TPZ Lingen
The Theater Education Center of the Emsland Landscape eV - short form: TPZ Lingen - is a non-profit institution of the Emsland landscape . It serves the applied aesthetic education and describes itself as a specialist academy for theater, play, dance, circus and media. Its main location is Lingen (Ems) . The TPZ Lingen has existed since 1980 and is the oldest and largest theater education center in Germany.
history
In 1979 the association “Emsländische Landschaft e. V. ”was founded for the districts of Emsland and Grafschaft Bentheim and given the task of promoting cultural identity and diversity in the rural region in terms of infrastructure .
As a counterpoint to the institutions of the cultural metropolises of eastern Lower Saxony ( Hanover , Braunschweig , Hildesheim ), a model experiment in cultural education initially limited to three years has developed with the TPZ since 1980 with funds from the state of Lower Saxony "to promote cultural infrastructure in rural areas" . The city of Lingen quickly recognized the value of this new facility and promised - in addition to the premises - additional annual financial support.
After completion of the pilot project, the facility was named "Theater Pedagogical Center". Since then it has grown continuously. In 1985 the city gave it new rooms in a centrally located historical building, the Professorenhaus. This new cultural center in Lingen housed both the TPZ and the art school of the Lingen Art Association for ten years until it moved into its own building in the immediate vicinity.
In 1994 the TPZ was awarded the highly endowed Ygdrasil Prize from Lego ; the prize money made it possible to set up the theater museum in the professors' house. The founder and long-time director of the TPZ, Norbert Radermacher, retired in summer 2006. Tom Kraus, qualified theater pedagogue and director, then ran the house until December 2013. Since May 2014, the TPZ Lingen has been run by the theater educator Harald Volker Sommer. After Sommers left, theater pedagogue Nils Hanraets took over the management in May 2018.
In 2008 and 2009 the professors' house was converted into an "adventure house for all senses and generations". Since the reopening in August 2009, the focus has been on the playful discovery and sensual exploration of space, perception, movement and self.
offer
The TPZ Lingen offers ongoing workshops and weekend workshops in the fields of theater, dance, circus and play. Another focus is on-the-job training in theater pedagogy , dance pedagogy , circus pedagogy and game pedagogy for multipliers of aesthetic education.
The costume store of the TPZ Lingen with its over 10,000 costumes is the largest costume rental company for the amateur theater in Northern Germany . The range of services also includes a theater tailor, a recording studio, equipment rental, a circus mobile, a toy box on wheels, an event service and an artist agency.
Events
The TPZ Lingen is (co-) initiator and organizer of the following international festivals:
- World Children's Theater Festival
- Puppet theater festival "International Puppet Festival"
Together with the city of Lingen (Ems), the TPZ Lingen organizes the monthly cabaret series “studioprogramm” and the weekly children's theater series “Kiki und Pupps” from October to March.
Catchment area
The catchment area of the TPZ covers the area of the two rural districts of Emsland and Grafschaft Bentheim . In addition, the TPZ also performs regional cultural tasks and carries out specific projects throughout Lower Saxony and in the border area of North Rhine-Westphalia .
Infrastructure
The main building is the historic Professorenhaus on Universitätsplatz in Lingen (Ems). In this half-timbered building from 1684/1685 there is a hall for 130 spectators and three practice rooms. In addition to the administration, the Lingen Marionette Theater , the office of the European Theater House and a café are also located in this building.
The workshop stage - 3 km from the main building - includes another theater room for 100 spectators, a workshop and a stock of materials and props . The stage of the theater room (8 × 10 m) is used in everyday operations as a rehearsal and practice room. The TPZ vehicles are also parked on the property and in the garage. a. two theater wagons, the rolling box (a converted construction trailer) and the circus mobile (a closed car trailer).
The TPZ Lingen also has an office in Nordhorn . It promotes cooperation with organizations, institutions and associations in the Grafschaft Bentheim district and carries out joint projects with them.