Piano, Art, and Cake—No Admission Fee

First came the piano music, then all kinds of cake: At the fourth Cake Concert at the German Hygiene Museum in Dresden on Sunday, guests didn’t have to pay an admission fee—they just had to bring two pieces of cake. Whether homemade or store-bought, the rule was the same: one slice was for the visitors, the other for the artists.

The collective Institut für Gute Laune had also invited Dresden grandmothers to help bake. They brought a whole cake and were thus counted among the artists. Poster artists, potters, dancers, and poets also helped shape the afternoon.

The musical portion was provided by Dresden pianist Kolja Gork with three instrumental pieces ranging from classical to jazz. “The Unschule für Kunst and the Singende Klingende Preibisch will join in to sing one or two songs,” the announcement stated. After the music, guests and artists enjoyed the cake together.

Through these concerts, the Institut aims to facilitate encounters. “How rich could we be if we did nothing but give gifts to one another?” is one of the research questions. “A cake baked with love that someone enjoys is nothing less than a work of art,” said artist Thomas Preibisch from the institute.