Greifensteine ​​nature theater

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Aerial view of the Greifensteine ​​with natural theater (right)
Entrance and ticket office building
View from the auditorium towards the stage, postcard from 1937

The Greifensteine ​​nature theater is a rock stage in the middle of the Greifenstein area in the Ore Mountains . It is located in the forest area between the villages of Geyer and Ehrenfriedersdorf in the area of ​​the city of Ehrenfriedersdorf and has been used regularly as a location for cultural events since 1952.

history

The first attempts to play theater here were made in 1846 with the history of Greifenstein Castle and the Stülpner legend . In the following years there were only irregular performances. It was not until 1931 that the Annaberg City Theater gave ten performances to a total of 6,500 visitors from August to September. It turned out that the setting is suitable for a natural theater.

In 1932 there was for the first time a continuous season from Pentecost to mid-July. In 1933 the seats in the natural theater were expanded and improved. In 1934 the Greifensteine ​​were recognized as a landscape stage and Ehrenfriedersdorf became a member of the Reichsbund der Deutschen Freilicht- und Volksschauspiele .

In 1935, the play community for national festival design in cooperation with the Oybin Forest Theater began . The distinctive log house on the right side of the theater was built in the same year.

post war period

Since 1952, the natural theater has been performed by the district theater, today's Eduard-von-Winterstein-Theater Annaberg-Buchholz . Many pieces have been performed so far, of which the Stülpner story alone has been published in eight different versions since 1931.

Well-known actors performed there:

Use from 1961

Open-air film events have also taken place on the natural stage since 1961 , with around 35,000 spectators per season.

There have also been musical events such as concerts, fairy tale games for children, operettas and opera performances since 1987. There are over 1200, albeit not numbered, seats. The Country Festival, the largest in Saxony, attracts around 15,000 concert-goers from all over Germany every year.

Transport links

The rock theater is on the B 95 , and it is also easily accessible from the B 101 via the A 14 . It is just as easy to reach with the 210 buses from Chemnitz or Oberwiesenthal (stop Weg zu den Greifensteinen ). A journey with the Greifensteinxpress Tschuh-Tschuh-Bahn can be arranged as a special offer .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Flyer Greifenstein Festival 2011 ; ed. from the mountain town of Ehrenfriedersdorf

Coordinates: 50 ° 38 ′ 56 "  N , 12 ° 55 ′ 49"  E