People's Square Borna
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The People's Square Borna is an open-air stage and former Thingplatz . It was created in the form of a 180-degree amphitheater in a former sand pit north of the former Borna brewery .
Description of the plant
The seating in the form of trusses, laid out in the manner of a Roman amphitheater, was divided into three by three areas: three tiers with three areas. The difference in height from the demonstration building to the stage is 12.5 m. Equipped with an entrance at the bottom in the north, to the left of the stage building and an entrance at the top in the south next to the demonstration and office building. In the north is the stage with the stage building behind it. This is where artists' cloakrooms, sanitary facilities, storage and workshop are located. At the lower entrance there is another building with another cloakroom and a technical room. There are visitor toilets to the right of the stage above the slope. The film wall is located above the stage building with a height of 20 m above the roof of the stage building. With a width of 28 m and a height of 18 m, this is Europe's largest fixed film wall. The entire area is approx. 9200 m², excluding the access to the stage, which is part of the Löscherpark.
Volksplatz was designed in 1933 by the architect Fritz Schaller as a Thingplatz for the Things Movement (choral mass theater as a communal experience ). Construction work began in 1934 and a Thingfest, and in 1935 the square was officially opened. From 1936 the stage was abused by the then Nazi government as a propaganda space and renamed “Place of the People's Community”. The goal here was the suppression of the Thing movement, as it was no longer controllable for the rulers of the time. After 1945 the time in the Soviet occupation zone began, from 1949 the time of the GDR and then the arena was renamed “Volksplatz”, whose name the arena still bears today. From time to time the name “Volksbühne” was also used in official documents. With the end of the GDR, the regularly well-attended arcade began to decline. From 1989 to 1994 the arena was orphaned due to the financial shortage of the city of Borna. In 1994 a group of young people and adults started to use the arena, which had been overgrown up until then. Since then, the arena has been maintained and managed by the resulting club.
During the GDR era, the space was used for various events. There were the May rallies, FDJ meetings, gymnastics meetings, classical and pop concerts. And especially the open-air cinema, which took place before the film wall was built, was a magnet for visitors.
location
The course is located in Borna in the immediate vicinity of the Breite Teich, an inner-city body of water with surrounding park-like green spaces such as the extinguishing systems in the north. To the east are the high-rise and the children's home. The Bornaer Stadtkulturhaus is located south of the arena in the immediate vicinity. This area is to be converted and re-used by the city of Borna into a promenade with various leisure activities, including the former riding hall and the former pioneer house, and is located directly on today's B93 and 176 . The Volksplatz offers a good addition to this usage concept for cultural and adventure events. A corresponding competition for the design of this area has already been carried out and awarded by the city of Borna.
The square is owned by the city of Borna. The association for the maintenance and operation of the Volksplatz zu Borna eV maintains the square in terms of maintenance, minor repairs and maintenance and at the same time tries to get demanding events on the stage during the open air season. The association acts both as an organizer and lessor to other organizers. The club currently has 61 members and the board of directors six.
History of the club
After the fall of the Wall, the square lay fallow for almost five years. The first events began in the first year of the association for the maintenance and operation of Volksplatz in Borna eV . The increasing number of visitors confirmed that those responsible in the association were right to have done the right thing when they took over the site from the city of Borna. 4500 visitors at the SAW Hit Arena concerts, almost 5500 spectators for the Coke Night 2002 and almost 5000 for the Howard Carpendale concert in 2009 were a considerable success. Since then, the association has been maintaining the entire site, carrying out repairs and organizing events.
Renovation work
In 2009, after many years of arduous receipt, funds were finally made available under the ERDF program and some of the most important things were fundamentally renovated. This includes, among other things, the complete seating (trusses), the stage area, the roof of the stage building and the renovation of the sewers. Safety measures for large events such as handrails and emergency lighting were also implemented. Construction work will still take place in 2010, but it should be finished by the open-air season.
In 2009, construction work began with the renovation of the basic structure of the film wall. Thereafter, the restoration of the still preserved Rochlitz porphyry trusses began and was completed. The stage building has got a new roof and the stage has now been paved instead of the old concrete surface. For safety at events, an emergency power device including the emergency power lighting was installed and the three stairs were finally given a central railing so that children and the elderly can safely use the stairs.
Events
For years, the association has been holding a children's festival in June on Children's Day. Further recurring events that have become a tradition are the Children's Autumn Festival, the pre-Christmas puppet theater in the stage building in November and December and, since 2005, the annual concert with the Böse Onkelz Coverband, the glorious scoundrels from Zeitz .
Trivia
The episode "Heimat" of the ARD series "Lindenstrasse" takes place entirely in Borna and also on Volksplatz.
Web links
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- Concept and marketing plan 2010 of the association for the maintenance and operation of Volksplatz Borna eV (Volksplatzverein for short)
Coordinates: 51 ° 7 ′ 39 " N , 12 ° 29 ′ 53" E