Federal Association of Independent Theater
The Federal Association of Independent Theater represents the interests of the independent, d. H. Stage workers not engaged in publicly supported theaters in the Federal Republic of Germany. It was founded in 1990 and is today organized as an umbrella organization for regional associations and associated members.
tasks
Important issues of the association are the social, economic and legal situation of dance and theater professionals in the Federal Republic of Germany. Fair and transparent public funding structures are part of this. The tasks of the association include advising the members in the regional associations and the regional associations themselves. The association also advises public and private sponsors on the development and work of the independent performing arts. The Federal Association of Independent Theaters is the publisher and client of studies and work materials. It regularly organizes specialist days and other cultural-political events, on the one hand to exchange information between the members and on the other hand to facilitate dialogue with partners in administration and politics.
Members and Organization
The Federal Association of Independent Theaters currently has 15 regional associations with a total of around 1200 individual members.
| state | Regional association | Seat |
|---|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | State Association of Free Dance and Theater Workers Baden-Württemberg e. V. | Baden-Baden |
| Bavaria | Association of the Free Performing Arts Bavaria e. V. | Landsberg am Lech |
| Berlin | LAFT Berlin - State Association of the Independent Performing Arts Berlin e. V. | Berlin |
| Brandenburg | State Association of Independent Theaters in Brandenburg e. V. | Potsdam |
| Bremen | LAFDK Bremen - State Association of the Independent Performing Arts | Bremen |
| Hamburg | Umbrella Association of the Independent Performing Arts Hamburg e. V. | Hamburg |
| Hesse | laprof - State Association of Professional Independent Performing Arts Hessen e. V. | Frankfurt am Main |
| Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | State Association of Independent Theaters Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | Goods at the Müritz |
| Lower Saxony | State Association of Free Theater Lower Saxony | Hanover |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | State Office for the Free Performing Arts e. V. | Dortmund |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | laprofth - Regional Association of Professional Independent Theaters Rhineland-Palatinate e. V. | Koblenz |
| Saarland | Network Free Scene Saar e. V. | Saarbrücken |
| Saxony | Regional Association of Independent Theaters in Saxony V. | Dresden |
| Saxony-Anhalt | Landeszentrum Spiel & Theater e. V. | Magdeburg |
| Schleswig-Holstein | State Association of Free Theater Schleswig-Holstein e. V. | Kiel |
| Thuringia | Thuringian Theater Association V. | Rudolstadt |
Individual members of the regional associations are solo players, fixed groups or institutions of the independent performing arts; Increasingly, especially in the big cities, there are also actors who belong to the field of performing arts, but who do not define themselves as artists, but work as production managers or technicians.
The Federal Association of Independent Theaters is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media (BKM) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
network
The Federal Association of Independent Theater works in connection with other cultural associations in terms of cultural policy. He is u. a. Member of the following associations / institutions:
- German Cultural Council , Council for Performing Arts and Dance
- Cultural-political society
- Performing Arts Fund
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Members of the Federal Association of Independent Theaters. Retrieved April 7, 2015 .