Education Projects
Overseas School Project
Developed in collaboration with German writer/director/dramaturg Armin Beber.
Armin first began working with the company on a series of English language theatre workshop programmes at the Helene-Lange School in Wiesbaden, Germany - a comprehensive middle school whose performance topped the annual OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2000. The school’s radical, progressive approach includes a heavy emphasis on the innovative use of theatre in the classroom.
Since then Asylum has been providing top quality theatre professionals to facilitate weeklong workshops at the school four times a year.
Facilitators to Date: Armin Beber, Donal Gallagher, Marcus Bale, Jed ????, Hillary O’Shaughnessy, Claire Gowdy, Ciarda Tobin, Anne Blake, Bob Kelly, Niall Cleary, Lisa Hayes, Joanne Quinn, Julie O'Leary and Amy Prendergast.
Room 101
In 2007, Asylum were invited to conduct a three week theatre project at the Freie Waldorfschule, Stuttgart, Germany. Working with the students we co-wrote and co-directed 'Room 101', an original play based on devised ideas from the students of the school.
Project Co-Ordinator: Armin Beber
Facilitators: Medb Lambert, Marcus Bale & Donal Gallagher
Co-produced with Freie Waldorfschule, Stuttgart, Germany.
Fluke
This 25 minute short film made with the students Helene-Lange School has already won numerous awards including the prestigious (Children To The Olymp Award 2006), and has been screened at a number of international film festivals
Director: Martin Levis
Producer: Armin Beber
Cast and Crew: Students of Helene Lange School
Co-produced with Helene-Lange Schule, CUT Entertainment, and 'The Other Guy Pictures'
Presque Celebre
In 2006 we conducted an introductory film course for transition year students at St Mary’s Secondary School, Macroom. The girls formed a production company and produced a total of 9 short films. They subsequently won the 2007 Irish Young Film Makers Award for Innovation
Facilitators/Mentors: Martin Levis, Gerrie O’Grady, Lisa Fingleton & Donal Gallagher
Co-produced with St Mary’s Secondary School, Macroom and 'The Other Guy Pictures'.
Class A1
In 2002, our devised work with the transition year pupils of St. Mary’s Secondary School, Macroom won Best Original Script and 3rd overall prize at National Transition Year Drama Festival.
Facilitator: Gerrie O’Grady
Director: Donal Gallagher
Co-produced with St Mary’s Secondary School, Macroom.