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History of the Haus der Berliner Festspiele

In 2001, the Berliner Festspiele found a congenial home in one of the most significant theatre buildings of post-war Germany.

The Haus der Berliner Festspiele is among the best known buildings by the Berlin architect Fritz Bornemann. Imbedded in a public park area and in close proximity to the University of the Arts on Bundesallee, today it is home to the festivals and programme series of Berliner Festspiele and an attractive venue for a wide range of performances by international guests.

Berliner Festspiele have been hosting their year-round programme at the house since 21 April 2001. Their own festivals set the pace for Berlin’s annual calendar of events. Each spring, MaerzMusik uses the spaces of the Festspielhaus both for concerts and for its discourse and further events. The festival Theatertreffen follows in May: ten productions, selected by a jury of theatre critics, and many other programme points take over the house for three weeks. In September, the city’s concert season is launched by Musikfest Berlin, which cooperates closely with the Foundation Berliner Philharmoniker and has its main venue at the Philharmonie Berlin. Jazzfest Berlin closes the annual series of festivals in November. They are interspersed by Berliner Festspiele’s four national contests of the Treffen junge Szene: Theatertreffen der Jugend, Tanztreffen der Jugend, Treffen junge Musikszene and Treffen junger Autor*innen. Through the autumn and winter months, the programme series Performing Arts Season annually presents a panorama of international dance, theatre and performance productions on the stage of the Haus der Berliner Festspiele and the Gropius Bau.

Furthermore, the Haus der Berliner Festspiele is a venue for discussion events, symposia and conferences on relevant issues of social and cultural politics. Award ceremonies, for the European Film Awards and the Theatre Prize Berlin and others, also take place here. In February of every year, the Festspielhaus plays host to the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale), bringing exceptional cinematic art and international guests to Schaperstraße. And each year, the festivals Tanz im August and internationales literaturfestival berlin (in September) are also welcome guests of the house.

Extensive refurbishments of the auditorium and all technical stage facilities between 2009 and 2011 have rendered the Festspielhaus one of the most modern theatres in Berlin and a popular venue for international touring. Artists like Jan Fabre, Robert Wilson, Sophie Rois, Chilly Gonzales and leading companies like Forced Entertainment, The Forsythe Company, Pina Bausch/Tanztheater , Sasha Waltz & Guests, Hofesh Shechter Company, Gauthier Dance Company, Nederlands Dans Theater and Shanghai Kunqu Opera have already been performing at Haus der Berliner Festspiele.

The construction of the current building of Berliner Festspiele as “Theater der Freien Volksbühne” on the site of the former Joachimsthalersches Gymnasium to the north of Gerhart-Hauptmann-Anlage coincided with the building of the Berlin Wall. It was opened on 1 May 1963, under the artistic directorship of Erwin Piscator. Piscator and his successors Kurt Hübner and Hans Neuenfels turned the venue on Schaperstraße into a major venue for political theatre in Berlin, with directors like Rudolf Noelte, Luc Bondy and Klaus Michael Grüber contributing important works. In 1992, three years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Theater der Freien Volksbühne was closed and the house was used as a venue for musicals from 1993 and 1997. In 1999, the former owners Verein Freie Volksbühne were forced to sell the building because public subsidies were cancelled. In December 2000, Berliner Festspiele moved into the theatre building, initially as tenants, re-opening the house on 21 April 2001. In 2014, the federal German government acquired the house, securing it as a venue for Berliner Festspiele and the reunified city.

Fritz Bornemann (1912–2007), the architect of the building on Berlin’s Schaperstraße, is considered one of the most outstanding architects of the post-war period, along with his colleagues Paul Baumgarten, Werner Düttmann and Egon Eiermann, who all connected their work with the International Style after 1945. Among his best-known buildings in Berlin are Deutsche Oper in Charlottenburg, the former Dahlem Museums and the American Memorial Library in Kreuzberg. Another great success was the spherical pavilion which he designed together with Karlheinz Stockhausen for the World Expo in Osaka of 1970, not least because of the concerts of Stockhausen’s works performed there during the expo and composed especially for the site.

With its generous glass façade, the Haus der Berliner Festspiele opens up to its urban environment, a visible example of the democratic architectural ideals in post-war modernity. Regarding the theatre architecture of those times, concepts like “democratic architecture” were associated with “free flooding spaces, transparent architectures and a non-hierarchical arrangement of the audience” (Nikolaus Bernau). The internal architecture upholds this democratic ideal: The events on stage can be seen and heard equally well from all seats.

