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Kulturkeller Winkel

2026-03-12T21:33:04Z

R. gunzelmann: Corrected grammar & added information from an interview with one of the members of the collective

The ''Kulturkeller Winkel'' existed between 2017 and 2022. It is the name of the ''Jungintendanz'' (Young Artistic Direction) at Luzern Theatre, as well as the location. The ''Kulturkeller'' ('culture basement') was located in the basement of one of the premises of Luzern Theatre.

== History ==
The project grew out of a collaboration with the study program "Social Work" at Luzern College and started with a call for applications. From the applications, eight young artists from all fields (aged 17-25) were selected to form the ''Jungintendanz''. The project was intended to set an example for similar projects that aim to include adolescents and young adults who are not yet professionals.

Without any limitations to their choice of artistic means or genres, the artistic team was free to use ''Kulturkeller Winkel'' for their work. They were obliged, though, to host two public events per month and to involve four different groups to work on the premises. They hence acted as a host to artistic residencies and as a freelance theatre institution. Particularly in the beginning, ''Kulturkeller Winkel'' was funded by the Luzern theatre and also supported in terms of infrastructure.<ref><nowiki>https://www.zentralplus.ch/kultur/aus-ug-mach-winkel-ein-unterschlupf-fuer-die-kunst-807243/</nowiki></ref>

After the ''Kulturkeller Winkel'' project was dismantled, the remaining members of the group formed a collective called ''Kollektiv Winkel'' to continue their work. They organised events in 2022 and 2024.

Currently, the collective comprises eight people, though not all are involved in all projects. <ref>http://www.winkel.lu/team/</ref>

== Working Method ==
While the young artistic direction was initially supported in administrative tasks by the two organizing institutions, it became more independent after the first one to two seasons.

The group surrounding Kulturkeller Winkel decided for themselves that the space is a room for experimentation and try-outs, and therefore presented, curated, and advertised it as such.

The young artistic direction decided collectively how they would work together on administrative tasks related to their space, which opened the opportunity for the team to switch roles each season. Although the different tasks were clearly divided among the team members, they continued to work with very little hierarchy.

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Kulturkeller Winkel

2026-03-12T18:57:43Z

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Kulturkeller Winkel

2026-03-11T11:53:10Z

R. gunzelmann:

The ''Kulturkeller Winkel'' existed between 2017 and 2021. It emerged from the ''Jungintendanz'' (Young Artistic Direction) at Luzern Theatre. The word ''Kulturkeller'' ('culture basement') was located in the basement of Luzern Theatre.

== History ==
The project grew out of a collaboration with the study program "Social Work" at Luzern College and started with a call for applications. From the applications, eight young artists from all fields (aged between 17 and 25) were selected to form the ''Jungintendanz''. Without any limitations to their choice of artistic means or genres, these young people were free to use ''Kulturkeller Winkel'' for their works. They were obliged though to perform two public events per month and to involve four different groups for working in the premises. They hence acted as a host to artistic residencies and as a free lance theatre institution, as well as a company for theatre and art production. Particularly in the beginning, ''Kulturkeller Winkel'' was funded by Luzern theatre and also supported in regard to infrastructure.<ref><nowiki>https://www.zentralplus.ch/kultur/aus-ug-mach-winkel-ein-unterschlupf-fuer-die-kunst-807243/</nowiki></ref>

After the premises of ''Kulturkeller Winkel'' had been dismantled the remaining members of the group formed a collective by the name of ''Kollektiv Winkel'' to continue working on projects. They had theatre productions in 2022 and 2024. Currently the collective comprises eight people, not all of them being involved in all projects though.<ref>http://www.winkel.lu/team/</ref>

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2025-01-23T21:01:02Z

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2025-01-23T20:57:00Z

R. gunzelmann: created the entry will review later on

'''Kulterkeller Winkel'''

The ''Kulturkeller Winkel'' existed between 2017 and 2021 it formed out of the ''Jungintendanz''(young artistic direction) at Luzern theatre. The word ''Kulturkeller'' losely translates to culture basement, as it was situated in the basement of the theatre. ''Kulturkeller Winkel'' was a cooperation between the Luzern theatre and the social work degree of Luzern College out of all the applicants eight were chosen for the direction which were artists of all genres between 17 and 25 years of age at the time.

At ''Kulturkeller Winkel'' the main principle was that everybody involved could try out their skills in all the areas of work. The young people leading the direction had complete artistic freedom, except that there had to be two public events per month and the space had to be used by four different groups of people regardless whether it was for performances or rehearsals. Therefore offering residencies and operating like a freelancing theatreinstitution as well as company. Especially during the beginning of the Kulturkeller Winkel the group was supported by the Luzern theatre with financial and material resources. <ref>https://www.zentralplus.ch/kultur/aus-ug-mach-winkel-ein-unterschlupf-fuer-die-kunst-807243/

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After the premises of ''Kulturkeller'' were dismantled the remaining people formed a collective which is called ''Kollektiv Winkel'', and works on a projectbased manner. There were premieres in 2022 and 2024. At the moment (january 2025) the collective consists of eight people although not everyone is part of all the projects.<ref>http://www.winkel.lu/team/

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