Theaterhaus Berlin our profile
rehearsal rooms for performing arts
For more than 30 years, theaterhaus berlin has been a production center and networking platform for independent performing arts in Berlin. At two locations – in the central district of Mitte and near the water in the idyllic surroundings of Schöneweide – theaterhaus berlin offers the largest amount of rehearsal spaces in Berlin as well as an inspiring environment for creative production and artistic creation.
theaterhaus berlin provides affordable, tailored rehearsal spaces for performance, artistry, dance and theatre. The facilities are aimed at professional performing artists from the local and international independent scene.
Working in close exchange with artists, venues and cultural institutions in the city, theaterhaus berlin is committed to the structural strengthening, networking and visibility of Berlin’s independent art scene.
history
Theaterhaus Berlin Mitte was founded in 1992 as a “theatre rehearsal house” on Rosenthaler Straße by the Berlin-Mitte district office. The objective was to support the freelance theatre scene by offering affordable rehearsal spaces. Initially housed in various temporary locations – including a BEWAG substation and a former elementary school from the Wilhelminian Period on Koppenplatz – Theaterhaus Berlin Mitte found its permanent home in a former school building between Wallstraße and Neue Jakobstraße in 2009.
Since 2010, Theaterhaus Berlin Mitte has been managed by Kulturinitiative Förderband gGmbH and funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion. In 2021, an additional location was established in Schöneweide in the former building of the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, and Theaterhaus Berlin Mitte, now encompassing the sites in Mitte and Schöneweide, became theaterhaus berlin.
In 2024, the structures of theaterhaus berlin are to be consolidated and transitioned to institutional funding. This represents a significant milestone in the theaterhaus berlin‘s evolution and its continued contribution to the cultural landscape of Berlin
shareholder
Förderband e.V. Kulturinitiative Berlin is the sole managing entity of the Kulturinitiative Förderband gGmbH, which operates theaterhaus berlin with its respective locations in Mitte and Schöneweide. In addition to its own artistic projects, Förderband works with the Berlin Job Centers as well as cultural and socio-cultural venues to provide long-term unemployed people with meaningful employment in cultural activities, and to prepare them for integration into the primary labor market through coaching and training. At theaterhaus berlin, people participating in the labor market measures are currently employed in the areas of building and event services as well as at the reception.
discrimination-sensitive environment
theaterhaus berlin is a place of diversity that values and welcomes people regardless of appearance, skin color, race, religion, religious conviction, gender, sexuality, gender identity, socioeconomic level, disability or age. At our locations, we strive to break down barriers and engender non-discriminatory structures. We strongly encourage our employees, cooperation partners and guests to actively participate in a culture of mutual respect and acceptance. If you have experienced or witnessed discrimination while visiting theaterhaus berlin, please contact us at: antidiskriminierung@theaterhaus.berlin
theaterhaus berlin
Kulturinitiative Förderband gGmbH
theaterhaus berlin is run by the Kulturinitiative Förderband gGmbH and is funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
With the kind support of Berliner Immobilienmanagement GmbH and the Jobcenter Berlin.
Kulturinitiative Förderband gGmbH
theaterhaus berlin
Neue Jakobstr. 9
10179 Berlin
