Maximum cultural initiative

Logo of the association

The Maximal Kulturinitiative Rodgau eV is a socio-cultural center and cultural provider in the Hessian town of Rodgau . It organizes cultural events such as concerts, theater or workshops on a voluntary basis.

Illuminated sign in front of the venue of the cultural initiative

history

The cultural initiative has been a registered association since 1994 . Previously, volunteers had held concerts and exhibitions for several years without an organized structure. A former carpenter's workshop has been converted into a concert room with a stage. In the beginning there were around 15 events per year.

2001 began the concert series Jazz Night with the jazz guitarist Thomas Langer . After a change in the association's board in 2005, the number of events rose to 60 per year. In 2010 the event room had to be given up due to termination by the landlord. After two years without a fixed stage and with a reduced range of programs, the cultural initiative moved into the basement of the residential and commercial building at Eisenbahnstrasse 13 in autumn 2012.

program

Every year 65 to 75 events take place, of which usually more than 50 concerts with national and international artists. The musical spectrum includes jazz , funk , soul , blues , folk , singer-songwriter / songwriter , pop , electronic and experimental music. The program also includes theater, magic, cabaret and comedy. There are also workshops and, since 2015, a monthly pub quiz .

Renowned jazz musicians perform in changing combinations in the monthly concert series Jazz Night .

The cultural initiative publishes excerpts from numerous concerts on its own channel on the YouTube video portal .

Memberships

The Maximal Kulturinitiative is a member of the Hessian state working group for cultural and socio-cultural centers (LAKS) and thus also a member of the Federal Association of Socio-Cultural Centers.

Prizes and awards

• Citizen Award 2015 in the category "Everyday Heroes" (second prize)
• Culture Prize of the Offenbach District 2016 and four-star award as a special cultural site in the Offenbach District
• Culture Prize of the City of Rodgau 2017

Trivia

• The founders of the association chose the name Maximal because there was a small supermarket of the Minimal retail chain opposite the previous venue .

Web links

• official website of the Maximal Kulturinitiative

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "It can only be done together", interview on the LAKS Hessen eV website
2. ↑ "Maximal-Verein goes its own way", Frankfurter Rundschau, April 7, 2010
3. ^ "Maximum instead of Mona Lisa", Offenbach-Post, August 4, 2012
4. ↑ "Enjoying music without advertising", Frankfurter Rundschau, January 4, 2016
5. ↑ List of previous winners in the Offenbach district
6. ^ "Circle recognizes Initiative Maximal with a culture prize", Offenbach-Post, October 21, 2016
7. ↑ "choir, Soundsation 'and culture initiative share award," Frankfurter Neue Presse, October 24, 2016
8. ↑ "Four-Star Culture", website of the Offenbach district
9. ↑ "Culture Prize to Initiative Maximal", Offenbach-Post, December 6, 2017
10. ↑ “City honors maximum with the 2017 Culture Prize”, Offenbach-Post, April 20, 2018
11. ↑ Internet presence of the maximal culture initiative