Brno will repair a dilapidated building for 60 million, where the theater stores scores

Brno, Rooseveltova 13

Brno - Brno plans to spend 60 million on the reconstruction of the dilapidated building at Rooseveltova Street 13, which belongs to the National Theatre Brno. Richard Mrázek (ANO), the Mayor's Deputy, told ČTK today. According to the theatre's director Martin Glaser, the building is in a state of emergency and cannot be used; only the basement houses an archive of sheet music and a storage for musical instruments. After the renovation, it is expected to serve for props, accommodation for visiting actors, and as a temporary office building for the Janáček Theatre, for which the city is preparing an extensive reconstruction in 2017 and 2018.
    Currently, the building has little use. "Due to its emergency state, the reconstruction was considered ten years ago, but it did not materialize. Today, the ceilings are collapsed, so the only thing there is in the basement is a storage of sheet music and musical instruments. However, the conditions are completely inadequate," emphasized Glaser.
    This is one of the reasons why the city will repair the building. "The second reason is the fact that part of the administration and some items from the depository and operations will have to be moved there during the extensive reconstruction of the Janáček Theatre," stated Mrázek.
    The repair, estimated at about half a billion crowns, which will affect the energy infrastructure and operational areas, is planned by the city for 2017 and 2018. "We will need to find a place for the opera management, which is based in the Janáček Theatre. Once we can move to Rooseveltova 13, we won't have to rent anything," added Glaser.
    According to him, the building should retain the archive for sheet music and the storage of musical instruments. "But it will have dignified conditions and the sheet music will not become moldy. Furthermore, there should be a studio for props managers and for marketing, a photo studio, a rehearsal room, a storage for props, and on the upper floor, there should be accommodation capacity for visiting actors, so we won't have to pay for expensive hotels. This would save us money," Glaser added.
    Currently, the city is repairing the façade of the Janáček Theatre for 44 million, along with batteries and the system of prop pulleys. Over the next two years, however, repairs are expected to touch on the facilities for the audience, dressing rooms, or offices.