Theater of the basement
| Theater of the basement | |
|---|---|
| address | Siegburgerstrasse 233w |
| city | Cologne |
| spectator | 99 + 99 seats |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Intendant | Heinz Simon Keller |
| Internet presence | |
| Website | www.theater-der-keller.de |
The Theater der Keller is a private theater in Cologne-Deutz . It is in cooperation with the drama school der Keller .
history
The theater was founded in 1955 by the actor couple Marianne Jentgens and Heinz Opfinger, who were also its first directors. Jentgens ran the theater together with her husband until 1970, and alone from 1970 until her death in 1974. The theater's first venue was a former air raid shelter in Cologne-Lindenthal . Hence the name "the cellar" comes from.
The theater opened on October 11, 1955 with a performance by Jean-Paul Sartre's Closed Society . In 1954 the theater moved to the north of Cologne. From 1974 it was located in a former maternity hospital in the southern part of Cologne.
present
Since the 2013/14 season the theater has been managed by the artistic director Heinz Simon Keller . The program is characterized by contemporary plays, including many world premieres and German premieres. The pieces deal with current topics from politics and society, often with a local reference. Discussions with the audience take place on a regular basis after the performances. There is a close cooperation with the drama school in the basement. Once per season, a final project by graduates of the school is shown in the Theater der Keller.
In June 2017, the private theater was placed on the red list by the German Cultural Council, the pre-warning list and classified in category 3. In September 2019 the theater moved into the factory hall of the TanzFaktur in Cologne-Deutz.
Directorship
| Surname | Period |
|---|---|
| Heinz Opfinger | 1955-1970 |
| Marianne Jentgens | 1955-1974 |
| Karl Reichmann | 1974-1976 |
| Dieter Janke | 1974-1988 |
| Christiane Bruhn | 1978-1982 |
| Roland W. Hoffmann (acting) | 1983-1884 |
| Wolfgang Trautwein | 1984-1994 |
| Anita Ferraris | 1994-1996 |
| Roland W. Hoffmann (acting) | 1996-1997 |
| Meinhard Zanger | 1997-2006 |
| Hanfried Schüttler | 2006-2009 |
| Herbert Wandschneider (acting) | 2010 |
| PiaMaria Gehle | 2010-2013 |
| Heinz Simon Keller | 2013 – today |
Awards
Productions and drama students at the Theater der Keller have received several awards from the SK Foundation for Culture . The theater received the Cologne Theater Prize four times (1980, 1994, 2000 and 2003), once the Kurt Hackenberg Prize for Political Theater (2007) and once the Youth Theater Prize (1996). The award for young actors PUCK went nine times to graduates of the drama school in the basement.
- Cologne Theater Prize
- 2016: the Kurt Hackenberg Prize for Political Theater of the 27th Cologne Dance and Theater Prize, endowed with 4,000 euros, for its committed repertoire.
- 2013: Orphans , play by Dennis Kelly , director: Sandra Reitmayer
- 2000: Der Freigeist , comedy of morality by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt , director: Meinhard Zanger
- 1994: Grindkopf , play by Tankred Dorst , directed by Anita Ferraris
- 1980: Statements after an arrest due to the law against immorality (painting of the Merchant of Venice ) , play by Athol Fugard , director: Christiane Bruhn
- Kurt Hackenberg Prize for political theater from the Freie Volksbühne e. V.
- 2007: Das Versteck , a Kurdish-Alevi migration story by Hüseyin Michael Cirpici, direction and set: Hüseyin Michael Cirpici, with: Ercan Arslan
- Cologne Honorary Theater Prize
- 2005: Ilse Schwarzhaupt for her longstanding commitment to the Theater der Keller
- Cologne Children's and Youth Theater Prize
- 1996: Eight Years , by Börje Lindström, Director: Eva Hosemann
Festivals
- 2003: The Free Spirit - participant in the 37th BITEF International Theater Festival in Belgrade
- 2012: PrivatTheaterTage
- 2012: JULA - International Youth, Theater and Music Festival
literature
- Meinhard Zanger (Ed.): 50 years and not a bit quiet. Half a century theater of the basement and school of theater . Cologne 2005, ISBN 3-00-017528-8 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ German Culture Council Politics & Culture Newspaper of the German Culture Council 4 | 2017 page 16 The Red List , accessed on June 28, 2017
- ↑ Article in the Kölner Stadtanzeiger. Retrieved May 26, 2014 .
- ^ Archive of the Cologne Dance and Theater Awards. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 4, 2014 ; Retrieved May 26, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Homepage SK Stiftung Kultur der Sparkasse KölnBonn: The winners of the 27th Dance and Theater Awards 2016 , accessed on December 21, 2016
Coordinates: 50 ° 55 ′ 22.1 ″ N , 6 ° 57 ′ 1.6 ″ E