Coraggio - Die Kulturanstifter e.V.

What Coraggio - Die Kulturanstifter e.V. does

Coraggio – Die Kulturanstifter e.V. is a Berlin-registered nonprofit cultural education organization (eingetragener Verein, VR 37607 B at Amtsgericht Charlottenburg since 8 August 2019) that delivers circus arts, theater, movement, dance, and high-wire walking training to children, youth, and adults across Berlin neighborhoods including Kreuzberg, Neukölln, Pankow, Schöneberg, and Schöneweide. Its mission is to expand access to cultural education through low-barrier solidarity pricing; programs include school-based circus and dance AGs at five Berlin partner schools (Otto-Wels-Grundschule, Bornholmer Grundschule, Schule an der Strauchwiese, plus historical Edison and Albert-Schweitzer engagements), weekly adult community circus sessions (e.g., Community Circus Schöneberg), free parent-child courses (Mutter-Kind-Zirkus, Eltern-Kind Pankow), the year-long BE:TWEEN BERLIN cultural year for 13–15-year-olds, and theater workshops under the Laboratorium für Bewegungskunst series. The Trainee program qualifies cohorts of approximately eight participants per cycle as high-wire trainers over ~100 hours across five months.

The organization’s core technical asset is its high-wire arena infrastructure, branded WireWalkers (formerly Hochseilarena) and currently anchored at Tempelhofer Feld (Southeast entrance) under a planned 3-year tenure since 30 June 2024. The facility supports up to 8 wires rigged between 0.5 meters and 6 meters of height using concrete counterweights and anchor points, with a Balancierstange (5–7 kg balance pole) serving as the primary teaching aid and a Mobile Balance-Station for off-site corporate and team-building deployments. Online program discovery and enrollment are handled through a Yolawo booking widget integrated into the website and a Stripe payment stack supporting SEPA, PayPal, and card payments. Video tutorials created during COVID-19 remain a permanent home-learning resource.

Coraggio operates a hybrid nonprofit revenue model that combines tiered solidarity participant fees (€12/€15/€20 per session for workshops and regular training, plus a free Soli-Platz tier with no proof required), institutional public grants (EU, German federal, State of Berlin via Zukunftsinitiative Stadtteil, Soziale Stadt, NEUSTART KULTUR; Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa; Stiftung für Kulturelle Weiterbildung; Fonds Soziokultur; multiple six-figure project grants totaling €2M+ cumulatively), tax-deductible donations via betterplace.org (including the Coraggio Kids and Hochseilarena campaigns), gift vouchers (from €20), and self-assessed pricing for the Trainee program (€350–€450 per cohort). The team operates as a self-organized TEAL structure under shared leadership, with Anne Timm as Chair (Vorsitzende), Stefan Petzoldt as First Deputy, and Selamawit Andemariam as Second Deputy, supported by a broader contributor base. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via schools, public outdoor venues, and community centers within Berlin only, with no retail or wholesale intermediaries.

Name

Coraggio - Die Kulturanstifter e.V.

Legal name

Coraggio – Die Kulturanstifter e.V.

Website

https://coraggio.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Coraggio – Die Kulturanstifter e.V. is a Berlin-registered nonprofit cultural education organization delivering circus arts, theater, dance, and high-wire walking training to children, youth, and adults across Berlin neighborhoods via school partnerships, public arenas, and community sessions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cultural Education and Circus Arts

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161), Educational Services (611), Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (71111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

Keywords

• Cultural education programs
• Circus arts training
• High wire walking
• Youth circus workshops
• Community circus Berlin

