Theater ship

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A theater ship is a ship used as a theater . Often these are former cargo ships , with mostly inland vessels , but sometimes also seagoing ships , being converted into theater ships.

In Germany there are or have been several theater ships.

Theaterschiff Berlin ( Kulturkahn Helene )

The Kulturkahn Helene in Berlin is a former Saale-Maßkahn built in 1928 in Groningen , the Netherlands . The ship is 51.92 meters long and 6.20 meters wide. The draft is 0.39 meters. The ship belonged to the Oberspree cable works, which was wound up after reunification . The ship was sold and renamed Helene . It got its berth in the historic port of Berlin , where it was used as an event ship. The ship's hold, which was converted into a theater hall, offered space for 88 people, and there was also a foyer with a small restaurant.

The ship was a theater venue from May 2011 to May 2013 and was used for theater, cabaret, comedy and cabaret. The former operator of the Theaterkahn Berlin filed for bankruptcy in early May 2013. Game operations were temporarily suspended. On August 1, 2013, the Berlin poet and singer Kapaulke took over the Theaterkahn Berlin as a new venue and operated it as "Kulturkahn Helene". The program included Berlin couplets as well as macabre and satirical folk theater.

In 2018 an artist collective took over the ship and used it as a floating studio for art events, concerts and drawing courses.

Theater ship Berlin ( Tau )

The former theater ship Tau in the Urbanhafen in Berlin-Kreuzberg

The former theater ship Tau was built in 1960 by VEB Schiffswerft Fürstenberg / Oder , which was converted into a theater ship in Rostock in 1995 . The ship has been in the Urbanhafen in Berlin-Kreuzberg since the mid-1990s . In addition to a theater room in which free international theater was shown, there was a restaurant below deck and on the glass-roofed sun deck, through which the theater ship was to be financed.

In 2000 the company went bankrupt. Since then the ship has been empty, the side walls had been painted with graffiti . Every now and then we tried in vain to remove the ship from its berth in the Urbanhafen. In spring 2012 another attempt was made to remove the ship from the Urbanhafen. On May 14, 2012, the ship was finally scrapped by a push boat .

Theater ship Bremen

Theater ship Bremen

The theater ship in Bremen is the inland ship Rügen, which was formerly based in Hamburg . The ship was rebuilt from August 2001 at the former Hegemann shipyard in Bremen - Hemelingen . The cargo space was redesigned into two theater halls with a total of 282 spectators. A foyer with a cloakroom and bar is located between the two halls. A glass structure used by a restaurant was also built on deck. The theater ship, which opened in autumn 2002, shows primarily in-house productions, but there are also guest performances, concerts, such as the regular Jazz on Board series , and readings.

The ship has its permanent berth at pier 4 in the extension of the Schlachte directly at the Wilhelm-Kaisen-Brücke .

Theater boat Dresden

Theater boat Dresden

The Theaterkahn Dresden is the former Elbkahn Ida , which has been converted into a theater ship. It was opened on October 3, 1994 and houses the Dresdner Brettl Theater, founded in 1988 by Friedrich-Wilhelm Junge . In the theater on board is in parquet and the rank space for 216 spectators. In the 2014/2015 season, 45,122 visitors attended the events on the theater boat. This meant an occupancy rate of 74 percent. Detlef Rothe has been the artistic director since the beginning of 2005.

On board, next to the theater hall, there is the “Kahnaletto” restaurant with 98 seats and a bar with 50 seats. The Theaterkahn is owned by the non-profit Theaterkahn Foundation .

The ship's berth is directly below the Augustus Bridge .

Theaterschiff Hamburg ( The Ship )

The ship in Hamburg

The Theaterschiff Hamburg is a former mizzen- ewer built in 1912 . The 20.19 meter long ship named Seemöwe was initially built as a sailing ship and was retrofitted with a first auxiliary machine in 1923. In 1934 a stronger machine was installed and the sails removed except for an auxiliary sails.

After the Second World War, in which the ship sank after a bomb hit in the port of Hamburg , the ship was lifted, repaired and lengthened to 34.5 meters. It started up again as a coaster . In 1974 the ship was converted into the theater ship Das Schiff at the Garbers shipyard in Hamburg-Rothenburgsort .

The theater, which was opened on October 13, 1975, offers space for 120 visitors in the converted cargo space with a small bar. Mainly theater, musical, literary and political cabaret and guest performances are shown.

