Freudenstadt starts free tickets: Culture for everyone at no cost!

Freudenstadt starts free tickets: Culture for everyone at no cost!

In Freudenstadt, the times for those interested in culture who cannot afford a theater ticket are now obviously easier. Mayor Adrian Sonder (CDU) recently presented a new program that gives people the opportunity to take part in theater performances in the Kurhaus free of charge. The so-called "free tickets" are an attempt to promote the cultural participation in the city and at the same time fill the empty places in the theater performances.

With these special tickets, needy can exchange people for a regular ticket, but only if there are still free places in the hall. This ensures that the use of the free tickets is not at the expense of other visitors. "This is a good way to make culture accessible to everyone," said Sonder. This initiative, which also does not cause any additional costs for the city, could help to revitalize the cultural life in Freudenstadt.

The output of the tickets

Available are the "free tickets" at the social institution Erlacher Höhe, which has launched the project in cooperation with the city. Wolfgang Günther, the department head of the Erlacher Höhe, explained that the ticket edition should be as unbureaucratic as possible. People in social need can pick up a “free ticket” on site. By the end of May, around 200 of these free tickets are available for various theater performances.

The design of the free tickets is simple and similar to that of regular tickets. Interested people should make sure that the tickets are noted for which events they can be used for. This initiative could make an important contribution to promoting the sense of community.

insights into the motivation behind the action

Mayor Sonder special took the inspiration for this measure from his hometown of Baden-Baden. There is a similar program called "Kulturloge", which enables people with low incomes to free admission to cultural events. In Freudenstadt, the initiative initially focuses on theater performances, but there are considerations to extend the campaign to other cultural areas such as museums or concerts in the future.

summarized this measure offers many people a valuable opportunity to participate in the cultural life of the city. This could create a win-win situation for the theater performances in the Freudenstadt Kurhaus: the needy is given access to culture, while at the same time the occupancy of the events is increased. If the project is successful, it could serve as a model for similar initiatives in other cities.

More information about this exciting project are at www.swr.de to be found.