Vorarlberg speaks

“The theater will remain a kind of last bastion”

Augustin Jagg: "I was always the off-type".(Bild: Mathis Fotografie)

Augustin Jagg is an integral part of Vorarlberg's cultural scene. In an interview with Robert Schneider, he reveals, among other things, why he is still passionate about theater.

The office of Theater KOSMOS is a hive of activity. Two ladies sit at their screens and take care of the daily necessities of running a theater. In the foyer, a stagehand can be seen hanging molleton fabric from platforms. Augustin Jagg, who has been running KOSMOS together with Hubert Dragaschnig for almost 30 years now, takes a quick look at a freshly printed theater poster before offering me a seat. "It should say going and coming, not coming and going. That's a big difference!"