opened As Cherie Maurice, the son of a liquor burner, in 1843, the Thalia Theater in Hamburg, he was allowed this under one condition: He could only play comedies.
Serious, dramatic pieces were reserved for the town of Dammtor street, dedicated in addition to operas, the drama. He therefore named his house after the Greek Muse of comic poetry: to Thalia.
Its reputation as an entertainment theatre, the Thalia theatre has long since been stripped and is today together with the German theatre, the main theatre of Hamburg. With the anniversary celebration week, the prestigious Theater, where Stars like Inge Meysel, Heinz Rühmann and Hardy Krüger played celebrates, from 2. up to 11. November 175 -. Birthday.
"the Theater has to protect one's own cultural heritage, to preserve and of the spirit of our own present question," says artistic Director Joachim Lux (60) of the dpa. This is important, because of the loss of cultural memory to History guide.
at the same time, so Lux is not allowed to steal it from the present, but must confess to it. "Both protects against the spirit of political naivety not only in Germany, but, unfortunately, in the whole of the Western world in fashion," says Lux. He is head of the theatre since 2009. "We must commit to Europe, not only as an economic space, but to his Ideals. Because it is Yes: are the ilbet Ideals of the French Revolution: liberty, equality, fraternity."
For the anniversary, the theatre was refurbished in the summer break extensive, and the Foyers to the plans of the architect Georg Kallmorgen restored. Because of the success of a larger Theater at the Gerhart-Hauptmann had been built in 1912. In the Second world war the house was destroyed, and only re-opened in 1960.
"has celebrated The Director's theatre at the Thalia, many wins: the bad guy Here Peter Zadek and the bad, Hans, have staged new rock and the young Jürgen Flimm - who were, at the time, by no means Klassikaner," reflected Lux the history of his house.
the "young and Wild" Boy Gobert, who headed the theatre from 1969 to 1980 had Brought. Under artistic Director Ulrich Khuon (2000-2009) was awarded the Thalia twice to the "theatre of the year".
In the week of the Thalia shows a selection of award-winning and popular productions from the Repertoire, including "Faust I" (Director: Nicolas Stemann), "the panic of the heart" by Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre, "das achte Leben (für Brilka)" by Nino Haratischwili and "Don Giovanni. Last Party" (Director: Antú Romero Nunes).
Since 2012, the Theater connects to a friendship with the writer Navid Kermani. In so far ten "heart centers" has gone almost the entire Ensemble with Kermani, text in unusual places, including a mosque, a refugees accommodation and a home run on the Reeperbahn. On 9. November, for the first Time, a "heart center" in the entire house - even behind the stage.
"For the future of this theatre must says significantly more than in the past, the increasing internationality of our city companies reflect that," Lux. Inside, outside, on stage and in the stalls. "I have begun, and will continue to do so, but that's not even close. It is a task for several generations."
dpa Date Of Update: 28 October 2018, 19:00
