Theater Rigiblick
| Theater Rigiblick | |
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Zürich-Oberstrass, Switzerland | |
| Address | Germaniastrasse 99, CH-8044 Zürich |
| Coordinates | 47°23′17.6″N 8°33′12.4″E / 47.388222°N 8.553444°E |
| Completed | 1901 |
| Renovated | 2003 |
| Owner | Stadt Zürich (theater) ZFV Unternehmungen (building) |
| Landlord | City of Zürich and Zürcher Frauenverein (ZFV)[1] |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
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| Seating capacity | 160 |
| Website | |
| Official website (in German) | |
Theater Rigiblick or Theatersaal Rigiblick is a
History
The Rigiblick building was built near the upper terminus of the present
Local residents successfully opposed the governmental plans, by establishing the Verein Quartierkultur im Kreis 6 (analogously "club district culture 6") in 1984, and the next year they founded the Verein Theatersaal Rigiblick (analogously "club auditorium Rigiblick"). Bruno Steiner became the theater's first director, and from spring 1986 the Vorbühne Zürich, first on a provisional basis, provided various events, chiefly theater and dance performances, concerts, readings, public discussions and exhibitions. Thanks to the urban subsidies, that have been doubled from 1987 (50,000 Swiss Francs per year) by 2003, the theater operation was continuously expanded. The performances were operated by a small budget and staff in voluntary work. Approximately one third of the performances were of Zürich artists (at a reduced loan) from the city districts of Oberstrass,
Since 2003 the number of visitors has tripled to over 30,000 a year. About 250 events annually attract an audience far beyond the city of Zürich. Its artistic broad and high-quality program both guest international performances as well as a podium for young performers and for creative artists of various lines.[3]
On occasion of Margrit Rainer's 100th birthday,[4] in September 2014 premiered Euse Rainer chönnt das au!, a play respectively musical dedicated to Margrit Rainer,[5] who's still popular although she died 32 years ago.[6]
In the fiscal period 2014–2017 an annual municipal subsidy of CHF 490,000, composed of an operating contribution of CHF 305,000 and an abatement of rent of CHF 185,000 financed the theater's operations. The equity ratio of the theater is over 75%,[3] and its staff consists of eight full-time jobs, other tasks, as the bar and technical staff, are carried out by voluntary workers of the Verein Theater Rigiblick association.[7]
Facilities
Rigiblick has a capacity of 160 seats, the stage measures 12 metres (39 ft) and 8 metres (26 ft) at a height of 5.7 metres (19 ft), and a small backstage.[1]
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Cultural heritage
The theatre respectively building is listed in the
Literature
- Tobias Hoffmann-Allenspach: Theaterlexikon der Schweiz. Volume 3, Chronos, Zürich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9.
References
- ^ a b c d e Tobias Hoffmann-Allenspach (2013-12-05). "Theatersaal Rigiblick, Zürich ZH" (in German). theaterwissenschaft.ch. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ "Präsidialdepartement" (in German). Stadt Zürich. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ^ a b "Fortsetzung und Erhöhung der Beiträge ans Theater Rigiblick" (in German). Präsidialdepartment Stadt Zürich, Pressemitteilung. 2013-07-10. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ Mats Staub (2013-12-05). "Margrit Rainer" (in German). theaterwissenschaft.ch. Retrieved 2015-10-01.
- ^ "Euse Rainer chönnt das au!" (in German). Theater Rigiblick. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
- ^ "Theater Rigiblick, Euse Rainer chönnt das au!" (in German). art-tv.ch. Retrieved 2015-10-30.
- ^ "Über uns" (in German). Theater Rigiblick. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- ^ "B-Objekte KGS-Inventar" (PDF). Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Amt für Bevölkerungsschutz. 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
External links
- Official website (in German)
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