Waldbühne
Teatro del Bosque de Berlín
Theatre building in Berlin, Germany
bouwwerk in Duitsland
Forest Stage
Open-air theatre, built 1936 by Werner March as a Nazi Thingstätte. Part of the Reichssportfeld complex built for the 1936 Olympic Games. Named Dietrich-Eckart-Bühne after the German author and friend of Adolf Hitler, Dietrich Eckart (1868-1923). Opened 2 Aug 1936 with the world premiere of E. W. Möller's Nazi Thing drama, Frankenburger Würfelspiel (with over 1000 performers). After World War II, renamed Waldbühne [forest stage]. 1982 installation of a stage roof. 22,000 seats. Currently used for pop and classical concerts, and as an open-air cinema.