North Harz City Theater

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The Nordharzer Städtebundtheater is a three-part house in the Harz region in Saxony-Anhalt . The stage business emerged in 1992 from the merger of the Stadttheater in Quedlinburg and the Volkstheater in Halberstadt and has since been run under joint business management and artistic management.

A total of four stages will be used in both cities. In summer there are also performances in the famous Thale mountain theater , on the Waldbühne in Altenbrak , in the moated castle Westerburg and on numerous other stages in the Harz region. All branches of the Nordharzer Städtebundtheater also give guest performances throughout the whole of Germany and in some cases beyond.

The administrative association is supported by the Harz district and the cities of Quedlinburg and Halberstadt. Another subsidy is provided by the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

General and current situation

The Nordharzer Städtebundtheater offers opera, operetta, musical, drama, ballet and concert cultural events for the Harz district and neighboring regions. The traditional theaters in Halberstadt and Quedlinburg were combined in 1992 to form a three-part theater as a municipal association. Since then, operas, operettas, musicals, ballets and plays as well as performances have been on the program both in the Großer Haus Halberstadt and in the Kammerbühne.

City Theater Halberstadt

The theater in the northern Harz has a long tradition. There has been a theater in Halberstadt since 1812. In 1905 he was able to move into a newly built city theater with a permanent ensemble, supported by the city's culturally interested citizens. During this time, the Halberstädter Theater became known throughout Germany for its performances of Wagner operas. Gustaf Gründgens and Theo Lingen made their debut here.

The city ​​theater was destroyed in the Second World War , but was one of the first German theaters to resume operations in the post-war period. In 1949 a new house was opened, the "Volkstheater Halberstadt". Hans Auenmüller worked here for four decades until 1991.

Quedlinburg Theater

Theater at the Marschlinger Hof

A theater company had existed in Quedlinburg since the 19th century, but initially without a permanent ensemble. The theater building was inaugurated on October 10, 1886. The building, built in the Wilhelminian style, was operated by Wilhelm and Hermann Schilling as an inn and theater. A new part of the building was built in the early 1930s. This part of the house is characterized by an objective, functional design language and is cubic. The Quedlinburg City Theater was not founded until October 2, 1945, and the three-part business moved into the “Theater am Marschlinger Hof”, which is still used as a theater today.

In 1964, after the government of the GDR had restructured the theater landscape , the music theater in Quedlinburg was abolished and the theater ensemble continued to play on the stage at the Marschlinger Hof until 1984. Due to the lack of financial resources, the so-called Great House was more and more dilapidated and eventually had to be be blocked for gaming. It was not until 1997 that the venue was reopened, also thanks to the commitment of many theater enthusiasts.

The theater is located at 17 Marschlinger Hof and is listed in the Quedlinburg monument register. The foyer and the entrance area of ​​the house have largely been preserved in their original form. The light ceiling is remarkable. Decorative elements such as the color design and etched panes are used cautiously.

Directors

Support and funding

The sponsors of the "Zweckverband Nordharzer Städtebundtheater" are the district of Harz and the cities of Quedlinburg and Halberstadt. The further existence of the Nordharzer Städtebundtheater is uncertain. A few years ago, 25% of the budget was cut. The current total budget is around eight million euros. From the season 2013/14, the support of the administration union drastic austerity measures in view have provided. The grants are to be reduced by half of the amount paid so far. With these announced measures, the theater is struggling to maintain its cultural contribution in the region.

Cathedral Festival

The Halberstadt Cathedral Festival is organized annually by the Nordharzer Städtebundtheater in cooperation with the Moses Mendelssohn Academy and the Evangelical Parish Halberstadt . In 2011 the world premiere of the ballet production Maria Magdalena by Jaroslaw Jurasz took place in the cathedral in Halberstadt .

Orchestra workshop

Young musicians and composers find a stage for their works in the annual orchestra workshop. Working with the State Music Council of Saxony-Anhalt enables talented young people to have a fruitful and practical exchange with musicians, professors and viewers. The works of the participants are developed with the orchestra of the Nordharzer Städtebundtheater in order to then present them to the public.

Theater education

The Nordharzer Städtebundtheater mainly appeals to teachers, pupils and parents interested in theater with its theater education offer. The theater youth club offers young talents a stage and takes part in the annual school theater meeting. The theater education program ranges from guided theater tours to school visits and premiere classes to theater talks.

literature

  • Werner Hartmann: Theater in Halberstadt 1905–1945. Edited by Theater-Förderverein Halberstadt
  • Werner Hartmann: Theater in Halberstadt 1945–1996. Edited by Theater-Förderverein Halberstadt

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b State Office for the Preservation of Monuments in Saxony-Anhalt (ed.): List of monuments in Saxony-Anhalt. Volume 7: Falko Grubitzsch, with the participation of Alois Bursy, Mathias Köhler, Winfried Korf, Sabine Oszmer, Peter Seyfried and Mario Titze: Quedlinburg district. Volume 1: City of Quedlinburg. Fly head, Halle 1998, ISBN 3-910147-67-4 , p. 181.
  2. ^ Manfred Mittelstaedt: Quedlinburg. Sutton Verlag Erfurt 2003, ISBN 3-89702-560-4 , p. 83.
  3. Falko Grubitzsch in: Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments . Saxony-Anhalt. Volume 1: Ute Bednarz, Folkhard Cremer and others: Magdeburg administrative region. Revision. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich et al. 2002, ISBN 3-422-03069-7 , p. 744.