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Enjoy life, every day. And to do so, we think you need to see a good film at the cinema or an exhilarating play at the theatre. Of course, we could mention a lot of feel-good ideas here: dinner in romantic surroundings, midday break with a delicious café latte, a quick visit to the shoe shop, a walk through the countryside. Herne can fulfil your every wish (almost) – but here we’ll limit ourselves to cinema, stage and circus!
In October 2004 Filmwelt Herne opened on downtown Berliner Platz. The cinema complex, which brought Hollywood stars back to Herne after an absence of some five years, has six screens and 900 seats (with plenty of leg room and love-seats without the annoying arm-rest). Filmwelt has digital presentation technology and – of course – a varied programme. Alongside blockbusters the cinema also shows "alternative films".
Filmwelt Herne, Berliner Platz 7-9, 44623 Herne
Phone: 0 23 23 / 14 77 70
Internet site: www.filmwelt-herne.de
The Mondpalast theatre first opened its doors at the beginning of 2004 with a comedy set in the Ruhr region. Since then the theatre, directed by Christian Stratmann, has become firmly established in the cultural landscape of the region. As a rule, writer Sigi Domke provides the ideas for the plays, which never fail to have the audience laughing hilariously. In 2006 the cycle of plays "Die andere Seite des Mondes" (The other side of the moon) was launched to give actors longer-term engagements as members of a permanent cast.
Mondpalast has its home in what was once the civic hall. It was built in 1911 in the Jugendstil architectural style as the "Kaisersaal" (Imperial hall) and almost completely destroyed by a fire in 1975.
Mondpalast von Wanne-Eickel, Wilhelmstraße 26, 44649 Herne
Phone: 0 23 25 / 96 81 96
Fax: 0 23 25 / 56 97 31
Internet site: www.mondpalast.com
Circus Schnick-Schnack began as a family support initiative. Since then it has grown into a sizeable club and, as a "multi-generation house", has become a beacon project. It started in 1996 in the socially deprived area of Herne-Horsthausen: Educationists and circus enthusiasts set up a project to get entire families involved in circus-related activities. Today, the club has 200 members, half of whom are children who take an active part. While the highlight of the project work is the annual big top week, Circus Schnick-Schnack has a wide range of activities including the clinic clowns, the dancing sacks, the project "Mut" (courage) which involves young delinquents, and street performance workshops.
Circus Schnick-Schnack, Roonstraße 22, 44629 Herne
Phone: 0 23 23 / 1 46 41 22
E-mail: info@schnick-schnack.de
Internet site: www.schnick-schnack.de
Theater Kohlenpott was established in 1978, making it one of the oldest fringe theatres in North Rhine-Westphalia. Many actors have worked with the theatre, in some cases beginning their careers here. Ingo Naujoks is just one of them. The Spaniard Pace Gonzalez – among the best traditional clowns in Europe – has played a key role in shaping the work of the theatre which is now firmly established in North Rhine-Westphalia. In 2005 Frank Hörner took over as artistic director and the following year was appointed director-manager.
For thirteen years Theater Kohlenpott has had its home in Flottmann-Hallen. It is subsidized by the city of Herne.
Spring 2001 saw the formation of “Junges Theater Kohlenpott” (junior theatre Kohlenpott). It picks up on concerns and issues that are relevant to young people. Frank Hörner has established a network between the theatre and local schools to give young people the opportunity to get involved both on and off the stage, with the encouragement and support of "old hands".
Theater Kohlenpott Herne, Frank Hörner, Bruchstraße 30, 44799 Bochum
Phone: 02 34 / 93 53 84 88
E-mail: info@theater-kohlenpott.de
Internet site: www.theater-kohlenpott.de
Director Markus Michalowski studied at the prestigious Folkwang School for Dance, Mime and Drama in Essen, Germany. It was there that he co-founded Flöz theatre (one of their productions, “Ristorante Immortale”, played with great success in Edinburgh in 2001 and has toured Europe and Australia extensively since then). Working as a fight director for major German theatres, he has choreographed numerous productions of Romeo and Juliet.
