About ten days after suffering major water damage, the Deutsch-Sorbisches Volkstheater Bautzen has resumed operations. Performances are due to resume next Friday, the theater announced. Last week, the sprinkler system suddenly triggered during maintenance work. Around 6,000 liters of extinguishing water poured over the stage, the orchestra pit and other rooms. Operations have now resumed in a limited form for the time being, the statement continued.
The operational safety of the technical systems for the main stage has been largely restored. Numerous repairs have been completed, but temporary arrangements are still being made in some cases. "Our colleagues and the specialist companies involved have done a tremendous job," said Artistic Director Lutz Hillmann.
The full extent of the damage is still not clear, said Gabriele Suschke, spokeswoman for the Volkstheater. Expensive spotlight systems had been damaged and were being repaired. It is still unclear whether the entire stage floor will have to be replaced due to the formation of waves. "At the moment, we are assuming a six-figure sum for the damage," says Suschke. However, more precise information would have to be provided by experts.
