Built in 1907 as a ballroom, the Chameleon theater hall in Berlin’s Hackesche Höfe has a seating capacity of 268. Where balls were held in Berlin in the 1920s is now the stage for the New Circus, a concept developed in Canada and France that combines variety, artistry, music, shows, humor and poetry. Due to the history of the venue, there is no fixed stage, but rather a variable stilt stage that can be set up and dismantled and adapted to the shows and productions. The Chameleon’s artistic directors watch shows all over the world, the best are brought to Berlin and adapted for the theater. For around two hours (with an intermission in between), guests and visitors to the productions surrender to the magic on stage, where enormous body control, imagination, light and music do the rest to keep the magic alive. There are two main shows and small special guest performances in between on public holidays such as Easter or Whitsun. The shows are not moderated, but follow their own dramaturgy.
