Berlin. A Look Behind the Scenes

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1 Berli A Look Behid the Scees September 22-30, 2018

2 Dear Frieds, I the early three decades sice the fall of the Wall, o other Europea city has udergoe a greater trasformatio tha Berli. Bold desigs by some of the world s most reowed architects have sparked the city s reaissace. Thought-provokig moumets have redefied her urba space ad the cotemporary art scee cotiues to grow. Please joi us durig a extraordiary week i Berli to immerse yourself i the city s boudless creative eergy. Atted music, dace, ad theater performaces i prestigious veues; experiece Berli s ladmarks, both old ad ew; ad embark o excitig backstage tours ad behid-the-scees visits. Discover why this vibrat capital so richly deserves your udivided attetio. The program rate icludes a tax-deductible cotributio to the McCarter Theatre Ceter. We aticipate that this trip will fill quickly, so please reserve your space soo. Thak you for your woderful support of McCarter. Sicerely, HIGHLIGHTS ATTEND rehearsals ad meet local performers o exclusively arraged backstage tours Lidsey Forde Director of Developmet McCarter Theatre Ceter ENJOY performaces i some of the city s most prestigious veues SEE the outstadig collectios of Museum Islad, ad view icoic treasures, from the bust of Quee Nefertiti to masterworks of Caspar David Friedrich VISIT Sammlug Boros, a extraordiary private art collectio housed i a former World War II-era buker SPEND a day i the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Potsdam to discover the Rococo palace ad gardes of Sassouci ad the ew Museum Barberii North Sea GERMANY Berli Potsdam

3 Berli A Look Behid the Scees September 22-30, 2018 Deutsche Staatsoper iterior, Berli TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25: BERLIN Explore the Kulturforum, with its Gemäldegalerie, a impressive collectio of Old Master Paitigs from the 13th to the 18th ceturies. I the afteroo, walk to the recetly reopeed Deutsche Staatsoper. Go behid the scees at this stuig opera house, ad ejoy private visits to some of the most iterestig cotemporary studios. Gather for driks at the hotel s rooftop terrace before a eveig at leisure, perhaps to atted a musical performace or die out. B, L WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26: POTSDAM Drive to Potsdam, which first became a royal seat i the 17th cetury. Tour the Rococo palace of Sassouci, built by Kig Frederick the Great as a summer residece, ad the Neues Palais, icludig a magificet theater ad Grotto Hall decorated with shells, marble, quartz, ad semi-precious stoes. After luch tour the ew Museum Barberii. Fouded by a patro of the scieces ad the arts, the museum hosts a vast collectio of Impressioist ad moder art. Retur to Berli for dier at leisure. B, L SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22: DEPARTURE Depart by air for Berli o a overight flight. Neues Palais, Potsdam SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 BERLIN, GERMANY Upo arrival, trasfer to the Hotel de Rome. I the afteroo, tour the former East Berli s major ladmarks, icludig the Bradeburg Gate, owicoic buildigs by architects Frak Gehry ad I.M. Pei, Potsdamer Platz (divided by the Berli Wall util 1989), ad the East Side Gallery, where iteratioal artists paited a remaiig sectio of the Berli Wall i Ejoy a cocktail receptio at a art gallery, followed by a welcome dier. R, D MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24: BERLIN Today discover the Deutsche Bak s art collectio. Recogized as oe of the world s largest corporate art collectios, it will be available for public viewig startig i mid-2018 at the Prizessiepalais. I the afteroo, a private visit of Uferstudios, which houses 14 dace studios, is arraged. Located i a former tram statio i the tredy Weddig eighborhood, Uferstudios is oe of Berli s mai veues for cotemporary dace. Dier is at a local restaurat B, D

