St. Pauli theater ruins

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Ruins of the St. Pauli Church
Front view
inside view

The St. Pauli theater ruin is the ruin of the Evangelical Lutheran St. Pauli Church in the Hechtviertel residential area in Dresden , which is used as a summer theater and church.

The three-aisled hall church designed by the Dresden architect Christian Schramm was consecrated on February 4, 1891 and offered space for 1000 worshipers. It was badly damaged in air raids by the United States Air Force on January 16 and March 2, 1945.

Members of the parish cleared the building in voluntary work in the 1960s and partially renovated it. In 1997 the ruin opened as a cultural and meeting place.

Venue

The non-profit association TheaterRuine St. Pauli e. V., which has around 100 members. Non- professional actors play in the ensemble and are supported by professional actors. The association was founded in 1999 with the aim of revitalizing the St. Pauli ruins culturally and making it a long-term event location. The members are extensively involved in the running of the house, the organization and the staging work on and behind the stage on a voluntary basis.

The repertoire ranges from pieces from the Commedia dell'arte and adapted classical material to contemporary German drama and music theater. Jörg Berger is the artistic director. The particularly successful productions include Don Juan , As You Like It , The Magic Flute , The Beggar Opera , A Midsummer Night's Dream , Don Gil of the Green Pants ( Don Gil de las calzas verdes ), The Good Man of Sezuan, Purcell's Dream of King Arthur and others . a. There are also guest performances by other theater and dance groups as well as concerts and special events. The season lasts from April to October.

In 2011 and 2012, a 400 square meter flat glass roof was built to improve noise protection for residents for 2.7 million euros, and a fundamental expansion took place.

  • Stage area

  • Tower view

  • The backstage area

In addition to the St. Pauli ruins, the theater association also operates the St. Pauli Salon as a socio-cultural meeting place with regular courses, exhibitions and cultural events. The association takes part in the annual district festival in the Hechtviertel, the HechtFest , on the last weekend in August.

In 2017 the bell, cast by the Bierling foundry, was put back into operation and has been ringing every day since then and during services in the summer months.

In the 2017 season, around 20,000 guests attended the 150 events, concerts and theater performances.

Since it became known that the lease for the Sankt Pauli Theater was terminated on December 31, 2020, the continued existence of the theater has been uncertain. Since August 15, 2020, there has been a collection of signatures to save the theater.

Web links

Commons : Theater ruine St. Pauli  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Andy Dallmann: Klamauk and art under glass . In: Saxon newspaper . April 22, 2013 ( paid online [accessed April 22, 2013]).
  2. ↑ City terminates lease for the St. Pauli theater ruins Dresden - what's next? Retrieved August 18, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Sankt Pauli Theater Dresden must not die! - online petition. Retrieved August 18, 2020 .

Coordinates: 51 ° 4 ′ 30.8 "  N , 13 ° 44 ′ 56.2"  E