Kronenboden

What may sound like a newly invented word is a very old term. A Kronenboden is the attic above an auditorium where the chandelier is pulled up in order to light or extinguish the candles—and to remove it from the sightline of the audience in the higher tiers. All in all, a simple room with a chandelier. And a space for art.

The project space Kronenboden was founded in 2008 by photo artist Karen Stuke as an interdisciplinary platform for visual and performing arts. The aim of the interdisciplinary project space is to promote, support and connect artists working at the intersection of photography, visual art and theatre. For 17 years, international exhibitions, concerts, readings and workshops have taken place regularly in this context.

The starting point is theatre. Sometimes in cooperation with international nonprofit organizations, artists are invited whose work relates to theatre, staging and narration. The focus is on developing narration into a new and different form—artists have the opportunity to test their projects in the context of spatial installations.

The aim is to create new perspectives for artists from different disciplines, generating value and transparency for everyone involved. One especially challenging interface in this sense is the mediation of classical, experimental and new music at a high level.

In 2017 Kronenboden received the award for artistic project spaces and initiatives from the Berlin Senate for Culture and Europe.

Director: Karen Stuke