| The Tanzlandschaft Ruhr project and the Choreographisches Zentrum NRW institution merged in February 2002 to form an international centre for the performing arts specialising in dance. Located at the former Zollverein colliery site in Essen, the new centre and its programme both stand under the name: PACT Zollverein Performing Arts Choreographisches Zentrum NRW Tanzlandschaft Ruhr.
Choreographisches Zentrum NRW
A regional institution opened since mid 2000, the Choreographisches Zentrum NRW is a unique support enterprise for dance and the arts. Housed in the former colliery shower building, the centre is not only equipped with excellent studio, rehearsal and stage facilities but also offers wide-ranging technical, organisational and administrative resources to regional artists as well as guests and companies from around the world.
Tanzlandschaft Ruhr
is a Kultur Ruhr GmbH project initiated in 1998 that promotes and develops dance in the NRW region and has become a focal point for the arts at a national and international level.
Representatives of the Choreographisches Zentrum NRW
The Choreographisches Zentrum NRW is a registered limited company supported by a non-profit making association.
Executive Directors of Choreographisches Zentrum NRW Betriebs GmbH:
Stefan Hilterhaus, Christian Koch
CZ NRW e. V. Board of governors:
Prof. Wolfgang Hufschmidt (Chairperson)
Prof. Lutz Förster
Dr. Dietmar Möhler
Dr. Irene Wiese von Ofen
Tanzlandschaft Ruhr
Artistic Director: Stefan Hilterhaus
Funding
PACT Zollverein is a model cultural institution conceived and funded by the region. The partnership, unique in NRW, resourcefully combines flexible project funding with institutional assets.
The house and its personnel are financed byThe Minister President of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the City of Essen. The executive directors are Stefan Hilterhaus, Christian Koch
Programme content is realised by the Kultur Ruhr GmbH. The artistic director is Stefan Hilterhaus
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