What is the Schaudepot?
What is the Schaudepot?
The Schaudepot was initiated by Melanie Mohren and Bernhard Herbordt. In collaboration with architects, visual artists, set designers, researchers, composers, curators, musicians, performers, audiences, directors, mediators, etc., the Schaudepot is being further developed on a daily basis.
Albrecht, Judica
Solbrig, Steven
Wieser, Armin
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.
The Schaudepot – Special VII – New neighbors, online and on site at the Schaudepot, 28.10.2023, 2-8 pm
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.
‘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)).
German Theatre Prize ‘Der Faust’
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.
The Festival by Herbordt/Mohren
Architectural Description
in text and Image. Room by room, from big to small.
The Movement by Herbordt/Mohren
The Assembly by and by Herbordt/Mohren and guests
Opening, 4 July 2021