Grend cultural center
The GREND cultural center is a socio-cultural , independent organization in the Essen-Steele district to the east of the city of Essen . Since 1996 the GREND has offered a cultural and artistic offer for different target groups as well as an educational offer for children and adults.
history
In 1996, the listed building of the former "Rector's School" (see also: List of Architectural Monuments in Steele (Essen) ) in the middle of Essen's Steele district after eight years of planning and renovation under the name GREND (= old German term for grindy, sandy soil) became socio-cultural Center opened. The operator of the center is the "Kulturzentrum Grend eV", a former amalgamation of three long-established cultural and educational associations in Essen: Werkstatt eV, Zimmertheater in Essen eV (Theater Freudenhaus) and Werkstatt-Bildungswerk eV After a reorganization, the most important activities have been since 2005 of the GREND has been converted into decentralized business areas of the sponsoring association with its own resource management.
structure
Theater brothel
- Regular stage program with own plays, third-party productions, guest performances by other independent theaters and a program for children. The focus of the program is currently on comedies that mainly deal with the structural change in the Ruhr area. We are currently working on diversifying the theater's program profiles and on new forms of cooperation.
Concert and event area
- Regular rock and pop / independent music concerts as well as concerts for young up-and-coming bands. Since the 2000s also the Grend Slam, a poetry show in the Ruhr area.
The Grend educational facility
- has been offering a further education program with courses and workshops for adults since the 1990s.
- The TPZ-Ruhr ( Theaterpädagogische Zentrum Ruhr), a training institute that offers certified training courses for theater pedagogues (BUT) and has carried out this since the 2000s , is an integral part of the Grend-Bildungswerk .
- The children's and youth studio; Regular courses and creative programs for children and young people up to 16 years of age
Literaturk literature festival
- The International Literature Festival Literaturk ; since 2005 annual literature festival in autumn with changing themes; 2020 with the topic "Future"
Youth hostel and gastronomy
- Room rentals / the youth hostel; the service area of the Grend
- Gastronomy Grend pub & bar
financing
The Grend is financed from grants from the city of Essen and the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (further education) and more than 50% from self-generated funds (see sponsors and supporters).
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Coordinates: 51 ° 26 ′ 48.3 " N , 7 ° 4 ′ 25.6" E