Culture rucksack 2023 full to bursting

Circus, street dance, graffiti, creative writing, musical, manga, costume and street art: the participating institutions are again offering great workshops for 10 to 14-year-olds.

2 February 2023
Group photo Kulturrucksack
  • Great workshops for children and young people (from left): Silvia Brede (City of Beckum), Sonja Horstmann, Ricarda Huerkamp (Altes E-Werk), Uwe Mischke (Neubeckum Leisure Centre), Stefanie Hartkopf (Neubeckum Public Library), Carola Paulmichl (Beckum Public Library), Andreas Skowronski (St. Franziskus Parish Neubeckum), Cornelia Baumann and Luisa Schulte (both City of Beckum)

Introducing young people to culture and art as early as possible and giving them the opportunity to express themselves and try things out - these are the main aims of the "Kulturrucksack" project for children and young people aged 10 to 14. "Cultural education is often neglected. A gap is being filled here," said Cornelia Baumann, Head of Education, Culture and Leisure, at the presentation of this year's programme. "There is a wide range of offers in Beckum that are always very well received," she added. And so, during the Easter, summer and autumn holidays, participants swap their school satchels for the culture rucksack to get creative in a group, learn new techniques and tricks, experience a fulfilling time and take something home with them that will stay with them.

Beckum is participating in the project for the 9th time, which is funded by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia with around 10,300 euros. Silvia Brede, project manager at the city of Beckum, was once again able to bundle a colourful bouquet of offers with various cultural and leisure facilities for 2023. The concrete wall on the redesigned outdoor area of the old E-Werk, for example, is literally crying out for design. A graffiti project around Ascension Day is intended to remedy the situation. Curtain up and clear the ring! is the motto of the Filou cultural initiative. Street dance and judo meet at the Neubeckum leisure centre when a mini-musical is created. There are a total of 12 workshops at the Altes E-Werk, the Freizeithaus Neubeckum, the Kulturinitiative Beckum, the parish of St Franzikus Neubeckum, the Neubeckum public library and the Stadtmuseum. Registrations are accepted by the respective institutions. The start dates of the individual workshops will be publicised in good time via the media.

Programme overview 2023 (registrations are accepted by the respective institutions):

Writing workshop 4 and 11 March 2023
10:00 to 14:30 in the Beckum Public Library
Creative writing methods: from getting to know and experimenting with, applying and expanding to writing your own story

Circus project 3 to 6 April 2023
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Alter E-Werk Beckum
Circus project with juggling, tightrope walking, unicycling and artistic cycling, ball skating, fire exercises

Handlettering 4 April 2023
4 to 7 p.m. at the Stadtmuseum Beckum
Creative design instead of writing - a project in the historical school classroom Mini-musical Pokémon 11 to 14 April 2023
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Freizeithaus Neubeckum
Street dance meets judo: dance, acting, singing and martial arts come together in Pokémon.

Curtain up and clear the ring! 11 to 14 April 2023
12 to 3 p.m., Kulturinitiative Filou e.V
"Light up the fire" - experience and create your own little fire show

Graffiti project 18 to 20 May 2023/Christmas Day
11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Altes E-Werk Beckum
Create graffiti (image with lettering, digitally created) on the new outer wall of the Altes E-Werk, with information on the topic.

Street art in the tunnel 3 to 7 July 2023
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Freizeithaus Neubeckum
The painterly design of the railway subway continues. Participants conquer Neubeckum with brushes and paint.

Minimusical Pokémon 10 to 14 July 2023
11 am to 3 pm at Freizeithaus Neubeckum
Street dance meets judo: dance, acting, singing and martial arts come together in Pokémon.

Manga workshop 10 and 11 July 2023
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Neubeckum public library
Designing the first pages of a manga with your own characters

Open canvas art 2 to 6 October (except public holiday on 3 October)
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Katholische Kirchengemeinde Sankt Franziskus Beckum
Participants can try out different creative techniques and methods on canvas.

Street art in the tunnel 09 to 13 October 2023
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Freizeithaus Neubeckum
The painterly design of the railway subway is completed. Participants conquer Neubeckum with brush and paint. With a grand finissage!

Costume ART 9 to 13 October 2023
from 11 am to 3 pm; finissage on Friday from 2 pm to 3 pm - Kulturinitiative Filou e.V. Participants design their own costume based on the Bauhaus artist Oskar Schlemmer.

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