Theatermaker Ludvik Kavin died at the age of 81

Theatre director Ludvik Kavin, founder of the "Theater Brett" in Vienna, died on Friday at the age of 81.

After her escape from Czechoslovakia, Nika Brettschneider founded the "Theater Brett" in Vienna.

Theatre director Ludvik Kavin, founder of the "Theater Brett" in Vienna, died on Friday at the age of 81. This was reported by the Vienna TheaterArche on Saturday. Until recently, Kavin led the Freie Gruppe Theater Brett - Compagnie Brettschneider, which he had founded together with his wife Nika Brettschneider after her escape from Czechoslovakia in 1978. In 1984, both opened the "Theater Brett" in Vienna-Mariahilf.