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- About us
  - Since it was founded in 2002, PACT Zollverein has clearly positioned itself as an initiator, catalyst and venue for seminal developments in the fields of dance, performance, theatre, media and fine arts.
- The House
  - Housed in the former shower facilities of the largest colliery in the Ruhr District, PACT Zollverein remains closely linked with the history of the building and the whole Zollverein complex.
- Background
  - Zollverein XII is the largest preserved colliery in the Ruhrgebiet and as such embraces the whole world of mining work, production and life.
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- Residencies
  - PACT Zollverein has been supporting residencies for the development of artistic projects and productions since 2002. The Residency Programme is open to professional artists from home and abroad who work in the areas of dance, performance, media arts or music. The recipients are offered a work space and local accommodation, and according to individual need, they can take advantage of various kinds of production support, such as dramaturgy, technical assistance, project management as well as press and publicity.
- Atelier
  - Since it was founded PACT Zollverein has, in the framework of the ATELIER series, offered emerging and established choreographers, dancers, performers, fine artists and musicians a chance to present their work to the general public during a shared evening length programme.
- Open classes
  - We are pleased to announce that as well as modern classes we will then also be offering regular complementary classes in GYROKINESIS®, the Alexander Technique and Yoga. For more details please see the monthly class schedules.
- Choreographic Dialogues
  - Initiated by Thomas Lehmen and PACT Zollverein in 2009, the next edition of ›Choreographic Dialogues‹ in summer 2011 invites regional and international artists to participate in an intensive several day artistic exchange of practice.
- Contact Improvisation Jam
  - Contact Improvisation is a form of dance improvisation in which points of physical contact provide the starting point for exploring weight transfer, counter balance, momentum, gravity and suspension. It is about freeing the body from habitual movement patterns and concepts, trusting intuition and spontaneous interaction in movement and exploiting the rich possibilities of the present moment.
Platforms
- Platforms
  - PACT Zollverein’s research and development formats offer students, artists, researchers, practitioners and academics from different disciplines diverse chances to involve themselves in temporary working and learning communities and situations.
- IMPACT
  - IMPACT11 Me and my glocal
  - IMPACT10 Einfach da sein
    - Symposium Episode 1
      
      FRI 12. November 2010
      PHILIPPE QUESNE (FR)
  - IMPACT09 Von Cowboys, Helden und Spurensuchern
    - Symposium Episode 1
      
      FRI 13.11.09
      ROMEO CASTELLUCCI (I)
  - IMPACT08 How to belong to…
    - Symposium Episode 1
      
      SUN 02.11.08
      
      STATION HOUSE OPERA (GB)
      Lose your mind
      
      »One of the most important performance groups anywhere. Station House Opera possess that rarest of all things, a unique vision articulated through a genuinely theatrical language.« (Performance Magazine)
  - IMPACT07 Alles nur Tarnung – Nothing but disguise
    - Symposium Episode 1
      
      MON, 05.11.07
      
      FORCED ENTERTAINMENT (GB)
      ›Some of The Ways: a Forced Entertainment workshop‹
      
      »Forced Entertainment sind furchtlose Vertreter des subversiven Theaters.« (The Guardian)
  - IMPACT05 Tracing translation
    - IDEa
      
      IMPACT05 invited four outstanding artists: Xavier Le Roy (F/D), Antoni Muntadas (ES/US), Miranda Pennell & John Smith (GB) to jointly ›trace translations‹ in contemporary artistic production in the fields of dance, theatre, film, and New Media. Taking different approaches, the artists not only addressed subtle shifts in the relationship between public and private spheres but were also concerned with investigating artistic translation strategies between the fields of documentary and fiction.
  - IMPACT04 Strategies and scope of theatrical practices
    - IDEa
      
      IMPACT04 considers strategies, methodologies and tools used in theatre practices today. Taking part are three leading groups all of whose work explores the extents, confines and possibilities of theatre and theatrical spaces. BLAST THEORY (GB), BALLETT FRANKFURT (D) und RIMINI PROTOKOLL (D) offer an insight into their working practices, ideas and projects.
- Feldstärke
  - AGORA 2010 / Feldstärke International
    - Exchange I
  - Feldstärke International 2009
    - Exchange I
  - Feldstärke 2008
    - PARTICIPANTS
      
