Shared Voices – A European Theatre-Project:

FRIEDRICH-ALBERT-LANGE-SCHULE, Solingen, Germany is one of three comprehensive schools in Solingen.

Comprehensive schools are an alternative to the three other types of school (Gymnasium, Realschule or Hauptschule). Comprehensive Schools offer children of different qualifications or social background a possibilty to learn together. According to the percentage in the city’s population there are children of migrants and refugees (e.g. from former Yugoslawia) in the classes. FALS has become famous for its theatre week. Many music and theatre groups of the school, from other schools in Solingen or professional groups perform. Because of the success of the work FALS is popular in and around Solingen. Solingen is famous for its knives and blades.