Theater am Aegi
The Theater am Aegi is an event building on Aegidientorplatz in Hanover in the Südstadt district . Like the square itself, the venue is often referred to by the Hanoverians as “Aegi” for short.
history
Postcard 217 from Ludwig Hemmer , around 1900
The Aegidientorplatz in the area of today's theater has been a location for cinemas since the early 1920s. It was originally the hall of a hotel, which was converted into the Ufa Palace in 1924 . The building was destroyed in bombing raids during the Second World War in 1943 and rebuilt in 1953, a little offset. The new building of the Theater am Aegi was opened in 1953 as the “most modern theater in Hanover”. It included a premiere cinema and an additional stage for artistic and musical performances. The Hanover State Theater and the Thalia Theater at that time had their regular venues here from 1958, and the “Aegi” did not have its own ensemble. Large parts of the building were destroyed in a major fire in 1964. When it was restored, it was refurbished and expanded to 1,110 seats. In 1967 it was reopened as a large theater and as a replacement for the playhouse.
In 1978 the Theater am Aegi was given a modern appearance with a new facade. In 1994 the publicly subsidized theater threatened to close after the new Hanover theater had been built in 1992 . As a result of the commitment of a group of people from Hanover interested in culture and theater and a new concept, the traditional venue could be preserved.
Since the 1950s, numerous intergenerational events have taken place in the Theater am Aegi, such as Christmas fairy tales, musical and cabaret performances, tabloid comedies, as well as opera, dance and theater performances and concerts. Gala events, congresses, trade fairs and private events are also held in the "Aegi". Since 1981 there has been an entrance to the Aegidientorplatz underground station in front of the theater .
Current operation
After the theater was threatened with closure in 1994, it was taken over by a private operator as a guest performance and event venue. It is managed in the legal form of a GmbH & Co. KG based in Hanover, whose managing directors are Michael Lohmann, managing director of Hannover Concerts , and Jürgen Hoffmann. Since privatization , it has offered an extensive cultural and event program. According to the theater, the average annual number of visitors is 200,000.
literature
- Helmut Knocke , Hugo Thielen : Aegidientorplatz 2. In: Hannover Art and Culture Lexicon , p. 75
- Max Ferdinand Gerhäuser: The planning of theaters and their development in Hanover. In: Hannoversche Geschichtsblätter , New Series 23 (1969), pp. 85–144
- Hugo Thielen: Theater am Aegi. In: Klaus Mlynek, Waldemar R. Röhrbein (eds.) U. a .: City Lexicon Hanover . From the beginning to the present. Schlütersche, Hannover 2009, ISBN 978-3-89993-662-9 , p. 621.
Web links
- Website of the Theater am Aegi
- Interactive 360 ° panorama photo of the Aegidientorplatz with Theater am Aegi
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Information about the Theater am Aegi ( memento from June 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) on the website of the city of Hanover (accessed on August 25, 2009).
- ↑ Klaus Mlynek , Waldemar R. Röhrbein (Ed.): Stadtlexikon Hannover , p. 621
- ↑ See information in the imprint of the official website of the Theater am Aegi (accessed on July 24, 2015).
Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′ 3.7 " N , 9 ° 44 ′ 35.5" E