Freilichtbühne an der Zitadelle

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History of the open-air stage at the Spandau Citadel The open-air stage at the Spandau Citadel was founded by the Spandau theater principal Otto de Nolte in 1921. The latter had already been active on the Pichelswerder open-air stage in 1911 and 1912. In 1919 he founded the Spandauer Volksbühne. On the occasion of the opening of the open-air stage at the Spandau Citadel with Grillparzer's Sappho on June 26, 1921, the Spandauer Zeitung reported the following day: " With the simplest of means, Director Otto de Nolte has succeeded in creating an almost ideal natural theater in the charming forest solitude of the idyllic Citadel Glacis, which allowed the audience to enjoy all the beauties of Grillparzer's work twice over." From then on, the play was maintained every season. The mayor of Berlin, Böß, equipped the stage with municipal funds to make it a permanent facility. de Nolte was also involved in the planning of the partial roofing. Playing continued into the summer of 1942, while from 1943 it became impossible to perform theater outdoors due to the intensified bombardment of the city. de Nolte remained loyal to the open-air stage and continued to live on the premises after his overall 30-year commitment to the Spandau theater scene in 1947 until his death in 1968. It was not until 1986 that the open-air stage was reactivated by the Altstadttheater Spandau and, under the direction of Achim Grubel and Gabriel Reinking, later Matthias Diem, performed such demanding works as Schiller's Wilhelm Tell, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, as well as the Summer Night Room and Mozart's Magic Flute. Today, the Spandau district office through the Kulturhaus Spandau in cooperation with the Magma Theater Spandau stage concerts, theater and shows in the open-air stage, conceived by the deputy head of the arts office and director of the Kulturhaus. This content has been machine translated.