Felicitas Loewe is leaving the TJG after 17 years - a new beginning!

Felicitas Loewe is leaving the TJG after 17 years - a new beginning!

It is a time of change at the Theater Junge Generation (TJG) in Dresden: Felicitas Loewe, who has managed the business of the theater for 17 years, will be retired as planned. On Friday she will be adopted with a large ceremony in which Saxony's Prime Minister Kretschmer will also take part. It is difficult for her to say goodbye, but she emphasizes that it was time to go because the theater is in good shape. These changes are no coincidence, because during her tenure Loewe not only modernized the theater, but also contributed significantly to his professionalization. MDR reports of the exciting history that is hidden behind this development.

The director of the director, which started in 2008, fell together with the move of the TJG to the Mitte power plant, a striking landmark in downtown Dresden, which now offers the theater three stages. This step is not only seen as a logistical improvement, but also as a cultural enrichment. The move is part of a long tradition that goes back to 1949 when the theater was one of the largest children's and youth theater in Germany tdz.

a legacy and a new way

During Loewe's time, decisive steps were taken to redefine the relationship between stage and the audience. It shows the need to deal intensively with the needs of the audience. "The magical moment in the curtain lifting remains imperishable," she emphasizes, while at the same time referring to the changes that took place in the way of playing. The presentation of the modern theater for children and adolescents was born in the 1920s, at that time in Soviet Russia. Today, this art form is still facing the challenges of a wandering society [Children's and Youth Media] (https://www.kinderundjugendmedien.de/freit-und-termini/dramamtik/6812-theater-fuer-junges-publi-in-Deutschland-im-change)

But what next steps are pending? According to Loewe, Ulrike Leßmann and Mihkel Seeder will take the lead. Both seem to be the perfect team for the management of the TJG: Leßmann has conceptually shaped the house and is well anchored in the Dresden cultural scene. Seeder has international experiences and has dealt with digital formats and immersive theater forms - exactly the kind of fresh wind that theater needs to remain relevant.

The TJG is not only a place for creative performances, but also an important part of German -language cultural history, which it shaped it through its many years of tradition and continuous innovation. The 75th anniversary, which is to be celebrated in October 2024, sees many as a great honor that Felicitas Loewe made with her commitment and vision. So the audience can look forward to many exciting productions in the future!