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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