Michalowski was joined by Zekai Fenerci, god-father of the hip hop scene in the Ruhr who suggested collaborating with some of Germany’s finest street dancers. The team was further strengthened with the arrival of French choreographer and Pina Bausch dancer Lorca Renoux (himself a spray artist and former b-boy in the urban ghettos outside Paris) and Samir Akika (with whom Renoux formed the company "Les petits poissons", resident artists at the Tanzhaus NRW, Düsseldorf).
Together, they are the creative engine of the Renegade Theatre, which has put on many remarkable productions. An example is "Rumble", the award-winning adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" which merges street dance with modern dance and makes theatre an adrenalin-producing mix of fighting, dance and passion.
Renegade Theatre, Wibbeltstraße 7, 44649 Herne
Phone: 0 23 25 / 95 23 58
E-mail: info@renegade-theatre.de
Internet site: www.renegade-theatre.de
Theater Fidele Horst is devoted to "lighter entertainment". It was established as long ago as 1919 by a group of young miners and always aimed at bringing pleasure to people with high-class stage entertainment – making the audience laugh remains their top priority. Productions take place almost always in the spring and can be seen in Mondpalast, Wanne-Eickel and in Herne Cultural Centre. Theater Fidele Horst also goes on tour and performs at various festivals and similar events.
Theater Fidele Horst, Königstraße 79-81, 44652 Herne
Phone: 0 23 25 / 94 03 21
E-mail: info@theater-fidele-horst.de
Internet site: www.theater-fidele-horst.de
In 1908 a group of amateur thespians founded the amateur theatrical society Volksbühne Körner in Wanne-Eickel. Since that time it has been a feature of cultural life in Herne and particularly in Wanne-Eickel. The society, whose members range in age from four to 70, has a very broad repertoire: youth, children’s and adult theatre as well as musicals, elocution training, matinees, classical theatre, comedy, and farce. Their motto is: "We play what amuses you."
At the end of October 2006 Volksbühne Körner opened its own theatre in Eickel which they called Komödie am Park (Comedy in the park).
Volksbühne Körner, Klaus Mahlberg, Eickeler Markt 3a, 44651 Herne
Phone: 0 23 25 / 3 30 11
Fax: 0 23 25 / 3 60 40
E-mail: info@volksbuehne-koerner.de
Internet site: www.volksbuehne-koerner.de
In 1995 a group of artists who had worked regularly on various theatre projects for almost 20 years established Kleines Theater Herne. Three years later, they opened their own theatre with 50 seats. Their repertoire includes serious plays, farce and children’s theatre.
Kleines Theater Herne, Neustraße 67, 44623 Herne
Phone: 0 23 23 / 91 11 91
Fax: 0 23 23 / 91 11 92
E-mail: info@theaterherne.de
Internet site: www.kleines-theater-herne.de
Why do pictures hang in the museum? Why does the Mona Lisa smile and why is Michelangelo so famous? Questions like these and many more are the subject of the productions that Bernd Staklies and Helmut Wirtz of Theater Pappmobil regularly stage – to engage the curious minds of children for whom they perform. The two actors not only appear in Frankfurt’s Tigerpalast and regularly take part in the Christmas Theatre Festival, they also tour Germany, for example, with "Robinson Crusoe", an unusual puppet theatre about an island adventure like no other.
The children’s Theater Pappmobil was set up as a touring theatre in 1982 by writer Brigitte Werner and actor Bernd Staklies. They were joined by musician Helmut Wirtz. The theatre’s work is influenced by elements of both street theatre and puppet theatre.
Theater Pappmobil, Bernd Staklies, Behrensstraße 5, 44623 Herne
Phone and Fax: 0 23 23 / 5 11 10
E-mail: mail@pappmobil.de
Internet site: www.pappmobil.de
