Chamber theater

Chamber theater is a common name for small stages or for secondary venues of larger theaters. “Chamber” in this composition means living space according to the older parlance , which means above all that the stage is not raised. It can also refer to the aristocratic chamber, which motivated special artistry, as in the terms chamber music or chamber play .

In the 20th century, the term chamber theater was also associated with experimental theater that was realized with little technical effort. Sometimes the chamber theater was characterized as "theater without a curtain ". In this regard, the Moscow Chamber Theater founded in 1914 by Alexander Yakovlevich Tairov became a model .

Further examples

• Chamber theater Karlsruhe
• Chamber Theater Munich (2007-2011)
• Chamber Theater Stuttgart (opened 1983)
• Chamber theater in Piaristengasse Vienna (1963–1973)
• Cameri Theater Tel Aviv

literature

• Manfred Brauneck: Europe's theater: 2500 years of history - An introduction , Rowohlt, Reinbek 2012. ISBN 978-3644462014

Individual evidence

1. ^ Frank Thiess: Theater without a curtain. Pieces for the Kammertheater, Luchterhand, Darmstadt 1963