Soziokulturelles Zentrum "Die VILLA"

The socio-cultural centre “Die VILLA” is a modern youth, cultural and social institution close to the centre of Leipzig. With more than 100 events and courses each week, it offers a wide range of activities for every age group (from early music training with toddlers to back schooling for senior citizens) in a variety of genres (from choirs to youth theatre groups). The centre has five differently equipped event rooms, a media area, a self-help bicycle-repair centre, the youth café “Neulicht,” a band practice room and sound lab, a shared apartment for young people engaged in voluntary service, an open meeting point for children and youth, as well as offices of various associations and initiatives. The non-profit VILLA gGmbH coordinates the use of facilities and is responsible for most of the activities. The social and cultural centre “Die VILLA” focusses on the following field of activities: -youth work and spare time activities -youth events (concerts, parties, theatres) -activities in the school holidays -media projects (especially with video, photograph, computer animation and internet) -German and European youth volunteer service international and intercultural projects