Archive of the year 2024
On November 2, 2024, Eva Humburg, head of set design at the Theater Vorpommern, answered visitors' questions at the foyer talk at the Theater Putbus. In an interview with Roswitha Puls, a member of the Theater Putbus Friends Association, she talked about her career from being an art-loving student to becoming a stage and costume designer and head of set design at various theatres in Germany and abroad.
Using self-made models of various stage sets, she explained the content of her work to the guests and provided interesting explanations.
In a presentation on the creation of the stage design for “My Fair Lady”, she explained the concrete process, starting with the technical drawings, through production in the theatre workshops, to the final fine-tuning.
The visitors to the foyer discussion were impressed by the creativity. With numerous questions, they took a personal look behind the scenes of the theatre.
Eva Humburg has been a freelance stage and costume designer at various theaters and in the independent scene at home and abroad since 1992.
Eva Humburg's stage designs have received numerous awards. Most recently, she received the Hamburg Rolf Mares Theater Prize in the "Outstanding Stage Design" category in 2015 for the stage design and videos for the production "Das Boot" at the Ernst-Deutsch-Theater and in 2009 for the stage design for the production "Leas Tag" at the Theater Winterhuder Fährhaus.
An impression of her work can be obtained at: www.eva-humburg.com
Foyer Meeting with Eva Humbug, Moderator Roswitha Puls, Foto: Poexx.jpg
Foyer Meeting with Eva Humbug, the audience, Foto: Poexx.jpg
On August 31, 2024, our Foyer Meeting took place in the Orangery Putbus with Einhard Georg Schmidt.
In our Foyer discussions, we meet artists and other "theater people" as well as club members with interesting stories.
Member Einhard Georg Schmidt is a doctor by profession. In his free time, he delves into the life and songs of Udo Jürgens. His programme includes the lesser-known songs by Udo Jürgens, in which the depth of the Austrian composer and singer becomes apparent.
He interpreted the songs with devotion and virtuosity on the piano; you could see, hear and feel how deeply he is connected to them. His enthusiasm was contagious and so an encore was demanded with much applause, which Einhard Georg Schmidt was happy to give.
Between the performances, the moderator, our member Roswitha Puls, spoke to him about his enthusiasm for Udo Jürgens, which arose in childhood and occupies a large place in his free time.
Einhard Georg Schmidt was bid farewell with much applause. Perhaps we will soon be able to see him at the Putbus Theater? This idea arose during the event among the moderator, the performer and the audience.
Foyer Meeting with Einhard Georg Schmidt, Foto: private
Foyer Meeting with Einhard Georg Schmidt, Foto: private
Our theater trip to Koblenz, 05. - 09.07.2024
The Putbus Theatre Friends Association visits other historic theaters on the Germany Route.
This year's theatre trip took over 30 members of the club to Koblenz, Schwetzingen and Bad Ems. The club's deputy chairman, Klaus Möbus, has once again put together a really great program. Challenging, but doable, even for those a little more mature.
After a turbulent journey with actually only an hour's delay, we arrived in Koblenz with Deutsche Bahn on Friday, July 5, 2024.
On Saturday we were able to take part in a ballet rehearsal at the Koblenz Theater. We practiced to the music of Mozart's Requiem. It was a new experience for all participants to see how a dance piece is created, sometimes democratically, sometimes authoritarian.
The chairman of the Friends of the Koblenz Theater, Dr. Fabian Freisberg, welcomed us for lunch. He spoke enthusiastically about the work of the association, which is very different from ours. Here, the theater is actively supported financially in its various departments. Invitations to the association's events are a sought-after item in Koblenz, as networks are also formed here, and not just in the cultural field. In the evening, we saw the open-air performance of "Carmina Burana" and "Pagliacci" at Ehrenbreitstein Fortress. On the way back to the hotel, we had a wonderful view of the Deutsches Eck at night from the cable car, almost for free.
After a two-hour train ride, we spent Sunday in Schwetzingen. A beautiful ensemble of architecture and garden art awaited us. Dr. Wagner led us through the historic theater. His engaging talk about the building and its history aroused curiosity about the afternoon performance of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" by the National Theater in Mannheim. After dinner, we headed back to Koblenz.
Bad Ems, known for its spa facilities with special healing water, is a small town that is fighting for survival, and not just culturally. We spent half of Monday here after a short train ride. During the tour, Mr. Saal told us about the efforts of the city administration and its own companies to use the existing hot healing water economically, for example for heating municipal buildings. The managing director, Mr. Deusner, was waiting for us in the theater. The Bad Ems Theater is one of the newest members of the historic theater route. Like every historic building, there is a struggle here to reconcile German building, monument and fire protection regulations with the preservation of a historic ambience. The trip on the Kurwaldbahn up to the Bismarck Tower was a little difficult for some of us because the electronic access failed. We were standing outside and the train was inside, and we were only able to get to each other after a human hand intervened.
After the return journey, we went on a journey into the history of Koblenz. The late afternoon tour of the old town of Koblenz took every last bit of our strength, but it was worth it. The tour guide, Mrs. Weiss, a native of Koblenz, told anecdotes with a lot of wit and charm. One of them was the one about the "Schängele", a water-spouting boy sculpture. After a sumptuous dinner followed by a nightcap in a wine bar, this excursion into the world of historical theaters came to an end.
The return journey on Tuesday went without any problems. The Deutsche Bahn was on time to the minute. Unfortunately not for the fellow passengers who had a destination other than the Baltic Sea resort of Binz.
We are all looking forward to next year when we go to Munich.
Helga Lawrenz
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Eating at Restaurant Dubrovnik
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Before the theatre tour
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Public ballet training
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Public ballet training
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Theatre tour, Theater Koblenz
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View of Koblenz
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Carmina Burana in Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
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Don Giovanni, Theater Schloss Schwetzingen
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Historical spa theatre Bad Ems
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Bad Ems
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Anette Gerhard, a well-known face to eager theatergoers, has been at the Stralsund Theater since 1998 and chatted with theater enthusiasts about her time as a singer and stage manager.
Ms. Gerhard had studied singing in Berlin and got her first engagement as a soprano at the Freiberg Theater. She then moved to the Stralsund Theater to delight audiences as a soprano. She ended this career for personal reasons. She then took on the role of stage manager and managed the fortunes of the performances backstage. Obviously a very strenuous job, because today Ms. Gerhard takes care of the organizational processes at the theater in Stralsund.
The insights that the audience at the foyer meeting got behind the scenes of a theater from the perspective of an artist were extremely interesting. Anyone who saw Ms. Gerhard on stage would definitely not have suspected these experiences, nor would the answer to the question, “From today's perspective, would you choose the career path you did again?”
It was an exciting event with many unexpected insights for the audience.
The club chairwoman Kerstin Kassner took over the moderation.
