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Portal: Cultural education for children and young people
Portal - the Orchestra and Theater for All platform - offers all children and young people, regardless of their social situation, access to cultural education.
A group of girls and boys visit the stage at Bonn Opera.
The Beethoven Orchester Bonn and Theater Bonn have been offering a joint program since the 2017/18 season. The music and theater education teams of both institutions offer a diverse program from the fields of opera, drama and orchestra - with everyone and for everyone.
In addition to artistic productions for young audiences, the focus is on numerous educational formats such as rehearsal visits, instrument presentations, guided tours behind the scenes, material folders and free workshops. A large team of music theater, concert and theater educators shows children and young people Bonn as a place of cultural diversity and enables them to participate beyond watching and listening - be it in participatory large-scale projects, participation in the children's and youth choir or in musical and scenic workshops.
With the school class subscription (opens in a new tab), it is also easy and inexpensive to get a taste of all three genres. For a visit to the opera or theater, the optional Portal subscription (opens in a new tab) for children and young people accompanied by an adult is an inexpensive alternative. Lower schools are also invited to enter into an educational partnership with Portal and experience culture at first hand.
There is a special offer for elementary school and districts in Bonn
With the Portal - Inside Out (opens in a new tab) project, which is funded by the "Neue Wege" funding program (program of the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the NRW Kultursekretariat), the mediation work is specifically moving out of the theater and into the city districts.
A workshop at the Ennert School brings children closer to music.
The aim is to enable every (primary school) child in Bonn to participate in culture - accessible in their own environment and through special experiences and projects. To achieve this goal, Portal approaches elementary school and youth centers in Bonn in the form of educational partnerships and collaborations.
An unforgettable vacation project, a personal encounter with a stage star in the middle of the district, a visit to the opera house with the whole class or a pop-up concert in the playground: mobile productions, workshops and participatory projects transform everyday situations into magical stage moments.
Portal's offering in the 2024/25 season
Young audiences in Bonn can expect a diverse program in the 2024/25 season. From mobile performances and diverse projects in Bonn's districts to school concerts and family operas - there is something for every taste and age group.
Primary school children (aged six to ten) can look forward to very small but nevertheless very self-confident and combative protagonists: in the theater production Bad Bugs (opens in a new tab), which has been shown in elementary school and at Theater Marabu since September, we meet a group of justifiably angry bugs who fight to preserve their habitats.
This season will be very adventurous for children from the 3rd grade upwards
The superhero opera "Die blaue Sau (opens in a new tab)" by Anno Schreier celebrates its world premiere at the opera house on May 17. The piece transports families and children to the land of levitation, where good fights evil and shows how exciting, humorous and super-powerful contemporary music can be. At the school concert "Naftule and the Journey to Jerusalem (opens in a new tab)", we accompany Naftule and the interpreter Pino on his wondrous journey through various cultures from Ukraine to Israel. And from December, the classic children's book "The Brothers Lionheart (opens in a new tab)" by Astrid Lindgren will be on the program of Theater Bonn for the first time, taking the audience to the fairytale land of Nangijala.
The music theater project Ich Mach Ne (opens in a new tab) Szene is perfect for all children and young people who want to rehearse melodies, write songs and discuss scenes to create their own play.
And, of course, it's off to the neighborhoods again. This time, the district festival in Bonn-Beuel will take place on May 10, 2025. Twice a month there will be the opportunity to meet up and develop a meaningful piece of musical theater. But there will also be a very special spectacle for those who prefer to enjoy a play outside.
In spring, the production Professor Bimbam's Cloning Machine (opens in a new tab) celebrates its interactive and family-friendly premiere and presents Professor Bimbam's latest invention: a machine that beams him to his favorite place.
Opera, drama and orchestra also offer a varied program for young people
Portal works inclusively, creatively and participatively, as in the Farm of the Animals (opens in a new tab) project, in which young drama enthusiasts rework the play together with members of the acting ensemble and act with them on stage.
Each performance can be accompanied by preparatory workshops and materials. Information on this can be found at theater-bonn.de/portal (opens in a new tab). If pupils need financial support, they can apply for a subsidy for a school class subscription or theater tickets via the Kulturpatenkasse.
The team/portal - Inside Out
From left: (standing) Susanne Röskens, Maren Heinz, Max Kelm, (seated) Zeynep Hamaekers, Clara Hütterott (retired), Juliane Fehn, Ekaterina Klewitz, Carolin Land, Luzie Teufel
Rose Bartmer - Director of Education, Diversity and Transformation/Deputy General Director Theater Bonn
