Highlights 2018 www.dresden.de/events Visit Dresden englisch Radebeul 5% discount for booking online Booking code: Highlight Dresden 18 Highlights 2018 Dresden Elbland 2018 ........................................................................................ 2 Ski World Cup debuts in Dresden! ....................................................................... 3 starting at 175 € per person in double room Dresden’s Kulturpalast welcomes its guests ....................................................... 4 • 2 overnights including daily gourmet breakfast Kraftwerk Mitte Dresden .................................................................................... 5 Dresden Elbland – a region of enjoyment ............................................................ 6 • fresh fruits, one bottle of mineral water, cosy bathrobes Dresden Fortress – reopening in November 2018 ................................................ 7 and slippers for the duration of your stay 2018 events ....................................................................................................... 9 • 1 wellness voucher with a value of 20 € per person 2018 exhibitions .............................................................................................. 26 • timeless dwelling in the hotel’s own Aurora bath 2019 highlights ................................................................................................30 with sauna world Service ............................................................................................................ 32 Elbresidenz bonus: free admission to the bathing and sauna landscape of Toskana Therme Bad Schandau with Liquid Sound® and sauna world – only 200m away Legend Immerse and experience: Music / Concert / Opera / Dance Sport Tel. +49 36461 92000 elbresidenz-bad-schandau.net Theatre / Cabaret / Literature Elbland region Festival / Event Operating company: Hotel Elbresidenz an der Therme GmbH, Rudolf-Gröschner-Str. 11, 99518 Bad Sulza 1 Toskanaworld Anzeige HERBSch 2017 FeelGoodTime 100x210 mehrsprachig druck.indd 2 18.05.17 14:23 Dresden Elbland 2018 Dresden Elbland – a pulsating metropolis and one of Germany’s finest winegrowing regions. The area along the Elbe between Pirna and Diesbar-Seusslitz boasts vine- yards, picturesque winemaking villages and vast landscapes of forests and lakes. Traditions are alive and well right across the Dresden Elbland region. It is home to world-renowned masterpieces at the State Art Collections, and famous ensembles like the Staatskapelle (Saxon State Orchestra), Philharmonie and Kreuzchor boys’ choir, which have helped shape Dresden’s reputation as a city of music. But this Ski World Cup rich tradition has long been cultivated alongside a young, vibrant creative scene, and events such as the Dresden Music Festival, the Dixieland Festival, the Dave debuts in Dresden! Festival, Humorzone Dresden, the Dresdner Stadtfest and the Moritzburg Festival are all proof that art and culture is firmly rooted in Dresdeners’ identities and in the Elbland region. Likewise, great stage ensembles, such as those of the Semper- The FIS Cross-Country Ski Sprint World Cup comes to Dresden’s Königsufer oper, the Staatsschauspiel (Dresden State Theatre), the Staatsoperette (Dresden in January 2018 State Operetta) and the Landesbühnen Sachsen theatre all bear witness to this. High-class winter sport in the heart of a pulsating metropolis! The world’s best There’s a wide range of modern and traditional festivals, music, theatre and sport cross-country skiers will be sprinting for World Cup points in Dresden for the first to discover, and the highlights brochure provides an overview of these. time on 13 and 14 January 2018. Freestyle sprint races, with their KO format, are some of the most exciting events in winter sport. Individual competitions will be For all events in the Dresden Elbland region, visit held on Saturday 13 January 2018, while men’s and women’s team sprints are on www.veranstaltungen.dresden.de the programme for Sunday 14 January. The races are held on a 1.4-kilometre www.dresden-elbland.de course along Dresden’s Elbufer, flanked by the spectacular skyline of the Saxon capital’s old town. The start and finish will be located on the Königsufer, where spectators in the World Cup Arena can get a close-up view of the world’s top ath- Our online Dresden magazine www.dresden.de/dresdenmagazin contains lots letes as they make their final dash down the finish straight. Part of the course will of information and articles on all things Dresden Elbland for 2018. be open to Dresden locals and visitors, the central hub being the Bellevue skiing village in the garden of the official athlete hotel, the Westin Bellevue Dresden. A number of dining options and interactive winters-sports