YOUR PASSPORT to the WORLD of CONTEMPORARY DANCE, ART & IDEAS SEPT 5 - 13: Berlin | Weimar | Dessau PARTAKE OF THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY: A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE Special 10% discount off Touch Tour Package price is being made available only to current “Friends of DANK Haus”. Prices based on a minimum of 15 par cipants.
Join Hedwig Dances on this unique journey showcasing the fascina ng culture of Germany with a focus on modernity and the Bauhaus. You’ll be guided by Jan Bartoszek, Hedwig Dances’ Founder/Ar s c Director, along with our travel partner Tailored Travel and guide Thomas Abbo , to see the development of the Bauhaus modernist art movement in the three ci es where it developed.
• Experience connec ons and rapport developed with ar sts, scholars and historians • Par cipate in the once in a life me Bauhaus Centenary Fes val in Dessau including Hedwig Dances’ performance of Futura , with behind-the-scenes opportuni es to meet Hedwig’s dancers and other fes val ar sts.
2019 TOUR ITINERARY HIGHLIGHTS SEPT 5 - Thurs Midday gathering at Berlin’s Park Hotel followed by a welcome dinner under the dome at the Reichstag Restaurant. SEPT 6 - Fri Guided Tour of Bauhaus Archive and Architectural Sites. Visit Private Art Collec ons and see a STAATSBALLET’s performance of “Plateau Effect” at the Konische Opera. SEPT 7 - Sat Tour Berlin during Bauhaus Week including a special centenary exhibit of the Original Bauhaus. SEPT 8 - Sun Travel to Weimar. Enroute we’ll visit Worlitz Castle. A er checking in to our hotel we’ll have a guided tour of central Weimar and Park an Der Ilm. SEPT 9 - Mon Visit Quarter of Weimar Modernism, Bauhaus Museum (opening for Centenary Year), Neue
Museum, and famous Haus Am Horn
SEPT 10 - Tues Guided Tour of former Bauhaus Building (including Oskar Schlemmer murals and restored office of Walter Gropius). Visit Goethe’s Na onal Museum and House. SEPT 11 - Wed Depart for Dessau, Tour iconic Bauhaus Building including the stage workshop where Oskar Schlemmer developed his dance works (Walter Gropius). SEPT 12 - Thurs Tour of the new Bauhaus Museum and exhibit. Visit the Masters’ Houses (built by Walter Gropius) where ar sts Kandinsky, Klee and Feininger lived and worked. A end Hedwig Dances’ fes val debut of FUTURA with the special prologue FRACTALS created in a groundbreaking collabora on between Hedwig Dances, Bauhaus Dessau,& The New Bauhaus, known today as the Ins tute of Design SEPT 13 - Fri Return to Berlin for flights home
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*Itinerary subject to change **Additional costs may be incurred due to perfor- As of June 18, 2019 mances announced subsequent to this publication. Page 1 of 6 bauhaus berlin Hedwig Dances Touch Tour will be in Berlin during “BerlinBauhausWeek,” a one-week festival during which the ideas of the Bauhaus will be brought out into the city. Stroll along display-window exhibits in retail shops presenting the history of the Bauhaus, its influence, life at the school and the products it exported around the world.
Thursday, Sept 5, 2019 Day 1 - Group arrival Dinner
Travelers Arrive in Berlin by noon
Check in Park Inn HOTEL Steps away from Alexanderplatz and within a 10 minute walk of TV Tower. Red Town Hall and DDR Museum also within half-mile. Luxury amenities include full- service spa (charges additional), 3 restaurants, and a health club. Free Wi-Fi in rooms and in public areas.
3:00 pm Group gathers in lobby of the Park Inn Hotel for wine and hors d’oeuvres
Board Coach to Reichstag
Guided tour of Sir Norman Foster’s restoration followed by dinner under the dome.
