Several people dressed in football shirts are standing on a raised area. A person on the ground is filming. A football match is shown on a screen in the background.
Theatertreffen der Jugend 2025: Global Player
© Berliner Festspiele

Global economic players can trade without borders, but for refugees the border fences are getting higher and higher. In overcoming them, refugees are performing at their best, travelling long distances, crossing seas, jumping over walls and performing almost Olympic feats. They are the true global players.

By and with

Karim Aldiri, Arya Durrani-Gill, Eyob Getachew, Fatemeh Hassani, Tracey Igbinosun, Henry John, Jochanah Mahnke, Pelagea Mohilnik, Mohammed Reda Talebi

Christine Umpfenbach, Denijen PauljevićDirectors
Roubs StyleCostume
Xaver UnterholznerStage Design
Gündalein, ESC RillaHip-hop Songs
Virat Läm Phetnoi – Choreography
Patrik ThomasVideo
Alejandro NietoAudio
Nick Pugh, Jakob SeebergerSound
Michi Pohorsky – Lighting
Jakob SeebergerRegieassistenz