Theater Ulm

Ulm Theatre is the municipal theater in Ulm. It is the oldest municipal theater in Germany (founded in 1641) and is now operated as a three- division house, which has separate ensembles for opera / operetta, drama and ballet. By 2006, the house was called Ulmer Theater.

Today's theater on Herbert -von- Karajan -Platz 1 was built from 1966 to 1969 after plans by the architect Fritz Schaefer and opened on 3 October 1969.

History

16th century

The earliest evidence for theater performances in Ulm go back to the beginning of the 16th century, albeit scenic representations had already been presented in still earlier times. Between 1550 and 1650 the comedy game was in its heyday.

17th Century

Because of the large audience popularity, was in 1641 according to the plans of the architect Joseph Furttenbach built in a particle abrasion on the Binderhof the former Dominican monastery, a purpose-built theater, which already had curtain and the orchestra pit and was equipped with a standard like on the Italian stage technology, among others, ie, with prism- shaped rotatable scenes ( Telari ). In this theater there was for the audience 600 arranged in ascending order of seats and 150 standing places. Already in 1650 it was increased to 1000 seats.

For German relations as a theater was a novelty. It therefore also frequently attracted foreign actor groups. Undetectable occurred from 1572 Foreign troops with professional comedians in Ulm, while highlighting the animal from 1594 gas -to mid-17th century English and Dutch actor.

18th century

The thriving theater scene in Ulm inspired the composers, musicians and journalists Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart, an uncomfortable, unconventional cross- head (including the editor of the Chronicle Germans ) to realize the idea of a German National Theatre in Ulm on the Viennese model. The tight financial situation and the arrest and imprisonment Schubart at Hohenasperg could sand these plans.

At the urging of the meeting in Ulm Envoy of the Swabian circle the Council in 1780, urban shed, called the coach house to have converted into a theater decided by the Duke of Württemberg Premier Machinists Johann Christian Kaim. The main decoration of this relatively simple, designated as a comedy house theater building was painted by Viktor Wilhelm Peter Heideloff curtain with allegorical representations of the theater muses.

19-20. century

This theater was built during the 19th century repeatedly rebuilt and expanded in 1923 and last substantially extended. 1944 and 1945 the theater building was almost completely destroyed by bombs. In the early postwar years, a Provisional Theatre was set up in the gymnasium of the undestroyed Wagner School, which remained until the inauguration of the new building in 1969 and now serves various operating independent theater groups and school theater groups as a venue.

The theater Ulm proved concerning for a number of artists as a springboard for a great career, especially musical theater. Herbert von Karajan had at the Ulmer Theatre his first engagement - first Kapellmeister -. 1929-1934 Many more today (some international) known singers, singers and conductors began her career in Ulm, such as Liselotte Losch, Margarete Klose, Angela Denoke, Rita Kapfhammer, Philippe Jordan, Deborah Polaski, the vorarbeitete in Ulm in the heavy Wagner specialists, Erwin Belakowitsch, Horst Lamnek, Harald Serafin, Mirjana Irosch, Vera Schoenberg and Iva Mihanovic.

From 1994 to 2011, the American conductor James Allen Gähres was music director at the Theater Ulm. Assigned to the theater is the Philharmonic Orchestra of the city of Ulm, which own symphony concerts - in addition to the opera business - are.

Until today, and is played at different locations in Ulm and theater, which also recently director Kurt Hübner were responsible for outstanding theater events. It ensured the early 1960s with the commitment of Peter Zadek at the Ulmer Theater for the breakthrough of the director. During his directorship 1959-1962 Kurt Hübner influenced the profile substantially in the direction of a theater, which shares the directing with personalities from different backgrounds and artistic handwriting and the talent search serves as the set designer Wilfried Minks and the director Johannes Schaaf. The actresses Hannelore Hoger and Judy Winter began her career under his direction. Even then, when you have a Bertolt Brecht looked with utmost displeasure on the German stage, the director Ulmer sat for the Augsburger a, Peter Palitzsch committed as a director, released the Trial of Joan of Arc. For Furore Kurt Huebner 's production of Brendan Behan made ​​the hostage.

With Paul Pörtners piece of paper cut (1963 ) in Ulm in Germany was first overcome the orchestra pit and the audience was able to say in the progress of a stage performance. With the above construction and the particularly for performances of modern (small ) pieces of contemporary authors ( Beckett, Ionesco, etc.) was the same set up imaginary podium, a hexagonal room, allowing eighteen against each movable floor members a very variable stage and auditorium arrangement and in which the audience can sit as needed around the stage. Thus, the response to the mid 20th century sprouting up everywhere room or Werkraumtheater.

21st Century

Since the season 2006/ 07 Andreas von Studnitz is artistic director of the Theater Ulm. One of his first acts was to rename the Ulmer Theatre in Ulm Theatre. In the musical theater are or have been ever since, inter alia, Singers like Oxana Arkaeva, Merav Barnea, Rúni Brattaberg, Gillian Crichton, Lee Kwang- Keun, Helen Lindqvist and Helena Zubanovich hired as a solid ensemble members. Since 2011, Timo glove music director at the Theater Ulm.

After initially also included a new building for discussion, it was decided to renovate and modernize the building on February 19, 2008. Besides the elimination of structural defects, the technique will be brought up to date. This will happen in the next eight years he spent the summer breaks. The estimated cost amounts to 18.3 million euros.

Directors

• Erwin Dieterich (1925-1935)
• Ockel Reinhold (1935-1944)
• Alfred Mendler (1945-1950)
• Deharde Gustav (1950-1953)
• Peter Wackernagel (1954-1958, died in the summer break )
• Joachim von Groeling (acting 1958-1959 )
• Kurt Hübner (1959-1962)
• Ulrich Brecht (1962-1966)
• Detlof Kruger (1966-1973)
• Peter Borchardt (1973-1979)
• Volkmar Clauss (1979-1985)
• Pavel fever (1985-1991)
• Bernd Wilms (1991-1994)
• Ansgar Haag (1994-2006)
• Andreas von Studnitz (since 2006)

Friends of the Ulmer Theater

The Friends of the Ulmer Theatre was mainly founded on October 2, 1979 by Michael C. Wieland, with a few others such as Volkmar Clauss, the then director, helped. The association describes himself as a "link " between the Ulmer Theater and the audience. The "Friends of the Ulm Theatre" help to realize exceptional productions and to make special purchases ( new pews in the auditorium, new stage curtain ); also collect suggestions for improvement and help to implement them. Concerts and auctions are organized as well as a theater medal issued in order to collect the necessary funds for their own purposes.