Return to Hotel. On your own for remainder of evening
Friday, Sept 6, 2019 Breakfast Day 2 - BERLIN Lunch
Breakfast in hotel
Guided Tour Berlin Center + Bauhaus Sites Mies Van der Rohe House, Bruno Taut Horseshoe housing estate, Sieensstaddt Housing, Hamman Chocolate Shop, Bauhaus-Archive Museum fur gestaltung, Potsdamer Platz, Brandenburg Gate, and Jewish Memorial
Lunch
Tour of Boros Bunker Collection Tour of Jewish Museum
Dinner on your own
Dance Performance by Staatsballet Berlin - PLATEAU EFFECT at the Komische Opera
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Saturday, Sept 7, 2019 Breakfast Day 3 - BERLIN Lunch
Breakfast in hotel
Guided Tour of the Centenary exhibition of “Original Bauhaus” at Berlinische Galerie Museum of Modern Art Displaying objects from the Bauhaus-Archiv, “Original Bauhaus” poses the question “What is typically Bauhaus?” It follows 14 objects with studies to follow the history of each of these iconic Bauhaus objects.
Lunch
Sammlung Hoffmann Collection The Hoffmann family shares their extensive contemporary art collection in their home, a former factory building in the Berlin Mitte district.
Dinner on own
Optional concert at additional charge
Sunday, Sept 8, 2019 Breakfast Day 4 - BERLIN to WEIMAR Lunch
bauhaus weimar
Breakfast in hotel and Check-out
Depart for Weimar, first home of the Bauhaus
Visit Worlitz Castle and Gardens en-route to Weimar UNESCO World Heritage Site
Lunch in Worlitz Castle
Check into Grand Hotel Russischer Hof Open since 1805, the Best Western Premier Grand Hotel Russischer Hof is one of the most traditional hotels in Germany. It is ideally located within the historical part of Weimar and all points of interest are within walking distance. The National Theatre, where the Weimar Republic was founded in 1919, is located next door.
Dinner on your own
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Monday, Sept 9, 2019 Breakfast Day 5 - WEIMAR Dinner
Breakfast in hotel
Visit Quarter of Weimar Modernism Guided Tour of Bauhaus Museum including the exhibit “The Bauhaus originated in Weimar” Guided Tour of Neue Museum
Lunch on Own
Tour of buildings designed by Bauhaus artists and students including Bauhaus University with murals by Oskar Schlemmer and Herbert Bayer and the reconstructed office of Walter Gropius. Visit Haus Am Horn
Bauhaus Dinner + Party at Ilmschlosschen, historical home to Bauhausler revelry.
Tuesday, Sept 10, 2019 Breakfast Day 6 - WEIMAR Lunch
Breakfast in hotel
Board Coach Guided Tour Goethe’s National Museum & House
Lunch Anno 1900
Visit Nietszche Archive
Stroll through the city where the Bauhaus was founded. See 18th and 19th century buildings in central Weimar, including the National Theater. Visit Park an Der llm, an English style landscape, and local craft shops. Weimar has a strong arts and crafts tradition.
Tonight we say “auf wiedersehen” to Thomas Abbott.
Dinner on your own
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Board Coach - Travel to Dessau This morning we meet our Tour Manager for the remainder of our tour
Check into City Hotel Dessau - Zerbster Straße 29, 06844 Dessau-Roßlau
Orientation to Dessau will include Festival Program booklet for each traveller. If there is sufficient time, Self Selected Activities from Festival Program Book which will be provided travelers
Lunch in Dessau TBD
Tour the iconic Bauhaus Building (pictured), designed by Walter Gropius and the city of Dessau. The building is an example of form following function.
Tour Bauhaus Building
Dinner at location TBD with Bauhaus folk
Thursday, Sept 12, 2019 Breakfast Day 8 - DESSAU 2018–19 Lunch SEASON 45 YEARS Breakfast in hotel
Visit Masters’ Houses, a complex of cubic buildings designed by Walter Gropius and home to Bauhaus master teachers including Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee and Lyonel Feininger, and more.
