciate your pre-registration at barrierefreiheit@theaterderwelt.de or by phone/via messenger (Signal, Whatsapp) at +49 176 46184557, but there is also the possibility to use the audio description spontaneously without registration. The meeting point is on the first floor at the ticket office.

For the “Audiodescription To Go”, you will require a day ticket, which you can purchase on site.

During the festival, a chill out area will be set up on level 2 of Museum Angewandte Kunst.
We would like to offer visitors the possibility to rest for a moment in a quiet environment and to recover from situations intense in terms of sensory stimuli or content. This place is open to all people who want to retreat from the festival hustle and bustle for a moment. There are various seating and lounging options, headphones and sensory materials that can be used to relax. One area in the chill out area is darkened. Please be considerate of each other.
The way to the chill out area is signposted and accessible without steps via an elevator. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our front-of-house staff at any time.
To use the chill out area you need a day ticket, which can be purchased on site.

The following performances will be surtitled:

ANGELA (a strange loop) – surtitles in German
The Cadela Força Trilogy. Chapter I: The Bride and The Goodnight Cinderella – surtitles in German and English
Catarina and The Beauty of Killing Fascists (Catarina e a beleza de matar fascistas) – surtitles in German and English
CHORNOBYLDORF. Archaeological opera – handout in German and English
است (Is) – surtitles in German and English
Songs for no one – surtitles in German and English
Wstyd (Shame) – surtitles in English and German
Yoroboshi: The Weakling – surtitles in English and Japanese

The following performances will be subtitled:

The Bacchae. Holstein Milk Cows – subtitles in English and German
A Conversation with the Sun – subtitles in English and German
Jokanaan – subtitles in English and German
Night March of Hundred Monsters – subtitles in English and German
Performing Acupuncture – subtitles in English and German
Social Dance – subtitles in English and German
Zukhra – subtitles in English and German

The following events are intelligible without language skills:

Palu Ángel Taizōkai
Magnet Theatre’s Scoop: Kitchen Play for Carers and Babies
Super Farm
Sister or He Buried the Body
Dream of a Forgotten Forest
The Workshop

Here, we will mention various content that can be potentially triggering. Transparent communication about this allows potential visitors to decide for themselves whether a performance is accessible to them.

We are aware that content is received differently and can be offensive, disturbing, stressful or even retraumatizing.

We encourage you to contact us to inquire if certain charged content will be addressed, shown, or performed in one of our performances. For this purpose, it is sufficient to send a short e-mail, for example, which will not require any special wording and may also consist of just one question.

Please understand that it will not always be possible to provide information on all pieces and performances, as some of them are still in the process of development until the festival. However, we will make every effort to follow up on all inquiries and provide information when possible.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.

Email: barrierefreiheit@theaterderwelt.de
Phone and Messenger (Signal, WhatsApp): +49 176 46184557

Availability:
Until 29.6.2023 Monday + Wednesday, 10:00-13:00 each day.
From 29.6.2023 daily, 10:00-13:00 and Monday, Tuesday + Thursday-Sunday 15:00-17:30.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul – A Conversation with the Sun (VR)
Audience members use VR-headset, attending the performance is not recommended for audiences under the age of 10

Aya Momose – Performing Acupuncture
Medical acupuncture provided by professionals

Aya Momose – Social Dance
Gender-based and ableist violence

Carolina Bianchi y Cara de Cavalo – The Cadela Força Trilogy. Chapter I: The Bride and The Goodnight Cinderella
Explicit portrayal of rape, abusive behavior, and gender-based violence

Roman Grygoriv & Illia Razumeiko – CHORNOBYLDORF. Archaeological opera
Nudity, strobe effects

Saar Magal – 10 Odd Emotions
Cripping Up (People without a disabilty, play people with a disability)

Saeborg – Super Farm
spontaneous interaction, performers wear larger-than-life latex puppet costumes

Samara Hersch – It’s Going To Get Dark
there is some complete darkness and spontaneous interaction, which is voluntary

Satoko Ichihara – The Bacchae. Holstein Milk Cows
Sexism, Sexual Violence, Child Abuse

Satoko Ichihara – Yoroboshi: The Weakling
Violence, child abuse, sexism, queerphobia, ableism, ageism, suicide

Awareness means to pay attention.
For example:
This is important, to make everyone feel comfortable in one place.
Everone should follow these rules.

An awareness guide is a paper.
It contains rules:
so that everyone can work well.
so that no one is excluded.
so that everyone is equally important.

