Bookworms+become+actors

=**Second Part:**= =This project twinspace was created on 2011-02-07= =http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/web/p46958 =

We begin with a Videoconference



Dear friends! Tomorrow we have our first video conference in our new project. We will show you some picturesof our huge Berlin theaters. Greetings Christiane and 5c

= A great musicaltheater in Berlin is the "Theater am Potsdamer Platz". It was opened in 2002. = The Theatre of the West has been considered for over 100years as one of the most beautiful theatres for musical and operetta. The neo-baroque building, constructed in 1896 is decorated with small towers. It is designed with an impressive mirrored foyer. We took the picture when we went to Berlin Zoo. The baker Kohler founded in 1890 his office in Weißensee (Berlin), Prenzlauer Chaussee 3-4 under the name " Michael Kohler bread factory .  Today it is a theater.    We saw the play written by Author : Maja theGupta.  MRS UND MISS SCATTERBRAIN Grandmother and granddaughter, both scatterbrained now engage in the search for the skull halves of the great-grandmother. Who owns this , has magical powers.   They found at the end of the trip the skull halves of the great-grandmother and they found their roots .    We saw the performance and at the end we talked about with the actors.

=// The Crucible Theatre Sheffield / Pomegranite Theatre Chesterfield: //= **// The Crucible Theatre / Sheffield //**
 * // The theatre was build in 1971 and is located in the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. //**
 * // As well as theatrical performances it is home to the most important event in professional Snooker the 'World Championship'. //**
 * // The stage has been adapted to Dance, musical performaces as well as classical and modern theatre. //**


 * // The theatre can seat around 980 people in its galleries. //**

**// The Pomegranite Theatre / Chesterfield //**

**// The theatre was established in 1949 and holds 546 seats. The Pomegranite provides a year round programme of professional touring theatre and high quality local amateur productions. //** **// We go to this theatre every year before christmas to see a pantomine. It is very close to our School and we always enjoy watching the play. //** = Meetings with authors: = The Performance (by Jenny 6c):

We went with our class on 8.26.2011 to the "bread factory" to see a theater performance of the author Mrs Maya Das Gupta.

The bread factory is a cultural center in Berlin. It is located on Caligariplatz in the district Weissensee, near the intersection of Prenzlauer Allee and Wisbyer Street / Baltic Street. At 15:00 we were allowed to enter. We could see how the actors are still prepared.

In the play, Mrs. Scatterbrain (the grandmother) and Miss Scatterbrain (granddaughter), made a journey to look for two skull halves of an ancestor.

A narrator told us the content of history and what happened in between.

At the end of the journey, they found not only the skull, they also learned something from the land of their ancestors.

**Interview with the author: Maya Das Gupta** (by Christine and Jenny)

Maja Gupta came in our class, we knew her from our shared theater project. We heard some of their stories. The main character in the texts was Ronja. First, after Christmas, then after her aunt, and finally to a tiger. We liked it very much. Especially the story with the tiger was fun because we were able to suggest how it ends.

Finally, we asked Maja a few questions :

Q: Does that work with young people and kids having fun? A: Yes, it's fun.

Q: Is your job hard? A: Depends.

Q: How long have you worked as a writer? A: I work for about 4-5 years.

Q: Have you used a different profession? A: Yes, I used a different career. I taught English and writing radio plays. Q: How many stories have you ever written? A: I have written more than 5 stories.

Q: How did you get this job? A: I always wanted this job. I've already written in the primary school.

Q: How did you get the different stories? A: Sometimes I bring a set at the beginning of it or a picture.

Q: Why did you pursue this career? A: Because I want to tell you something.

Thank you, Maja, for the beautiful hours!

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= German Actress, Frau Simone Mutschler. =

** Frau Mutschler performed 'Snow White' / Schneewittchen for us on 23. March 2011. Frau Mutschler is an German Actress who performes plays all around England and Germany, for Kindergartens and Primary Schools. The event was organized by the 'Goethe Institut in Manchester'. **  ** Afterwards we ask a few questions: **
 * Frau Mutschler played all the charactors herself and we got to join in by repeating different phrases. The play was performed bilingual in both languages English and German, so everyone could understand! **
 * The way the charactors were played was very funny, we were laughing all the way through the play. **
 * Is it hard to play each charactor yourself without any help? **
 * Reply: It takes a lot of practise but it keeps your audience **
 * engaged and encourages the children to join in. **
 * What qualities do you have to have to become an actor / actress? **
 * Reply: You have to be good at showing emotions, using facial **
 * exspressions and body language. If you have a passion for **
 * performing and playing to an audience, and don't mind **
 * working hard, then this may be the job for you! **
 * for you. **