Recap (1)

Damn, this has been a long time since we last heard of each other, no?

Yeah, it’s been while. And a bunch of things has happened in the meantime. The last time I wrote something, is already two years ago – summer 2024. I was still suffering from uncertainty, since all my university application were rejecting and I did not really have something to do.

Yeah, things already changed in october ’24. My former employer – Badisches Staatstheater – asked me to come back and jump in on short notice, as they were in need of another assistant director in the Youth Theatre production „Alice in Wonderland“. Happy to be back, I threw myself into a production, that should provide a series of challenges throughout the rehearsals. Either, we made the best out of it, and had a wonderful premiere. My will to do theatre in the future was challenge, yet my resolve persisted.

Beginning from December, I started preparing my applications, this time less arts and more theatre direction. Concurrently, I was still able to do theatre, which meant, that from February ’25 onwards, I was part of a theatre club with weekly rehearsals. At least a bit of routine. We premiered in July, and even though our piece wasn’t the greatest, we had a lot of fun, and I was very happy that I met most of the cast again in november for the next theatre club.

Either way, the application were not going super well. Over half a year, I got nothing except a bunch of rejections. Even though I had professional advice and was able to learn a lot about dramaturgy and conception – thanks to Anna Haas for this btw – yet it did’nt work out. Until, HfG came into place. Although, that one was a bit back and forth. I decided to take a portfolio consultion in february, made a new portfolio, applied in april, was invited to the entry exam in june, and then, for a time , did not get any reply. Until, mid of july, end rehearsals of my theatre project, kaboom: rejection. And the next day: a new document in HiSinOne. After hours I decided to take a look into it, next kaboom: I was accepted. The emotional roller coaster was resolved, for now.

So here we are, at HfG Karlsruhe. But more about that in the next part.