Freundeskreis

Members of the Freundeskreis stand in and around the Pappelwaldkantine of the Ruhrtriennale 2023 in the Pappelwald next to the Jahrhunderthalle Bochum.
© Daniel Sadrowski

The Friends of the Ruhrtriennale is a community of people interested in the arts who want to actively shape the festival and experience the cultural landscape of the region together. The Friends of the Ruhrtriennale share a passion for the artistic creations of their festival - from music theatre to drama and performance to dance, concerts and visual arts.

As a support association, the Freundeskreis has been committed to the Ruhrtriennale since 2005 and supports the realisation of selected festival productions as well as special activities to communicate the programme to a young audience.

Become part of the community and benefit from advantages such as early information about the festival programme, exclusive advance ticket purchase rights and invitations to rehearsals and other events. Take the opportunity to get to know the festival makers personally and exchange ideas with other arts enthusiasts!

Memberships

Club.Ruhr

Club.Ruhr (Membership fee from 20 €/year) is the Ruhrtriennale’s young Freundeskreis, aimed at students as well as young people in training or employment. Members are able to experience the festival together each year and also take a look behind the scenes. In addition Club.Ruhr meets every month to attend events and explore the region’s cultural institutions together.

You can find information on the activities of Club.Ruhr on Instagram
Reach out to Club.Ruhr via club.ruhr@ruhrtriennale.de.

Friend

As a Friend (membership fee from 95 €/year, couples 140 €/year) you receive all membership benefits. A special reduced rate for students and socially disadvantaged people who want to become part of the community of friends and supporters allows reduced membership from 30 €/year.

Supporter

As a Supporter (membership fee 1.000 €) you will receive these additional benefits: guaranteed attendance at all premieres including the premiere to open the festival, your name in the Ruhrtriennale’s annual programme and free entry to all talks with the artists.

Partner

Membership as a Partner represents a special level of involvement on behalf of the Ruhrtriennale: for membership contributions starting at 5.000 € we will offer our thanks by crediting you by name at the venues and other exclusive benefits.

Become a member

Become a Friend, Supporter or Partner or take on a voluntary role, for example by talking to and looking after new members. Each level of support also includes benefits before and during the Ruhrtriennale as our way of saying thank you for your involvement.

Please send the completed registration form by email to freundeskreis@ruhrtriennale.de.