escorted
by
Canada's
Word Lady,
Katherine
Barber
presents
Ballet in
Dresden, Berlin, and Hamburg
Dresden, Berlin, and Hamburg
DRAFT ITINERARY
BOOKING WILL OPEN FALL 2017 AT WHICH TIME FINALIZED PRICING WILL BE AVAILABLE
BOOKING WILL OPEN FALL 2017 AT WHICH TIME FINALIZED PRICING WILL BE AVAILABLE
29
June – 9 July 2018
11
days, 10 nights
6
ballet performances by four major ballet companies
BALLET-LOVERS'
BUCKET LIST
♥
The
Hamburg Ballet performing works by John Neumeier
♥
Neumeier's
Illusions...like
Swan Lake
♥
Jerome
Robbins' Dances
at a Gathering
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| Semperoper Dresden |
Friday
June 29 DRESDEN
Arrive
Dresden. Check in to five-star Hyperion Hotel Dresden am Schloss, 5-minute walk from opera house.
Saturday
June 30 DRESDEN
Attend
daily ballet class and working rehearsals of Dresden Semperoper
Ballet (TO BE CONFIRMED).
Rest of day at leisure. Three-course welcome dinner.
Sunday
July 1 DRESDEN
Morning:
Private guided walking tour of beautiful historic Dresden, with a
visit to the mind-boggling “Green Vault” priceless treasure
chamber of the Saxon dukes. Afternoon at leisure. Early evening
performance
of Dresden
Semperoper Ballet: Gods
and Dogs
(Kylian), Heatscape
(Peck),
Political Mother
(Schechter) at the palatial Semperoper Dresden.
Three-course
dinner.
https://youtu.be/SIs3uMG8DlY?t=46s
Justin Peck's Heatscape
https://youtu.be/SIs3uMG8DlY?t=46s
Justin Peck's Heatscape
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Brandenburg
Gate, Berlin
|
Monday
July 2 DRESDEN – BERLIN
Morning:
check out of hotel. Transfer by private coach to Berlin (approx. 2½
hours).
2-hour
private guided coach tour of Berlin. Mid-afternoon: check into the
superior 4-star Arcotel
John F hotel in the Unter den Linden district of central Berlin.
3-course dinner before Berlin
State Ballet:
Don
Quixote.
Tuesday
July 3 BERLIN
Backstage
tour of the newly refurbished Staatsoper Unter den Linden. Rest
of day at leisure. Suggested activities: Visit one or more of the
museums on Berlin's famous Museumsinsel, about 5 minutes walk from
the hotel.
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| Sanssouci Palace |
Wednesday
July 4 BERLIN – HAMBURG
Morning: Check out
of hotel. Private guided tour of the magnificent Unesco World
Heritage Sanssouci Palace, home of Frederick the Great, and
Cecilienhof Palace, the site of the Potsdam conference to end the
Second World War. Afternoon: continue by express train (1 ½ hours)
to Hamburg. Check in to Scandic Hotel Emporio Hamburg. Evening:
3-course dinner before National
Ballet of Canada performance: Dreamers
Ever Leave You (Binet),
Emergence (Pite),
The Man in Black
(Kudelka)
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Colonnaden,
Hamburg
|
Thursday
July 5 HAMBURG
Morning: 2-hour
walking tour of central Hamburg. Afternoon at leisure. Recommended
activities: take a hop-on hop-off bus tour of Hamburg and its port or
discover Hamburg's many canals on a boat tour. Take a tour through
the City Hall or visit the chocolate museum. Go shopping along the
elegant Colonnaden. Evening: Hamburg Ballet
performance of John Neumeier's brilliant reinterpretation of Swan
Lake.
Friday
July 6 HAMBURG
day
trip to LÜBECK
Morning:
depart by train for the Unesco World Heritage medieval town of Lübeck
(45 minutes from Hamburg). 2-hour walking tour, followed by free time
to shop for or indulge in the famous local Niederegger marzipan. Late
afternoon: return by train to Hamburg. Evening: Hamburg
Ballet performance:
Beethoven Project
(Neumeier)
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Bremen
Market Square
|
Saturday
July 7 HAMBURG
Day
trip to BREMEN
Morning:
depart by train for Bremen (1 h 10 minutes from Hamburg), Germany's
oldest maritime city, with one of its most beautiful market squares.
2-hour private guided walking tour of the old town followed by free
time to explore. Mid-afternoon: return to Hamburg. Evening: Hamburg
Ballet all-Robbins performance: The
Concert, Dances at a Gathering.
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Fischauktionshalle,
Hamburg
|
Sunday
July 8 HAMBURG
Day
at leisure. Suggested activities: enjoy Hamburg's lively fish market
(not just fish: fruit and vegetables,
flowers, clothing, souvenirs...), a Sunday morning tradition since
1703 .
Visit the art galleries, go for a stroll in the botanical garden or
take a guided tour through the spectacular new Elbphilharmonie
concert hall. Evening: Farewell three-course dinner.
Monday
July 9 HAMBURG
Check
out of hotel and depart Hamburg.
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| Hamburg |
GROUP
SIZE LIMITED TO 25!
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| Dresden |
LAND-ONLY
PACKAGE allows you the flexibility of arranging travel
from your most convenient departure point,
on
the dates and times you prefer,
and
to extend your stay if you wish.
Victor
Travel's experienced agents
will
be happy to assist you with
flight
arrangements.
Package
includes:
10
nights double-share accommodation (guaranteed single occupancy available on payment of single supplement)
Premium
seats for 6 ballets
Transfer
by private luxury coach from Dresden to Berlin
Private
guided coach tour of Berlin
Excursion
by private luxury coach to Potsdam
Admission
to Sanssouci Palace and Cecilienhof Palace with private tour
Train
transfer to Hamburg
Day
excursions by train to Lübeck and Bremen
Private
guided walking tours of Dresden (including “Green Vault”),
Hamburg, Lübeck, and Bremen
Visit
to Dresden Semperoper Ballet daily class and rehearsals (TO BE CONFIRMED)
Five
3-course dinners
Beverages
with group meals (mineral water, tea or coffee, and 1 glass wine or
beer or soft drink)
Tips
for group meals, bus excursions, and guides
Free
wifi in hotels
Ballet
enrichment program: ballet notes and informal pre-performance talks
and post-performance reviews with tour leader
Not
included:
Airfare
Meals
and transfers not specifically mentioned in this itinerary
Items
of a personal nature, e.g. phone calls
Cancellation
insurance
and
hospital/medical insurance
All
items and activities listed as optional in this brochure
To be added to the priority notification list for when this trip opens for booking, please send an email to toursenlair@gmail.com
This
program must be sold as a package. Extra hotel nights can be added on
(subject to availability), but we cannot offer individual components
separately or break the package into shorter installments. As a
significant benefit of the Tours en l'air package is sharing the
complete experience with those with common interests, we do not offer
an “accommodation only” option.
Travellers
wishing to share will be
put
in touch with one another.
Mobility
issues should be discussed with the travel agent before registering
What
the critics say:
“Semperoper
Ballett, under the direction of Aaron S. Watkin, is a company
that
can take anything on.”
Deborah
Weiss, Dance Europe, July
2015
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