The Dansem festival aims to promote and develop contemporary dance in the Mediterranean area. Each autumn/winter since its first edition in 1998, the festival presents a rich and challenging programme gathering well-known and emerging choreographers from the Mediterranean, and sometimes beyond, both solo artists and groups. As a nomadic festival, it shifts between Marseille and surrounding towns such as Aix-en-Provence and Arles, in collaboration with other theatres and cultural organizations.

The 30th Rheingau Musik Festival will be held from 24 June to 2 September 2017. 155 concerts will be held at 42 venues in the Rheingau and its neighbouring regions. The main venues are Eberbach Monastery, Johannisberg Palace, Vollrads Palace and the Wiesbaden Assembly Rooms. These are supplemented by numerous churches and wineries. This year’s Artist in Residence will be the pianist Igor Levit, who with music from Beethoven to Rzewski will be demonstrating his impressive range. With our focus performer Anna Lucia Richter we portray for the first time a singer.

Over the course of it's 40 years history the Dresden Music Festival has established itself as distinctive cultural institution in Dresden and attracts an audience far beyond Germany’s borders between May and June to this city on the River Elbe. During three festival weeks renowned orchestras, top-class soloists and ensembles come to Dresden to perform at the most beautiful venues in its historic center and surroundings and fill the city with music.