Bauhaus Festival
Celebrate like Bauhauslers!
The Bauhaus’ parties were no less legendary than its pioneering architecture. The annual festivities served not only as means of community building in the sense of Gropius’ Manifesto, according to which the gatherings should encourage the “establishment of a cheerful ceremonial”; they simultaneously showcased the experimental, artistic work of the Bauhauslers to the outside world. Guests from Berlin through to Leipzig streamed to the Bauhaus Dessau for a single evening and were captivated by remarkable productions, costumes and performances.
The Bauhaus Dessau Foundation revived this tradition in 1997 and now invites guests to a major Bauhaus Festival once a year. With experimental installations, performances, readings and a wealth of live music by regional, national and international artists, the festival has long been a permanent fixture of cultural life in Dessau and attracts around 5,000 visitors every year from far beyond the city limits. The respective annual theme of the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation provides a point of departure for the content of each festival.
Bauhaus Festival 2023
Bauhaus Festival 2023:
Mechanical Bodies
// Festival
1 + 2 Sep 2023
Bauhaus Building + public space
>> Ticket required
Bauhaus Festival 2022
Bauhaus Festival 2022:
dappled, splotched, striped
// Festival
1 – 4 Sep 2022
Bauhaus Museum Dessau +
Bauhaus Building
>> Ticket required
Bauhaus Festival 2021
Bauhaus Festival-Week 2021.
Connecting Games
// Festival
27. Aug – 4. Sep 2021
Bauhaus Museum Dessau
and Bauhaus Building
>> ticket required
Bauhaus Festival 2020
Bauhaus Festival minimal.
Box Play
// Festival
4 + 5 Sept 2020
Bauhaus Museum Dessau
and Bauhaus Building
>> ticket required
Bauhaus Festival 2018
Sponsors:
With the friendly support of:
designshop bauhaus dessau, Karl-Heinz Heise Stiftung, MCS Sachsen-Anhalt, AHLSA GmbH, Café-Bistro im Bauhaus, Limbach-Dienstleistungen, Heima Menü