Public Outreach
Theatre is much more than what happens on stage. Discover that in our varied offer for both individual visitors and groups.
Watch our productions in your classroom
If your group can't come to our theatre, our theatre comes to your classroom.
If your group can't come to our theatre, our theatre comes to your classroom.
Because schools can not organise activities outside of the school, our colleagues of public outreach offer a showcase with a number of our productions. Not as magical as a real theatre visit, but better than not going at all. You'll find the showcase here: https://vimeo.com/showcase/6872503. Ask for your login via dirk.crommelinck@ntgent.be
Theatre quiz
We developed a theatre quiz, only in Dutch available for the moment.
We developed a theatre quiz, only in Dutch available for the moment.
Lesson folder
Prepare your group for their theatre visit with our lesson folders.
Prepare your group for their theatre visit with our lesson folders.
Our priority is to provide teachers, educators, group leaders, etc. with a teaching folder that they can use to prepare their supporters for a visit to the theatre.
We gauge expectations, motifs and themes in advance, and afterwards we discuss the theatre images and drawing language.
Lesson folders can be downloaded free of charge from the production pages of our website (only in Dutch).
Mirror Projects
We are collaborating with a group to adapt one of our productions.
We are collaborating with a group to adapt one of our productions.
Every two years, NTGent venues itself to a thorough and major metamorphosis of one of its productions. This format offers the possibility to a group to make an adaptation of one of the NTGent productions. The leadership is in hands of the own NTGent ensemble. Before we go into rehearsal, a thorough introduction of the house is on the agenda.
However, a mirror project is also possible on a smaller scale. An NTGent drama teacher then works through a few workshops to a spectacular show moment. Are you interested as a school or group in a small or large mirror project? Contact us at publiekswerking@ntgent.be.
Booking for groups/schools
15 is a crowd. When you come with 15 or more people, you enter at reduced price.
15 is a crowd. When you come with 15 or more people, you enter at reduced price.
GROUPS & SCHOOLS
Coming with a group (15 people)? You enter at a reduced price, following our other reductions. Book your tickets via publiekswerking@ntgent.be.
Going to a production with your school? Contact public outreach: publiekswerking@ntgent.be.
Theatre tour
Let us take you to places that have been important for our City Theatre.
Let us take you to places that have been important for our City Theatre.
During this two kilometre walk you will cross the city centre of Ghent. We offer two theatre walks:
- A theatre walk about Jan-Frans Willems.
- A theatre walk about Maurice Maeterlinck.
A theatre tour takes about 150 minutes with a maximum of 25 participants.
You can apply via publiekswerking@ntgent.be.
Price: €85 + 21% VAT
Schatten van vlieg
Vlieg takes you on a treasure hunt through NTGent.
Vlieg takes you on a treasure hunt through NTGent.
Every summer you can come and treasure hunt in NTGent.
Coming to our theatres with your class?
It's free with DynamoOPWEG.
It's free with DynamoOPWEG.
With dynamoOPWEG, each school travels for free to cultural destinations. Up to 30 people and according to the current timetables.
Read more information here: http://www.cultuurkuur.be/subs...
Theatre library
A wealth of theatre brochures and printed plays.
A wealth of theatre brochures and printed plays.
You can find all the information and visual material from NTGent performances from 1965 to the present.
You can also come to us for background information and texts on the history of theatre or for biographies. Of course, the NTGent publications such as the lustrum books (books published on special anniversaries) and the theatre pocket dictionary are also in the library.
From this library (and our archive) we occasionally select material that suits one of the current productions. We present that material to you in the corridors of our theatre.
The library is open to the public on Wednesday afternoon from 2pm to 5pm or by appointment, via:
M: yvonne.peiren@ntgent.be | T: 09 269 35 16
Introductory lesson/conversation or post-show discussion
An exclusive introduction or rather an exclusive post-show dicussion? We have both!
An exclusive introduction or rather an exclusive post-show dicussion? We have both!
As a school or group you can get an exclusive introduction or an exclusie post-show discussion at a location that’s convenient for you. We will gladly create one tailored to your group. We start from your target group and their prior knowledge and adjust our introduction accordingly.
It will take about 50 minutes and can be requested by sending an e-mail to publiekswerking@ntgent.be.
Price: €55 + 21% VAT (+ transport costs outside Ghent)
Tailor-made arrangements
Especially for you, we adapt our offer or add something to it.
