Kulturfabrik Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg)
The Cultural Centre KULTURFABRIK is located at the heart of the Great Region in the south of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, in Esch-sur-Alzette in the old buildings of a public slaughterhouse[1] from the 19th Century.
Kufa by night.
History
- 1885 / 86- 1979: public slaughterhouse of Esch-sur-Alzette
The old slaughterhouse of Esch-sur-Alzette. - From 1982: squat of artists from the non-profit « Theater GmbH », who turned the premises into a space for rehearsals and performances
- 1983: creation of the non-profit organisation KULTURFABRIK
- 1984–1995: all kinds of artistic and sociocultural activities
- End of 1996: signing of an agreement between the State, the City of Esch-sur-Alzette and the Kulturfabrik
- October 2, 1998: official opening of the Cultural Centre Kulturfabrik
Currently, the Cultural Centre is used as a center for the creative arts, artist residencies and as a platform for sustainable development
The Kulturfabrik is an innovative platform for sustainable development
Equipments
A 4500 m2 area with
- Big concert & theatre hall (950 standing/ 270 seated capacity)
The big concert hall. - A small hall (250 standing)
- The « Ratelach »: a small room for readings, conferences or other activities (up to 35 capacity)
The « Ratelach »: a small room for readings, conferences or other activities . - An art gallery: «Galerie Terres Rouges»
- Six rehearsal rooms for musicians
Mutiny On the Bounty at work. - Three rooms for theatre workshops, training and rehearsals
- A ceramic atelier (Keramikfabrik)
- the cinema (Kinosch)
- the centre's restaurant (K116) (Tel: 26 17 59 74)
Network and certifications
- Luxembourgish Network of Decentralized Cultural Centres
- Trans Europe Halles
- European Federation of Poetry Centres (Maisons de la poésie)
- « Theaterfederatioun »
- Circus Lorraine
- Approved Centre for the National Youth Service
- Centre for Apprenticeship, approved by the Luxembourgish Chamber of Commerce
External links
Notes and references
- ↑ service des Sites et Monuments nationaux, .
- ↑ luxemburger Wort, 3 octobre 2013, édition Saint-Paul Luxembourg, page 12.
Coordinates: 49°30′14″N 5°59′15″E / 49.50389°N 5.98750°E
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