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The first German Emperor Otto made Magdeburg his favorite palace.
This laid the foundation for the city's growth into a Central European metropolis.
The city's theater history also boasts some great names - Richard Wagner was music director in Magdeburg, and the expressionist Georg Kaiser was born here.
Magdeburg, now a city dominated by the heavy machinery industry, lost its good reputation in the 20th century in particular: badly destroyed in the war, rebuilt by the GDR in the typical style of socialist urban planning and badly shaken by the problems of reunification after reunification, Magdeburg is now struggling to regain its once good name.
The "Theater Magdeburg" has played no small part in this.
With its young team, it has become one of the city's meeting places in recent years and has repeatedly attracted national attention with its productions.
Not least because it has lured one of the most important directors back to his home town with guest productions: Andreas Kriegenburg.
A journey of discovery through the new Magdeburg, still "invisible" from afar, with actors Jaecki Schwarz, handball player Stefan Kretzschmar, director Andreas Kriegenburg and, of course, the Magdeburg theater makers around artistic director Tobias Wellemeyer.
First broadcast: Sunday, January 11, 2009, 12:30 p.m., 3Sat.
