Koralle Kino, Arthouse cinema in Volksdorf, Germany.
Koralle Kino is a programming cinema housed since 2002 in the Kulturzentrum Bürgerhaus Koralle at Kattjahren in Hamburg-Volksdorf. It has three screening rooms: Saal 1 with 138 seats, Saal 2 with 77 seats, and the Lounge with 31 seats and a bar, added in early 2020. The two larger halls have 42 m² screens, Dolby Digital SR sound and a UFA gong; one hall has a stage.
Die Koralle opened in 1956 at Im Alten Dorfe 25/27, a brick purpose-built cinema with a single-storey foyer. The auditorium was made smaller in the 1970s; Elke Besse took over in 1980, Gerd Fölster and Arndt Eggers in 1994. The lease was terminated and the cinema closed on 31 December 1999. The support association "Die Koralle, Stadtteilkulturverein in Volksdorf" collected signatures and donations, and a former Hochbahn substation at Kattjahren 1 was converted into a cultural centre that reopened with the new Koralle Kino on 6 June 2002.
The cinema's name and blue seating were carried over from the original Die Koralle, which opened in 1956 on Im Alten Dorfe. A UFA-Gong still sounds in the auditoriums before screenings. The annual programme has repeatedly been awarded by federal ministries and the Hamburg cultural authority.
The cinema is wheelchair accessible for people with mobility restrictions. Ticket reservations can be made directly at the box office.
The two larger halls use Dolby Digital SR sound, not DTS, and their screens measure 42 m². A UFA gong still sounds before screenings, and one hall has a stage. The blue seating and the illuminated lettering were carried over from the old cinema on Im Alten Dorfe.
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