1. Self-understanding of Theater der Welt 2023

Self-understanding means:
This is how we see ourselves
This is important to us.

Theater der Welt 2023 in Frankfurt-Offenbach is a festival.
It’s an event that lasts several days.
It brings together many different people.

Everyone should be safe during the preparations and events.
No one should be excluded or insulted:

Because of skin color.
Because of one’s sexuality.
Because you come from a certain community.
Because you look a certain way.
Because one is homosexual.
Because one lives as a trans person.
Meaning:
A person was born with a gender.
But the person feels:
I have a different gender.
Because of a disability.
Because of a religion.
Because of being of a certain age.

We want to provide safe places and spaces:
People should feel comfortable there.
No one is excluded there.
We want to protect these places and spaces.
We see that as our task in society.
We see that as our duty.

All should treat each other with respect.
Everyone is equally important.
Everyone is responsible for this.
That is important to us.
And that is what we expect from:

Employees.
Business partners.
Artistic teams.
Technical teams.
Administrative teams.
Guests.
Spectators.

Mutual respect is important at the festival.
This creates trust and a good atmosphere.
In our team work we deal with these issues:

Our advantages and disadvantages of others.
Distribution of power in society.
Different types of exclusion.
Different kinds of violence.

In the process, we also think about ourselves and our lives.
This is always part of dealing with the topics.
There are trusted persons in our team.
There are also support persons for the event locations.

We actively fight against exclusion.
We care about protection against exclusion.
We see that as our duty.

We know:
Exclusion always exists.
We can also make mistakes.

But we make an effort.
And we think about our advantages.
We learn more and more.
We pass on our knowledge.

When we notice exclusion:
Then we talk about it.
And we do something about it.

2. What we do against exclusion

When people experience exclusion:
Then we have to make them strong.
So that they can take action themselves.
So that they feel safer at our events.

We inform all persons at our events about this:

This is exclusion.
These types of exclusion exist.
These types of abuse of power exist.
Abuse of power means:
One person has power.
They gets to decide important things.
But she also uses the power against others.
For example:
She does not take other people seriously.
She makes other people small.

We also inform about it:
This is what you can do against exclusion.
This is what you can do against abuse of power.

When it comes to exclusion:
Then our team helps.
We listen carefully.
We consider:
This is what a person who has experienced exclusion needs.
This is important for the person now.

We listen carefully to the person concerned.
We take the person seriously.
The person concerned decides for himself :
That was a kind of exclusion.
We do not decide about it.
Because everyone feels exclusion differently.

At one event, you can’t do much about exclusion.
Because an event lasts only a certain time.
Real help against exclusion needs more time.
Therefore, we can only protect the people involved:
When exclusion happens at an event.
We can’t solve bigger problems so quickly.
For example:
Changing the way we think about certain people.

Person of trust
There are trusted persons.
They are the most important contact persons at the festival.
They also give advice.
There are persons of trust at all events.
All trusted persons take a training course.
They learn in this training:

This is exclusion.
This is how to protect against exclusion.
How to recognize exclusion.
This is what you do in case of exclusion.

The persons of trust are part of the Theater der Welt 2023 team.
They are mostly white people from Western Europe.
They know that they have advantages:
Because their skin color is white.
They have therefore sought help
from experts:
So that they understand problems
and disadvantages of other people well.

Tasks of persons of trust
Persons of trust help and advise people:
When they are excluded.
The information in the conversations remains secret.
The persons of trust do not work for a company or a party.

Affected persons can talk to the persons of trust.
The persons of trust inform about help.
They also help:
If one wants to complain to the boss.
They also know other counseling offices.

The affected person should get help quickly.
They should be well informed
If a person concerned wants to remain secret:
Then they can send another person in their name to the person of trust.

One can also turn to the person of trust:
If one has observed exclusion.
It is not necessary to have personally experienced the exclusion.

The persons of trust have a duty of confidentiality.
A person of trust is only allowed to tell something.
If the person concerned allows it.

All steps are always discussed with the persons concerned.
Nothing is decided without them.
Everything is done only with the consent of affected persons.
Or with the consent of people who help the affected person.

In the consultation this is explained in detail:
What can remain secret.
What must no longer remain secret.

The work as a person of trust is hard.
You have to know yourself well and protect yourself.
And you have to know your own limits.
You have to know:

I can do this.
I can not do that.

The persons of trust explain exactly in the talks:
This is how counseling is done.
I have these options for help.
I cannot do that in counseling.

