New Theater Spaces for Erlangen: Panel Discussion in the Experimental Theater
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An evening about beginnings, memory, and the future of the Erlangen theater landscape
In the experimental theater of FAU, city history meets the present: The panel discussion New Theater Spaces for Erlangen: The Developments of the 1970s looks back on a formative phase of Erlangen’s stage culture. Contemporary witnesses, experts, and professionals discuss the political and aesthetic impulses associated with the construction of the experimental theater in 1970 and the founding of the Theater in the Garage in 1975.
When spaces write history themselves
A theater evening without a classical staging yet with clear dramatic tension: The discussion rounds create a resonance space for memory, city narrative, and cultural self-affirmation. Those who want to understand Erlangen's theater history will experience here not a distant lecture but a vibrant stage experience in the context of archive, experience, and public debate.
A piece of the city, told by its protagonists
On the panel sit former mayor Dr. Dietmar Hahlweg, Heide Mattischeck, Bodo Birk, and André Studt; the discussion is moderated by Dr. Hans-Friedrich Bormann and Dr. Dorothea Pachale. Their perspectives connect municipal cultural policy, memory culture, and theater studies expertise. This is where the special power of this evening lies: The stage becomes a place where institutional history meets personal memory.
The experimental theater as a fitting venue
The venue is not an arbitrary frame, but part of the narrative. The experimental theater is a flexibly usable stage with professional equipment, variable stage and audience area design, as well as modern sound, video, and lighting technology. This technical openness fits perfectly with a format that inquires about the forms of theater of tomorrow while uncovering the traces of the 1970s.
Free admission, but culturally rich
Admission is free, yet the evening is rich in context, discussion, and framing. Those interested in theater history, urban development, and the cultural DNA of Erlangen will find here a rare opportunity to hear first-hand backgrounds and to reconsider the development of the local theater scene.
Conclusion: This panel discussion promises insightful perspectives, lively memories, and an intense theater atmosphere. Anyone who wants to understand Erlangen as a cultural city should experience this event live.
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