Open Call
Actors & Actresses in Munich
Deadline 28.08.2025
Key Points
Location: Munich, Kulturzentrum GOROD
Working languages: English, German, Armenian, Russian
Deadline: 28 August 2025
Contact: [email protected]
Aigul Davletshina, curator of the project (she\her)

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We are looking for four participants (w\m\d) for the Armenian-German Theater Workshop "The Shame" based in Munich and warmly invite you to apply.

“The Shame” is a theater workshop bringing together Armenian and German actors and actresses. The goal is to enable cultural dialogue through the language of contemporary theater. The result of the workshop will be a collection of multilingual scenic études. The artistic direction is led by Armenian-Jewish director Ilya Moschitsky, who deeply engages with personal and societal issues.

The project is organised by “chronotope” theatre (Yerevan), Kulturzentrum GOROD (Munich) and supported by Kulturreferat München.

How does the project work?
Four Armenian and four German actors and actresses will collaborate in an intensive theater workshop at the GOROD Kulturzentrum in Munich from the 11th to the 14th of November 2025. The focus is on exploring the theme of shame – a universal emotion shaped strongly by culture. Through scenic exercises, improvisations, and discussions, participants will explore personal and societal perspectives on this theme.

The workshop concludes with a public, multilingual showcase (in German, English, Armenian, Russian, among others), presenting the outcomes of the collaborative work.
Schedule
  • November 11–13, 2025
Theater workshop sessions (études, improvisation, text work etc)

  • November 14, 2025, 19:00
Public multilingual showcase “The Shame”

Workshop Theme: "Shame"
Shame is a feeling everyone knows – and yet it is experienced and processed very differently depending on cultural context. The workshop will explore these differences and commonalities. The focus is not only on personal or social shame, but also on the role of shame in the arts: How do artists deal with the fear of exposing themselves? How strong is the desire to appear smart, morally superior, or always one step ahead? These tensions are often palpable in contemporary theater.
What to do?
Please fill out the short application form in English by August 28 2025 at the following link: apply. Keep in mind that you will need to upload a short video introduction (up to 3 minutes). We will get back to you by September 7, 2025.

Timeline
  • Open call deadline: August 28, 2025
  • Interviews: ≈ August 30-31, 2025
  • Selection announcement: by September 7, 2025
What we expect from you
  • Availability on all four days: November 11–14, 2025
  • Willingness to participate in the festival in Yerevan (Armenia) in June 2026 (travel and accommodation costs will be covered)
  • Theater experience is welcome but not required
  • You are 20+ years old

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What we offer
  • Lunch on workshop days in the GOROD Cultural Center cafeteria
  • Compensation of €30 per workshop day (total of €120)
  • Visibility of your work through an invited audience and cultural professionals at the final performance
A bit about us
Ilya Moschitsky, artistic director of the workshop & chronotope, was born in the village of Illarionovka into a Jewish-Armenian family. Ilya has directed productions at various academic and state theaters, as well as at independent and experimental stages in Armenia, Ukraine, and Russia. He lives and works in Yerevan, Armenia. Moschitsky’s works have been presented at renowned international festivals, including Voices in Berlin, Edinburgh Fringe in Edinburgh, Theatrical Confrontations in Lublin, GogolFest in Kyiv, NET (New European Theatre) in Moscow, European Spring in Arkhangelsk, Black and White in Imatra, among others.

"Chronotope" is an independent theater that creates relevant performances in Armenian. "Temporary Association Chronotope" was founded in 2018. Today, "Chronotope" presents its performances in Yerevan on the stages of NPAK (Armenian Center for Contemporary Art) and Small Theatre. "Chronotope" redefines the traditional understanding of Armenian theater by addressing global issues through a local lens, striving to inspire change on different levels — across the country, in cities, and on the streets…
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