Naturtheater Grötzingen

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The Nature Theater Grötzingen is an open air theater in the district of Baden-Württemberg town Grötzingen Aichtal. The 1954 built on the so-called Gallows Hill stage is now used mainly for amateur theater productions and offers covered space for 850 spectators.

History

The natural theater was built in 1954 for a performance of the written by the then parish priest Hans Mistele home game Grötzinger The cannons at the 650 - year celebration of the then independent town Grötzingen. From now on, were taken at intervals of two to five years of theater enthusiasts Grötzinger citizens folk plays for performance. In order to facilitate a continuous, annual gaming operations, was founded in 1970 as a support club culture community Naturtheater Grötzingen eV. From now on the outdoor stage was recorded annually from 1972 even with two different productions: As one of the first open air theater in Baden- Württemberg took the Grötzinger own children play with the program.

1978 made ​​you feel a little way from the rigors of the weather independent, managed by a canopy for the bleachers: From now on, found 850 people a rain-protected seat.

From 1983 to 2002, the natural theater was closely involved in the aligned during these years theater days in Aichtal. Close relationships consist of a theater group in the Hungarian town Sümeg, the twin city Aichtal valley.

Architecture

A special feature of the natural theater Grötzingen is the wide stretch of concrete cover of the auditorium. In a concrete shell weight of 220 tonnes, these covers with spans of 42 and 27 meters, an area of ​​650 m². The shell, which is open on all sides to nature, favored by their form of speech in the actor and is designed so that any dripping noise can be heard when it rains. Architect of the audience hall was Michael Balz, structural engineer was the shell expert Heinz Isler, as the owner acted the cultural community Naturtheater Grötzingen eV

Previous productions

After only the pieces of Grötzinger city minister Hans Mistele had been played in the early years, the Nature Theater opened in 1963 and other authors. The most frequently appearing author's name on the board is (especially in the 1970s ) Paul Wanner, whose plays twelve times came in Grötzingen the performance.