BIYT Berlin International Youth Theatre

08/12/2025

Thank you all for your support. We had a great year , All our classes are filled to the brim and we welcome a new teacher and a new class. Minna Partanan is teaching our Intermediate class. Sorry for not posting more regularly. I will post once we are open again for new students. Till then BIYT Wishes everyone Happy Holidays!

27/09/2024

BIYT warmly recommends our colleague’s project:

*OPEN CALL FOR PERFORMERS AGED 14-18*

Destina – a short film by Venla Helenius in collaboration with Minna Partanen, Johannes Birlinger + the working group 2024-2025

We are holding auditions for a short film Destina in Berlin in October 2024 (see "how to apply" for more details).

We are looking for five people aged 14-18 with an interest in performing and working with the camera. Destina is an artistically ambitious short film project consisting of workshops for the performers, a week of filming, and a public screening at the Finnland Institut in Berlin and at the contemporary art gallery SIC in Helsinki. The aim is to produce a high-quality artistic outcome that will be presented at international film and video art festivals.

The performers do not need to have a background in camera work. The working process will have a theatre pedagogical approach. The aim is to create with the performers a working group-oriented relationship with the camera and to examine the issues raised by camera work. We will get to know different techniques of performing, reflect on the themes of the work and devise performative material for the camera together.

We are looking for performers* who feel that representations of girlhood have affected them at some point in their lives: Destina is a film that explores the manifestations of empowerment, defiance and rebellion in the context of Western art history and the narrative of growing up as a girl. Through five characters, the film depicts the search for a pulsating desire and a joyful rebellion, as well as questions of power in the act of looking and being looked at. A good command of English is expected, as the language of the project is English.

* Who identify as female, non-binary, trans & other

LOCATION AND DATES:
Participants chosen for the project must commit to pre-shoot workshops and rehearsals in Berlin between November 2024 and March 2025. During this 5-month period, the team will meet approximately 10 times. Detailed rehearsal schedule will be arranged with the selected performers in October 2024. Filming will take place between 11 and 27 April 2025, during a one-week filming camp outside Berlin. The finished work will premiere in Finland in September 2025 and at the Finnland Institut in Germany in late 2025.

WHO ARE WE:
The team consists of visual artist Venla Helenius, theatre pedagogue Minna Partanen, and sound designer Johannes Birlinger. Destina is the team's third short film. The artistic direction of Destina is led by Venla Helenius, a Finnish video and photography artist whose works have been exhibited in galleries, museums, and screenings internationally. Minna Partanen has extensive experience as a facilitator in applied theatre projects with young people. Johannes Birlinger is a German sound designer who has composed music for numerous theater and film productions, with particular experience in projects aimed at young audiences.

HOW TO APPLY?

1. Sign up for the audition by sending a motivation letter of max ½ A4 in length, briefly introducing yourself and explaining why you want to be part of the project to the email [email protected]. Deadline is September 30, 2024.
2. We will respond by inviting you to a 30-min. audition taking place in Berlin, Kreuzberg. Audition dates are Tues. 08.10. at 17:30:-20:00, Fri. 11.10. at 16:00-20:00 or Sun. 13.10. at 11:00-14:00.
3. There are a limited number of spots for the audition, so please sign up quickly.
4. If you have any questions, contact: [email protected]

06/07/2024

BIYT is on Summer break now . See you all again in September. LAb starts September 7. Ensemble class and Ignite starts September 14. More info in September. till then- have a fabulous Summer!

29/05/2024

15/01/2024

Hi Everyone, Welcome to the New Year ! Our Winter term classes have started but there is still some room left. The Ensemble class is well on its way creating an amazing pirate adventure play. If you want to get involved let me know! Write to me at [email protected]

26/08/2023

So much for Summer! ha!
And here we are again, back to classes already starting next Saturday September 2. This term the lab class will be joing the ensemble group for part of the part. Which means the lab class starts at 11.00 this term. If you have any questions or for more information please contact me directly at [email protected]

12/07/2023

Greetings! We will be taking a summer holiday until September 2. We look forward to seeing you then. Have a great vacation!

05/06/2023

You are invited to attend our premiere this Friday and Saturday only! June 9 and 10.
At English Theatre Berlin , BIYT presents "Rumors in the Shadows" at 19.00. Based on historical events from 1535 in the Tudor court, BIYT takes a big turn off the beaten path and instead creates an "alternative" history. Come see for yourself where there story ends up!

20/04/2023

Another announcement, Priscilla will be starting up her theater class for adults at the local Volkshochschule Friedrichshein/Kreuzberg. These classes are held once a week at 14.30 on Thursdays . If you are interested please check it out the website for the Berlin Volkshochschule. I cant post the link here but the Course number is
FK1.508
You can then register for the class through the website only.

Die VHS Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg bietet ein umfangreiches Kursprogramm in den Bereichen Fremdsprachen, Kultur, Gesundheit, Arbeit & Beruf und Gesellschaft an