Floating Theatre at Spree River in Berlin
Gao, Xianghe (2015)
2015
Master's Degree Programme in Architecture
Talouden ja rakentamisen tiedekunta - Faculty of Business and Built Environment
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This master’s thesis is based on the 9th OISTAT Theatre Architecture Competition 2015, which is an international ideas competition, aimed at students and emerging practitioners. The competition is organized every four years by the Architecture Commission of OISTAT, which stands for International Organization of Scenographers, Technicians and Theatre Architects.
The theme for the competition is to design a floating theatre to be moored at a particular location on the river Spree in Berlin, Germany, but capable of being moved to other sites on the river.
The floating theatre provides a performance space for an audience of 200-300 people and backstage accommodation for a cast of no more than 20 performers. Facilities for the audience, such as foyer space, toilets and refreshment areas will be located on the land and will be temporary and easily moved to another location, when needed.
There is increasing an interest amongst theatre practitioners in the use of temporary site specific locations to present particular productions. These settings can often provide a unique atmosphere, which resonates with a particular production or style of presentation, in a way which may not be possible in a conventional theatre. These are the themes explored in this thesis.
The theme for the competition is to design a floating theatre to be moored at a particular location on the river Spree in Berlin, Germany, but capable of being moved to other sites on the river.
The floating theatre provides a performance space for an audience of 200-300 people and backstage accommodation for a cast of no more than 20 performers. Facilities for the audience, such as foyer space, toilets and refreshment areas will be located on the land and will be temporary and easily moved to another location, when needed.
There is increasing an interest amongst theatre practitioners in the use of temporary site specific locations to present particular productions. These settings can often provide a unique atmosphere, which resonates with a particular production or style of presentation, in a way which may not be possible in a conventional theatre. These are the themes explored in this thesis.