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For over 20 years, the JugendKulturService has awarded the IKARUS Prize once a year for outstanding Berlin Theatre productions for young audiences. Young people between the ages of 12 and 18 who are enthusiastic about Theatre are being sought for the IKARUS Theatre Prize 2023. They have the task of choosing the best Theatre production for children and young people from eight nominated plays and selecting their own IKARUS award winners. They will be professionally accompanied in the process.

The application for the 13th FAMILIENNACHT has started! Until June 2, institutions such as Theatres, museums, family Mittes, associations, organizations and companies in the fields of art, culture, sports, education, social affairs and tourism have the opportunity to apply to the FAMILIENNACHT Alliance. They can present an exclusive range of events for this certain evening and invite families to experience and discover things together at unusual times. A great opportunity to inspire families and create unforgettable moments!

The new Berliner FamilienPass 2023 offers leisure time for all Berlin families with its approximately 300 savings and 200 prize draws! Ecertainly at a time when families in particular have to save money, the leisure and culture pocket book with its savings and raffle holiday activities makes certain family adventures possible every day of the year - whether outdoors or indoors, a visit to a museum or a climbing excursion.

Start your holidays planning now with the Super-Ferienpocket book - for super holidayss in our city! The raffle database for over 80 extraordinary autumn holiday excursions, workshops and Co is open from 4-16.10.2022). And the Super-Ferien-pocket book is also otherwise filled to the brim with over 220 savings and countless prize draws for varied holidays days up to and including the Easter holidayss in 2023.

Starting on June 20, the new Super-Ferien-pocket book will be available to all children and young people in Berlin. It is filled with over 400 savings and prize draws for 100 varied holidays days. So you can start the holidayss relaxed from the first day of holidays - 100 days of super holidayss: Action - Recreation - Fun.

The application period for participation in the 12th FAMILIENNACHT, which will take place under the patronage of the Senator for Education, Youth and Family, Astrid-Sabine Busse, on October 8, 2022 in Berlin and the surrounding area, begins immediately. Institutions such as Theatres, museums, family Mittes, clubs, organizations and companies in the fields of culture, art, sports, education, social affairs and tourism are called upon to apply to the FAMILIENNACHT Alliance by June 10 with an event offer designed exclusively for this evening in order to invite children and families to new kinds of shared experiences and discoveries at an unusual hour. and discoveries at an unusual hour.

Since 2002, the JugendKulturService has awarded the IKARUS Prize once a year for outstanding Berlin Theatre productions for a young audience. This is a certain way of focusing attention on the high quality and diversity of Berlin's theatrical art for children and young people. In order to give young audiences an equal voice, the JugendKulturService initiated a youth jury in 2018 in addition to the expert jury. Over a period of 5-6 months, this jury examines the nominated plays and deals with the evaluation of Theatre in general until it finally awards two IKARUS prizes at the big IKARUS ceremony.

The new Berliner FamilienPass 2022 offers leisure time for all Berlin families with around 300 savings and 200 prize draws! Despite possible restrictions at the beginning of the year, the leisure and culture pocket book has many savings, leisure and excursion tips and certain raffle holiday activities ready from the start. The goal of the JugendKulturService as well as the more than 300 program partners:inside of the Familienpocket book is to support families in any current situation and at the same time to make them confident and eager for activities in the further course of the year.

And the IKARUS goes to... - The IKARUS 21st winners are... In this very certain IKARUS year, in which the viewing of live premieres was almost impossible, and in which the IKARUS award ceremony could only take place as a live stream, a unique decision was made: The IKARUS 21.0. was awarded to ten projects selected by the expert jury out of respect for the work done, and the prize money was divided among all the groups.

holidays on your own doorstep? No problem with the Berliner FamilienPass. With around 300 savings and numerous prize draws, it is THE idea exchange for varied leisure activities and new discoveries for the time after the Corona-related restrictions and the upcoming holidays season.

From the first day of the holidays, Berlin children and young people up to and including the age of 18 can start their holidays relaxed with the Super-Ferien-pocket book. More than 180 savings and around 190 prize draws encourage exploration of countless offers from the areas of sports, games, and cultural and creative activities. Discounts of 20-50% and even free admissions inspire explorations in and around Berlin and offer the full holidays fun.

The IKARUS jury thus sets an example for the important role of children's and youth Theatres in times of the pandemic.

With its 300 savings and 200 prize draws, the new Berliner FamilienPass is a guarantee for varied leisure activities for the time after the Corona-related restrictions. Berlin families can thus prepare themselves in the best possible way and, thanks to the savings potential of the pocket book, are immediately ready to experience the beautiful sides of family life. Despite the lockdown, some offers in the fresh air can be used from 1.1.2021.