YDO for day care centres - Deutsche Oper Berlin
We have set ourselves the goal of using the resources of our theatre to foster and expand cultural education for young children in the mid to long term. The encounters take place at the Deutsche Oper Berlin or in the kindergarten.
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A mobile music theatre for children from 3 to 6 years old
Together we ask ourselves: How do we sound and how do the things around us sound? And who or what is this mysterious TIRILI? Two performers come to the nursery or play in the foyer of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and explore how sounds are created together with the children.
Cost per person €5 for performances in the foyer
Costs for daycare centres on request, bookable via the webshop
Dates for daycare centres on request at
Expedition TIRILI was supported by the Robert Bosch Stiftung.
We can also come to your nursery
We travel light, without an elaborate stage set, because we perform on location, in day-care centres in Berlin and Brandenburg.
Requirements for bookings in Kitas in Berlin and the surrounding area.
- The event is designed for an audience of up to 40 children.
- Large room, min. 30 m², length in one direction min. 8 m
- A clean, free playing area of at least 4 x 3 m that can be used as a stage
- At least 2 m distance between the stage area and the auditorium
- The performance space is available for set-up and preparation 45 minutes before the start of the performance
- In addition, another room will be made available as a dressing room for the musicians
A staged concert for children aged 3 and up
Two musicians guide the children and their adult companions through the world of sound of the instruments they have brought with them: A voice, a double bass, a tuba, a trombone and whatever else can surprisingly become an instrument. These sounds can also be experienced physically.
Duration 30 - 40 minutes
Suitable for children from 3 years
26, 27, 28 March 2026, at 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. in the Tischlerei
In the third year of our TUKI Tandem partnership with the Westfälische Straße daycare centre in Berlin Wilmersdorf, the focus is on children between the ages of three and six. Alternating between watching and performing musical theatre, the nursery children are introduced to the performing arts in an age-appropriate manner.
As part of a TUKI cooperation, the nursery's educational staff work in creative teams with our musical theatre educator to implement the TUKI concept. From the very beginning, further training in musical theatre education for the nursery teachers also plays an important role.
