Ekhofplatz (Schwerin)
The Ekhofplatz in the old town of Schwerin recalls the actor Conrad Ekhof .
As a space with tree planting and Ekhof bust (between theater and museum, so-called Ekhofplatz), it is entered in the state capital's list of monuments under the name Kleiner Moor .
The square is located northeast of the Old Garden between the State Theater , the State Museum and the theater's former set house. In the 19th century it served as a stately carriage right in front of the theater.
The triangular square surrounded by trees is planted with a meadow. On top of it stands a column with the bronze bust of Conrad Ekhof designed by Hans Kies in 1961 . The inscription reads:
"CONRAD EKHOF
actor
* August 12th, 1720 † June 16th, 1778
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" Father of German acting "
1750 - 1756
appearances in Schwerin
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Founded the first German theater academy
in Schwerin in 1753 "
The promotion of Ekhof and his Schönemann Society by the theater-friendly Duke Christian Ludwig II with a fixed salary and playing time in Schwerin only enabled the freedom to found the "Academie der Schönemannische Gesellschaft" on April 28, 1753. It only existed for a short time but it provided important impulses for the German theater industry.
Web links
- List of monuments of the state capital Schwerin 2018 ( PDF file; 265 kB)
Coordinates: 53 ° 37 '37 " N , 11 ° 25' 4.7" E