The Haus der Berliner Festspiele is a theater in Berlin (Schaperstraße 24, 10719 Berlin).
It was opened on 1 May 1963 as the "Theater der Freien Volksbühne". Previously, the West Berlin part of the former Volksbühne Berlin, the Шаблон:Ill, which was founded in 1948, had used the Шаблон:Ill as its venue from 1949 to 1963.[1][2]
In 1992, the Senate of Berlin withdrew funding from the Theater der Freien Volksbühne, and in 1999 it was sold to an investor. In 2000, the theatre was rented by the federal government and made available to the Berliner Festspiele. In April 2001, it was reopened as the Haus der Berliner Festspiele and played host to events at various festivals throughout the year.[4]
The house, with a capacity of well over 1,000 seats (Main Stage: 999, Side Stage: 280, Upper Foyer: 200, Rehearsal Stage: 100, Box Office Hall: 200), has remained almost unchanged to this day and is a listed building. Since its construction, the Berliner Festspiele has regularly used it for the Berliner Theatertreffen and international guest performances. As a festival and event venue, it presents international artists from all fields throughout the year, for example international authors every September as part of the Berlin International Literature Festival.[5]
Further reading
Шаблон:Ill, Gérard Schneilin (ed.): Theaterlexikon 1. Begriffe und Epochen, Bühnen und Ensembles. Rowohlts enzyklopädie im Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1986, 5th completely revised new edition August 2007, Шаблон:ISBN
