Friday, 16 February: Keegan McInroe & Friends (Concert) The charismatic and exceptional Texan singer and songwriter Keegan McInroe will this year once more make a stop in Dresden during his European tour. The band led by McInroe is composed by 6 other members, playing the guitar, keyboard, harp, bass and drums. Known for his striking bourbon polished voice, he brings together classic protest songs with blues. Accompanied by other talented musicians, get ready for a night along the entire jazz and folk spectrum, with songs ranging from acoustic ballads all the way to wild electronic bluesrock. Without a doubt this […]

Thursday, 18 January: Werewolf Evening Every night, while the villagers are asleep, vicous werewolves roam the streets, slowly killing the village’s inhabitants one by one. In an attempt to save his fellow villagers, a doctor also awakes every evening, searching for those who might have been attacked by the werewolves or even in an attempt to save himself. In this mythological place, seers also have the power to see the werewolves at night. As each day begins, the villagers gather in the town center and discuss who is it they believe may be a werewolf. For their own safety, they […]

Thursday, 11 January: The Importance of Being Earnest The Eclectic Theatre is a theater group in Dresden which performs plays in English. At the end of 2017, its performances of “The Importance of Being Earnest” were a huge success, with nearly all showings sold out. Now, you have the chance to watch the last performances of this English classic, which will be shown only four more times! “My ideal has always been to love someone of the name of Earnest”. But what if your name is not Earnest? Will she still love you? And, this being Britain at the end […]

  +++ EVENT INVITATION +++ For all of you who arrived Dresden in the last two years or keep coming back as researchers to our wonderful city there is a special invitation: DRESDEN-concept along with the rector of our university and the lord mayor of Dresden invites you and your partner to a Welcome Reception at Albertinum Dresden on 11 January 2018. So only a few days to go… Please register as soon as possible to give us an idea about how many international researcher we can expect that evening. We are looking forward to seeing you there. Registration here: […]

Thursday, 28 December: Classical and Improvisations (Concert) Ulrich Thiem (cello) and Andreas Böttcher (piano) support but also provoke each other on stage. Get ready for a musical journey from Bach to Hindemith, with intermissions including freely improvised music and cello solos. The result is a true musical collage on various acustic levels, so rich that you can expect even the musicians themselves to change places around stage throughout the performance. Thiem is already well known in Dresden’s musical scene, having already performed in many venues including the annual summer festival “Palais Sommer”. Alongside Böttcher, he is known for performances that […]

  Thursday, 14 December: Johanna Summer Trio (Concert) At its roots, jazz was an expression of feelings and emotions as well as a form of popular music. The Johanna Summer Trio attempts to bring back this expression of emotions in music into modern jazz, transforming the old into the new, bringing jazz back to pop music. With a somewhat improvisional style, the band incorporates elements brought from their leader’s origins in classical as well as pop-rock music. All in all, it is rather difficult to label this band as belonging to a specific jazz style, as its songs may rapidly […]

Thursday, 7 December: Singing for the Soul (Choir Project) ‘Singing for the Soul’ is a weekly choir project that began on 5 October in Kukulida. Join in as the year comes to an end, this week will be the second to last session of the year! The event description reads as follows: “sessions are open to people of all ages and abilities who are interested in learning songs from around the world and singing together as a group. No previous singing or music experience is necessary and everyone is welcome. The sessions are led by British theatre maker Ellen Muriel […]