Workshops at ATOLL Festival

25. September 2026, 7 pm

• Fee: 35,- Euro
• Place: Maccaroni Seminarraum, Wolfartsweierer Str. 11
• Duration: 3 hours plus break
• Workshop language: Englisch
• Bring: comfortable clothes, preferably in neutral colours without writing, a bottle of water.

The clown doesn’t have to invent anything. He just has to stop hiding. In this workshop, we’ll work with play, presence, rhythm, and a direct connection to the audience. We won’t be looking for a funny character, nor will we try to be original. We’ll discover what happens when we’re truly present, trust the moment, and have the courage to fail.

Through improvisation, simple games, and specific stage situations, we’ll explore our own comedic bodies, our personal contradictions, and the joy of venturing into the unknown together.

For artists, actors, dancers, educators, and curious people—with or without clowning experience.

Gerardo Tetilla was born in Argentina in 1981. At the age of 15, he began performing with various theater and circus groups. In 2001, he came to Europe and toured as a clown and juggler. In 2006, he earned a bachelor’s degree in movement theater from the Accademia Teatro Dimitri in Switzerland. He then toured as a clown and lead performer with Circus Monti and worked as an actor and capo comico for the Dimitri Company, playing the lead role in the musical “Peter Pan World Arena Tour.” In 2013, he earned his master’s degree in physical theater from the Dimitri Academy. He is also the founder of Wakouwa Teatr.

this workshop is fully booked

September 18–20, 2026

Partner acrobatics and dance with, in, and on an open wooden structure
Workshop with a performance for children ages 9–12

A project by Maja Zimmerlin, Kritonas Anastasopoulos, and Umberto Freddi

We look forward to spending three days with you exploring the wooden structure MINI CELLULA and creating a dance and acrobatics performance.

During the workshop, we’ll work with you to develop acrobatic group formations in and around the wooden structures. We’ll climb and balance—both on and with our bodies, as well as on and with the wooden structure. Sometimes huddled close together like in thickets, sometimes high up on the platform, or arranged in a pyramid. Never alone, but always together. We’ll support one another, trust each other, and achieve a great deal together.

You’ll learn to contribute your own skills and rely on those of others: “It’s okay to be who I am—and that’s how I’m part of the group.”

Do you enjoy moving, are you curious, and would you like to help us put together a little performance? Then join us—we look forward to seeing you.

• Participation fee: free
• Location: Residenzraum at TOLLHAUS Karlsruhe, Alter Schlachthof 11e
• Times:
  • Friday, September 18, 4:00–6:00 p.m.
  • Saturday, September 19, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. / Break / 1:00–3:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, September 20, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. / Break / Performances between 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
• Maximum number of participants: 15 children
• Workshop language: German