Is this unique to Germany or is it more a peculiarity of the art of stage design? You describe a scene characterised by diversity and exchange where very different styles are featured on stage. This adds an element of fusion that immensely enriches the world of culture.
This also creates competition, and we all keep a positive eye on what our fellow designers are doing. Katrin Nottrodt: The theatre world is very close-knit in Germany and we all exchange ideas. What I can say with confidence is that the extraordinarily large number of theatres and stages in Germany has encouraged a tradition of diversity. Even in a city known for its theatre scene, like Berlin, I can easily recognize the individual styles of the respective directing teams, but I can’t identify any overriding characteristics or any that could be seen as exclusive to Germany. This diversity of content and aesthetic in sets continues to grow to this day. Philipp Fürhofer: There have been countless prominent stage designers in the history of German theatre – from architect Friedrich Schinkel and Austrian Josef Hoffmann, who designed the set for the first performance of Richard Wagner’s Ring of the Nibelung in Bayreuth, to Bertolt Brecht’s legendary stage designer Caspar Neher, to name just a few, very different examples. Do you feel Germany has a unique stage design tradition is there such a thing as typical German stage design in a sense? Fürhofer, both of you have worked for many years at different venues at home and abroad. In an interview, set designers Katrin Nottrodt and Philipp Fürhofer provide insight into the world of stage design in Germany - and tell us what they find particularly fascinating about their work. And in the small cellar theatres and large concert halls, for all the plays, puppet theatres, operas and musicals: stage designers are always working behind the scenes to ensure audiences enjoy a special experience at every venue. Germany applied to UNESCO for intangible cultural heritage status, citing the highest concentration of theatres in the world.
From its many small, private theatres to the large opera houses, stage designers are always working to ensure a special theatre-going experience. Germany has more theatres and concert halls than almost any other country in the world.
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