Open stage
An open stage is a show in which several artists or guests can appear spontaneously. The term open stage, which is often used synonymously in German-speaking countries, is a pseudo-Anglicism and describes an arena stage that is open on several sides . The corresponding English term is Open Mic .
Depending on the organizer, various forms of presentation are permitted, for example music, comedy, stand-up, reading, prose, poetry, dance, magic, juggling and artistry, as well as short films at certain locations.
Well-known venues
Since 1971 Udo Werner organized the talent test in Cologne . Since 1984 there has been the “ apparently smallest variety theater in Germany ” in Berlin . From 2003 to 2010 the Cosmic Open Stage took place in the C-base . In 2002 the Comedy Club Kookaburra was founded by Sanjay Shihora .
The "Open Stage Bergisch Land" in Remscheid and Wuppertal has been known nationwide since 2009 (since 2012 "Open Stage Bergisch Land & Rhineland" including Bonn in the well-known Pantheon Theater), a special feature here is that it is a theater with light and audio engineering, rehearsals, soundcheck and video recordings as well as 400 spectators (since December 2017, 200 in Remscheid), which makes it currently the most successful open stage.
The "Open Stage Cologne", previously the longest existing open stage, was closed in 2012. Many open stages have existed in Bavaria for a number of years, including the three Munich theaters and the venues in Augsburg, Blumenthal Castle near Aichach, Ulm and Kaisheim .
In Burgenland (Austria) there has been a special form of the open stage since 2014. The “Offene Bühne Burgenland”, staged and carried out by the singer-songwriter Harald Pomper , tours the entire province of Burgenland over the course of a year, stopping at a wide variety of venues. It is thus a "wandering" open stage.
Stepping stone
Similar to the poetry slams, many small artists tour from stage to stage and there is a lively exchange of ideas and program items. Some theaters cooperate directly with one another in terms of artist acquisition or in the context of joint events, such as B. in Augsburg, where the Open Stage (Kleinkunstkeller Hempels) with the Blumenthal open stage has already organized several events together on bus and tram lines (Open Stage Tram) . Events with several hundred visitors (Roxy 200, Pantheon 400) take place regularly in the Roxy in Ulm as well as in the Pantheon in Bonn with the Offene Bühne Rheinland, the artists sometimes have to wait a long time for an appearance because there are long registration lists. Well-known comedians such as Ausbildner Schmidt , Johann König , Knacki Deusser, Markus Krebs, Luke Mockrige, Chris Tal, Lisa Feller or even Heinz Gröning tested their numbers - later shown on television - in Scheinbar in Berlin and in the Pantheon Bonn.
organization
There are open stages in vaudeville , especially juggling , in the theater , in music and for readings . In Jazz -music the open stage is very common and a " jam session known". In the field of juggling, new tricks are often tried out in front of an audience. Because of this "testing" character, the level of performance can vary widely.
Participants in an open stage usually do not receive a fee , since the focus here is on the "trial" character and in return the artist is provided with a real stage with sound system and lighting moods. Sometimes the journey is paid for, video material is handed over, food and drinks or free tickets are provided. If no spontaneous or unchecked appearances are allowed, it is called a mix show. According to this, the show in Rosenau would not be an open stage, but the transitions are fluid.
At big juggling conventions like the European Juggling Convention , which takes place every year, there is another distinction:
- Open Stage is open to everyone, but the duration of the event is fixed and prior registration ensures a certain quality of the performances.
- Renegade is open to everyone, even without registration, and often does not take place until 1 a.m. The quality of the performances is often unstable.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica : open stage , accessed November 28, 2013