Festspielhaus Hellerau (DE) [Dresden]
Festspielhaus Hellerau
theatre close to Dresden, used by Appia
bouwwerk in Duitsland
teatro vicino a Dresda, utilizzato da Appia
Festspielhaus Hellerau (DE)
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.
due to second world war and use as a lazaret
this is the full length of the hall, as there is no zero point.
video of visualisation in second life by Kings visualisation lab
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.