Wed, Apr 1, 2009
Antonia Fietz is costume designer and head of the costume department at the Staatstheater Braunschweig. Everything worn on stage passes through her hands - whether it's a tailor-made suit or an outfit put together from the trove.
Fri, May 1, 2009
Sebastian Hubel works as a prop master at Schauspiel Leipzig. He can track down or craft almost anything a director might want in the way of animals, instruments or weapons. The prop master - a hunter and collector, buyer and maker.
Mon, Jun 1, 2009
She is a mediator between theatre and young people, between timeless classics and current issues. Theatre pedagogue Bettina Frank travels a lot, a nomad between theatre youth clubs and school workshops.
Thu, Jul 2, 2009
Dramaturg is actually not one profession - rather, there are at least ten at once. The term comes from the Greek and means "playmaker". Originally, this was only responsible for selecting and editing dramatic texts.
Mon, Aug 3, 2009
A singer sings, you think. But it is not that simple: he must act. He practices his voice just as intensively as music and drama and must have an extensive repertoire up his sleeve while enchanting the audience with every performance.
Wed, Sep 2, 2009
"Attention, the performance will start in 5 minutes!": As a link between artists and technical staff the stage manager organizes the course of a performance. He coordinates by light signal or loudspeaker announcement from a command centre.
Tue, Nov 3, 2009
For a long time, puppet theatre was associated with little more than Punch and Judy. However, modern puppet and object theatre can do much more.
Sun, Dec 6, 2009
Stage fright, tears, nervous breakdowns? Pastoral care is also part of the make-up artist's job. No one is as close to the actors as the women and men in make-up.
Fri, Jan 1, 2010
Sheet music is an international language, it is the only global language we have. No one knows this as well as Rupert Burleigh. The Englishman is a répétiteur at the Cologne Opera.
Tue, Feb 2, 2010
Applause. On stage in the spotlight the celebrated star of the evening bows to his raving audience and all the hard work seems forgotten. Slipping into other roles, forgetting one's own self for a time and expressing hidden facets: acting.
Mon, Mar 1, 2010
They still exist, the crafts that were thought to have died out long ago. Master shoemaker Kornelia Thon works at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. Here, she not only repairs, but also makes shoes to measure in her workshop.
Sat, Apr 3, 2010
Franck Evin is head of the lighting department at the Komische Oper Berlin. His treasures shine, in the truest sense of the word, because it is the countless lamps in the warehouse and on stage.
Tue, May 4, 2010
You don't see him at first glance in the theater. No set design, no costume comes from him, and he is never on stage. Nevertheless, nothing would work without him. The administrative director decides on every single cent at the theater.
Tue, Jun 1, 2010
What appears effortless and playful on stage is the result of hard training, discipline and unconditional devotion. As a principal dancer a the Berlin State Ballet Leonard Jakovina rehearses choreographies and internalizes movements.
Thu, Jun 3, 2010
Often only the back of his head is visible in the auditorium. In the best case, his arms are still visible. But he is the musical head of an opera performance: the conductor.
Tue, Aug 3, 2010
Stefan Bock is a dresser at the Deutsche Oper Berlin. No office is as close to the stage as his, short distances are essential for him during the performance. His exact job title: wardrobe supervisor on evening duty.
Sat, Oct 2, 2010
Claudia Nola is the head of press and public relations at the Maxim Gorki Theater. She considers how to publicize the theatre and its productions and bring audiences into the theatre, a full auditorium makes a good production a success.
Tue, Oct 5, 2010
Unlike other theater professions, the performer is mixture of actor, universal genius and cleaner; there are no additional lighting technicians, stage managers or make-up artists, the performer does everything and anything himself.
Mon, Nov 1, 2010
Olaf Grambow is Technical Director at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin. As Technical Director, he knows his theatre like the back of his hand. Twice a day he roams the aisles and checks whether all safety regulations are being met.
Wed, Feb 2, 2011
Playwrights are not desk slaves who work on their texts in solitude. On the contrary, they are "very vital and very alive and very tangible in the middle of the theatre action", says Nis Momme Stockmann, in-house writer in Frankfurt.
Wed, Mar 2, 2011
To direct movement, body, space and music, that is the task of the choreographer. She develops dance sequences and can refer to all forms of expression: classical ballet, dance theater, hip hop or sometimes martial arts.
Thu, Nov 3, 2011
Andreas Kriegenburg is one of the most renowned theatre directors in Germany. How does an experienced director like him work with an outstanding ensemble, such as that of the Deutsches Theater, to bring his vision to the stage?