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Metropole Ruhr | Quality of life
Quality of life
Culture
European Capital of Culture
Tourism
Events
Fairs and congresses
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Metropole Ruhr | Culture
Ruhr Triennale
Key differentiators: International Festival of the Arts at excellent locations of
industrial culture
International appreciation of new artistic developments
Example: The Soldiers, spectacular insinuation by David Poutney, huge success with audiences and critics, after that performances in New York
From 2005-2007 under the directorship of Jürgen Flimm, with a total of more than 200,000 visitors
Artistic director of the term from 2009 to 2011 is Willy Decker
2010: 37 production in 11 categories, including five world premieres, seven German premieres, altogether about 130 presentations with 650 artists from all over the world
The soldiers, 2007
Leila and Madschun, 2010
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Metropole Ruhr | Culture
Duisburger Akzente Culture festival of the state of NRW
Established in 1977, since 1995 status of a culture festival
Several weeks of events
Current cultural and socio-political topics
Areas: theatre, dance, visual arts, literature, plus: science/scientific symposiums
Mülheimer Theatertage Have been held since 1976
Focus: Competition for the Mülheimer Dramatikerpreis, which is remunerated with EUR 15,000
Unique in its conception: not insinuations, but plays (current debut performances) are assessed
7 to 8 plays are performed
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Metropole Ruhr | Culture
Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen emerged from the Kunst für Kohle (Art for Coal) action European festival with guest plays from all over the world famous people of the stage, such as Ariane Mnouchkini, Peter Brook,
Robert Wilson, Luc Bondy, Maurice Béjart, Benno Besson, etc. 2010:
More than 60 productions, three German premiers 224 performances, five world premieres About 73,000 visitors in 2010
Klavier-Festival Ruhr Biggest piano festival in the world International pianist elite and youth artists 2010:
67 outstanding concerts and performances in 17 festival towns 31 stages
Record visitors: 63.000 guests in 2008 classical music, jazz, contemporary music, children's concerts
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Metropole Ruhr | Culture
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen Oldest short film festival in the world: Established in 1954 as
Westdeutsche Kulturfilmtage
One of the most prolific film events in the world; renowned asparticularly political
Annual average of 6,000 competition contributions from more than 90 countries
Some 350 contributions are shown in more than 100 events
The festival is visited by some 1,000 accredited specialist visitors from all over the world
Duisburger Filmwoche Festival of German-language documentary films
Annually since 1990
Award of the arte documentary film prize
Recognized centre of documentary discourse betweenfilm makers and audience
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Metropole Ruhr | Culture
TAGE ALTER MUSIK, Herne Annual music festival since 1976 one of the world's most significant festivals for
old music Meeting place for instrument makers, scientists
and connoisseurs of old music various locations within the city Since 1980 participation of the WDR Cologne
(Westdeutscher Rundfunk) [Western German Broadcasting Corporation] in the music festival
Cranger Kirmes One of the biggest folk festivals in Germany with more
than 4 million visitors per year Over 500 sideshows on 111,000-square-metre site No. 1 in the statistics of visitors (Germany) The tradition reaches back to late mediaeval times;
in 2011 the 576th Cranger Kirmes is being held
Instrument fair of the TAGE ALTER MUSIK
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Metropole Ruhr | European Capital of Culture
“Culture through change. Change through culture. “
3 key themes and 6 programme areas: The key themes of myth, metropolis and Europe permeate the
programme areas of Images, Theatre, Music, Language, Creative Industries and Festival.
Five visitor centres and hubs for the visitors Visitor Center Ruhr in Duisburg, Oberhausen, Essen,
Bochum, Dortmund
Programme in 53 towns and cities of the Metropole Ruhr: Over 150 projects More than 1,500 events In addition, 100 TWINS projects with 1,500 project partners
from the European partner cities Additional themes: Volunteers programme,
barrier-free Capital of Culture, international networks, regional links, creative industries
Industrial culture and playing area: Jahrhunderthalle, Bochum
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Metropole Ruhr | Tourism
Growing sector tourismAttracting points
Industrial culture European Capital of Culture 2010 Culture, festivals State-of-the-art entertainment, sport boat area Target groups: Day tourists, city, culture and business travellers
Guest figures in April 2010
Overnight stays: increase of 16 % from the previous year, to 534,338
15% of overnight guests come from abroad(increase of 18% from the previous year)
From neighbouring countries, in particular France (in April + 30 %), Belgium (+ 42 %), Poland (+25 %), Switzerland (+18 %), Austria (+10 %) and Great Britain (+ 7 %)* Duisburg Inner Harbour
*Figures: Ruhrgebiet Tourismus GmbH
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Metropole Ruhr | Tourism
Route of industrial culture History, presence and future are tangible on discovery trips 400 km of round course combine 25 excellent locations of
industrial culture (anchoring places) 25 topical routs invite to in-depth acquaintances In 2008 more than 5 million visitors of the Route
Zollverein World Heritage Central visitors' centre of the route of industrial culture Unique testimony of the history of technology and architecture Growing economic location for the creative and design scene
ExtraSchicht – Nacht der Industriekultur 40 locations events, dance, music, light installations Buses and trains provide extra tours on individual routes
Escalators by Rem Koolhaas to the Zollverein visitors' centre
Extraschicht 2008 at the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum
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Metropole Ruhr |Exploration and recreation
Metropole Ruhr by bike Ruhr valley cycling route (amongst the top 10 of the most
beautiful cycling routes in Germany) Route of industrial culture by bike Emscherpark cycling route
Walks Ruhrhöhenweg (high level trail Ruhr) Emscherpark walks
Waterways 250 km of waterways, marinas, e.g. Duisburg Inner Harbour,
Oberhausen, Marina Rünthe (Bergkamen)
Bathing lakes i.a. Silbersee II, Glörtalsperre, Xantener Südsee
Landmark Rheinorange at the Rhein and Ruhr estuary
Marina Rünthe, Bergkamen
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Metropole Ruhr | Events
Starlight Express Successful in Bochum for 23 years - longer than any other musical in GermanyMore than 13 million visitorsDebut performance on 27 March 1984 at the Apollo Victoria Theatre in London, the Broadway premiere was on 15 March 1987 at the Gershwin Theatre in New YorkGermany-language debut performance was held in the specially built Starlighthalle on 12 June 1988 in Bochum
Drachenboot Fun Regatta at Duisburg inner harbourThe first dragon boat regatta in Duisburg started in June 2000 170 teams, 3,500 active participants per yearThe sixth dragon boat fun regatta with 154 Teams at the start was the largest dragon boat regatta of the world in 2005
(entry into the Guinness Book of Records)Drachenboot Fun Regatta (photo: Krischer)
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Metropole Ruhr | Fairs and congresses
Fair, congress and conference location 80% of all travellers to the Metropole Ruhr
are for business Two important fairs, five major event halls
and numerous conference rooms make the regiona sought-after fair and conference location
Messe Essen: 45 international fairs and exhibitions
110,000 sq m exhibition area
More than 1.5 bn visitors from 146 nations per year
Messe Dortmund: 25 fairs and exhibitions, furthermore 36 fairs from business
partners from affiliated companies
60,000 sq m exhibition area
Approx. 760,000 visitors per year
Essen skyline at dusk