Tour of Bauhaus Museum
Lunch in Dessau
Explore Festival Activities TBD
Dinner on your own HEDWIG DANCES November 1–3, 2018 FUTURA + FRACTALS PERFORMANCE on Festival Stage TOTAL 7:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept 13, 2019 Breakfast Day 9 - DESSAU to BERLIN
Breakfast in hotel and Check - Out
Board Coach - Return to Berlin Airport *Itinerary subject to change **Additional costs may be incurred due to perfor- As of June 18, 2019 mances announced subsequent to this publication. Page 5 of 6 INCLUSIONS 8 Nights BERLIN The Park Inn 3 Nights www.rizidorparkinn.com Alexanderplatz 7, Berlin, BE | +49 30 23890
WEIMAR The Grand Hotel Russischer Hof 3 Nights www.russischerhof.com Goethepl. 2, 99423 Weimar, Germany | +49 3643 7740
DESSAU The City Hotel 2 Nights www.dormero.de/hotel-dessau-rosslau Zerbster Straße 29, 06844, Dessau-Roßlau | +49 340 25140
TOUR GUIDE Days 1 - Day 6: Thomas Abbott, Art and Architecture Historian Days 7 - 8: Bauhaus Festival Folk serve as our guides
EXECUTIVE AC COACH All days trips & transfers MEALS 8 breakfasts | 5 lunches | 2 dinners | 1 Welcome Reception ENTRANCE FEES Included unless otherwise stated WATER 2 bottles water per person per day PERFORMANCES Staatsballet Berlin - PLATEAU EFFECT at the Komische Opera; others TBA FESTIVAL Admission Hedwig Dances - FUTURA Performance - Dessau Stage Total Bauhaus Centenary Festival
SPECIAL PACKAGE PRICE With 10% discount Exclusively for Friends of DANK Haus Travel Costs (based on a minimum of 15 persons) + $339 for Single occupancy (no discount on single occupancy upgrade) Payments may be made by check or money order or credit card. In the case of credit card payments you will be assessed a 3% service fee on your transaction. 10% discount: $3960 for Friends of DANK Haus Total Double Occupancy: $4,400 (US) per person (Includes $400 deposit-refundable per schedule below) Please note that $1,730 payable to Hedwig Dances $1290 payable to Hedwig Dances Tailored $2,670 payable to Tailored Travel - Travels 10% discount: $4266 for Friends of DANK Haus requires Total Single Occupancy: $4,740 per person (Includes $400 deposit - refundable per schedule below) private *Travel $1,730 payable to Hedwig Dances $1290 payable to Hedwig Dances Insurance for $3,010 payable to Tailored Travel this trip at your own cost. This is Upgrades per Hotel - subject to availability at time of request: No discounts on upgrades or single occupancy rate not included in your package Park Inn, Berlin: Junior Suite $85 per room per night =$255 / 3 nights Grand Hotel Russischer Hof, Weimar: Junior Suite $80 per room per night = $240 / 3 nights price. (paragraph 16, booking conditions) City Hotel, Dessau none available Payment Schedule It is important to the success of the tour that we have travelers committed before June 30, 2019 Please let us know if you intend to join us. 10% discount $1290 payable to Hedwig Dances By JUNE 30 $1,730 Payment, check or credit card payable to Hedwig Dances (Includes $400 Deposit refundable per schedule below) Accompanied by signed booking form and passport
By JULY 8 BALANCE of PAYMENT DUE, check or credit card payable to Tailored Travel Cancellation Fee Schedule If we receive notice from you: Cancellation Fee (Per Person) More than 56 days before departure (July 11): loss of deposit Between 29 and 56 days (July 12 and August 7): 50% of trip cost Between 8 and 28 days (August 8 – August 28): 75% or full deposit if greater 7 days before departure or less (August 29): 100% of total
*Insurance can be purchased at Travel America ([email protected]) or a company of your choosing. OUR GUIDE Thomas Abbott is an independent art and architectural historian, living in Berlin for over twenty years. His vast experience guiding, lecturing, and tour administrating has contributed to extremely successful visits in Berlin and throughout Germany for many art groups including National Association Of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies (UK), universities, and museum patron organizations. He holds an MA in History of Art and History of Science and a BA in Psychology and History of Art. *Itinerary subject to change **Additional costs may be incurred due to perfor- As of June 18, 2019 mances announced subsequent to this publication. Page 6 of 6