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 house 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

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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

Notes and references

  1. ↑ service des Sites et Monuments nationaux, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-10-28. .
  2. ↑ 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 / 49.50389; 5.98750


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