Photos of the Haus der Berliner Festspiele

Exterior and interior views

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Exterior view © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Exterior view

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Exterior view © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Exterior view

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Exterior view © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Exterior view

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Main Stage © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Main Stage

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Side Stage © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Side Stage

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Understage © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Understage

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Upper Foyer © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Upper Foyer

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Bornemann Bar © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Bornemann Bar

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

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  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Upper Foyer © Burkhard Peter

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele. Upper Foyer

    © Burkhard Peter

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Exterior view © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Exterior view

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Exterior view © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Exterior view

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Exterior view © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Exterior view

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Main Stage © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Main Stage

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Side Stage © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Side Stage

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Understage © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Understage

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Upper Foyer © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Upper Foyer

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Bornemann Bar © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Bornemann Bar

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Upper Foyer © Burkhard Peter

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele. Upper Foyer

    © Burkhard Peter

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Exterior view © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Exterior view

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Exterior view © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Exterior view

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Exterior view © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Exterior view

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Main Stage © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Main Stage

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Side Stage © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Side Stage

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Understage © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Understage

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Upper Foyer © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Upper Foyer

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Bornemann Bar © Christian Riis Ruggaber

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele: Bornemann Bar

    © Christian Riis Ruggaber

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Upper Foyer © Burkhard Peter

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele. Upper Foyer

    © Burkhard Peter

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

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    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

  • Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    Haus der Berliner Festspiele

    © Kordula Rüter

The Building During the Reconstruction Period 2020

  • View of the main stage from the second gallery

    View of the main stage from the second gallery

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Demolition wall (office wing)

    Demolition wall (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Bags filled with demolition waste, P level (office wing)

    Bags filled with demolition waste, P level (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Protective film in the main hall

    Protective film in the main hall

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Construction work on the light shaft, stage gate (Meierottostr.)

    Construction work on the light shaft, stage gate (Meierottostr.)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Coffered ceiling, P level (office wing)

    Coffered ceiling, P level (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Toilet demolition, 3rd floor (office wing)

    Toilet demolition, 3rd floor (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Walk through the scaffold, 5th floor

    Walk through the scaffold, 5th floor

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Dismantled cables and pipes in the storage of the stage, basement

    Dismantled cables and pipes in the storage of the stage, basement

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Waste water pipe and roof drains in the ground, stage gate (Meierottostr.)

    Waste water pipe and roof drains in the ground, stage gate (Meierottostr.)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Dust protection on the back stage gate (between the main stage / back stage)

    Dust protection on the back stage gate (between the main stage / back stage)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Discovery of historical postcards after a wall was torn down, P level (office wing)

    Discovery of historical postcards after a wall was torn down, P level (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Demolition waste, logistics office, P level (office wing)

    Demolition waste, logistics office, P level (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Waste disposal on the roof (north side)

    Waste disposal on the roof (north side)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Demolition of the light shaft, stage gate (Meierottostr.)

    Demolition of the light shaft, stage gate (Meierottostr.)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Protective measures, Bornemann Bar

    Protective measures, Bornemann Bar

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Crane position for dismantling the smoke flaps, hall

    Crane position for dismantling the smoke flaps, hall

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • “Black” area / pollutant removal (office wing)

    “Black” area / pollutant removal (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Hall (office wing)

    Hall (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Delivery of roofing felt, roof of the hall

    Delivery of roofing felt, roof of the hall

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View of the main stage from the second gallery

    View of the main stage from the second gallery

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Demolition wall (office wing)

    Demolition wall (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Bags filled with demolition waste, P level (office wing)

    Bags filled with demolition waste, P level (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Protective film in the main hall

    Protective film in the main hall

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Construction work on the light shaft, stage gate (Meierottostr.)

    Construction work on the light shaft, stage gate (Meierottostr.)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Coffered ceiling, P level (office wing)

    Coffered ceiling, P level (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Toilet demolition, 3rd floor (office wing)

    Toilet demolition, 3rd floor (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Walk through the scaffold, 5th floor

    Walk through the scaffold, 5th floor

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Dismantled cables and pipes in the storage of the stage, basement

    Dismantled cables and pipes in the storage of the stage, basement

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Waste water pipe and roof drains in the ground, stage gate (Meierottostr.)

