Open House Day

In Alter Saal, all sections present excerpts from their programmes. You can also bid for treasures from our costume collection.

• 11:00 to 11:20 a.m.: Heidelberg Philharmonic Orchestra
• 12:00 to 12:20 p.m.: Junges Theater / Youth Theatre
• 1:00 to 1:20 p.m.: Theatre
• 2:00 to 2:30 p.m.: Costume auction
• 3:00 to 3:20 p.m.: Dance Theatre Heidelberg
• 4:00 to 4:30 p.m.: Soloists Music Theatre
• 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.: Costume auction

On the large stage of Marguerre-Saal, the stage technology staff give insight into the upper and lower machinery, sound and lighting.

• 11:30 to 11:50 a.m.: Technique Show
• 12:30 to 12:50 p.m.: Technique Show
• 1:30 to 1:50 p.m.: Technique Show
• 2:30 to 2:50 p.m.: Technique Show
• 3:30 to 3:50 p.m.: Technique Show
• 4:30 to 4:50 p.m.: Technique Show

Would you like a guided tour of our house with lots of background information? We also offer theatre tours at the Open Day. Up to 15 people can take part in each tour. Tours take place in German language.

• 12:30 p.m.: Start guided tour
• 12:45 p.m.: Start guided tour
• 1:30 p.m.: Start guided tour
• 1:45 p.m.: Start guided tour
• 2:30 p.m.: Start guided tour
• 2:45 p.m.: Start guided tour
• 3:30 p.m.: Start guided tour
• 3:45 p.m.: Start guided tour
• 4:30 p.m.: Start guided tour

A self-portrait in a rococo costume? In an astronaut suit or with an animal mask? You will be surprised! Our photo box invites you to try on unusual costumes and find yourself in new roles for a selfie.

11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Photo box

Dance Theatre Heidelberg awaits you on Probebühne 3 - with an Open Studio to Iván Pérez's choreography »Reality and the Cosmos« and with dance workshops to join in.

• 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: DTH Open Studio / open rehearsal: »Reality and the Cosmos«
• 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Dance Workshop
• 2:00 to 2:30 p.m.: Dance Workshop
• 3:30 to 4:00 p.m.: Dance Workshop for 6 - 10 year olds
• 4:30 to 5:00 p.m.: Dance Workshop for 11 - 14 year olds

On Probebühne 4, the Art & Education team has prepared a varied programme: Workshops for all ages are offered, small performances are presented and professionals from various trades come to visit!

• 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: Shadow play with Mona and Matilda Patzelt (for people from the age of 5 onwards)
• 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.: In conversation with the Assistant to the Technical Director Aysha Tetzner (for people from the age of 10 onwards)
• 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.: A visit from Violinist Caroline Korn (for people from the age of 3 onwards)
• 1:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.: Boomwhacker sound experiments with Tabea Mewis (for young people aged 6–10)
• 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Shadow play with Mona and Matilda Patzelt (for people from the age of 5 onwards)
• 3:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Theatre workshop with André Kuntze (for young people aged 10–14)
• 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Intergenerational theatre workshop with Franziska Kühnle and Manuel Ramminger (for all ages)

• 12:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Make-up for children with the theatre's make-up artists

In the orchestra and choir rehearsal room, the Heidelberg Philharmonic Orchestra, the opera choir and the music theatre present their work. During a rehearsal of the opera choir, all interested visitors are cordially invited to sing along!

• 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.: Orchestra concert
• 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.: Open rehearsal of the choir + sing along
• 13:00 to 4:00 p.m.: Insights into the work on the baroque opera »Nebuchadnezzar«

In Musikzimmer 3, our ensemble members Theresa Immerz and Winfrid Mikus are waiting for all singing enthusiasts who want to give it a go themselves in a short workshop.

• 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.: Workshop
• 12:15 to 12:45 p.m.: Workshop
• 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Workshop
• 1:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.: Workshop
• 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Workshop

Members of the Heidelberg Philharmonic Orchestra present their instruments in the Stimmzimmer.

• 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Instrument presentation

On Probebühne 2, the theatre section invites you to an open rehearsal of "Herkunft" by Saša Stanišić. There will also be a rehearsal of the children's choir open to anyone interested, at which soloists from the choir will also perform music
from opera, musicals and operettas.

• 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: open rehearsal of »Herkunft«
• 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.: open sing-along with the children's choir / programme with soloists of the choir