The persons of trust help each other:
If that is necessary.

The team of Theater der Welt 2023 takes care of the following:
An affected person has no disadvantages because of the counseling.
Also the trusted person of the affected person has no disadvantages.

Contact data of persons of trust
You can reach all persons of trust by sending an e-mail to:
awareness@theaterderwelt2023.de

These are the phone numbers of the trusted persons:

Irene Gomer
069-40589585
Charlotte Hesse
069-40589588
Simone Molitor
069-40589589
Karen Knoll
069-40589593
Ann- Sophie Reiser
069-40589582
Hanna Steinmair
069-40589596
Fumiko Toda
0176 9557 8785
Michel Nölle
069-40589592

Contact points
In addition to the persons of trust, there is a contact point at every
event location.
There you can get help:
If you experience exclusion.
The people in the contact point have a name tag:
So that you can recognize them as contact persons.

There are also awareness teams from other providers.
These additional teams help at 4 events:
To make people feel safe.
And so they can help on the ground:
When exclusion happens.

Also, we want to have shelter places everywhere.
There, affected people can recover:
If they have experienced exclusion.
There they can find protection and peace.
There will be signs:
So that people can easily find the shelters.

Penalties for exclusion
If a person experiences exclusion:
Then they will be protected.
It will be checked:
This can be done to protect the person concerned.
These steps are suitable.

When a person excludes or threatens others:
Then there are these options for punishments:

Duty talk.
One has a conversation with the boss:
Because one has behaved improperly.
Verbal or written instruction.
You will be informed about rules and rights and penalties.
Written warning.
This is a paper.
You get it:
When you misbehave at work.
A warning is like a caution.
If you misbehave again:
Then you’ll lose your job.
Obligation to attend training.
This means:
You have to take part in a training course.
There you learn everything about exclusion.
Termination.
You lose your job.
House ban.
You are no longer allowed in an office or a house or an apartment.
Access ban.
One may no longer enter a service area or an office building.
Place Reprimand.
A person must leave a place:
Because the person is a danger to other people.
Criminal complaint.
There is a report to the police.

3. Public relations

Public relations work means:
We inform about our work to protect against exclusion.
We inform within the Theater der Welt 2023 about our work.
We also inform outside of Theater der Welt 2023.
For example:

In newspapers.
On the internet.
In social networks like Facebook.
Via notices at event locations.

In our information, it says:

This is exclusion.
This is how you recognize exclusion.
This is violence.
These forms of violence exist.

With the information we want to protect against exclusion and violence.
If there is exclusion or violence nonetheless:
Then you can get help quickly with this information.
Because then you know:
This is how I can reach the persons of trust.

Public relations before the festival
In the guideline, there are the rules for a good
interaction with each other.
All people of Theater der Welt 2023 have
signed this guideline.
The signature means:
You follow the rules.

The guideline is part of the work contract.
Everyone receives it:
When they sign the work contract for Theater der Welt 2023.
The guideline is also given to:

All partners of Theater der Welt 2023.
All venues.
All companies working for Theater der Welt 2023.

The guideline is available in the following languages:

German.
English.
Easy language.

It is also included in the information for artists.

On the website of Theater der Welt 2023 you can find the contact data of the trusted persons.
You can contact them before the events.

Public relations during the festival
There is one responsible person for each venue.
This person is called venue supervisor.
This person informs about the following at the venue:

This is how we work at the festival.
These are our rules.
This is how we inform each other.

These people are also first point of contact:
If there is exclusion or violence.
You can recognize them by their service clothing.

At individual events there will be an information station.
There you can get information.
There you can also get advice.
You can find this information stationeasily.
Information can be found on the Theater der Welt 2023 website.
This information will always be up to date.

There will be information about our work at all venues.
The information is posted in the audience area.
It is also posted in the backstage area.
The information is available in different languages.
It also contains the contact data of the persons of trust.

We also pay attention to information from partners:
If they also have teams for protection against exclusion and violence.

Sensory stimuli

We provide information in advance about potential challenges to the audience during performances. We also point out various auditory, visual, olfactory, gustatory or haptic stimuli that can possibly be triggering. Transparent communication about this allows prospective visitors to make a self-determined decision about whether a performance is accessible to them. Unless explicitly described otherwise, the following theater rules apply during the performance: Visitors must remain quiet and seated throughout the performance.