The seaworthy ship has been in operation since October 1975 and is also used for trips. B. to the Kieler Woche , to Heligoland and to ports on the Elbe around Hamburg , in the Nikolaifleet in Hamburg.

Theaterschiff Hamburg ( HoheLuftschiff )

Theater ship HoheLuftschiff

The HoheLuftschiff is a floating stage of the Zeppelin Theater , which is located in the Hamburg district of Eimsbüttel and offers theater for children as well as a theater school for children.

The theater ship is a former barge , the FB 11 grain barge . The HoheLuftschiff , which opened in summer 2004, is berthed on Kaiser-Friedrich-Ufer on the Isebek Canal .

Theaterschiff Hamburg ( Theaterschiff am Mäuseturm )

The theater ship at the Mäuseturm was a theater ship in Hamburg. The ship was a 28-meter-long and 8-meter-wide boat built in 1918, which served as a ferry dock and clubhouse for a sailing club on the Elbe before it was converted into a theater ship in the early 1990s . After the renovation, the theater ship, which was moored in the inland port by the Hohe Brücke , offered space for 80 people.

The theater ship sank on January 14, 2003 after water ran into the ship through a burst pipe. The ship, which was lifted on February 7th, was later towed to Moorburg and scrapped there.

Theater ship Heilbronn ( Roanber )

Theater ship Heilbronn

The theater ship in Heilbronn has existed since the end of 1995. The ship is the former French inland ship Roanber , which was originally supposed to be scrapped. There are 124 seats on board. In 2003 the ship was retrofitted with a glass structure that is used as a foyer. Well-known theater productions are shown, some in-house productions as well as cabaret, music and cabaret.

The ship has its permanent berth at the Friedrich-Ebert-Brücke in the center of Heilbronn .

Theater ship Lübeck

The Lübeck Theater Ship is the former inland ship Marie, built in 1956 . The 67 meter long and 7.05 meter wide ship was converted at a Szczecin shipyard for use as a theater ship. The cargo space was converted into a theater hall with 156 seats and a foyer with catering. In addition to theater productions, the series Jazz on Board takes place regularly .

The ship has been in Lübeck since October 2006 . It was initially in the Klughafen near the Klughafenbrücke. In the summer of 2007 it was moved to the Rosenhofbrücke am Priwall in Travemünde , where it was from July 6th to September 2nd. The theater ship has had its permanent berth in the Holstenhafen near the Lübeck music and congress hall since 2009 .

Theater ship Potsdam

Theater ship Potsdam in the old journey

The Theater Ship Potsdam has existed since 1995. The ship is the former inland ship Sturmvogel, built in 1924 . It is 52 meters long and 6 meters wide. The theater hall can seat around 90 people. Next to the theater there is a restaurant on board. In the summer months, the upper deck is also used for gastronomic purposes.

Own theater productions and cabaret are shown. There are also dance events and concerts on board, as well as “Live in the bar” on Thursdays, a series of concerts with musicians from the region.

The berth of the Theaterschiff Potsdam has been located at the Erlebnisquartier Schiffbauergasse in Potsdam since February 2013 .

Theater ship Saarbrücken ( Maria-Helena )

Theater ship Maria-Helena

The theater ship in Saarbrücken with the name Maria-Helena is a Péniche built in Strasbourg in 1911 . The ship is 39 meters long and 5 meters wide. It was initially non-motorized and was trekking with horses . It was only retrofitted with an engine in 1955.

In June 2006 the ship was sold and then converted into a theater ship at the Wirotius shipyard in Rilchingen-Hanweiler . The event room on board offers space for 120 people. The ship is used for theater, concerts, cinema and exhibitions.

In 2008 the ship as part of the initiative Germany - Land of Ideas for Selected Landmark 2008 voted.

The ready-to-sail ship is on the banks of the Saar a little below the old bridge . It also travels to other cities on the Saar and Moselle and also visits cities in France and Luxembourg .

Theater ship Stralsund ( Ursula B )

Ursula B as a theater ship in Stralsund

There was a theater ship in Stralsund from 2003 to the end of 2010. It was an 1964 on the Sietas built coaster of Sietas type 33 , the last as Ursula B was used. Since October 2001 the ship has been in Stralsund. In 2003 it was chartered to the Theater Vorpommern , which used it as a floating stage on the outside of the ballast box in the city harbor in Stralsund, while the audience sat in the stands on the quay . Open-air events were performed as part of the Baltic Sea Festival.

