HELLERAU – European Centre for the Arts is one of the most important international centres of contemporary art in Germany and Europe.
HELLERAU acts as an interdisciplinary co-production and guest performance house and offers contemporary arts dance, music, theatre, performance, media art and visual arts spaces for production and presentation.
HELLERAU initiates and promotes debates on art and society with thematic focuses, festivals and audience formats.
HELLERAU cooperates with other cultural partners regionally, nationally and internationally and is involved in numerous networks.
HELLERAU is a stage of the state capital Dresden and a member of The Alliance of International Production Houses. From the 2018/19 season onwards, the artistic director Carena Schlewitt shapes the fortunes of the house and, together with the HELLERAU team, sets the program with many artists about 250 events per season.