EDITION 2021 MAGAZIN DRESDEN CONCERTS ON THE RIVER ELBE The city is celebrating several anniversaries. We take a look at the music highlights for 2021. Beauty as a CAMPERS WELCOME Travelling by caravan way of life is all the rage. Dresden and the Elbland are MANY PEOPLE SIMPLY SAY perfect for it. DRESDEN IS “BEAUTIFUL!” WHY IS THAT SO? ADVERT EDITORIAL — 3 DRESDEN’S NEW CENTRE: Dear readers, A POWERHOUSE OF ART, CULTURE & CREATIVITY e completed this issue at the end of a rather unu- features on museums, exhibitions and concerts in the Wsual year. The Corona virus caused major disrup- “Florence on the Elbe” should tempt you to want more. Today, the city’s creative heart beats where tion to our cultural, working and social lives – Let us show you that Dresden is particularly attractive Dresden used to generate its electricity. Accord- and 2021 will probably have its own surprises in store, in the open air with sports on the picturesque routes of too. Regardless of all that, though, Dresden will never the local running scene (p.51), the romance of camping ing to DREWAG’s (Dresden’s public utility compa- fail to be worth a visit. The characteristics that, for cen- in the centre of the city (p.44), magnificent views of ny) master plan, the former power station – turies, have given Dresden the reputation for being one the Dresden skyline (p. 13) and the spirit of adventure which is an imposing industrial monument from of Germany’s most beautiful cities will continue to do so: following Karl May’s tracks, the famous author of Wild the 19th century – has been transformed to its picturesque location in the Elbe Valley, the unmistak- West novels, through the Lößnitzgrund (p. 48). able skyline – thanks to its many architectural features – house the Dresden State Operetta, the tjg. theat- the outstanding concert programme and the city’s In 2021’s music calendar (from p.30) there is no end to er junge generation, the Dresden College of famous museums with their magnificent art treasures. the highlights in the programme, which is ready to go. Music, the Heinrich-Schütz-Conservatory, the But if there should be changes, then you can learn some- “It isn’t that easy to be as beautiful as you look,” the thing from Dresden’s natives, as Jan Vogler explains in Heinrich-Böll-Foundation and many other crea- actress Sharon Stone once said. She was referring to his personal tales (p.30). The audience is always ready tives. What once was a central heating plant is being a beautiful woman, but her observation can be for surprises, he says – all that matters is that it’s going now a coworking space and it also houses the applied to other things too. With that in mind, we are to be good. So, in that sense, whatever happens in 2021 fashionable restaurant “Kulturwirtschaft”, which focussing this issue on the external and internal beauty Dresden will most certainly be beautiful. of a city in general and on Dresden in particular (from attracts visitors with its diverse menu and pro- p.10). The atmosphere and life that pulsates within a city We hope you enjoy reading. gramme, and “Zentralkino”, Dresden’s central are what make it beautiful. And Dresden is beautiful be- art house cinema. It is a pulsating urban quarter cause of all the things you can do and experience there. Best wishes from the editorial team where all generations and cultures meet – a new No surprise, then, that there are plans for 2021 too. The magnet right at the heart of Dresden. #DresdenConvention MOMENTS MEMORIES MEETINGS Kraftwerk Mitte Dresden | Kraftwerk Mitte 1–32 | 01067 Dresden Dresden – the ideal destination for conventions and conferences off ering unforgettable memories. Dresden Convention Service supports you in your planning. www.dresden-convention.com CONTENT 5 18 A brush with the old masters: bringing some 44 Dresdeners from the past up to date Nature, culture, pleasure & atmosphere: why the Elbland is so popular with campers TO START 06 Highlights for 2021 History and science fi ction, hiking and pleasure: your plan for the year ahead 09 Between two appointments A chat with mayor Dirk Hilbert FEATURE 34 14 3 questions to... e best confectionary was Marion Ackermann about born out of an emergency 85 years of the “Domino dice” beauty, change and the Grüne Gewölbe (Green Vault) 16 Magic in numbers FAMILY & LEISURE Twelve facts about the beauty 42 Dresden Zwinger Xperience of “Florence on the Elbe” CULTURE INDULGENCE How to enjoy the history of 24 e Dresden treatment 36 Sweet love a baroque masterpiece Ten must-know addresses Master baker Michael Wippler 48 e call of the Lößnitzgrund Some say that beauty for beauty and wellness on Saxony’s legendary baking Visiting celebrated novelist was invented in 10 26 e bicentenary of the