Internationale Schillertage ("International Schiller Days", commonly abbreviated as Schillertage) is a theatre festival taking place every two years in the
Mannheim National Theatre
The Mannheim National Theatre (german: Nationaltheater Mannheim) is a theatre and opera company in Mannheim, Germany, with a variety of performance spaces. It was founded in 1779 and is one of the oldest theatres in Germany.
History
In the 18 ...
in
Mannheim
Mannheim (; Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (german: Universitätsstadt Mannheim), is the second-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after the state capital of Stuttgart, and Germany's 2 ...
,
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
about the works of
Friedrich Schiller
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (, short: ; 10 November 17599 May 1805) was a German playwright, poet, and philosopher. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller developed a productive, if complicated, friends ...
. The first Internationale Schillertage took place in 1978. In 2015, about 21,000 visitors came to the Internationale Schillertage.
The first Schiller Days took place in 1978. The artistic director of the Schillertage from 2006 to 2017 was Burkhard C. Kosminski, Intendant Schauspiel at the Nationaltheater Mannheim. The 2019 Schillertage were under the direction of his successor Christian Holtzhauer. The 20th International Schillertage in 2019 attracted about 25,000 visitors. The events in 2021 had to take place outdoors or mostly online due to restrictions caused by the Corona pandemic. Three world premieres were realized in this context as part of the implementation of new forms of cooperation together with independent cultural institutions of Mannheim.
References
External links
Official website
Theatre festivals in Germany
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