Chemnitz celebrates: Festival Tanz Modern Dance inspires 2025!

Chemnitz celebrates: Festival Tanz Modern Dance inspires 2025!

In Chemnitz, the anticipation is boiling: The city was chosen as the cultural capital of Europe in 2025 and offers an impressive program that is crowned by the “Dance Modern Dance” festival. This year's motto "See the Unseen" not only promises a visual spectacle, but also exciting topics and performances. From June 18 to 21, 2025, Chemnitz will become the center of contemporary dance, which is based on the highlight "Odyssey in C", which is based on James Joyce's masterpiece "Ulysses". [Concerti] (https://www.concerti.de/oper/tanztheater/tanz-moderne-tat-kultur capital-chemnitz-26-6-2025/) reports that there are contributions to international companies and the ballet Chemnitz every hour-from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., with free admission to the grand finale in the opera house. The festival is rounded off by a variety of dance performances that take place at historical sites in the city. The works not only reflect the cultural diversity of Chemnitz ’, but also address the challenges of society, such as racism-in the" Kyklop "performance, which takes place on the Karl Marx Monument. Interactive elements and acrobatic performances ensure captivating spectator experiences.

an exciting concept

The festival, which has been active since 2015, not only attracts dancers and artists from all over the world, but also focuses on the local audience. Visitors have the opportunity to choose between different morning events and to go to a literary city course that includes 18 stations. These are distributed far beyond the city, which is why it is hardly possible to reach everyone on a single day, reveals Chemnitz 2025.

Under the direction of ballet director Sabrina Sadowska and general director Christoph Dittrich, the application for the Capital of Culture was decisively promoted. Now a fundamental decision was made for the construction of a new playhouse, the financing of which is tackled after the summer break - another step to strengthen Chemnitz ’cultural status.

cultural networking

with Chemnitz as a cultural capital, a common European cultural project is also initiated that aims to promote civil society and to form a network of European Democrats. Glenn Micallef, EU Commissioner, underlined the importance of such projects during the opening of the Capital of Culture, which officially begins on January 18, 2025 under the motto "C the Unseen". Information about this has compiled the EU Representation.

Both cities, Chemnitz and Nova Gorica, were awarded the Melina Mercouri Prize of 1.5 million euros for their multi-layered cultural program. Preparations for the cultural capital year promise a variety of events, exhibitions and performances that both the local and regional development should initiate through cultural activities.

This remains to be seen what the year 2025 has for Chemnitz. One thing is certain: On the occasion of the Capital of Culture, the city will not only be a stage for extraordinary art, but also a place of encounter and exchange - "C the Unseen" will be more than a slogan.