culture Karl May’s stamping ground Dresden. But what is “Freischütz” opera 51 Runner’s High beauty? In search of SCIENCE & BUSINESS an elusive quality… Dresden celebrates Carl Maria Why Dresden has become von Weber’s masterpiece 38 Life science Germany’s running capital 30 Music year 2021 Biotech companies explore Top guests and the tradition the key to good health For even more on Dresden visit for experimentation 40 e essence of Dresden 32 e sound of Dresden e story of a traditional company dresden-magazin.com e city has many voices and its 111 eventful years Imprint: PUBLISHED BY Dresden Marketing GmbH, Corinne Miseer (legally responsible for content), Messering 7, 01067 Dresden, marketing.dresden.de Saxony off ers many barrier-free PROJECT MANAGEMENT Marion Henckel ADVERTISEMENTS Dresden Marketing GmbH, Marco Blüthgen, Tel. +49 (0)351 50173 122, Fax. +49 (0)351 50173 111 tourist attractions for people PUBLISHING HOUSE Raufeld Medien GmbH, Paul-Lincke-Ufer 42/43, 10999 Berlin MANAGING DIRECTOR Jens Lohwieser PROJECT MANAGEMENT Miia Novak with disabilities and limited EDITORIAL TEAM Jana Illhardt, Till Schröder (lead) AUTHORS Jan Ahrenberg, Jana Illhardt, Ronald Klein, Kirsten Niemann, Till Schröder, Thomas Winkler GRAPHICS Bente Schipp (lead),Nastasja Schäfer, Uta Westhagemann IMAGE EDITING David Burghardt, Betti Fiegle TRANSLATION Claudia Eberlein mobility. 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This brochure is co-fi nanced by taxes on the basis of the budget approved semperoper.de sachsen-barrierefrei.de Titleillustration: Gisela Goppel Gisela Titleillustration: by the members of the Saxon State Parliament. 6 TO START TO START 7 DEUTSCHES HYGIENE-MUSEUM DRESDEN 2021 DATES Real Science-Fiction FROM MARCH – 8 AUGUST Fascinated by space?: The “To the Stars” Software programs that learn by them- exhibition explores distant galaxies selves and virtual helpers are increasingly verkehrsmuseum-dresden.de becoming an integral part of our everyday life – and are socially controversial. The 24 – 25 APRIL “Artifi cial Intelligence” exhibition at the “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” Deutsches Hygiene-Museum Dresden shows comes to the Kulturpalast with a film screening. what we know now and takes a look into the dresdnerphilharmonie.de future to try to fi nd answers to urgent ques- EXCELLENT TOP-LEVEL RESEARCH tions such as: What risks are associated with 16 – 23 MAY cc by Adam R. Harvey and Jules LaPlace, 2019; Martin Förster (DML-BY) the use of algorithms and what potential do The Dixieland Festival Dresden 2020 and its they off er? How do these technologies aff ect 50-year-anniversary should have been a big City of the future the right to self-determination, social justice party. Now, celebrations will take place in 2021. and even geopolitical conditions? How do the dixielandfestival-dresden.com Dresden has long been a city of inven- immense energy and raw material require- tors. The fi lter bag, the bra and tooth- ments of digital technologies measure up to 6 JUNE paste were all born here and innovation KUNSTHALLE IM LIPSIUSBAU their real eff ects? Dance in perfection: the three-part ballet evening continues today with over 200 patent “Playlist” celebrates its premiere on 6 June. applications fi led annually by Dresden’s 11 Sep 2021-28 Aug 2022, Deutsches semperoper.de Technical University alone. Yet the GERMAN DESIGN Hygiene Museum Dresden, Lingnerplatz 1, university is only one of a number of 01069 Dresden, dhmd.de 26 JUNE – 31 AUGUST top scientifi c addresses. In Dresden, Infl uenced by Bauhaus and Werkbund, German de- Photos: Heliathek/Tim Deussen; SKD, Gunter Binsack; MegaPixels. The “Film Nights on the Elbe banks” in front of solutions for global challenges such as sign attained worldwide signifi cance at the begin- MEISSEN the famous silhouette of Dresden’s old town are climate change are being developed: new ning of the 20th century. But after the war, a divided considered the most beautiful open-air cinema types of e-mobility batteries, fuel made Germany meant that the development of German events in Europe. from plastic waste and a carbon concrete design was diff erent in the eastern and western filmnaechte.de composite for more sustainable real parts of the country. Now, for the fi rst time, and CASTLE FESTIVAL estate are just three examples. Research, more than 30 years after Germany’s reunifi cation, 23 – 25 JULY an innovative spirit and entrepreneurial the German design history of the post-war period is The Albrechtsburg Castle rises majestically from Meissen’s landscape at the foot of the Bike shows, city rides, biker parades: fans of fl air have gone hand in hand to transform being examined in a large, comprehensive exhibi- Elbe river.