Jasmin Wölke hosts gala evenings and award ceremonies in Dresden in English and German. She led the Leadership Excellence Awards through one evening with 250 guests and ten awards, as a corporate gala for her client.
A gala evening against the Dresden backdrop
Few cities frame a gala evening like Dresden does. The ballrooms of the old town hotels sit between the Frauenkirche and the Semperoper. The Kulturpalast brings a proper stage and fine acoustics right into the centre. The Gläserne Manufaktur turns an evening into an experience between architecture and technology. The hosts are often companies from Silicon Saxony, alongside associations and research institutions. The evening honours teams, long service and award winners, and engineers sit next to international guests. An audience like this wants sparkle without kitsch. The moderation has to honour achievements precisely, otherwise the applause feels ordered from above.
The calendar has a say
During Advent the Striezelmarkt takes over the old town, so hotels and ballrooms are booked early for December dates. The SemperOpernball in February is the second calendar mark around which venues fill up. If you know your date, secure the room and the host in the same move. For evening formats Jasmin arrives in the morning. The afternoon belongs to the rehearsal with show direction, technology and kitchen, so the evening starts without any rush.
How Jasmin leads a gala
In the briefing she clarifies the occasion, the dramaturgy and the order of the honours. On stage she opens the evening, introduces the laudatory speakers and brings the winners forward. Between menu and programme she keeps the rhythm; how the two interact is shown in the gala running order. At the Leadership Excellence Awards this arc carried ten awards without tiring the room. For international guests Jasmin switches fluently into English without telling the evening twice. After the final award she builds the transition into the informal part, because that is where the mood is decided.
Booking your gala in Dresden
Send the occasion, date and venue through the contact form. After the briefing you receive a written offer, with travel costs listed separately. The format at a glance is on the page gala host, more about the city on Moderatorin Dresden.