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Interns (m/f/d)

Theater an der Ruhr was founded in 1980 as an alternative model, an ensemble theater of a new type. The idea of the ensemble, which includes all members of the theater, and the idea of traveling (the theater has now been to more than 50 countries and has brought artists from these countries to Europe and Mülheim) make the Theater an der Ruhr a special place for contemporary theater and contemporary art, which avoids fashionable compromises and creates open, multilingual discourse and international encounters. The Theater an der Ruhr is located in a former brine bath in Raffelbergpark on the outskirts of Mülheim an der Ruhr. It still works with flat hierarchies. The idea of the collective and independent work are important foundations of the cooperation.

For the 2022/2023 season, we are looking for committed interns who would like to gain insight into the work processes and activities of a theater. Under the guidance of the assistant directors, you can actively participate in the artistic development processes as well as in the team and accompany the rehearsal process until the premiere. Your core tasks will include the preparation and follow-up of rehearsals as well as supporting the director/dramaturge during rehearsals.

The internship is limited in time and not bound to a production. The period of time can be arranged individually. Theatrical experience is desirable.

Are you interested? Then please send your complete application (cover letter, CV) summarized in a PDF document by e-mail to adem.koestereli [​at​] theater-an-der-ruhr.de.

Theater an der Ruhr welcomes applications from persons regardless of their gender, ethnic, cultural or social origin, age, religion, world view, disability or sexual identity.

Curator/Project Developer


The Theater an der Ruhr, the Ringlokschuppen Ruhr and the Mülheimer Theatertage
"Stücke" together form the theater alliance vier.ruhr. As an ensemble theater, co-production house and festival for contemporary German drama, we understand art and theater as
forms of communication that intervene in society. With innovative projects and
cooperations, we have set out to invent new strategies of cooperation in order to strengthen the exchange between theater, city and society.

We are looking for a curator/project developer with good knowledge of relevant discourses around the topics of diversity and/or multilingualism and/or postcolonial memory culture and/or transculturality to develop and accompany project formats in terms of content and organization in the vier.zentrale (the jointly operated third place in Mülheim's city center) as well as in the urban space. Practical experience in managing collective work processes in the field of art, socio-culture or theater is explicitly desired. Living experience in the western Ruhr area would be an advantage.

Your area of responsibility includes:


- the programming of the joint activities of the Theaterallianz vier.ruhr
- the team management of vier.ruhr (1 curation, 1 coordination, 1 communication)
- organization, moderation and program management of vier.ruhr
- the communication of the theatrical offers to the actors and users of vier.zentrale and the          surrounding communities
- the coordination of the actors among each other and with multipliers in the urban space of Mülheim.


We offer

- a part-time position (25-30 hours per week)
- a highly interesting job in an artistic/social work context
- encounters with diverse people and multi-layered content
- several opportunities to experience theater and art formats
- a salary that is customary in the industry


We welcome applications from individuals regardless of their gender, ethnic, cultural or social background, age, religion, belief, disability or sexual identity. Applications from BIPoC individuals are strongly encouraged.


Please send your application with CV, certificates and short letter of motivation in a pdf file to matthias [​at​] vier.ruhr by October 31, 2023 at the latest.


Contact: Matthias Frense | matthias [​at​] vier.ruhr | Tel.: +49 208 821 820 47