4 Best Performing Arts in Leipzig, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia

This variety theater features a blend of circus, vaudeville, and comedy that is fairly accessible for non-German speakers.

Leipzig's annual music festival is in June.

This uninspired touch of socialist architecture is home to an undeniably splendid orchestra. Tickets to concerts are difficult to obtain unless you reserve well in advance. Sometimes spare tickets are available at the box office a half hour before the evening performance.

In the august setting of the Schauspielhaus (city theater), the Tanzpalast attracts a thirtysomething crowd. This was the place to be seen in GDR Leipzig.