St. Pölten: Cultural revolution with ensemble realignment 2025!

St. Pölten: Cultural revolution with ensemble realignment 2025!

St. Pölten's theater landscape is currently experiencing a significant change, which is primarily influenced by the design of the theater. After 20 years under the direction of Martin Föttinger, a “repositioning and sorting” is pending, which is being carried out in close coordination with the owners. The need to reduce costs is a key concern, which has already led to the suspension of double shows on weekends. Some actors are currently underemployed, which presents those responsible with the challenge of creating a balanced salary policy and change in the ensemble.

Actresses and actors who love the audience can breathe a sigh of relief: “All the audience favorites” will remain busy, including names like Ulli Maier, Joseph Lorenz and Michael Dangl. Guest contracts with established greats such as Andrea Jonasson and Erwin Steinhauer are also to be extended. The ensemble will be reduced in size, but new additions are also planned. “The Dance Lesson” with André Pohl and Katharina Klar is one of the projects being initiated, while the dramaturgical highlight “Schicklgruber” directed by Marie Rötzer also raises great expectations.

Cultural transformation in the heart of St. Pölten

St. Pölten is increasingly being positioned as a cultural and tourism center. The city and the state are working together to develop new cultural and culinary offerings. In this context, the historic cathedral square will be transformed into a central location for cultural events. The opening festival on Cathedral Square from September 8th to 10th, 2023 aims to celebrate the new impulses that State Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner sees as a long-term component of St. Pölten's profile as a city of art and culture. The planned “Culture Year 2024” will catapult the city onto the national stage.

The “Tangente St. Pölten” is intended to usher in a new era as a festival for contemporary culture. This is not just about art in the traditional sense, but also about the establishment of a free art scene and the professionalization of ballet training at the Europaballett. St. Pölten is opening up with a structural redesign of the cathedral square and the relocation of parking spaces to an underground car park under the Bischofsgarten in order to create more space for cultural activities.

A diverse range of cultural participation options

This cultural innovation extends to all parts of the city. Events like “Grätzelfeste” promote local cultural participation and diversity. The “cultural axis” connects central cultural locations such as the Lower Austria Museum and the city library with the cathedral square. A new culinary and tourism concept aims to make St. Pölten and its surroundings more attractive as an excursion destination, including packages for pleasure trips and cycling tours.

In summary, St. Pölten is in an exciting phase of change, both in the area of ​​theater and in general cultural development. The course has been set and the city is trying to enter the next era with creative offerings and a future-oriented approach. News.at reports that… and nö.gv.at highlights how important… and also St.Pölten.at describes how the cultural axis....