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Presscouncil City of Chemnitz
Pressrelease: 492

Fourth city picnic full of energy: with sport, pantomime and breakdancing

On 20 September 2015 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Following the three successful city picnics in the "The city is me" campaign, another city picnic on Sunday, 20 September 2015 will conclude the series for this year. Picnic blankets can then be spread out in Konkordiapark from 10 am to 2 pm. Together with the City of Chemnitz, the NINERS basketball team and Kraftwerk e. V. cordially invite all picnic fans to the meadow on Hartmannstraße / Leipziger Straße. The fourth city picnic is supported by eins energie in sachsen and Radio Chemnitz.

Anyone who has eaten too much at the picnic can work it off with sporting ambition and the NINERS. "Our team is certainly in top physical condition a week before the start of the season against Jena. Of course, we're happy to help anyone who wants to follow suit and give tips on the fitness programme and the right diet. We will also have one or two of our trainers on site," says sports director Pete Miller, looking forward to the event.

The breakdancers from Kraftwerk e.V. will be offering a workshop from midday, where everyone can try their hand at breakdancing. Younger visitors can transform themselves with face painting. "Some of our breakdancers and hip-hop girls are preparing for the Soul Expression battles - an international event on
26 September 2015 at the Kraftwerk. They use every opportunity for training and workshops. Watching is fascinating, taking part is a real challenge," says Ute Kiehn-Dziuballa, Managing Director of the Kraftwerk e.V. association.

The programme also includes pantomime artist Fräulein PanTo.C.. Her performance "place to go" is dedicated to the theme of picnic blankets in a very special way: "I would like to invite passers-by to take a short break from everyday life and perhaps inspire a thought or two about 'sharing', 'one's own place', 'communication without words', etc.". To this end, the artist will pantomime from her own picnic basket and give visitors a little message.

The city picnic will be accompanied musically by hip-hop DJ Special K.

The Stadtpicnic event series is part of the city marketing campaign "The city is me".

About the campaign:

Since March 2014, the city marketing campaign has been advertising under the title "Die Stadt bin ich" (I am the city) and uses various activities to show how many endearing, interesting and creative things there are in the city. The centrepiece of the campaign is the homepage www.die-stadt-bin-ich.de, where you can read articles about the maker of the week, confessions, a photo blog, editorial articles, event information such as Rock am Kopp and information on further steps for the new marketing and communication concept of the city of Chemnitz.

Since June 2015, the city marketing campaign has also extended beyond the city limits. The message "Unfold yourself!" is intended to appeal to young people who are looking for space for their ideas or their start in professional life, who want to found, build, dream and realise something. In short, the city says: #CHEMNITZWILLDICH.

On 5 July 2015, the first Stadtpicnic took place on the Küchwaldwiese with DJ Felde and the Slackwerk association. On 26 July 2015, the Bandbüro and other Brühl performers played at the Schillerpark for the second Stadtpicnic. The third Stadtpicnic on 16 August 2015 was held in the Stadtpark by the Küchwaldbühne theatre company and the German Games Museum.