Barn (dresden)
The Scheune cultural center is located in Dresden in the trendy Äußere Neustadt district . It uses the building of the former youth club "Martin Andersen Nexö".
description
The building was completed as a two-story structure in 1951 based on a design by the architect Herbert Schneider . It was built in traditional construction with a sandstone plaster facade in the style of socialist classicism . When it was completed, the building had a multi-purpose hall with 140 seats and five circle rooms with 120 seats.
The youth club, like the Martin Andersen Nexö High School and the Martin Andersen Nexö Art Prize, was named after the Dresden honorary citizen Martin Andersen Nexø . The building, then known as the Central Club of Youth and Athletes “Martin Andersen Nexö” , now houses the Scheune cultural center with the Scheunecafé .
Origin of name
According to legend, the building was to be named after Walter Ulbricht , the head of state of the GDR, in the 1950s . He allegedly rejected it with the derogatory words "I will not give this barn my name".
The current name cannot be traced back to a historical barn.
history
The building, now known as the barn, and the associated outdoor area were handed over to the FDJ in 1951 as the “Martin Andersen Nexö” youth club and initially housed various groups. These were not only dedicated to - in everyday life at the time - indispensable skills such as cooking and sewing, but also enabled those interested to deal both practically and theoretically with the medium of film, photography or music.
The building, which was built with the active help of young people from Neustadt, was initially designed as a place of education and meaningful leisure activities in the sense of the FDJ doctrine, but with dance evenings especially for “young married couples and those who want to become one” since the end of the 1950s occasionally more broad-based events take place. Their spectrum gradually expanded through the introduction of the song club, the jazz forum and the rock podium, and the establishment of an in-house “ensemble of young talents”. In addition, a catering facility was integrated into the building in the mid-1960s.
However, the building did not develop into a heavily frequented (sub) cultural center until the early 1980s under the direction of Gunther Neustadt , when, following personnel and conceptual restructuring, folk , hip-hop and punk were offered in addition to readings or cabaret performances . The reputation that soon grew far beyond the city limits helped the barn to gain a special position in the state-socialist cultural landscape and the full-time and voluntary employees to a certain "freedom from fools".
Although numerous new clubs were able to establish themselves in Dresden after 1989, vom Scheune e. V. operated cultural center in the heart of Dresden Neustadt has remained a defining part of the regional cultural scene. Events take place almost every day, ranging from concerts of a wide variety of musical styles to theater, cabaret and film to parties.
The barn is to be renovated from 2021.
literature
- Walter May , Werner Pampel, Hans Konrad: Architectural Guide GDR, Dresden District . VEB Verlag für Bauwesen, Berlin 1979.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ May et al., No. 42 (3) (Antonstadt. Central Club of Youth and Sportsmen "Martin Andersen Nexö")
- ^ Neustadt Zeitung ( Dresden district newspapers ) 12/2010, page 1
- ^ Anton Launer: Gunther Neustadt died. In: Neustadt whisper. October 15, 2013, accessed May 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Julia Vollmer: Barn is to be renovated from 2021. In: Sächsische.de . October 28, 2018, accessed March 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Melanie Schröder: The future of the barn is uncertain. In: Sächsische.de. February 21, 2019, accessed March 8, 2019 .
Coordinates: 51 ° 3 '58.5 " N , 13 ° 45' 5.8" E