The ship was finally sold in 2010 after the Baltic Sea Festival in Stralsund had been moved to the Stralsund Theaterhaus , and at the beginning of November it was towed to the Rostock fishing port, where it was scrapped.

Theater ship Stuttgart

Theater ship Stuttgart

The Theaterschiff Stuttgart is the former inland ship Frauenlob, built in 1930 . It is 67 meters long and 8 meters wide and has an auditorium with 160 seats in ascending rows, a bar and a sun deck with an open-air café. In addition to theater performances, cabaret and cabaret are shown.

The ship, which was converted into a theater ship in 2007/2008, has been berthed in the Stuttgart district of Bad Cannstatt am Mühlgrün since June 2008 . It opened on August 1, 2008. Civil weddings are also possible on the ship.

Theater ship Wedel ( Batavia )

Theater ship Batavia

The theater ship Batavia is a former river gunboat that was built in Stettin in 1892 for the Imperial Navy as a fatherland and used in Qingdao . During the Second World War, the ship was in Hamburg and sank there after being hit by a bomb. In 1952 the ship was lifted and in 1974 it was finally converted into a theater ship. It is 29.8 meters long and 7.8 meters wide. On board there are theater performances, cabaret, cabaret and live music, and in summer there is also open-air cinema on the ship. The theater hall can seat around 70 people.

The ship lies on the edge of Wedel on Brooksdamm in the Wedeler Au .

Web links

Commons : Theater Ships  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Theaterkahn Berlin ( Memento from October 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ).
  2. ^ Kulturkahn Helene ( Memento from January 14, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), DIE Company.
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  4. ^ Theaterkahn Berlin ( Memento from June 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ).
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  6. ^ Kulturkahn Helene - Culture on the boat , KunstBunkerBerlin. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  7. ↑ Klaus Teßmann: Artist collective inaugurates Kulturkahn “Helene” , Berliner Woche , November 2, 2018. Accessed on May 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ Michael Unfried: Die Urbanpiraten , Kreuzberger Chronik, September 2007. Accessed on January 20, 2012.
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  10. ↑ Annette Kögel: A sack full of measures . In: Der Tagesspiegel , April 20, 2009; Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  11. ^ Thomas Loy: Wreck ahoy: scrap ships in Berlin waters . In: Der Tagesspiegel , July 6, 2010; Retrieved January 20, 2012.
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  17. ^ Andy Dallmann: Generation meeting in the car shack . In: Saxon newspaper . August 28, 2015.
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  21. ↑ Directions / location , The ship. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
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  23. ↑ Das HoheLuftschiff , Theater Zeppelin e. V. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  24. ↑ Only the superstructures of the 85-year-old barge protruded from the harbor basin , Hamburger Abendblatt , January 15, 2003. Accessed on February 13, 2012.
  25. ↑ a b Theaterschiff is scrapped , Hamburger Abendblatt, February 21, 2003. Accessed on February 13, 2012.
  26. ^ Theaterschiff surfaced again , Hamburger Abendblatt, February 8, 2003. Accessed February 13, 2012.
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  30. ^ Seating plan , Theaterschiff Lübeck. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
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  33. ↑ Theaterschiff Lübeck arrived , Travemünde aktuell, July 2, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  34. ↑ Theaterschiff Potsdam , state capital Potsdam. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  35. ↑ Our ship , Theater Ship Potsdam. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  36. ↑ a b The renovation , theater ship Maria-Helena. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  37. ↑ The ship , theater ship Maria-Helena. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  38. ↑ a b Theater ship Maria-Helena , Saarland website . Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  39. ^ Berth , Theater Ship Maria-Helena. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
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  41. ↑ Ope (r) n-Air for the diaphragm and brain ( memento from January 9, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), Ostseefestspiele Stralsund & Greifswald, Theater Vorpommern.
  42. ↑ On scrapping to Rostock , Weltexpress International, November 2, 2010. Accessed January 20, 2012.
  43. ^ Theater ship Stuttgart . Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  44. ^ Theaterschiff Stuttgart , stage portal Stuttgart. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  45. ^ Theaterschiff Stuttgart , State Capital Stuttgart. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
  46. ^ History , the theater ship Batavia. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
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