Hedwig Dances' Touch Tours

10/10/2019

Photos taken by Bauhausler Jeff Usow during the recent Touch Tour Germany

Photos from our many adventures and expeditions during our three days in Berlin. All photos taken by Jeff Usow.

09/10/2019

Photos from our many adventures and expeditions during our three days in Berlin. All photos taken by Jeff Usow.

09/10/2019

Hedwig Dances curated this trip in collaboration with UK based Tailored Travel. Twelve intrepid travelers, led by the incomparable guide, Thomas Abbot, would explore Germany Sept 5 - 13. We began with three nights in Berlin, followed by three nights in Weimar and then we capped our adventure off with two nights in Dessau where our final evening would include the unforgettable performance of FUTURA, Hedwig Dances Bauhuas-inspired contemporary dance, at the Bauhaus 100 Festival on the historical stage in the original Bauhaus building on which Oskar Schlemmer staged his works 100 years ago. This album represents photos from our first evening in Berlin when we went to the historic Reichstag to see the incredible futuristic dome atop the parliament building as designed by William Foster of Foster and Partners. All photos in this album by Julie Volkmann. To learn more about the project's design and manufacture, check out this site: https://www.fosterandpartners.com/projects/reichstag-new-german-parliament/

15/09/2019

So hard to believe that 10 days have passed since our Touch Tour Germany began with this opening reception at our hotel in Berlin. Wonderful people, wonderful time!

15/09/2019

Hedwig Dances assembled our merry band of 12 adventurous souls with a love of dance who would travel together in Germany from September 5 through September 13, 2019. We began our trip in Berlin where we spent three nights, then moved on to Weimar (with a stop at Worlitz Castle) where we spent the next three evenings, then we moved to Dessau for two nights; our final night culminating with the spectacular performance of FUTURA by our company of magnificent dancers.

09/09/2019

Hedwig Dances Touch Tour 2019 - On the Road Post #3 Our second site of exploration in Berlin was the Marienkirche/St. Mary's Church. Click on the link to read the entire blog entry with additional photos.

http://bit.ly/TouchTourGermany2019Marienkirche

After the river boat excursion on the River Spree, we headed back to our hotel. As we drew near to the hotel, we came upon the Marienkirche, or St. Mary’s Church. The church’s website …

09/09/2019

The view from the Spree River in Berlin was spectacular!

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Still jet lagged, but not wanting to miss precious opportunities to see Berlin, we set out on a walk to the river. After walking through an extended market along the curved street we looked down o…

09/09/2019

The view from our Berlin hotel rooftop on the night before the first day of Touch Tour Germany 2019. Click on the link to be routed to Hedwig's Director of Operations Julie Volkmann's blog entry.


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We arrived jet-lagged but juiced by the beautiful city of Berlin and the friendly welcome from all we met as we made our way across the city from TGL airport to our hotel the Park Inn Alexanderplat…

28/08/2019

Counting down to Day one of our Touch Tour Germany:
-8 days till our first meeting in Berlin on Sept 5
-15 days till our world class dancers perform FUTURA in Dessau Germany for an international audience of thousands

12/06/2019

Hedwig Dances' TOUCH TOUR GERMANY Sept 5 - 11 - GEOMETRIC BALLET-Homage to Oskar Schlemmer by Ursula Sax We haven't decided yet whether we'll catch this performance in Berlin or Dessau. Register today for the trip of a life time and see this incredible performance! Our website has the itinerary and booking forms. https://www.hedwigdances.com/touch-tour-germany-2019/

09/06/2019

Day 2 - Berlin - Hedwig Dances Touch Tour participants will attend the Staatsballet's performance of Plateau Effect at the Komische Opera
https://www.staatsballett-berlin.de/en/spielplan/plateau-effect/06-09-2019/893

In Plateau Effect the dancers resemble a community that is constantly on the move in an unsettled progression through various terrains. Communicating, transporting, constructing and inhabiting turns into choreography as they unite them in a joint effort to create more than one person can alone. Thro...

08/06/2019

Bauhaus pioneer Anni Albers - her life and her work are a prime example for the lasting impact of the Bauhaus principles in art and design.
https://www.artsy.net/series/how-to-be-an-artist/artsy-editorial-anni-albers-artist?utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR1ZxtzjF0Td8qRm5_FKsqTuyXxqYBwPQE4h5WpVqxD3WMXU25QLz61lBms

Anni Albers revered experimentation. Here, we share advice from the innovative, endlessly curious 20th-century artist’s theories.

07/06/2019

DAY 5 of TOUCH TOUR GERMANY: WEIMAR
After visiting famous structures and museums, we close the day with a festive Bauhaus Dinner + Party at Ilmschlosschen, historical home to Bauhausler revelry.
Register for this once in a centur event today: http://www.hedwigdances.com/touch-tour-germany-2019/

05/06/2019

Great Article by Nancy Chen-One Hundred Years of Bauhaus: How a Short-Lived German Art School Influenced International Art and Design and Shaped Chicago.
https://design.newcity.com/2019/02/01/100-years-of-bauhaus-how-a-short-lived-german-art-school-influenced-international-art-and-design-and-shaped-chicago/

The Elmhurst Museum celebrates the Bauhaus school of design that turns 100 in 2019.

