Fletch Bizzel

The Fletch Bizzel is a free theater and a same venue in Dortmund. The theater group was founded in 1979.

With city, state funds and own contribution, the theater opened in 1985 its own stage of the same name at the Alfons - Spielhoff Square. There was also a gallery in 1986. Since 1988, the Cultural Workshop has worked as a training center for theater, dance, song and personality development. In this forum for Erlebenskunst find beginner to professional courses and workshops opportunities for personal and professional development.

The increasingly professional self-image of Fletch Bizzel group significantly influenced the artistic development. Was Collaborated with directors such as Helmut Palitsch (including " Our fist / vonGoethe " 1995, " Play it again Sam" 2001 ), tungsten Lenssen ( " An author sees red " 1997 ), Rolf Denne man ( " Crashed " 1998) and Jost Kruger ( "Merry Feste " in 1998, " The Libertine " 1999).

Due to the state of NRW Fletch Bizzel was recognized as a private theater. In addition to the productions was a cultural program developed through the cooperation with artists from home and abroad and the local culture office year after year, this is still an integral part of Dortmund's cultural landscape. Always recurring series of events have established themselves over the years.

These include events such as the " Carnival of another kind: Geierabend " (since 1992), the presentation Dortmund independent theater groups (since 1985), " LesArt " Dortmund's literary scene, the " Summer Cabaret " ( 1986 ), " Theaterzwang ", the festival independent theater NRW (since 1985) as well as exhibitions with visual artists from home and abroad.

Since 1994, the theater takes on the "International Cultural Festival " in part as artistic advice of the various theater landscapes of our neighboring countries.