Intercultural centre DE CENTRALE

National Network
Belgium
Address

Kraankindersstraat 2
9000 GENT
Belgium

Telephone
+32 9 265 98 26
Telephone (other)
+32 9 266 13 26
Fax
+32 9 265 98 24
E-Mail
attila.bakiroglu@gent.be
E-Mail (2)
Nele.Goethals@stad.gent
Mobile Phone
+32 478 300.572
Mobile Phone (other)
+32 485 142 639
Organisation Type
Local/Regional Authority
Year of Establishment
1995
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. International/Cultural relations
General Information

current staff: 12,2 fulltime equivalent - Budget 2007: 1.045.745,21 euro (staff and operational costs included) - Sources of funding: City of Ghent, Flemish Government, entrance tickets - Modalities of Action: Stage activities, concerts, theatre, workshops, musical courses, lectures, debates, children’s activities, film, projects promoting cultural diversity - Main partners: City of Ghent, Flemish Government, local migrant organisations, other concert halls in Ghent

Mission and Objectives

“De Centrale” is a meeting place and cultural workshop for native and non-native artists, a music school for non-Western instruments and organiser of performing arts (especially world music). It has two concert halls at its disposal (1 up to 200 persons, 1 up to 400 persons), and a number of rooms are put at the disposal of all citizens for theatre, dance, music and singing rehearsals, language lessons, lectures, meetings, …

Main Projects / Activities

• concerts, films, theatre, multicultural cooking • multicultural children activities • co-organisation of concerts with other partners in other city halls • courses and workshops in non-western musical instruments (Maghreb, Turkey, Africa) • promotion of cultural diversity in the cultural landscape in Ghent Main focus: Turkey, Maghreb, Africa, Eastern Europe

Contact (1) Full Name
Attila Bakiroglu
Head of the organisation
Mr. Luc Baeckeland
Contact (2) Full Name
Mrs. Nele Goethals