Kleist Forum Frankfurt, Event venue in Frankfurt (Oder), Germany.
Kleist Forum Frankfurt is an event venue with a theater hall, gallery spaces, and conference areas for different kinds of gatherings. The building offers flexible room setups that can be adapted for theater productions, concerts, exhibitions, and conferences.
The building opened in 2001 and quickly became a cultural center in the border region between Germany and Poland. It played an important role in strengthening cultural offerings in the city after German reunification.
The house is named after Heinrich von Kleist, who was born in Frankfurt (Oder) in 1777. Its Bürgerbühne stages documentary pieces created with city residents and guest directors, and it hosts the annual Kleist-Festtage, the transVOCALE world music festival and the student theatre festival Unithea.
The Kleist Forum stands at Platz der Einheit 1, in a park in the city centre. The main building holds a large hall and six conference rooms; the Großer Saal seats 575, the Studiobühne 99 and Studio B. 50. Half of the construction costs came from EU funds, the rest from the city and Brandenburg.
The Kleist Forum has no resident ensemble; its Bürgerbühne stages documentary pieces created with Frankfurt residents and guest directors. The venue also hosts the annual Kleist-Festtage, the transVOCALE world music festival and the student theatre festival Unithea.
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