Employees of Saxon theaters and orchestras are not silently accepting the planned financial cuts to culture in the Free State. At the same time, they are demanding equal treatment with their colleagues in the state theaters. Parallel to the state parliament session, a good 200 cultural workers gathered in front of the parliament. Musicians from various theatres formed a joint orchestra and played excerpts from Verdi's "Triumphal March" and the "Steigerlied", among others.
Culture Minister Barbara Klepsch (CDU) confessed that she had goosebumps and found it difficult to talk to those affected about the cuts. She had never experienced a budget with such cuts during her time in office. The government had to set priorities and had therefore budgeted the same amount for the Cultural Areas Act as in the previous year. However, it had not managed to add anything, as it had in 2023 and 2024. There had simply been a lack of funds for this.
