Festspielhaus Hellerau (DE) [Dresden] (Q63)
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theatre close to Dresden, used by Appia
- Festspielhaus Hellerau (DE)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Festspielhaus Hellerau (DE) [Dresden] | theatre close to Dresden, used by Appia |
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51°6'50.3510"N, 13°45'8.0226"E
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Built 1911-1912 by Heinrich Tessenow as Festspielhaus der Bildungsanstalt für rhythmische Gymnastik Emile Jaques-Dalcroze [festival house of the ballet school Emile Jaques-Dalcroze], as a part of the Gartenstadt Hellerau quarter. First modern Raumbühne stage without any division of stage and auditorium. Light system (with 7000 lamps) by Alexander von Salzmann. Subsequently a centre of the European avantgarde. Used as a military hospital in World War I. Rebuilt in the 1930s. 1937 destruction of the accompanying buildings, extension by side wings. From 1937 used as a police school, later used by the SA and SS. From 1945, used as a military hospital by the Red Army. Since 1992 used for ballet performances and various art projects. (English)
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1911
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556
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1,200 cm (Unit)
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1,600 cm (Unit)
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3,500 cm (Unit)
this is the full length of the hall, as there is no zero point. (English)
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video of visualisation in second life by Kings visualisation lab (English)
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Festspielhaus Hellerau
1911 (English)
The Festspielhaus Hellerau near Dresden was built in 1911 by architect Heinrich Tessenow in cooperation with composer and dance teacher Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, scenographer Adolphe Appia and lighting designer Alexander von Salzmann. It was a revolutionary design as a space for performance.
1911
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