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Participant course and workshop fees: Tiered solidarity pricing model for workshops and courses (€12-20 per session). Some programs free. Revenue from school AGs, high-wire training, and teambuilding sessions.
2. Public funding and project grants: Funded by EU, German federal government, State of Berlin (Zukunftsinitiative Stadtteil, Soziale Stadt, NEUSTART KULTUR), Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa, Stiftung für Kulturelle Weiterbildung, Fonds Soziokultur, and other institutional grants.
3. Donations and charitable contributions: Tax-deductible donations via betterplace.org platform. Solidarity funding model. Community fundraising campaigns such as 'Coraggio Kids' and 'Hochseilarena für eine inklusivere und gesunde Gesellschaft'.
4. Trainee program fees: Approximately €350-450 total participation fee for the 5-month high-wire trainer trainee program (100 hours), with self-assessment pricing model.
5. Gift vouchers and season cards: Gift vouchers sold from €20 for a workshop. Season cards and 5-packs for regular training attendees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Coraggio - Die Kulturanstifter e.V. is a Berlin-based nonprofit that delivers cultural education through circus arts, dance, theater and high-wire (Hochseil) programs for children, youth, and adults, both at its own WireWalkers/Hochseilarena venue and through partner schools, plus corporate teambuilding, free online video tutorials, and a structured high-wire trainee program. Pricing is set on a solidarity ("Solidarische Beiträge") basis so participation is accessible regardless of income.

Product overview

Coraggio - Die Kulturanstifter e.V. is a Berlin-based nonprofit providing cultural education programs centered on circus arts, theater, and dance for children and adults. The organization operates several interconnected programs: WireWalkers (formerly Hochseilarena) offers high wire walking training at Tempelhofer Feld; Community Circus Schöneberg provides weekly community circus sessions; Mutter-Kind-Zirkus delivers free parent-child circus courses; and Coraggio in der Schule manages school-based programs at multiple partner schools. Additional offerings include video tutorials for home-based learning, a Trainee program for high wire trainer qualification, the Laboratorium für Bewegungskunst theater workshop series, and BE:TWEEN BERLIN cultural year for teenagers. The portfolio is completed by the Neue Arbeitswelten internal development program. The organization uses Yolawo for booking and Stripe for payment processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WireWalkers / Hochseilarena (community high-wire training) Weekly high-wire walking classes and open training for beginners through advanced adults and youth at the Berlin WireWalkers/Hochseilarena venue, with Balancierstange (balance pole) and mobile Balance-Station infrastructure and a solidarity-pricing fee model.
• Mutter-Kind-Zirkus (Parent-Child Circus) A circus-arts class for caregivers and their young children, designed as a shared creative-movement entry point into circus training, delivered in Berlin on a weekly basis under Coraggio's solidarity-pricing model.
• Community Circus Schöneberg Recurring community circus class for children and adults at the Schöneberg location in Berlin, taught by Coraggio trainers as part of its neighborhood cultural-education programming.
• Coraggio in der Schule (school programs) In-school circus-arts workshops and projects delivered directly at partner schools in Berlin, contracted by the school to enrich cultural and physical education for pupils.
• Teambuilding (corporate workshops) Circus- and high-wire-based teambuilding workshops sold to companies and teams as offsite experiences, drawing on Coraggio's trainers and Hochseilarena infrastructure.
• Video Tutorials (online tutorials) Free online video tutorials covering high-wire walking and circus skills, offered to extend Coraggio's instruction to remote learners and to supplement in-person training.
• Traineeprogramm (high-wire trainer program) Structured paid training pathway for advanced adults to become high-wire trainers within the Coraggio ecosystem, providing a formalized instructor-development track for the nonprofit.
• Laboratorium für Bewegungskunst (movement-arts laboratory) A workshop-format program exploring theater, dance and movement arts as part of Coraggio's broader cultural-education curriculum.
• BE:TWEEN BERLIN (cultural year for 13-15 year-olds) A curated cultural-year program for 13-15 year-olds in Berlin, combining circus, theater, dance and other arts experiences delivered as a structured year-long engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50+ amateur artists perform at public high-wire events; 80+ people trained in first season; 600+ spectators at canal crossing
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• TiB 1848 e.V. (Turn- und Sportvereinigung Berlin-Neukölln 1848)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023Cooperation with TiB 1848 e.V. for hosting the Hochseilarena at the Maybachufer sports facility in Neukölln from June to October 2023. TiB provided the venue for the high-wire setup.
• DRAUSSENSTADTminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 August 2021Initiative for outdoor urban culture. Coraggio's canal crossing performance (Ein Drahtseilakt, August 2021) and subsequent events were part of the DRAUSSENSTADT program. Funded by Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa and Stiftung für Kulturelle Weiterbildung und Kulturberatung.
• CARAVAN (Circus Network)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean network of youth circuses. Coraggio participates in CARAVAN member assemblies, exchanging best practices with circuses from Italy, Belgium, Czech Republic, South Africa, Palestine, UK, Sweden, and others. CARAVAN cooperates on youth encounters, festivals, professional development, and lobbying for social circus.
• Otto-Wels-GrundschulecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term cooperation with this Kreuzberg primary school for circus and dance AGs. Programs since 2020. Summer performances and Zirkus- und Tanz-Aufführungen annually. Coraggio Kids program provides free access to circus/theater/dance for all school children.
• Bornholmer GrundschulecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term cooperation with this school in Berlin for circus AGs and summer holiday workshops. School-based Zirkuskurse as part of after-school program.
• Schule an der StrauchwiesecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for paid circus AGs. Booking via Yolawo portal. Part of Coraggio's school-based program network.
• Edison-Grundschule (Schöneweide)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeekly circus sessions in school gym for the 2019/2020 school year, including 'Förderband' instruction and circus AG. Part of school enrichment program.
• Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium NeuköllnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation since 2019 for planning and implementing cultural projects and artistic working groups. Part of the Kulturelles Bildungsnetzwerk Flughafenkiez project (2019-2021), funded by EU, federal, and state Berlin under Soziale Stadt program.
• Brotfabrik BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArts and culture center serving as venue and cooperation partner for the BE:TWEEN BERLIN cultural year program for teens (13-15 years). Located at Caligariplatz 1, Berlin.
• FEZ BerlinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEZ Berlin (Kinder- und Jugendzentrum) hosted Mitmach-Zirkus für Familien workshops as part of puppet theater and theater festivals.
• Ecole de Cirque de BruxellesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCoraggio's high-wire trainers were trained under guidance of Denis Josselin, Bruno Frenette, and Vincent Wauters from Ecole de Cirque de Bruxelles during 2017-2019. Additional project experience gained at Galway Community Circus.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Juxirkus: Berlin-area youth circus that participated in Coraggio's 2024 Zirkus- und Hochseilfest. Directly comparable grassroots youth circus education format operating in the same city.
• Cabuwazi: Berlin-based youth circus organization operating multiple locations including Cabuwazi-Tempelhof, which participated alongside Coraggio in the 2024 Zirkus- und Hochseilfest. Both target Berlin children/youth through circus-based cultural education.
• Bunttropfen Hannover: Hannover-based youth circus that also performed at Coraggio's 2024 festival. Comparable German social-circus organization with similar mission of accessible circus arts for young people.
• Artistik-Projekt Leipzig: Leipzig-based youth circus education project that participated in the 2024 Hochseilfest. Comparable German social-circus model serving children and youth in after-school and community settings.

Others

• TiB 1848 e.V. Berlin-Neukölln sports club that hosted Coraggio's Hochseilarena at the Maybachufer sports facility (2021–2023). Relevant comparable for venue/partnership structures in Berlin sports and recreation infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• FEZ Berlin: Berlin's family and youth center offering Mitmach-Zirkus workshops and theater festivals. Acts as both a Coraggio venue partner and a broader cultural education incumbent serving overlapping audiences.
• Brotfabrik Berlin: Berlin arts and culture center hosting Coraggio's BE:TWEEN BERLIN teen cultural year program. Comparable arts-education venue serving youth in Berlin's Weissensee/Pankow area.

Regional players

• Galway Community Circus: Ireland-based social circus where Coraggio trainers gained additional project experience. Comparable European social-circus organization with youth/adult programming in community settings.
• Ecole de Cirque de Bruxelles: Belgian social circus school where Coraggio's high-wire trainers received their training under Denis Josselin, Bruno Frenette, and Vincent Wauters (2017–2019). Closely aligned social-circus methodology and trainer-pedagogy lineage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/coraggio.berlin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coraggio-berlin

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