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On this page you will find information about HELLERAU - European Centre for the Arts in easy-to-understand language. It is suitable for everyone - including people with reading difficulties.
About us
Hellerau was built in 1911. It was to be a festival theatre and a school for music and rhythm. The idea came from the architect Heinrich Tessenow and the music teacher Émile Jaques-Dalcroze. The building experienced a history of many changes. First it was a school, then it was used by the military. Later, it was a laboratory for modern art.
Today, HELLERAU - European Centre for the Arts is one of the most important centres of modern art in Germany and Europe.
HELLERAU is a centre for guest performances and supports productions of various art movements.
HELLERAU offers space for the production and presentation of various artistic genres such as
- Dance,
- Music,
- Theatre,
- Theatre, performance,
- Visual arts and
- Art with media.
HELLERAU is a centre in which different artistic directions work together and unite.
HELLERAU initiates and promotes discussions about art and society in festivals, themed programmes and other formats for the public.
HELLERAU co-operates with other cultural institutions from the region, Germany and other countries.
HELLERAU works in many networks and is a stage of the city of Dresden and a member of the Alliance of International Production Houses.
Carena Schlewitt has been working with us as artistic director since the 2018 and 2019 seasons. Together with her, the team at Hellerau designs the programme. There are around 350 events per season. Many artists come to Hellerau for this.
We want many people to come to us. To achieve this, we want to avoid barriers. It takes a long time to recognise and break down barriers. If you have any ideas or questions, please email us at
Ticket information
Severely disabled persons from 80% (degree of disability) and their accompanying persons pay less for a ticket. Please speak to our colleagues in the visitor centre.
If you are travelling with a wheelchair, please book a ticket for wheelchair users. You can find this ticket online and at the advance booking offices. Speak to our colleagues in the Visitor Centre if you have any questions.
Advance sale
Tickets go on sale on the 1st working day of the month if the event takes place the following month. For example, there is an event on 15 May. Tickets will then go on sale on 1 April if 1 April is a working day. Otherwise, sales will start on the next working day.
Online advance sale
You can buy tickets at the Visitor Centre or on our website. You can find the tickets via our programme and via the online shop. You can only exchange or return purchased tickets if there is a change to the event.
Visitor centre
You can also book tickets, for example for a whole group. Call the visitor centre or write an e-mail. There are various ways to pay for the tickets:
- with cash when you collect them from the Visitor Centre,
- by invoice up to 10 days before the event,
- by credit card (Visa or Mastercard) from a price of 20 euros or
- by EC card at the Visitor Centre or at the box office.
You can write or call us if you have any questions about accessibility before your visit. We will be happy to help you.
Box office
The box office opens 2 hours before the events. If you have reserved tickets, you must collect them at least 30 minutes before the event. Otherwise we will sell your reserved tickets to other visitors.
The prices for the events are listed in the programme.
It doesn't matter whether you buy your tickets in advance at the Visitor Centre, in the online shop or at the box office. All tickets cost the same. If we send you the tickets, you will have to pay for the postage.
There are reduced prices for these groups of people:
- Children,
- Pupils,
- Students,
- Trainees,
- Volunteers doing a social year, federal voluntary service or voluntary military service,
- The unemployed,
- Jobseekers and recipients of social welfare (benefits according to Social Code 2 and 12) - free admission to some events,
- People with a Dresden Pass (admission costs 20 per cent less, tickets can only be purchased at the box office),
- People with a volunteer pass,
- Recipients of asylum seekers' benefits - free admission for some events,
- Severely disabled persons from 80 per cent (degree of disability) and their accompanying person.
Please bring proof of the discount with you. For example, your Dresden Pass or student ID.
Further advance booking offices
You can buy tickets for the events at Hellerau in advance from Reservix. You can buy tickets throughout Germany.
Access to the building
Barrier-free access to the Festspielhaus HELLERAU
There is a fixed ramp at the left side entrance to the Festspielhaus. The ramp is 1.40 metres wide.
Barrier-free access to the Festspielhaus
Everything on the ground floor is barrier-free. Access to these areas is possible without any problems:
- Great Hall,
- Nancy Spero Hall,
- Dalcroze Hall,
- Music Room,
- Side Stage East and
- Restaurant.
All doors are 2.10 metres wide.
Unfortunately, the 1st floor is not barrier-free. It can only be reached via the stairs. These locations are on the 1st floor:
- Ecksalon West,
- Studio West,
- East Corner Salon and
- Studio East.
Barrier-free toilet
There is a barrier-free toilet on the ground floor. It is in the West Foyer. The door is 1.01 metres wide. The cubicles in the other toilets are 60 centimetres wide.
Here you can find the map of the site
Program
Please contact us if you have any questions about access to plays in our programme. Send important questions for your visit to barrierefrei@hellerau.org. We will be happy to help you.