4 Rooftop Terrace, Hotel de Rome, Berli Reichstag Dome iterior, Berli THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27: BERLIN Sped the morig at the Sammlug Boros, oe of Berli s most treasured private art collectios. Built i 1942 to protect passegers at earby Friedrichstraße Statio from aerial bombardmet, the cocrete buker was coverted ito a gallery space by art collector Christia Boros i Ejoy a free afteroo before gatherig at the Berli Philharmoic Orchestra for a backstage tour, followed by a eveig cocert (pedig schedules). B, L FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28: BERLIN Drive to the Hamburger Bahhof, housig the Museum of Cotemporary Art, to lear more about Berli s vibrat cotemporary art scee. The head to the historic Reichstag, restored by British architect Norma Foster, for a brief tour ad luch i the rooftop restaurat. This afteroo explore the Hebbel-am-Ufer (HAU) complex, housed i three buildigs. At the itersectio of theater, dace, ad performace, HAU is a highly regarded ad well-coected theater. May iteratioal co-productios ad tourig productios by reowed artists ad groups from aroud the world are show here. By special arragemet, meet performers backstage ad atted a performace (pedig schedules). B, L SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29: BERLIN Visit Museum Islad to admire the Neues Museum, housig the famous bust of Nefertiti, ad the Alte Natioalgalerie, with its spledid collectio of 19th-ad 20th- cetury Germa paitigs. Luch ad the afteroo are free to shop or explore more of Berli s museums or vibrat art scee. Toight, ejoy a festive Auf Wiedersehe dier at a popular restaurat. B, D SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30: BERLIN/RETURN This morig trasfer to the airport for flights home. DISCLAIMER: The itierary is subject to chage at the at the discretio of McCarter Theatre Ceter ad Arragemets Abroad. For complete details, please carefully read the terms ad coditios at B ACCOMMODATIONS HOTEL DE ROME Situated ear may of Berli s attractios, the hotel occupies the site of a former bak buildig built i The architects have retaied may origial features, especially i the spa, located dowstairs i the former bak vaults. Other ameities iclude a pool, saua, ad busiess ceter. The Hotel de Rome also has a Mediterraea restaurat ad a rooftop terrace bar. PROGRAM RATE per perso,double occupacy $9,000 SINGLE RATE $9,800 RATE INCLUDES $2,000 fully tax-deductible cotributio per perso to the McCarter Theatre Ceter, double occupacy; $1,500 fully tax-deductible cotributio for sigle occupats Seve ights' accommodatios as per itierary Meals as idicated i the itierary (B = Breakfast, L = Luch, R = Receptio, D = Dier). Bottled water ad coffee/tea with all meals, thoughtfully selected wie at icluded diers Erichmet program of lectures ad talks Escorted sightseeig by private motor coach ad etrace fees for icluded visits Airport/hotel/airport group trasfers for all participats o suggested flights Taxes, service, ad porterage charges Gratuities to local guides ad drivers NOT INCLUDED IN RATE Iteratioal airfare; passport fees; meals ot specified; alcoholic beverages other tha wie at icluded luches ad diers; persoal items ad expeses; airport trasfers; trip isurace; baggage i excess of oe suitcase; ay other items ot specifically metioed as icluded.

5 Museum Islad, Berli McCARTER THEATRE CENTER BERLIN: A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES SEPTEMBER 22 30, 2018 RESERVATION FORM To secure your reservatio, please call McCarter Theatre Ceter at ; or complete this form ad retur it with paymet of $9,000 (of which $500 is o-refudable for admiistrative fees), to be paid by debit card, credit card, wire trasfer, or check payable to McCarter Theatre Ceter. Mail to: McCarter Theatre Ceter, 91 Uiversity Place, Priceto, NJ For additioal iformatio, call our tour operator Arragemets Abroad at Name(s) i full as o passport(s). Please prit. Address City State Zip Telephoe (home) (busiess) Fax ACCOMMODATIONS Hotel room preferece p Oe bed p Sigle I wish to share a room with FORM OF PAYMENT q Eclosed is my check (payable to Arragemets Abroad) q Debit card q Credit card Name o debit/credit card Debit/credit card umber 3- or 4-digit security code Expiratio date I/We cofirm that I/we have carefully read ad agree to the Terms & Coditios of this Program (see to review or call for a copy). I/We agree to full paymet 120 days prior to departure. Each participat must sig below. Sigature (required) Date Sigature (required) Date Cover image: Museum Islad or Berli Opera Houes or Bradeburg Gate B_18LNDTXL1001_MTC