      50 students from the
  - Feldstärke 2007
    - PARTICIPANTS
      
      52 students from the
  - Feldstärke 2006
    - PARTICIPANTS
      
      50 students from the
  - Feldstärke 2005
    - PARTICIPANTS
      
      50 students from the
- Borderline
  - The second part of Borderline, a PACT research project that deals with the latest practice and concepts at the point where art and the economy connect, gives rise to a film installation entitled ›Choreography of Organising‹. In the film cultural scientist Eva Kiefer and scenographer Katleen Arthen go looking for the essential constants of dance – space, movement and rhythm – within industrial production methods employed by companies based in and around Essen. A book is to be published that documents the film installation as well as the symposium that took place last winter.
Service
- Tickets
  - Tickets can be booked through TuP by phone, fax or email and posted to you on receipt of payment (plus postal cover charge). Paid tickets can also be collected from the evening box office.
- Visitor info
  - Tourism Infos
    - GASTRONOMY
      
      Drinks and light meals are served in the foyer at PACT Zollverein before and after performances.
      
      The foyer opens one hour before performance begin (7.00pm)
      
      WHEEL CHAIR ACCESS
      
      The building is fully accessible to wheelchair users (Ground level entrance, elevator, disabled access WC). Please contact us in advance of your visit so we can plan assistance accordingly.
  - Hotels & Accommodation
    - Hotels
      
      Maritim-Gelsenkirchen
      
      Am Stadtgarten 1
      45879 Gelsenkirchen
      Fon +49 (0)209.176 0
      Fax +49 (0)209.176 20 91
      www.maritim.de
      Our recommended partner Hotel
      18 mins by tram number 107,
      10 mins by car
- Getting here
  - Getting here by train
    
    PACT Zollverein is situated in the north east of Essen at the Zeche Zollverein complex between the suburbs of Stoppenberg and Katernberg.
    Postal Address: PACT Zollverein | Bullmannaue 20a | 45327 Essen-Katernberg
    
    Getting here by train and tram
    from Essen central station (HBf): tram U-107, direction: Gelsenkirchen HBf / Hanielstraße
    to stop: Abzweig Katernberg (20 mins.)
- Space Rental
  - PACT Zollverein's two Stages, two Studios on the ground floor and the foyer are all periodically available to rent.
- Newsletter
  - Performance news, monthly programme, season programme
- Stage Equipment
- Press
  - Press releases, photographs and reviews are currently available to download only from our German language website
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- tanzplan essen 2010
  - tanzplan essen 2010

Forced Entertainment (GB)
The Coming Storm

Performance

World Premiere

Trailer ›The Coming Storm‹

Info

In this the second world premiere of the season at PACT Zollverein, Forced Entertainment, the global forerunners of experimental theatre, try to tell something like a ghost story that is resolutely too big for the stage.Using elements of naïve dance, live music (for the ﬁrst time) and clumsy theatrical tricks reminiscent of amateur dramatics and puppet theatre, the seven performers desperately attempt to illustrate this dark and haunting tale.

Forced Entertainment (GB)

Forced Entertainment (GB) is an ensemble of six artists led by director and writer Tim Etchells. Formed in 1984, the group make original work for diverse art forms from their base in Sheffield, UK. Originally focused on making and touring theatre performances, Forced Entertainment’s work now spans theatre, durational performance / live art, gallery installation, video and digital media. The group’s work has been presented throughout the UK, in Europe, the USA, Canada and further afield. more...

Tickets

Advance sales: 17 € / red. 10 € (incl. VRR-Ticket)
Box office: 19 € / red. 12 € (incl. VRR-Ticket)

Credits

Direction:Tim Etchells 

Concept:The company 
Performers:Robin Arthur, Phil Hayes, Richard Lowdon, Claire Marshall, Cathy Naden, Terry
O’Connor
Design:Richard Lowdon
Lighting Design:Nigel Edwards
Music and Sound:John Avery
Director’s Assistant:Hester Chillingworth
Production:Ray Rennie and Francis Stevenson

Co-producers:PACT Zollverein, Essen; Festival Avignon; Theaterhaus Gessneralle, Zurich; Tanzquartier, Vienna; Les Spectacles Vivants - Centre Pompidou, Paris; Festival d'Automne à Paris; LIFT, London; BAC, London; Sheffield City Council

Forced Entertainment is regularly funded by Arts Council England

www.forcedentertainment.com

(c) Hugo Glendinning

Interview with TIM ETCHELLS - Forced Entertainment

Forced Entertainment ›The Coming Storm‹

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