Grazer Orpheum, Historic theater venue in Lend district, Graz, Austria.
Grazer Orpheum is a performance venue and cinema in the Lend district that features a main hall and a smaller supplementary space. The main hall accommodates roughly 600 seated guests or over 1000 standing, while the secondary area serves smaller events.
The Grazer Varieté Orpheum operated on this site from 1899 until 1936 and was destroyed in World War II. The present building was erected in 1950 for a planned cabaret, which was abandoned for lack of success and the house joined a large Graz cinema chain. In the 1960s and 1970s it was remodelled as a "Haus der Jugend", and since the early 1990s it has been run by the city's cultural office.
The Orpheum is where Bernhard Paul and André Heller announced Circus Roncalli on 8 October 1975, performing with artists around a circus wagon parked in front of the building. Its halls host the weekly Monday improv show of Theater im Bahnhof, the Grazer Kasperltheater every Tuesday, and the Newcomer band contest held since 1970.
The Orpheum is in the Lend district, part of the Grazer Spielstätten GmbH alongside the Schloßbergbühne Kasematten and the Dom im Berg. Its two halls host a varied programme of rock, pop and jazz concerts, cabaret and children's theatre, supplemented by exhibitions. The weekly Monday improv show of Theater im Bahnhof and the Grazer Kasperltheater every Tuesday give a fixed rhythm to the week.
The main hall features a substantial stage, while the smaller supplementary space has its own dedicated stage, allowing flexible hosting for different artist sizes. This dual setup enables the venue to run multiple events simultaneously if needed.
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