Uwe Steimle in "Hören Sie es riechen"

Can you smell it by listening? Impossible? Not at all - it just takes imagination, yours! Just before Christmas, Uwe Steimle invites audiences to a very special evening that engages all the senses.

With his programme "Hören Sie es riechen?" (Can You Hear It Smell?), the beloved Dresden actor weaves together the history of the famous Dresden Christstollen with a one-of-a-kind listening experience. Steimle has set himself no small task: making the Christmas stollen perceptible through sound alone. In his warm, witty style, he tells the story of this traditional bake, lifts the lid on the recipe's secrets, recalls baking at grandma's, and explains the right way to store a stollen. Did you know that a stollen must never be "gediddscht", or that only the finest butter should ever be used?

Dresden Christstollen is baked faith - because love goes through the stomach. Steimle also introduces his "Stollenmädchen" and the golden rules of baking and savouring this festive treat. His own blend of humour and expertise takes the audience into the fragrant world of the stollen - a treat for eyes and ears alike.

Uwe Steimle has managed to bring together two Dresden traditions: the Christstollen and himself. An evening of stories and culinary pleasure - and who knows, perhaps you too will hear the stollen smell.