opportunities will make for a perfect chalet party vibe. The 2018 FIS Cross-Country Ski Sprint World Cup in Dresden will mark the start of a ten-day skiing event on the Königsufer. The world’s top athletes will be followed by school groups, who will take over the venue for an entire week of cross-country skiing for schools, under the instruction of former German cross-country skiing stars. The Saxony Cup – the championships for junior skiers – will then be held at the World Cup course the following Saturday, 20 January. Tickets & info: www.skiweltcup-dresden.de 2 3 Kraftwerk Mitte Dresden The Kraftwerk Mitte Dresden is an energy-charged place. Situated just a few minutes’ walk from the city centre, a new hub for culture, art and creativity has emerged on the site of a former heating plant. Whether for tech freaks or art lovers, by day or at night, the Kraftwerk Mitte Dresden is a must on any visit to Dresden. Kulturpalast Dresden Pure entertainment: The Dresden State Operetta The opening of the Kraftwerk Mitte Dresden in December 2016 saw the Dresden Dresden’s Kulturpalast State Operetta, Germany’s only independent operetta theatre, successfully start its operations at a new location. The spacious auditorium seats 700 guests, who welcomes its guests can now join the ensemble in enjoying the long awaited new venue. The large, state-of-the-art stage is equipped to rapidly transform scenes, blowing audiences’ minds night after night. In addition to operettas, the Dresden State Operetta’s The reopening of Dresden’s Kulturpalast on 28 April 2017 had been eagerly anti- programme also features musicals and comic operas. cipated by locals and visitors alike. It now brings three historic Dresden cultural Programme and tickets available at www.staatsoperette.de institutions – the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, the Herkuleskeule cabaret, and the Städtische Zentralbibliothek (Central Municipal Library) – under one roof. We get the puppets dancing! With audiences of more than 87,000 per season, The Kulturpalast in the heart of the city is a symbol of Dresden’s varied recent the tjg. theater junge generation is one of Dresden’s top ten most popular venues. history, as well as a vibrant centre of city life. As one of Germany’s oldest children and youth theatres, its day-time performances thrill theatre enthusiasts of all ages with age-based shows on three different The world-class concert hall is home to the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, with stages. One of these is dedicated exclusively to puppetry, with the additional pur- its principal conductor Michael Sanderling, and invites artists of many different pose of attracting more and more adults for these performances again. genres from all over the world to come and perform in Dresden. Along with the Programme and tickets available at: www.tjg-dresden.de excellent acoustics, the concert organ built by Eule Orgelbau Bautzen is another special feature of the hall. The organ, with its 4,109 pipes and 67 registers, was Electrifying at all hours – the Kraftwerk Mitte Club event venue specially designed for the great symphonic repertoires, making it the only People have been partying at the Kraftwerk Mitte Club in the former power plant one of its kind in the region. For information on the Dresden Philharmonic for a few years now. Whether it be Disko Total, KarneBall or private parties, phat Orchestra’s concerts, visit www.dresdnerphilharmonie.de beats and a great vibe are guaranteed at this hip Dresden venue. Installations involving fire, water and air create the appropriate effects, and are also set to be Time for some laughter ... The opening of the Kulturpalast has also given the used for conferences and meetings starting in 2018, when the Kraftwerk Mitte Club “Herkuleskeule” cabaret a new venue of its own. Led by Wolfgang Schaller, the will open its doors for daytime talks, presentations and international discussions. cabaret has been evolving into the leading stage of political satire since 1970. Information on all events available at: www.kraftwerk-club.de Fifty five years after its founding, with a changing member base, the ensemble continues to thrill audiences with its deadly accurate digs and varied programme. Tickets and further information available at www.herkuleskeule.de Kraftwerk Mitte The Kulturpalast Dresden has a host of concerts and events in store for 2018. From pop songs to classical music, it’s got everything covered. For information on all concerts and events at the Kulturpalast Dresden, visit: www.kulturpalast-dresden.de 4 5 Meissen Dresden Elbland – a region of enjoyment Dresden Fortress It’s no secret that the Saxons like to enjoy life. But they are also excellent hosts, who love serving up specialities from their region – be it fine