Especially for you, we adapt our offer or add something to it.
NTGent is an open house for everyone! If you have a specific question or if you experience barriers at a practical or content-related level, we will try to adjust what we offer accordingly. Publiekswerking also offers extras for performances. We would be happy to have a look at what is possible with you. A snack or drink before or after the performance, an exclusive conversation, a short meet & greet, etc.
Ask us: publiekswerking@ntgent.be.
Open rehearsals
Who doesn't dream of being a voyeur for a while during the work process?
Who doesn't dream of being a voyeur for a while during the work process?
In the run-up to a new production, the director and production team open their doors to small groups from the public. Who doesn't dream of being a voyeur for a while during the work process? Open rehearsals are free and are announced via a personal email, our website, newsletter and magazine.
Stay informed about the open rehearsals. Write to us at publiekswerking@ntgent.be.
Introduction XL & post-show discussion
An introduction XL & post-show discussion offer just a little bit more.
An introduction XL & post-show discussion offer just a little bit more.
Introduction XL
Once per production, the introduction is given by the production dramaturge.The introduction begins 45' before the performance.
Post-show discussion
After the performance there will also be a talk with the cast and crew. The discussion follows shortly after.
Practical
You are free to follow the introduction XL as well as the post-show discussion, or just one of both.
An Introduction XL & post-show discussion is free of charge and there is no need to register.
Keep an eye on our website and publications to see when an Introduction XL & post-show discussion with cast and crew takes place!
Theatre symbolism lessons
Are you familiar with the theatre code and symbolism?
Are you familiar with the theatre code and symbolism?
Get initiated by a staff member and enjoy your theatre visit with a little bit more insight.
A theatre symbolism class takes about 100 minutes.
Applications can be submitted via publiekswerking@ntgent.be.
Price: €75 + 21% VAT (+ transport costs outside Ghent)
Theatre in the classroom
This is where actors exchange their stage for a classroom.
This is where actors exchange their stage for a classroom.
Actors Debbie Crommelinck and Stijn Vervoort show up in an ordinary classroom and prove that you can perform a nice piece of theatre there too! In a playful and interactive performance, they teach the pupils (and their teacher) all about the code of conduct in a theatre, the script, theatre terminology and everything you need to be able to make theatre. Theatre in the classroom is enjoyed by students of the 2nd and 3rd grade of secondary school, but it turns out that adults also enjoy this theatre performance very much! Duration: Approximately 40 minutes
NTGent organises this together with Toneelgroep Maastricht.
Practical:
Target group: 2nd and 3rd grade classes. Always at your school, in a classroom, to a single class group. No technical equipment required.
Price: €150 + 6% VAT
More info and bookings: publiekswerking@ntgent.be.
Workshops
Do you want to learn everything about theatre and get your hands on it yourself?
Do you want to learn everything about theatre and get your hands on it yourself?
Production Workshop
Feel like diving deeper into the background of the performance? While attending the rehearsal process, our theatre teachers put together a workshop, which is an ideal introduction for any interested party.
Basics workshop
Do you want to become an actor yourself? Come to our theatre workshop first. There you learn the basics of theatre as a craft.
Practical
A workshop takes about two and a half hours and is aimed at groups of up to 25 participants. The workshop can be organised in NTGent or at a location convenient for you.
Apply for a workshop via publiekswerking@ntgent.be.
Price: €135 + 21% VAT (+ transport costs outside Ghent)
Guided tours
Let us take you on a discovery tour of the theatre.
Let us take you on a discovery tour of the theatre.
There are guided tours for all ages and interests. On request, we will be happy to work out a tailor-made tour.
In addition, the tour will also be made accessible to everyone: assistance with a Flemish Sign Language interpreter,adapted to wheelchair users, etc.
Contact us at publiekswerking@ntgent.be and get more information about the content, duration, number of participants and custom price of these guided tours.
Basic price guided tour: €85
Introduction
Want to know more about the performance you're going to watch?
Want to know more about the performance you're going to watch?
Our employees will tell you more about the thematic background and creation process. Interesting for any theatre lover!
You are welcome to attend the introductions before each show. We offer an introduction to all of our performances in our theatres, unless otherwise stated. There you get interesting facts, dramaturgical background, the thematic approach and an answer to all your questions by our staff. This introduction is free of charge and you do not need to register. They start 45 minutes before the performance.