The Schedule : Germany

. About 5,500 dramatic and music theater works were performed in the 1995/1996 season. There was a continuation of the trend toward breaking down the traditional boundaries between dramatic theater, dance and music. Classic forms of opera and dramatic theater have nevertheless dominated season schedules in recent years. The most popular works continue to be Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s “Faust", William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “The Magic Flute". In the case of children’s and young people’s theater, Astrid Lindgren’s “Pippi Longstocking” and Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” drew the largest audiences. Each year theaters feature more than 300 premieres and first public performances. In addition to established directors, a younger generation is coming to the fore which is attracting attention with fresh ideas and trailblazing productions. It is increasingly women who are chalking up major successes: Karin Beier, for instance, or Amelie Niermeyer.