    Waste water pipe and roof drains in the ground, stage gate (Meierottostr.)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Dust protection on the back stage gate (between the main stage / back stage)

    Dust protection on the back stage gate (between the main stage / back stage)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Discovery of historical postcards after a wall was torn down, P level (office wing)

    Discovery of historical postcards after a wall was torn down, P level (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Demolition waste, logistics office, P level (office wing)

    Demolition waste, logistics office, P level (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Waste disposal on the roof (north side)

    Waste disposal on the roof (north side)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Demolition of the light shaft, stage gate (Meierottostr.)

    Demolition of the light shaft, stage gate (Meierottostr.)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Protective measures, Bornemann Bar

    Protective measures, Bornemann Bar

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Crane position for dismantling the smoke flaps, hall

    Crane position for dismantling the smoke flaps, hall

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • “Black” area / pollutant removal (office wing)

    “Black” area / pollutant removal (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Hall (office wing)

    Hall (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Delivery of roofing felt, roof of the hall

    Delivery of roofing felt, roof of the hall

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View of the main stage from the second gallery

    View of the main stage from the second gallery

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Demolition wall (office wing)

    Demolition wall (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Bags filled with demolition waste, P level (office wing)

    Bags filled with demolition waste, P level (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Protective film in the main hall

    Protective film in the main hall

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Construction work on the light shaft, stage gate (Meierottostr.)

    Construction work on the light shaft, stage gate (Meierottostr.)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Coffered ceiling, P level (office wing)

    Coffered ceiling, P level (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Toilet demolition, 3rd floor (office wing)

    Toilet demolition, 3rd floor (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Walk through the scaffold, 5th floor

    Walk through the scaffold, 5th floor

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Dismantled cables and pipes in the storage of the stage, basement

    Dismantled cables and pipes in the storage of the stage, basement

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Waste water pipe and roof drains in the ground, stage gate (Meierottostr.)

    Waste water pipe and roof drains in the ground, stage gate (Meierottostr.)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Dust protection on the back stage gate (between the main stage / back stage)

    Dust protection on the back stage gate (between the main stage / back stage)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Discovery of historical postcards after a wall was torn down, P level (office wing)

    Discovery of historical postcards after a wall was torn down, P level (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Demolition waste, logistics office, P level (office wing)

    Demolition waste, logistics office, P level (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Waste disposal on the roof (north side)

    Waste disposal on the roof (north side)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Demolition of the light shaft, stage gate (Meierottostr.)

    Demolition of the light shaft, stage gate (Meierottostr.)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Protective measures, Bornemann Bar

    Protective measures, Bornemann Bar

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Crane position for dismantling the smoke flaps, hall

    Crane position for dismantling the smoke flaps, hall

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • “Black” area / pollutant removal (office wing)

    “Black” area / pollutant removal (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Hall (office wing)

    Hall (office wing)

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • Delivery of roofing felt, roof of the hall

    Delivery of roofing felt, roof of the hall

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

The Building During the Reconstruction Period 2021

  • A corridor with an open ceiling and three ladders behind each other. There is one person in work clothes on each of the ladders at the back.

    Office/ P-level

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View through three door frames on unpainted walls into several passage rooms, a man is standing in the rear one.

    View through the offices

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • A man squats in a gutted room in front of a wall that is covered in the lower half. Steel beams are visible in the upper half.

    Office/ P-level

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View into a storage room with various shelves and utensils, in which a man can be seen.

    View into the interim storage area

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View of the outer wall of a building covered with light-coloured foil with construction fences in front of it - a green meadow can be seen in the foreground.

    Exterior view facade/ garden view

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View into a darkened corridor with various objects leaning against the unpainted wall. A door that has been lifted off its hinges leans against the brightly lit end of the corridor.

    View through the office corridors/ P-level

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • In a gutted hall with scaffolding on wheels is a man carrying a large black plate.

    Rehearsal stage

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • In a room there are Euro pallets, plywood boards and panels in front of a black wall. On the two front boards, among other things, rules have been written down in chalk.

    Side stage/ Material store

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • A cellar-like room with a column against which chipboards are leaning. In addition to various ladders and objects, a man can be seen in the background.

    Cellar/anteroom workshops

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • In front of the slab-clad outer wall of a building with an open door, a man pushes a luggage cart on which a bucket is placed.

    Backstage entrance/ Meierottostraße

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • In a darkened storage room are ladders and a few objects. The back end of the room is lit by artificial light.

    Large stage warehouse/basement

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • In a gutted room with cable reels and a rubbish bag, among other things, a fluorescent tube leans against the wall, somewhat illuminating the face of a man in work clothes.

    Offices

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View of the cloakroom area of the foyer: The tables in front of the cloakroom are covered.

