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| Address | Bremen Germany |
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| Coordinates | 53°04′18″N8°48′58″E / 53.07167°N 8.81611°E /53.07167; 8.81611 |
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| Opened | 1913 |
| Reopened | 1950 |
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Theater Bremen (Bremen Theatre) is a state theatre inBremen, Germany, with four divisions for opera, straight theater, dance, and student programs. Its venues are located in a city block, connected in architecture and seating up to 1,426 spectators. The theatre has drawn international attention since 1962 with innovative play productions in theBremer Stil (Bremen style). Its opera company was selected as opera house of the year byOpernwelt in 2007.
Theater Bremen is a company with four divisions: theOper Bremen (Bremen opera), theSchauspiel Bremen (Bremen Playhouse), theTanztheater Bremen (Bremen Dance Theatre) and theMoKS Bremen, short forModellversuch Künstler und Schüler (Experimental Modal: Artists and Schoolgoers).[1] The four venues seat up to 1,426 spectators. The musical divisions have collaborated since 1917 with theBremer Philharmoniker, an orchestra founded in 1820. The theatre has drawn international attention since 1962, whenKurt Hübner [de] staged innovative productions known as theBremer Stil (Bremen style).[2][3] Several stage directors and actors shaped the period, and many became well known, such as directorsPeter Stein,Peter Zadek,Rainer Werner Fassbinder,Hans Neuenfels andJohannes Schaaf, and actorsEdith Clever,Jutta Lampe,Margit Carstensen,Bruno Ganz, andRolf Becker.[4]
The buildings of Theater Bremen are located east of the Old Town next to theBremer Wallanlagen [de]. They are close to the museumsGerhard Marcks House andWilhelm Wagenfeld House, theVilla Ichon [de], the central library of theStadtbibliothek Bremen [de] and theKunsthalle Bremen, forming the so-calledKulturmeile [de] (culture mile).[3][5] The theatre buildings are located in one city block and connected in architecture. They are known as the Theater am Goetheplatz, Kleines Haus, Moks and Brauhauskeller.[6]
TheTheater am Goetheplatz was opened in 1913 as a playhouse with a play byOscar Wilde. It was destroyed in World War II and restored as a theatre for opera and plays. Reopened in 1950, it seats 800 people.[1]
The Kleines Haus was remodelled in the 2012/13 season, seating up to 200 people, and presents plays and dance theatre. The foyer has a stage called "noon" for chamber concerts, lectures and other events.[1]
Moks is a theatre for children and youth, offering performances for school classes in the morning and young people and their families in the evening. All spectators are close to the stage.[1] The quality of productions has been regarded as high, receiving more than regional attention. Several plays were presented at a theatre competition.[7]
The Brauhauskeller is located in the basement vaults of the former St. Pauli brewery. A small stage is intended for events for up to 60 spectators. It is the venue for the group Junge Akteure (young actors), which was founded in 2005, based on the Moks, as the theatre school of Theater Bremen. The stage is narrow and long, requiring unconventional sets.[1] The theatre has around 400 employees.[2]
In 1979, Theater Bremen was namedTheater des Jahres [de] (theatre of the year) byTheater heute.[4] A 1997 production of Verdi'sMacbeth was awarded theBayerischer Theaterpreis [de]. In 2007, the Theater Bremen was namedOpernhaus des Jahres (Opera House of the Year) byOpernwelt, along with theKomische Oper Berlin.[8] TheEuropäischer Toleranzpreis (European tolerance prize) of the KulturForum Europa was given forLudger Vollmer [de]'s operaGegen die Wand [de] in 2009.[9]
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