📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Your host will the Open-Air Theatre Heidenheim, the 2nd largest one of its kind in Southern
Germany. It is situated on the “castle hill“ of the town of Heidenheim an der Brenz, surrounded by forests, and can accommodate up to 1100 spectators. The Open-Air Theatre is run by a non-profit association and they are very excited about hosting again a group of international volunteers. This project is perfect for everyone who is interested in theatres and wants to have a look behind the scenes! Have a look at the Theatre here: www.naturtheater.de
The association was first founded by Gustav Müller over 100 years ago, after the first World War, in his quest of dedicating his life to something that would unite people: art. In 1919 not only did Müller materialize this idea, but also managed to host several productions at the concert hall.
💼 What the programme involves
During the off-season, a variety of maintenance and improvement tasks are carried out across the site. These include dismantling stage sets, sorting and repairing props, clearing and organizing storage areas and the prop garage, and preparing the audience hall for winter. Additional work involves painting and general site maintenance, such as pruning trees and raking leaves.
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be accommodated directly on the project side: Next to the stage, there is huge building for administration, a workshop, a café… Here you will have one big room for yourselves with matresses on the floor, showers in the same building, and a kitchen. The washing options are available but limited. Mind that there is only one big room for sleeping available to all volunteers – no separation possible! Regarding food, you will be asked to cook for yourselves, and carry out all related activities (grocery shopping, cooking and cleaning after yourselves).
📍 About the location
Heidenheim an der Brenz is a town with a bit less than 50.000 inhabitants in the southern region of Baden-Württemberg. The area is rather rural with a beautiful countryside: since it is at the end of the Swabian Albs – a mountain range of about 220km-, there are many hills and forests. Also in the town you will find the Hellenstein Castle, first built on the 12th century, and wildlife park with around 100 animals, very close to your project. If you would like to visit a larger town, you may go to Ulm which is only 30km away. Stuttgart and Munich are just about 2 hours by train.
⚠️ Requirements
This project is a Volunteering Team within the European Solidarity Corps program. Volunteers have to have legal residency in an EU country, there is a strict age limit of 18 to 30 years. The participation to the ESC Volunteering Teams is subject to several principles and conditions, presented on the ESC webpage: https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity/mission_en
- Volunteers do not have to pay any fee (not sending, nor participation fee) to attend the project and will receive a financial support for their travel, according to a maximum amount established in accordance with their travel distance and upon the presentation of original tickets;
- Volunteers need to enroll in the PASS, the ESC Portal; then IBG will organise their matching, on the online system, with the volunteering project;
- Volunteers will receive pocket money, calculated on basis of 7€/day, once they arrive on the project;
- Volunteers will have to complete a participation report, submitted online through the portal.
