What is the Schaudepot?
Albrecht, Judica
Betzwieser, Hagen
Solbrig, Steven
Click here for download! The first volume of the series Schaudepot Recherchen: Ableism as Usual? Eine Einführung in die Geschichte von Kunst und Behinderung (An introduction to the history of art and disability.) By Steven Solbrig and Dirk Sorge
The performance – book performance and discussion at the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, 16.11.2023, 5 pm
‘Ableism as Usual? ‘Eine Einführung in die Geschichte von Kunst und Behinderung’ (Ableism as Usual? An introduction to the history of art and disability) by Steven Solbrig and Dirk Sorge, book presentation and conversation with Dirk Sorge and Kate Brehme, 27.10.2023, 6 pm
Initiative for the Archives of the Free Performing Arts e. V. as a guest at the Schaudepot, 27/10/2023, 3-4 p.m.
From the vision of global sharing to a needs-oriented center – discussion laboratory of the Stuttgarter teilbar e.V. with guests, 28.10.2023, 3-4:30 pm
This conversation lab by Tom Knaffl with Surja Ahmed, Claus Baumann, Heide Fischer, Janka Kluge and Paula Kohlmann is about sharing. It’s also about ideas, and spaces, knowledge and resources. What does it mean to share? What structures enable sharing processes? Tom Knaffl, founder of the Verein teilbar e. V. in Stuttgart, invites committed and interested neighbors and experts to share their thoughts, to think about a specific project together, to encourage and advise each other.
The Schaudepot – A…or…NO…farewell tour
‘Stadtraum-Theater in der alten Fliesenlegerwerkstatt.’ by Elisabeth Maier, Theater der Zeit, 4/2023.
Since 2021, Herbordt and Mohren, the two pioneers of the performing arts, have been operating their Schaudepot in the former workshop of an Altenbergweg tiler, in the midst of many rental apartments down in Stuttgart Kessel. Regarding the concept, Herbordt remarks: “Our basic idea is to bring theatre into the residential area.” During lunch break or after work, people stop by and watch videos of the productions that the Herbordt/Mohren collective has been creating since 2012. For their socio-political performative projects, the two were awarded the "Der Faust" German Theatre Prize in the genre-busting category in 2022. This “great encouragement” has only emboldened them to do more.
Astroneto: Dance in Space by Jorge Alencar und Neto Machado
The Book of Fire (Livro de Fogo) by Jorge Alencar und Neto Machado
The Schaudepot – Spezial V – Die Gesellschaft (The Society), Kodak et al., 18.3.2023, 2-8 p.m.
The ‘Blinding Virtual Reality?’ lab. On the potential of virtual reality for blind and visually impaired persons by and with Steven Solbrig, Matthias Nagel and guests / 18.3.2023, 4:00-5:30 pm.
Kodak von Jorge Alencar and Neto Machado
‘Theater aus dem Schaudepot. Performance-Perlen archiviert’ by Dietrich Heissenbüttel, CONTEXT Wochenzeitung 614 of 4.1.2023 (in German).
“The Schaudepot for the Performing Arts is a unique place where the audience can explore theatre in a very special way. Bernhard Herbordt and Melanie Mohren have archived their pieces there. And they are available for a guided tour or a program at any time. (Dietrich Heissenbüttel, CONTEXT Wochenzeitung 614 of 4.1.23 (in German)).
Die Gesellschaft (the Society) by Herbordt/Mohren, with the theatre collective ‘The Trailer’ (Karina Pino and Alessandra Santiesteban) and Ebru Nihan Celkan, 11.2.2023, 4-6 p.m.
In the Schaudepot you can expect: an introduction ‘The Society’ as a performance and a new research society with Melanie Mohren and Bernhard Herbordt; an encounter with a society member; a video archive of all previous encounters; the opportunity to become a society member yourself, or to propose one. And a society game. You will only feel imagined rain on your palms or start a conversation with a prolonged silence.
German Theatre Prize ‘Der Faust’
The Children's Festival & Dance Library: Festival Fantasies / 12.11.2022, 3-4 pm
The Schaudepot – Special IV – The Society a.o., 8.10.2022, 2–8 p.m.
The Schaudepot - lunch break
The Schaudepot always opens on Tuesdays for a quick performance during the lunch break. The offer also includes tactile guided tours, performances with audio description or in German sign language. Individual appointment from 12: 00 to 14: 00 at info@die-institution.org.
Tastmodel (Touch Model)
Contact & Directions
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Accessibility information
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The Festival by Herbordt/Mohren
NORM IS F!KTION #1/2 by NAF
Little Wonders of the Prairie by Bureau Baubotanik
Architectural Description
in text and Image. Room by room, from big to small.
The Assembly by and by Herbordt/Mohren and guests
Das Schaudepot - Special III / A day to participate, discover, experience and celebrate, 2.7.2022, 2–8 pm
Childfication and Ethics of Pluralism in Art – Zoom-Lecture by and with Jorge Alencar and Neto Machado, 2.4.2022 / 7 pm
Opening, 4 July 2021