Hessian State Theatre of Wiesbaden (Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden)

 

Wiesbaden, Germany

Project start: 09/2002
Completion:

12/2007

Project type: Renovation
Venue type:

Drama theatre, Opera house, Ballet theatre

Seats:

Main theatre: 1041 seats                                      
Small theatre: 272 seats

Our services:

Schematic design, design development, construction design, tender documents and construction supervision for stage machinery, electroacoustic, video system and paging

Contact:

Client: Hessian building management authority, regional office West

 

  • Complete stage management system with paging and emergency call systems for three buildings, total 80 P.A. circuits.
  • CCTV and video system with satellite connection
  • Three stages are connected via MADI
  • Complete renewal of network distributions controlled via SPS
  • The system includes a server with 4TB hard-disc capacity with backup-function. Audio-network designed as Gigabit Ethernet system.
  • Complete low resistance loudspeaker system for the studio stage
  • Renewal of the sound control room in the Main theatre, including 1 digital mixing panel, digital cross-bar and amplifying stations
  • Digital mixing panel, digital cross-bar and amplifying station for the Small theatre
  • Digital cross-bars and amplifying stations
  • Complete low resistance loudspeaker system in the Small theatre, with 100V-equipment
  • Production studio “Studio 1” with digital mixing panel, digital cross-bar, MADI-Interface to all 3 stages, audio workstation with 64-channel-recording with MADI-Interface and various effect- and playback equipment

Main Theatre:

  • Renewal of the steel structure including grid level, level of pulleys, machine level
  • 40 powered fly bars, payload: 650kg, v = 0 - 1,8 m/s
  • 46 point hoists with movable wire rope output, payload: 350kg, v = 0 - 1,8 m/s
  • 4 lateral fly bars, payload: 650kg, v = 0 - 1,8 m/s
  • 3 proscenium fly bars, payload: 650kg, v = 0 - 1,8 m/s
  • 1 house curtain, Greek (traveller) and German (guillotine) opening style
  • 4 powered fly bars in paint shop, payload: 350kg, v = 0 - 0,3 m/s
  • 2 powered fly bars in decoration storage, payload: 350kg, v = 0 - 0,3 m/s
  • 2 powered fly bars in storage, payload: 350kg, v = 0 - 0,3 m/s
  • Movable prompter box
  • Trap doors in the stage floor
  • Various refitting works on stage and on working galleries
  • Outfitting the whole understage machinery with shear-edge protection
  • Complete electric and electronic layout of the centralized control system including main and secondary control consoles for all drives of the overstage and understage machinery.

Small Theatre:

  • Renewal of the steel structure including grid level and level of pulleys
  • Maintenance catwalk above apron stage
  • 34 point hoists aligned in 9 rows, designed with two suspended wire ropes and lifting block, payload: 250kg, v = 0 - 1,2 m/s
  • 1 powered fly bars, payload: 350kg, v = 0 - 1,2 m/s
  • 6 apron stage powered fly bars, payload: 350kg, v = 0 - 0,3 m/s
  • 5 backstage powered fly bars, payload: 350kg, v = 0 - 0,3 m/s
  • Smoke exhaust system, driving device, v = 0,1 m/s
  • Complete electric and electronic layout of the centralized control system including main and secondary control consoles for all drives of the overstage and understage machinery.
Phase 1 Design

completed

Phase 2 Construction

completed

Phase 3 Handover

completed

Kunkel Consulting International GmbH

Kunkel Consulting International GmbH
St. Wendelin-Str. 8
68642 Bürstadt, Germany

+49 (6206) 9813-0
office@kunkel-consulting.com