Theater am Hechtplatz
Theater am Hechtplatz | |
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Limmatquai Zürich, Switzerland | |
Address | Hechtplatz 7, CH-8001 Zürich |
Coordinates | 47°22′5.9″N 8°32′41.3″E / 47.368306°N 8.544806°E |
Completed | 1835 |
Renovated | 1958/59 and 1987 |
Owner | Stadt Zürich |
Landlord | City of Zürich |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 1 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Leonhard Zeugherr (1835); Ernst Gisel (1958/59); Martin Spühler (1987)[1] |
Other information | |
Seating capacity | 260 |
Website | |
Official website (in German) |
The Theater am Hechtplatz is a
History
To give a solid performance venue to the Swiss cabaret, Theater am Hechtplatz was founded on the initiative of Dionysius Gurny, secretary of Emil Landolt, then the mayor of the city of Zürich. On 25 April 1959 the opening took place with the program "Eusi chliini city" by the
Headed by Gurny, Felix Rogner, Rudolf Sauser, Nicolas Baerlocher and Dominik Flaschka, the theater became one of the main stages for cabaret in Switzerland. In guest performances of varying length, it shows mainly domestic, but also cabaret of artists from outside of Switzerland,
Facilities
The theater is located at the small Hechtplatz square on the upper Limmatquai, opposite of the Bauschänzli respectively Frauenbad Stadthausquai, near the present Bellevueplatz in Zürich. It was built by Leohnard Zeugherr as a one-story commercial building to house shops and small business in 1835, later it was used as a fire station at the Limmatquai. In 1958/59 it was rebuilt by Ernst Gisel in a theatre with adjacent café/bar, since 1981 the theater is a listed building. Its exterior was renewed and the foyer was rebuilt by Martin Spühler in 1987. The theater houses a proscenium stage (7m x 3,6m/5.8,m x 4.8m) with an auditorium that haves a seating capacity of up to 260 spectators.[1]
Zürcher Märchenbühne
As well as the
Directors
- 1959Otto Weissert – 1961 :
- 1961Dionysius Durni – 1963 :
- 1963Felig Rogner – 1965 :
- 1967Dionysius Durni – 1971 :
- 1971Rudolf Sauser – 1974 :
- 1974Nicolas Bärlocher – 2002 :
- since 2002Dominik Flaschka :
Cultural heritage
The theatre respectively building is listed in the
Literature
- Nicolas Baerlocher and Dominik Flaschka (publisher): Jetzt erst Hecht: 50 Jahre Theater am Hechtplatz. ISBN 3-7245-0712-7.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Tanja Stenzl (2013-12-05). "Theater am Hechtplatz, Zürich ZH" (in German). theaterwissenschaft.ch. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Präsidialdepartement" (in German). Stadt Zürich. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ^ "Alfred Rasser" (in German). theaterwissenschaft.ch. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- ^ Sonja Galler (2013-12-05). "Ursula Schaeppi" (in German). Retrieved 2015-09-28.
- ^ "Jörg Schneider" (in German). theaterwissenschaft.ch. 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2015-08-22.
- ^ Tobias Hoffmann-Allenspach (2013-12-05). "Zürcher Märchenbühne, Zürich ZH" (in German). theaterwissenschaft.ch. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ^ "B-Objekte KGS-Inventar" (PDF). Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Amt für Bevölkerungsschutz. 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Zürcher Märchenbühne (in German)