Dyrektor teatru. Perspektywa niemiecka
The Theatre Manager: A German Perspective

Summary/Abstract: The phenomenon of the German theatre manager – the so-called intendant – is becoming a subject discussed at many levels, from typical academic discourse to media-catchy news about the scandals and abuses committed by this or that manager of a German theatre. These discourses propose a common diagnosis that the nearly century-old model of theatre management is no longer accepted now. My article presents the historical status of the theatre manager going back to the times of Goethe, contemporary studies and one of the most publicized cases in recent years, which involved Berlin’s Volksbühne. I also address the present situation of the Volksbühne in the context of the city’s cultural policy, audience surveys and the current problem of rising nationalist sentiment and its direct relation to theatre.

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