04/06/2019

Day 4 of Touch Tour Germany, we leave Berlin and travel to Weimar. Along the way we'll visit the famous Worlitz Castle and tour the extensive beautiful gardens. We'll have lunch in the castle before we continue on to the Grand Hotel Russischer Hof , where we'll stay during the Weimar segment of our trip. To see the entire itinerary visit our webpage: https://www.hedwigdances.com/touch-tour-germany-2019/

04/06/2019

Another example of the lasting global influence of the Bauhaus! Join our Touch Tour to Germany September 5-13 for an up close encounter with the Bauhaus in the three sites it originated: Berlin, Weimar and Dessau.

The Swiss-born artist Paul Klee's notebooks have been made freely available online by the Zentrum Paul Klee.

02/06/2019

Day 3 of our Touch Tour in Germany will include a scheduled viewing of the Sammlung Hoffmann Collection. The Hoffmann family will share their extensive contemporary art collection in their home, a former factory building in the Berlin Mitte district. Want to learn more? Register for the trip? Check out our webpage for the full itinerary and registration forms. https://www.hedwigdances.com/touch-tour-germany-2019/

Studied artists or art historians serve as moderators, sparking conversation with guests to collectively shape visits. We encourage all to contribute their own knowledge in order to craft an experience defined by an associative selection of art works rather than a didactic exhibition tour. The resulting viewing experience is less mediated than what one finds in a museum, where labels, titles and dates often command more attention than the work itself.

https://www.sammlung-hoffmann.de/en/

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30/05/2019

2019 will mark a century since the founding of the world-famous Bauhaus. Berlin, Weimar and Dessau and partners from Germany and all over the world will be joining to commemorate the centenary of one of the most famous architecture movements of the 20th century.

30/05/2019

Our Touch Tour of Germany Sept 5 - 13 will give our travelers unparalleled, up-close access with top flight accommodations to the Bauhaus Centenary celebrations happening in the three original sites: Berlin, Weimar and Dessau. Download our complete travel packet on our website: https://www.hedwigdances.com/touch-tour-germany-2019/

2019 will mark a century since the founding of the world-famous Bauhaus. Berlin, Weimar and Dessau and partners from Germany and all over the world will be joining to commemorate the centenary of one of the most famous architecture movements of the 20th century.

22/05/2019

TOUCH TOUR GERMANY Sept 5 - Sept 13 2019 On DAY 2; among other places we will visit The Lemke | Mies Van der Rohe haus. This is the last house designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in Germany before his emigration to the United States in 1938. It was built in Bauhaus style at the beginning of the 1930s under the name Villa Lemke. Did we mention we have one of the best tour guides with us? Thomas Abbott is a foremost expert on art and architecture. For an informational packet on this once in a lifetime trip, write: [email protected]

20/05/2019

The first group dinner in Berlin on our first day of our Touch Tour Germany 2019 trip - Sept 5 - 13 - will be in this breathtaking restaurant, Kafer at Bundestag, adjacent to the glass dome of the Reichstag, the German Parliament Building. Want to join us on this historic trip that culminates in Dessau, for the Bauhaus Centenary Festival? Write [email protected] for your packet and booking form.

Käfer rooftop restaurant at Bundestag is the world's only public restaurant in a building of parliament.

06/05/2019

A great video introduction to just why our Bauhaus tour, which includes the Bauhaus Centenary Festival and our performance of FUTURA, with the FRACTALS Prologue (created in a ground-breaking dance + design collaboration between Hedwig Dances, the Institute of Design (ID) and Bauhaus Dessau) is such a not-to-miss, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

06/05/2019

JOIN US ON OUR TOUCH TOUR TO GERMANY IN SEPTEMBER
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Celebrate the Bauhaus's centennial. Join Hedwig Dances in Germany to see the development of the influential Bauhaus modernist art movement in the three cities where it developed: Berlin, Weimar, and Dessau.

24/04/2019

Join us for this once-in-a-lifetime Bauhaus Tour to Germany in September!! This unique journey will showcase the fascinating culture of Germany with a focus on modernity and the Bauhaus. You’ll be guided by Jan Bartoszek, Hedwig Dances’ Founder/Artistic Director, along with our travel partner Tailored Travel and guide Thomas Abbott, to see the development of the Bauhaus modernist art movement in the three cities where it developed: Berlin, Weimar, and Dessau.

--You'll experience connections and rapport developed with artists, scholars and historians made during Jan’s extended trips researching her Bauhaus-inspired dance, Futura.
--You'll participate in the once in a lifetime Bauhaus Centenary Festival in Dessau.
--You'll attend a featured performance of Hedwig Dances’ Futura on September 12 with behind-the-scenes opportunities to meet Hedwig’s dancers and festival artists.

Please contact us for availability and pricing. Email us at [email protected]

A portion of the trip fee will be a donation to Hedwig Dances.

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 Collections and see a Dance Performance.
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. After 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 National 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 artists Kandinsky, Klee and Feininger lived and worked. Attend Hedwig Dances’ festival debut of Futura.
SEPT 13 - FRI Return to Berlin for flights home

Itinerary Subject to change. *Prices based on a minimum of 15 participants.

21/03/2019

Cuba - Plaza de Revolucion - January 11th - Traveller's most trusted, faithful and worthy companions: their feet!

21/03/2019

It’s been two months since I returned from my week in Cuba, traveling as part of the Hedwig Dances Touch Tour 2019 – the company’s fifth such curated immersion in the country& #821…