Culture
Culture for students - culture by students: During the semester, we organize a varied cultural programme with concerts, slams, MONDO music theater, international evenings and parties in the MensaBar (Rempartstraße) and, in summer, open-air events in the beautiful MensaGarten in Rempartstraße.
The Studierendenwerk Freiburg (SWFR) offers young student talents support in many areas, e.g. performance opportunities, exhibition space, support for cultural projects or help with the conception of events. Anyone who has their own ideas for events or would like to get involved on or behind the stage is always welcome.
In the foyer of the Mensa Rempartstraße, the MensaBar has become an ideal and popular area for student culture. With a long bar, a stage, a light and sound system, a screen and a video projector, the prerequisites for all kinds of artistic expression are given: from readings to theater to party and club events or live music. Culture for students and by students!
Directions
The MensaBar is located in the heart of Freiburg, between Holzmarkt and UB (Uni-Bib), only a 10-minute walk from the main train station. The best way to find us is by bike or streetcar (stops: Holzmarkt, Werthmannstraße or Stadttheater)
Room plan
Floor plan MensaBar (PDF)
Sample plan of event layout (PDF)
Since the beginning of our cultural work, it has been important to us to network and cooperate with students and university-related groups, as well as other players in Freiburg's cultural landscape. This has resulted in events such as student council parties, the Pink Party organized by the UaStA's Rainbow Department, the Market of Opportunities organized by the University of Freiburg's Sustainability Department and the big Unity Party, which we organize together with T.I.K.
We have cooperations with cultural institutions in Freiburg such as Literaturbüro Freiburg (zwischenmiete - readings in WGs), Vorderhaus - Kultur in der Fabrik (Freiburger Kleinkunstpreis für Studierende) and Kommunales Kino (Living Walls - Kinowanderung).
Your weekend treat!
Every Monday, we transform the MensaBar into Freiburg's biggest student living room with table tennis tables, a poker table, Beerpong, Super Mario Kart on a big screen, darts, table football and lots of other games... All to the finest music, of course. Admission is free!
Every Wednesday during lecture times, WedneStage organizes a colorful cultural program in all shapes and colors. From recurring formats to one-off events, there is something for everyone:
Lied.Gut - the Acoustic Slam
Here, singers, musicians and groups of all styles demonstrate their skills in 15 minutes and the audience decides who gets a place at the big Grand Slam in the MensaGarten in summer. The only condition for the acts: The technical effort for the set-up must not take longer than five minutes. Interested artists are welcome to apply by sending a short email to spinner(at)swfr.de.
Band.Breite
Several times a semester we bring the coolest music acts from around Freiburg to the start. Each concert evening features two artists (groups) playing a previously selected musical genre! Would you like to play with us alone or with a band? Then simply send us an email to spinner(at)swfr.de.
Comedy Flex
LIVE Stand Up Comedy in Freiburg!
Authentic, funny and approachable stand-up comedy has now arrived in Germany and leaves no eye dry. Funny everyday stories, absurd observations and surprising perspectives deliver punch line after punch line.
Comedy Flex brings the best newcomers to the scene and well-known comedians in front of the microphone and on stage - Host: Ansgar Hufnagel
Tanz.Raum
Whether hip hop company, contemporary class, contact improv at the Waldorf School or salsa at the Tanzbrunnen - people dance in Freiburg! In order to do justice to this diversity, we offer the Freiburg dance scene a new stage once a semester as part of the Wednestage - the Tanz.Raum! In this show format, local dance couples, dance schools and crews perform their latest choreos and show you what they can do! It's not just an entertaining stage show, but also a space where we can get to know different dance styles and be inspired by them.
Techno & Swap
Grab up to 7 of your coolest pieces from your closet (that you no longer wear) and become part of our new clothes swap party series. Here you can expect selected second-hand clothing, relaxed DJ sets and affordable special drinks. With class instead of mass, we set ourselves apart from other clothes swap formats and allow you to browse around without the junk.
In addition to constantly new party concepts such as student council parties, we also have regular formats, some of which have been established in Freiburg's nightlife for years:
FEEL FREE barefoot rave
Yes, you heard right - barefoot in the MensaBar or at least without street shoes. For this event, we will be laying out the floor with over 200 square meters of the most beautiful oriental carpets. With a selected decoration and plant concept, the MensaBar is no longer recognizable. The finest DJ sets (house, techno, DnB and much more) combined with live instruments await you on stage. Inexpensive drinks specials round off the menu. Bring extra socks or slippers and look forward to a completely new feeling of freedom while dancing - the event for music lovers and free spirits!
PINK PARTY
The Pink Party belongs to the queer party scene like the Bächle belongs to Freiburg. Organized by the Regenbogenreferat, it has not only been a wild party for over 20 years, but also a space where everyone can be who they want to be. The scene party with its traditional mix of electro, pop and rock takes place around twice a semester and is aimed at gay, lesbian, bisexual, a_sexual, trans*, inter*, poly*, queer and their allies!
REMPART RAVE
Fancy a techno bunker like in Berlin? Then the Rempart Rave is the right place for you. True to the motto of fast beats instead of fast plates, the Impuls crew transforms the MensaBar into an underground techno club to be proud of. Sometimes our own residents, sometimes big acts from further afield - there's something for everyone, from techno to breakbeat!
The student flea market takes place once a semester in the Mensa Rempartstr. (In the summer semester, weather permitting, in the MensaGarten.) Stalls for students only.
Application procedure and information here: www.swfr.de/en/flohmarkt
Since 2007, Mondo, the music theater group of the Studierendenwerk Freiburg (SWFR), has successfully performed its original productions on the stage of the MensaBar. Every year, we look for students of all disciplines who feel like getting involved on, behind, or in front of the stage - with their ideas, their skills, or their support: as part of the ensemble, you will work on the development of the play under professional direction during the rehearsal and rehearsal period, receive professional instruction in singing, acting, and dancing, and experience an intense and unforgettable time in a community that is firmly growing together.
You want to know more about the productions and the current casting? Then take a look at this page: www.mondomusical.de