Musicians Bosse, Fritz Kalkbrenner and Paula Carolina will also be taking part in the opening show of Chemnitz as European Capital of Culture. They will perform on the stage at the Marx Monument. Above all, artists are involved "who take a strong social stance for art and democracy, for appreciation and respect", said program director Stefan Schmidtke. This is precisely the story that the Capital of Culture wants to tell: "How the people of Chemnitz are shaping their civil society through art and culture."
In addition to a ceremony for around 700 invited guests in the opera house at 7 p.m., a big show at the Marx Monument is planned for the opening on Saturday. Admission begins at 5.00 pm, it was said. Around 20,000 people would have room on site, but the whole thing would also be broadcast on screens in other places in the city center, as well as on live television on 3sat.
Steam locomotive performance and parties
Chemnitz will share the title of Capital of Culture with Nova Gorica (Slovenia) in 2025. The Chemnitz motto is "C the Unseen". According to the information provided, 229 projects and more than 1,000 events are planned. The new, expanded program book is more than 500 pages long.
Some exhibitions for the Capital of Culture year have already begun - such as a major show on mining at the State Museum of Archaeology and the "Reform of Life" exhibition at the art collections. Many other events are planned for the opening at the weekend. These include programs on several stages, a symbolic steam locomotive performance, a rave in the city centre, parties in several clubs as well as a church service on Sunday and a discussion forum entitled "And now? - Europe!". According to the information provided, many international guests are also expected to attend all of this.
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