The Team Behind the Scenes

Date: 30. May 2022

Neele Nina Nancy SchobbaPresenting in English

the teambehind the scenes

01. Berliner Ensemble

03. Lighting

Index

08. Thanks

07. Conclusion

06. Statistician

05. Stage equipment

04. Technical direction

02. Different working fields

The New York Times

"THE BERLINER ENSEMBLE IS PERHAPS THIS CITY’S MOST CONSISTENTLY EXCITING PLAYHOUSE,A PLACE WHERE REPERTORY STAPLES AND NEW WORKS ARE INVIGORATED BY EXTRAORDINARY ACTORS AND INNOVATIVE DIRECTORS."

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Bertolt-Brecht Platz 1 · 10117 Berlin

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info

Address:

Berliner Ensemble

• 1949: founded

by Berthold Brecht and Helene Weigl

• 1954: moved to the theatre on Schiffbauerdamm

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Head of the lighting staffLighting designer

Responsibilities (e.g.):

• Developing lighting concepts for shows

-> working with the set designer, the director and the technical director

• Technical, financial and personnel realisation of the concepts

Head of the lighting team

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Lighting

Responsibilities (e.g.):

• Programming the devices
• Supervisioning the procedure of the light show

Lighting operations manager

Plans and coordinates the lightingChecks and operates equipment

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Lighting

-> subordinate to the lighting operations manager

Responsibilities (e.g.):

• Setting up, operating and maintaining the technical lighting systems and devices

• Checking tor correct functionality

Gaffer

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Lighting

Responsibilities (e.g.):

• Lighting equipment

• Knowing all headlights and wiring

Lighting technician / Best Boy

Technician and assembler of the equipment

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Lighting

Coordinates and manages the stage technology

Responsibilities (e.g.):

• Instructing employees

• All technical- organisational processes
• Planning and testing of stage design ideas

-> In cooperation with director and stage designer-> Technical and financial feasibility

Technical director

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Technical direction

ALSO

Organizer of production

Technical production manager

Responsibilities (e.g.):

• Production implementation
• All decisions regarding the control of the technical productions

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Technical direction

Responsibilities (e.g.):

• In charge of technical operations on and behind the stage
• Checking stage machinery
• Props and conversions

• Technical realisation of artistic conceptions and designs

Stage manager

Head of the entire stage staff Plans, organises and coordinates work on the stage

Stage equipment

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-> over 30 technicians

ALSO

Responsibilities (e.g.):

• Production of stage sets according to plans
• Setting-up and dismantling sets

-> compliance with safety regulations

• Operation of the overhead and below-stage machinery

Stage technicians

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Stage equipment

House own statistician

Calculates the statics Responsibilities (e.g.):

• Determining how strong the walls and ceilings of a house must be

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Statistician

-> varying number of employees

over 30 work departments

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Conclusion

Thanks for your attention

Any questions?

... of information

General information:https://www.berliner-ensemble.de/index.php/Working fields at the Berliner Ensemble: https://www.berliner-ensemble.de/mitarbeiterinnen-mitarbeiterjob descriptions:https://www.hays.de/jobprofile/statikerhttps://www.medienwiki.org/index.php/Technischer_Direktor#:~:text=Der%20Technische%20Direktor%2C%20oder%20auch%20Technischer%20Leiter%20genannt%2C,F%C3%BChrungsposition%20weist%20er%20beispielsweise%20B%C3%BChnenhandwerker%20oder%20Beleuchter%20an.https://www.berufslexikon.at/pdf/pdf2365-ProduktionsleiterIn/https://www.medienwiki.org/index.php/B%C3%BChnenmeisterhttps://www.medienwiki.org/index.php/Beleuchtungsmeisterhttps://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beleuchterhttps://www.medienwiki.org/index.php/Beleuchter

https://www.woltering-group.de/berechnung-und-statik/#iLightbox[Prototyp]/1https://www.berlin.de/tickets/theater/tipps/buehnen/2224912-2903274-berliner-ensemble.htmlhttps://www.berlin.de/tickets/theater/tipps/buehnen/2224912-2903274-berliner-ensemble.htmlhttps://www.theater-chemnitz.de/kontakt/ adressen/technische-direktionhttps://www.berliner-ensemble.de/backstage-im-lockdown

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