Cassiopeia Theater

The Cassiopeia Theatre is a professional theater for contemporary figure and author Theater. It was founded in 1989 by the artist Claudia Hann as a touring theater for puppet theater and is headed since 1995 jointly by her and the director Udo Mierke.

In 1999, the artist couple to complement the touring theater Cassiopeia the standing stage. This venue in Cologne is committed to the same duties as the Cassiopeia Theatre. In 2008, the theater moved from Cologne's Old Town to larger premises in Cologne- Holweide to.

In 2004, the writings of members of the ensemble and of friendly theater and writers of the Cassiopeia Theatre Verlag was founded to spread. 2005 was the first Epidram be published as a new literary genre in the form of a theater audio book.

Dedicated content, the creation of the theater as a writer theater on the one hand the Neudramatisierung of classic fabrics that do not necessarily have to be theatrical texts and fairy tales as well as the staging of contemporary literature, especially poetry as theatrical material. As new works or new editions of historical material and sources in the productions of the Cassiopeia Theatre for the stage to be developed, it is in the productions shown mostly world premieres.

The visual manner seek staged by Cassiopeia theatrical subjects as well as guest production shown on the Cassiopeia stage the view of the essentials. With this concept the team of the theater claim and challenge to objective and quality of his work connects.

The use of artifacts and works of art as a performer, both in the evening program as well as in family program, special emphasis of the performing arts shown on the Cassiopeia stage.

The director of the Cassiopeia Theatre, Udo Mierke was in 1992 awarded by the Commission of the EU in Royan (France) for the conception and implementation of new approaches in media education. Multiple invitations were to national and international festivals at the theater; repeated it was nominated for the Cologne Children's and Youth Theatre Prize. His productions have been selected for the youth theater of the month and was nominated as the only puppet theater in the evening program with 267 productions for the theater forced NRW 2006.

The team of the Cassiopeia Theatre realized per year, around 60 to 80 performances in the tour operating and well 200 to 230 events on the Cassiopeia stage. On stage, in-house and guest productions are both shown in family program (around 60% of the offer ) and evening program ( almost 40 %). The proportion of guest productions in the whole course of the Cassiopeia stage is about one-third.

Presentations (selection)

Children's Theatre

  • The Firebird ( Premiere 1989)
  • The Chinese Nightingale ( Premiere 1994)
  • The Ugly Duckling (premiered 1996)
  • Jorinda and Joringel (premiered 2002)
  • Little Wild Horse! (Premiered 2004)
  • Max on the trees. The mystery of the iron tower (premiered 2005)
  • Crane girls. History of happiness (first performance 2006)
  • Small dragon fly! (Premiered 2007)
  • Mimi looking. The secret of the mountain elves (premiered 2009)

Programs for adult audiences

  • Love and Transformation (premiered 1999)
  • Aymineh. The freedom of the shepherd girl (premiered 2000)
  • Cupid and Psyche. A game with masks for man and woman (premiered 2002)
  • I have cleaned the clock. Theatre of Poetry (first performed 2003)
  • The interrogation of Catherine Güschen (premiered 2010)
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