Free scene Leipzig

The IG Freie Szene Leipzig (Interest Group Freie Szene Leipzig) is an association of independent theaters and other independent artists and cultural workers to promote the performing arts , visual arts , music and literature in and around Leipzig .

With events, joint public relations work, through cooperation and networking among independent cultural workers as well as with interested partners, with help in the procurement of financial and non-financial resources and with broad lobbying work, free culture in and around Leipzig should be supported, strengthened and further developed become.

Any independent cultural institution as an individual or group, as well as any culturally committed private person, can become a member of the IG Freie Szene Leipzig. Supporting membership is open to non-independent cultural establishments and other companies as well as private sponsors.

The IG Freie Szene Leipzig has existed since September 2004. On September 4, 2005, the IG organized the “Theater in the Russian Pavilion” , a first fair of independent cultural institutions, which attracted 4,000 visitors of all ages and from all social classes as the first public and extremely successful community event was visited.

The independent scene is a term that was coined a few years ago. This term arose from an association of independent small event organizers with the aim of offering music style-related events for little money. The reason for the emergence of what was then called "subculture" was the situation in Leipzig. The city had no funds for cultural offers, which is why the initiative was formed to counteract this. Today the term "independent scene" is something that no longer has much to do with subculture and corresponds to the description above. It has become a branch of industry that should not be despised, and many organizers have joined it.