F-Pavilion


Simple Language
We have found an empty room.
It used to be a car dealership.
The address is: Rentzelstraße 36-40.
Now it’s the center for a festival.
The room and the space next to it are now in use.
The LICHTHOF Theater rehearses there.
Later it will be turned into a permanent theater venue.
This is intended for independent theater groups in the city.
Before that happens, we can use the space temporarily.
This time is a great opportunity for:
– conversations with the neighborhood
– new artistic ideas
– encounters between art, the city and people
We want:
– shape the place together
– break down barriers
– think about fair and sustainable use
This can also lead to new and interesting forms of theater.
We were able to secure an empty space in the former car dealership at Rentzelstraße 36-40 as the festival center. This space and the adjacent area are being used as a rehearsal stage for the LICHTHOF Theater and are awaiting their permanent transformation into a new venue for the independent arts scene in the city. This phase of interim use presents a valuable opportunity to initiate an ongoing dialogue between the actors of the independent arts scene, the city’s community, and, above all, the neighborhood. With a space like the rehearsal stage and future venue of the LICHTHOF Theater, a temporary performative laboratory can be established in the spirit of a Third Place. Interim spaces and their temporary use enable the development of free and fluid formats. At the same time, the future transformation presents an opportunity to discuss the sustainable, solidarity-based, and collaborative use of structures and, hopefully, to carry these concepts forward into the future.
We place particular emphasis on creating an accessible, barrier-free space and continuously reflecting on its use and impact at the community, urban, and institutional levels.
Implementation: Design Collective Polycabonara (Renovation) with support from carpenter Kira Bergmann
Would you like to host an event in the F-Pavilion or rent it? Feel free to contact info@fringify.hamburg.
The program of the Pavilion of Independent Arts is supported by the Hamburg Cultural Foundation, the Claussen Simon Foundation, and the Rudolf Augstein Foundation.

