Projects in 2008

The AUJA! ImproBenefizFestival "Improv Meets Autism"
fund-and-awareness raising Improvisational Theater Festival

From 14-22nd June 2008 in Berlin and Internationally

Berliner Initiative of Improvisational Performers are building bridges between autistic children, their family members, and professional therapy.

An international initiative of improvisational theater groups will be staging the first fund-and-awareness raising Improv theater Festival “Improv Meets Autism” in Berlin and other locations across the globe from the 14-22nd June. Over 50 groups will take part. The producers will donate their proceeds, Improv players their pay, and Improv teachers their salaries.

From the crème de la crème of the Improv scene, to smaller amateur groups, Improv lovers from around the world are uniting with a common cause. The Festival starts with a bang; a 12-hour Improv marathon in the Berliner theater Bühnen-Rausch, hosted by “The Wäm!,” the Improv group of Deniz and Christiane Döhler, the parents of three year old Luka, who at an early age was diagnosed with Austism.

Famous Berliner groups such as “The Gorrillas” and “Theatersport Berlin”, national institutions such as “Drama Light” from Mannheim, and “Clamotta” from Cologne, and international stars such as “Unexpected-Productions” from Seattle, USA, and Rapid Fire from Edmonton, Canada, have announced their support.Spectators interested in Improv can choose from more than 25 shows and over 20 workshops. All money and donations generated by the Festival go towards supporting families with autistic children as they develop and work with individual programs based on the Son-Rise® Program.

The motivation for this initiative is the successful treatment of Luka, the son of Improv playing couple, Christiana and Dennis Döhler, with a program based on this method developed in the US. The workshops taking place during the Festival are geared both towards experienced Improv players and interested newcomers.

Download:
Press Release
A pamphlet informing spectators at your show
A little speech groups delivered before their show
A web site banner
A web site button

Fund-Raising Concert at the Linden church, Berlin
Saturday, 12th July 2008
Binger-/corner of Homburger Straße
14197 Berlin (S-Bhf Heidelberger Platz)

Doors open 7Pm, Concert starts 8PM

Artists:

Jazz-Monks
Sammy’s Klezmics
Bläseroktett
Gesangsquartett
Improvisationstheater the WÄM
Streetdance.

Come and enjoy!