Kulturinsel Halle
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The Kulturinsel Halle is a building and cultural complex in Halle (Saale). In addition to the Neues Theater Halle, it houses the Puppentheater Halle, the studio, the "Schaufenster" and a library. Furthermore, it includes the gastronomic establishments Café nt and Strieses Biertunnel.[1]
The Kulturinsel Halle was built between 1980 and 2002, starting from the old Kino der Deutsch-Sowjetischen Freundschaft (Cinema of German-Soviet Friendship), a whole block of eight buildings was converted and expanded into a cultural venue. It was shaped by the long-time artistic director Peter Sodann, who found a venue here in the cinema for his ensemble at the time.[2] In 1999, Peter Sodann received the prize of the Association of German Critics for the project "Kulturinsel".[3]
There was already a Neues Theater in Halle before that, founded in 1870. After a fire in 1902, it was run by Eugen Moritz Mauthner until 1912, after which it was a warehouse.[4]
