Junge NKO, the theatre youth club of the Neukölln Opera, was founded in 2012. The aim is to give young theatre enthusiasts an open, non-discriminatory and intercultural space to express themselves creatively. Since then, a professional team of artists has developed a new production every year, which is created in teamwork with the ensemble, from text development to composition and staging. The focus is always on the individual artistic strengths of the young people. Participation in our youth club projects is open to anyone who has always wanted to be on stage and is therefore free of charge. There is also no audition. The Junge NKO has already been invited to the Theatertreffen der Jugend (Berlin) and Rampenlichter (Munich) festivals as well as the Klubszene in Berlin.
In 2024, the Junge NKO worked together with director Bjørn de Wildt, author Vera Schindler, composer Yuval Halpern, costume designer Federica Fugazzi and eight young people aged between 16 and 23 on their eleventh production VOGELFREI.
In the production GEGENGIFT (premiere on 3 April 2025), the young singer-actors of the Junge NKO fought for the first time with professionals across generations for solidarity and a democratic future – in close cooperation with the TU Berlin / Pilz-Kunst-Labor, scientifically accompanied by the biotechnologist Prof. Dr Vera Meyer.
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PAST PRODUCTIONS
2013 Quartett – Direction: Tanja Schmitz
2014 Weißgekleidete hässliche Kinder machen einen Ausflug – Play Direction Lisa Brüning/Nadine Boos
2015 Odyssée d’Orléans – the d’Arc Knight Returns – Text: Felix Krakau & Ensemble, Music: Michael Bellmann & Ensemble, Director: Nadine Boos
2016 Puccini Cappuccini – Text: Felix Krakau & Ensemble, Music: Michael Bellmann & Ensemble, Director: Nadine Boos
2017 Mea Culpa Massacre – play development by the Young Ensemble of the Neuköllner Oper with Felix Krakau (text), Yuval Halpern (music) and Nadine Boos (direction)
2018 Orpheus Optimal – music theatre by the Young Ensemble of Neuköllner Oper by Yuval Halpern (music), Felix Krakau (text), Bjørn de Wildt (direction)
2019 Amnesie Atlantis – Music Theatre of the Young Ensemble of the Neuköllner Oper by Yuval Halpern (music), Felix Krakau (text), Bjørn de Wildt (director)
2020 How to control your Anger in ten easy Steps – music theatre by the Young Ensemble of the Neuköllner Oper by Yuval Halpern (music), Felix Krakau (text), Bjørn de Wildt (director)
2021 Urban Stories – Workshops with Bjørn de Wildt (acting), Yuval Halpern (music), Bahar Meric (dance), Felix Krakau (text)
2022 Das größte Zwischen Überhaupt
2023 Eigentlich bin ich glücklich
2024 Vogelfrei
2025 Gegengift