Starting signal for theater center on Wiesendamm

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University President Elmar Lampson: "This is an excellent and forward-looking decision for the HfMT

With its decision on September 11, 2018, the Senate set the course for a new home for Junges SchauSpielHaus Hamburg, Theaterakademie Hamburg and the Institute for Culture and Media Management at the University of Music and Drama (HfMT) on Wiesendamm: On behalf of the City of Hamburg, Sprinkenhof GmbH is converting the halls of a former machine tool factory for use by the Junges SchauSpielHaus and the HfMT. A total of around 9,000 square meters of space will be created for performances, rehearsals, teaching and research. The project will cost around 36.4 million euros. According to the current planning status, the rooms should be structurally completed by the end of 2019 so that the tenant installations can then begin. Together with the premises of the Freie Theaterzentrum Wiese e.G. in the neighborhood, a new cultural center will be created in the middle of Barmbek.

Voices from the event at the official launch of the project on September 13, 2018:

Dr. Carsten Brosda, Senator for Culture and Media: "We are creating more space for culture and theater: the new theater center on Wiesendamm is a great asset for the Junges SchauSpielHaus and the Theatre Academy. At the same time, a new cultural center is developing here in the district. For the Junges SchauSpielHaus, which is known far beyond Hamburg's borders for its outstanding work, we are creating the basis at the new location so that it can continue to develop and expand its offerings in line with its cultural mission and its importance in Hamburg's theater landscape. A new, strong cultural location is being created here by networking with other offerings."

Katharina Fegebank, Senator for Science, Research and Equality: "The Theaterzentrum am Wiesendamm will create a highly attractive cultural and study location. The close cooperation between the HfMT Theater Academy and the Junges SchauSpielHaus offers the opportunity to provide new impetus for artistic training and for cultural life in Barmbek and throughout Hamburg. The new location will also further strengthen the Theaterakademie in its role as an important place for cultural exchange in Hamburg. The premises and outstanding facilities will also support the excellent training of future artists and improve the study conditions on site."

Prof. Elmar Lampson, President of the HfMT: "This is an excellent and forward-looking decision for the HfMT: There is great joy throughout the university! By establishing a second campus on Wiesendamm, the HfMT is gaining visibility and profile in the international artistic education landscape. Since the founding of the Theaterakademie in 2005, it has been our goal to unite all theater-related courses of study in one building. This will now finally succeed! The Theaterzentrum am Wiesendamm will be a unique training and event venue with great public appeal. The close proximity between the Theaterakademie, the Institute for Culture and Media Management and the Junges SchauSpielHaus offers new opportunities for intensive collaboration and interesting joint projects for all those involved. Here, transdisciplinary education can be further developed for the future! I would like to thank the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and especially Senator and Second Mayor Katharina Fegebank for their tireless support of this goal."

At the new location at Wiesendamm 26-28, the Junges SchauSpielHaus and the Theaterakademie Hamburg will have a total of around 9,000 square meters of modern facilities for performances, rehearsals, training and projects. The hall complex was built around 1917 and was initially used as a machine tool factory. It is now owned by the municipal company Sprinkenhof GmbH, which is converting the halls and then renting them out to the SchauSpielHaus and the Theaterakademie. The building is being converted as an in-house extension, with the theater halls and function rooms being built into the hall complex.