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Backstage tour of the Berliner Ensemble

29/6/2014

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Last week I took a backstage tour of the Berliner Ensemble.  The threatre was founded by the playwright Bertolt Brecht, whose Brechtian style of theatre is world renowned.  The elderly man who showed us around acted himself in Brecht’s plays whilst Brecht was alive.  He was a fantastic storyteller and really brought the whole thing to life!

The theatre itself is absolutely beautiful inside with ornate plaster figures, marble staircases and lots of gold covering the ceiling.  Backstage, we had the very rare opportunity to view under the stage, which is a vast mechanized scenic space including a huge wooden revolve (seen in the picture).  In total, there are five stages, including a beautiful outdoor stage for singing performances and several studio spaces.  It really did make me want to work back in the theatre!  3 Points (as it is a world famous theatre and VERY difficult to get a backstage tour of - I've been trying since last December)?
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Dr. Bunsen
29/6/2014 04:57:18 am

Why would it be 3 Points? It's one location and you didn't even see a play there.

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Red
29/6/2014 05:05:00 am

Read to the end of the post … it's definitely worth it!!! It's unique to Berlin!!! And VERY difficult to do because of it's fame :-)

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