Renaissance-Theater [Berlin] (Q9020)
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Theatre building in Berlin, Germany, opened in 1902
- Renaissance-Theater
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| English | Renaissance-Theater [Berlin] | Theatre building in Berlin, Germany, opened in 1902 |
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52°30'37.440"N, 13°19'24.240"E
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Built 1901-1902 by Reimer & Körte as Vereinshaus Motiv. 1919 installation of a two-floor cinema by Otto Berlich. 1921 rebuilding by Arnold von Goedecke. Re-opened 18 Oct 1922 as Renaissance-Theater with Lessing's Miss Sara Sampson. 1926-1927 rebuilding, conversion into a drama theatre, extension by a box office by Oskar Kaufmann. Balcony rear wall decorated with wooden inlaid work (showing commedia dell'arte scenes) by Cesar Klein. Re-opened 8 January 1927. 1938 alteration of façade. 1943 nationalized and renamed Kleines Haus des Schiller-Theaters. Damaged in World War II. 1946 repair works and rebuilding by Helmut von Lülsdorff. Re-opened 1946 as Renaissance-Theater with Strindberg's Fröken Julie and Courteline's Boubouroche. 1985 restoration to the original designs of Oskar Kaufmann. 1995 restoration of foyers. 545 seats. Currently used as a private theatre, mainly for contemporary drama and comedy performances. (English)
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No heritage stage machinery (English)
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18 October 1922Gregorian
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1902
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1926
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HST_0022
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545
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Knesebeckstr. 100
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Berlin 89
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2017
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TBS 034
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10623
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39
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