Nothing works in the U1 anymore.
Cabaret, theater or concerts are currently not possible on the stage at Richard-Strauss-Platz.
The fault is the defective ventilation.
How and, above all, when this problem will be resolved has not yet been determined.
The market town is currently examining various options.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Regular ventilation is a crucial tool in the fight against the coronavir
us. Regardless of whether through intermittent and cross ventilation or using appropriate technology in the respective rooms - the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 can be significantly reduced in this way. So much for theory. It is crucial that this also works in practice. This is currently not the case on the cabaret U1 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The ventilation system is defective. According to reports, it's up to the controls. Sylvia Buyer-Schropp confirms that the system is not running optimally. The town hall spokeswoman does not give any details. What's up, "is now being checked". She cannot say when a result can be expected. Not even what costs will be incurred on the market. "It is not yet clear whether it needs to be upgraded, exchanged or possibly replaced by a mobile system."
The users of the cabaret are eagerly awaiting the result.
And above all the solution.
For the next project of the theater group "Creme Frech" it comes too late.
Buyer-Schropp speaks of a "lengthy process".
That is why the community bears the costs of 11,000 euros in order to be able to perform the Christmas fairy tale "Frau Holle" in the Richard Strauss Hall.
A compromise that director Meggy Schäfer welcomes.
Above all against the background that “we can ventilate well and accommodate 300 to 320 children”.
The girls and boys from the kindergartens may not be able to enjoy the fairy tale this year - “that is because of the test situation” - but quite a few elementary school students.
According to the school authority director Gisela Ehrl, they need a bit of normality again “and that includes culture, music and movement”.
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The toiletry bag, which otherwise invites artists like Maxi Schafroth to the U1, takes a break.
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Markus Schneider also longs for normality.
But it still takes a while before concerts and cabaret are possible without restrictions.
"That is why we are foregoing the U1 for the time being," says the chairman of the culture bag.
That is why he and his colleagues did not set up an autumn / winter program.
“That was all too uncertain for us.” Should an artist spontaneously offer himself up for a performance in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, an attempt will be made to organize it again in the Werdenfels congress hall.
“With a distance and without a mask,” explains Schneider.
The cabaret organizers only want to return to U1 when the corona situation has eased.
"Then functioning ventilation would of course be an advantage."
Decisive advantage in the small theater: You can ventilate here
The small theater, which can be found on the ground floor of the Kongresshaus extension on Richard-Strauss-Platz, is also connected to the ventilation system, but has the decisive advantage that it can be ventilated via the foyer. "And we do that much more often than before," says junior director Tatjana Pokorny. Theater operations got off to a very good start again under 3G specifications. An air filter is also to be installed for this, "we are currently talking about this with the community". This is confirmed by Sandra Debus, culture specialist at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen town hall. Before a decision is made on the application, “we still want to see offers for comparison”. Just like Pokorny, it is important to her that culture finally takes place again. “Our viewers are very grateful for that, they want to think of something else again,” emphasizes the theater manager.Your great hope is that at least things will continue as started. Then on Saturday, October 30th, the premiere of “We are the new ones” can finally take place. It had to be postponed twice due to the corona. "We can hardly wait", says Pokorny, "to finally be able to entertain our audience again with this witty, witty and socially very topical comedy."
