HEIMSPIEL 2011 (HOME GAME 2011)- Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German Federal Cultural Foundation) as Guest in Cologne/ Germany

From 29 March to 3 April, 2011, the Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German Federal Cultural Foundation) in cooperation with Schauspiel Köln will hold a festival inviting artists and theorists, theatre ensembles and independent scenes to Cologne. Heimspiel 2011(HOME GAME 2011) presents productions by German and international theatre-makers at the interface between intervention, theatre, performance, and political activism. HEIMSPIEL 2011(HOME GAME 2011) is a festival including a symposium on contemporary theatre practice and workshops for theatre professionals on the development of new theatrical forms.

The Fonds Heimspiel, which the Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German Federal Cultural Foundation) established in 2006, will end after a period of five years in October 2011. More than 50 projects by metropolitan and state theatres have been funded during this time. They are all dedicated to the urban and social reality of their cities and involve the population in the formative process of the artistic works. HEIMSPIEL 2011(HOME GAME 2011) will take stock and continue the debate on the metropolitan theatre of the future.

More than 100 invited guests from the field of theatre, art, architecture, theatre studies, and sociology will gather in Cologne for six days to exchange their experiences and present biographical theatre projects, documentary works, as well as installations and actions in urban space.

The workshops for professionals will be held by well-known theatre-makers and collectives such as SIGNA or Rimini Protokoll. The call for participation in the workshops can be found starting 1 December, 2010 at www.heimspiel2011.de.

Please save the date. The detailed programme will be published in January 2011. In case you have any questions, please feel free to contact us now already.

The German Federal Cultural Foundation established the Home Game fund to support outstanding theatre projects which address the urban and social reality of their cities. With these funded projects, HOME GAME hopes to attract new target audiences to theatres and initiate a discussion concerning the role of (city) theatre in Germany.
HOME GAME awards funding to artistic and cultural projects developed and carried out at a theatre or in close cooperation with a theatre. The projects should have a model character in terms of the goals of HOME GAME. Furthermore, the project should feature a pedagogical aspect and involve the participation of other city organizations and public-interest groups in order to ensure a long-term impact. Therefore, applicants should emphasize these criteria in their project proposals

PR contact HOME GAME 2011:
Ursula Teich, KOMED GmbH
Im Mediapark 7
50670 Köln
E-Mail: presse@heimspiel2011.de

Tel: +49(0)221-5743112

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