Theater Junge Generation, Cultural heritage theater in Kraftwerk Mitte, Dresden, Germany
Theater Junge Generation is a youth theater in Dresden, Germany, housed in a converted late 19th-century power plant on the banks of the Weißeritz river. The building contains three separate performance spaces of different sizes, designed to host spoken theater, puppet theater, and dance productions.
The theater was founded in 1949 under the name Theater für Kinder and became one of the leading youth theater venues in East Germany. In the 1990s it merged with Dresden's city puppet theater, and in 2016 the combined institution moved into the converted power plant it occupies today.
The theater, known as tjg, creates shows made for children, teenagers, and young adults, with productions often developed specifically for each age group. Visitors can see puppetry and object theater alongside spoken drama, all sharing the same building and ensemble.
The theater is in the Löbtau district and is easy to reach by public transport. The building has a cafe, cloakrooms, and restrooms on site, which makes a visit with children or groups straightforward.
When the old power plant was converted, much of the original industrial structure was left visible inside, including the brick walls and metal framework. This means that audiences watch performances surrounded by the bones of a working factory from the late 1800s.
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