    Front building/ Parquet Foyer

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View of vending machines and a darkened counter of the Festspiel Café. The open floor in the foreground has been divided into black and white rectangles with tape.

    Ticket hall/ view of the counter

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • A corridor with an open ceiling and three ladders behind each other. There is one person in work clothes on each of the ladders at the back.

    Office/ P-level

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View through three door frames on unpainted walls into several passage rooms, a man is standing in the rear one.

    View through the offices

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • A man squats in a gutted room in front of a wall that is covered in the lower half. Steel beams are visible in the upper half.

    Office/ P-level

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View into a storage room with various shelves and utensils, in which a man can be seen.

    View into the interim storage area

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View of the outer wall of a building covered with light-coloured foil with construction fences in front of it - a green meadow can be seen in the foreground.

    Exterior view facade/ garden view

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View into a darkened corridor with various objects leaning against the unpainted wall. A door that has been lifted off its hinges leans against the brightly lit end of the corridor.

    View through the office corridors/ P-level

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • In a gutted hall with scaffolding on wheels is a man carrying a large black plate.

    Rehearsal stage

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • In a room there are Euro pallets, plywood boards and panels in front of a black wall. On the two front boards, among other things, rules have been written down in chalk.

    Side stage/ Material store

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • A cellar-like room with a column against which chipboards are leaning. In addition to various ladders and objects, a man can be seen in the background.

    Cellar/anteroom workshops

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • In front of the slab-clad outer wall of a building with an open door, a man pushes a luggage cart on which a bucket is placed.

    Backstage entrance/ Meierottostraße

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • In a darkened storage room are ladders and a few objects. The back end of the room is lit by artificial light.

    Large stage warehouse/basement

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • In a gutted room with cable reels and a rubbish bag, among other things, a fluorescent tube leans against the wall, somewhat illuminating the face of a man in work clothes.

    Offices

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View of the cloakroom area of the foyer: The tables in front of the cloakroom are covered.

    Front building/ Parquet Foyer

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View of vending machines and a darkened counter of the Festspiel Café. The open floor in the foreground has been divided into black and white rectangles with tape.

    Ticket hall/ view of the counter

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • A corridor with an open ceiling and three ladders behind each other. There is one person in work clothes on each of the ladders at the back.

    Office/ P-level

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View through three door frames on unpainted walls into several passage rooms, a man is standing in the rear one.

    View through the offices

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • A man squats in a gutted room in front of a wall that is covered in the lower half. Steel beams are visible in the upper half.

    Office/ P-level

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View into a storage room with various shelves and utensils, in which a man can be seen.

    View into the interim storage area

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View of the outer wall of a building covered with light-coloured foil with construction fences in front of it - a green meadow can be seen in the foreground.

    Exterior view facade/ garden view

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View into a darkened corridor with various objects leaning against the unpainted wall. A door that has been lifted off its hinges leans against the brightly lit end of the corridor.

    View through the office corridors/ P-level

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • In a gutted hall with scaffolding on wheels is a man carrying a large black plate.

    Rehearsal stage

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • In a room there are Euro pallets, plywood boards and panels in front of a black wall. On the two front boards, among other things, rules have been written down in chalk.

    Side stage/ Material store

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • A cellar-like room with a column against which chipboards are leaning. In addition to various ladders and objects, a man can be seen in the background.

    Cellar/anteroom workshops

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • In front of the slab-clad outer wall of a building with an open door, a man pushes a luggage cart on which a bucket is placed.

    Backstage entrance/ Meierottostraße

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • In a darkened storage room are ladders and a few objects. The back end of the room is lit by artificial light.

    Large stage warehouse/basement

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • In a gutted room with cable reels and a rubbish bag, among other things, a fluorescent tube leans against the wall, somewhat illuminating the face of a man in work clothes.

    Offices

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View of the cloakroom area of the foyer: The tables in front of the cloakroom are covered.

    Front building/ Parquet Foyer

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

  • View of vending machines and a darkened counter of the Festspiel Café. The open floor in the foreground has been divided into black and white rectangles with tape.

    Ticket hall/ view of the counter

    © Berliner Festspiele / Monika Karczmarczyk

Interactive Panorama Images of the Haus der Berliner Festspiele

In 2012, we had some interactive panorama images takes of our theatre. Have a look! You can navigate the images by holding down the left-hand mouse button or by using the arrow keys of your keyboard. In the upper left corner of the screen you can change the viewing mode.

© 2012 Manuel Dahmann www.kubische-panoramen.de