Approx 120 min of walking and light physical activity (e.g. games, sports, light movement), attendees are encouraged to wear proper shoes.
Audience members are asked to interact with teenagers and other attendees and participate in activities throughout the performance. Audience members are welcome to modify their activity to a pace that feels comfortable to them.
Environment: teens and crew will be equipped with headlamps and flashlights on the walk. Attendees should be prepared for walking at night, there may be uneven ground, areas that may not have ramps, and some outside areas may be more dimly lit.
Sound: background music, sound will be played from a small portable speaker at a low volume throughout parts of the performance.
Small megaphones to be used by some of the teens
Powder cannons

Characters showing strong emotions, violence
Sound: loud noises and music, unexpected sounds (6 gun shots)
One of the performers goes into the audience: one spectator is asked to hold a photographic camera (prop)
Some of the ficticious characters of the play develop strong political statements, which can cause discomfort, and that do not correspond to the attitude of the artistic team.
Some moments in the play may cause feelings of discomfort. It is possible to leave the room at any point.

subtle herbal smell diffusers
sounds from crystal bowls, gong, drums, chimes, tuning forks
Visitors can experience this immersive work in a relaxed position, sitting or lying down on the floor with cushions and blankets
Visitors share the room with the performers during the sound bath performance*

*Boogaerdt/VanderSchoot will provide, together with Klara Alexova, special sound bath ceremonies: Improvised meditative live concerts, tuned to the energy of the group. Instruments such as quartz crystal singing bowls, gongs, drums, chimes, and tuning forks are used to bring you into a state of deep relaxation where stress release, healing and insight can occur. The sound bath takes approximately 45 minutes (full length of the performance: 70-80 minutes) and can best be experienced with your eyes closed. Just listen, relax, and float downstream, into the ever-changing flow of vibrating bodies.

Meiro Koizumi – Prometheus Bound

some little strong parts of sound and light
in this performance, the audience is asked to move around.
some people might get a feeling of being trapped due to wearing the Headsets during the performance
We recommend participation from the age of 13. Parents are liable for their children.

Meiro Koizumi – Prometheus Unbound

in this performance, the audience is asked to move around.
some people might get a feeling of being trapped due to wearing the Headsets during the performance
We recommend participation from the age of 13. Parents are liable for their children.

Meiro Koizumi – Prometheus the Fire-Bringer

some people might get a feeling of being trapped due to wearing the Headsets during the performance
We recommend participation from the age of 13. Parents are liable for their children.

Accessibility

Introduction

Perceptive environment

Contact for questions, suggestions and registrations

Accessible website

Ticketing

General remarks

Ticket purchase

Accompanying person

Accessible journey

Arrival by public transport

Transport stops

Information on the functionality of elevators and escalators

Arrival by car

On-site accessibility

Service dogs welcome

Awareness team

Wheelchair accessible

Restrooms

Induction loop available

Raised platform / seating

Accessible offers

Early Boarding

Offers for the blind

Audio Description at the Museum Angewandte Kunst

Sign language interpreting

Chill out area in Museum Angewandte Kunst

Subtitles / Surtitles

Content notes

Awareness Guide

Sensory stimuli

Information

Mammalian Diving Reflex/ Darren O’Donnell – Nightwalks with Teenagers

Parnia Shams – است (Is)

Roman Grygoriv und Illia Razumeiko/ opera aperta – CHORNOBYLDORF. Archaeological opera

Tiago Rodrigues – Catarina and The Beauty of Killing Fascists (Catarina e a beleza de matar fascistas)

Gosia Wdowik – Wstyd (Shame)

Saodat Ismailova – Zukhra

Boogaert/VanderSchoot (BVDS) – Echo’s Chamber

Meiro Koizumi – Prometheus Trilogy

Samara Hersch – It’s Going To Get Dark

Apichatpong Weerasethakul – A Conversation with the Sun (VR)

Koleka Putuma – Magnet Theatre's Scoop: Kitchen Play for Carers and Babes

Koleka Putuma – Hullo, Bu-Bye, Koko, Come in

Nastaran Razawi Khorasani – Songs for no one

Carolina Bianchi y Cara de Cavalo – The Cadela Força Trilogy. Chapter I: The Bride and The Goodnight Cinderella

Flinn Works – Ultimate Safari

Saar Magal – 10 Odd Emotions

Susanne Kennedy & Markus Selg – ANGELA (a strange loop)

Saeborg – Super Farm

Ho Tzu Nyen – Night March of Hundred Monsters

O.R.PHEUS FRAGMENTS

Satoko Ichihara – Yoroboshi: The Weakling