e-werk weimar

In 1897, the construction of a power station began on the Weimar Kirschberg, which one year later supplied electricity to the city's inhabitants for the first time. Shortly after the plant was built, a tram network was built in the summer of 1899, which was also supplied with energy from Kirschberg. The old tram depot, which has meanwhile become an art house cinema, has been preserved from Weimar's short tram phase: the Lichthaus Kino. Until 1996 the boilers of the power station were running, then these were also only history and the industrial monument began a second career as a place of art and culture.

Since the 2000/2001 season, the building complex with its former machine and boiler room has served as a secondary venue for DNT drama and music theatre. With its charm of the provisional, the E-Werk has developed into a cultural attraction, especially for young audiences; the E-Werk offers directors, choreographers and musicians a variable play space.

Starting in the 2013/14 season, the E-Werk will feature not only plays and adaptations of novels by contemporary authors and play developments, but also classic productions and chamber music adaptations of the classical opera repertoire. The Kesselsaal will also continue to be used as a space for unconventional discussion series and event formats.