Munich Art Theatre
The Munich Art Theatre (Münchner Künstlertheater) was the first German theater constructed in the art nouveau style.[1] It was designed by Max Littmann and opened in 1908.
Münchner Künstlertheater | |
.jpg) View of the façade of Munich Art Theatre | |
| Address | Munich Germany |
|---|---|
| Type | contemporary theatre building |
| Capacity | 619 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1907 |
| Opened | 1908 |
| Closed | 1914 |
| Demolished | 1944 by Second World War bombing |
| Architect | Max Littmann |
| Tenants | |
| Verein Münchner Künstlertheater / Max Reinhardt | |
The main initiator was the journalist and dramatist Georg Fuchs, who in 1907 founded a society in Munich, the Verein Münchner Künstlertheater, with the expressed aim of building a theatre according to ‘artistic principles’.
The theatre was built with a shallow stage, apron, and no orchestra pit.
Seats were arranged in an amphitheatre form.
The most innovative feature was the ‘relief stage’ where the performers acted before a stylized backdrop.
Although the first productions coordinated by Fuchs were not particularly successful, the building and the relief stage attracted a good deal of attention.
In 1909 it was leased to Max Reinhardt and finally closed in 1914.
The building was destroyed during Second World War bombing.
References
- "Theatre Database / Theatre Architecture - database, projects". Theatre-architecture.eu. 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2020-03-15.