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title: "Videos of the Leipzig Festival of Lights 2017"
url: "https://lichtfest.leipziger-freiheit.de/en/media/videos/leipzig-festival-of-lights-2017"
description: "More than 15,000 visitors and local residents commemorated the historic events of autumn ’89 on Leipzig’s Augustusplatz on 9ᵗʰ of October 2017. You can find the videos here."
language: "en"
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Videos
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from the Leipzig Festival of Lights 2017

 

Leipzig Festival of Lights 2017: Awakening – Responsibility – Openness

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The short film conveys excerpts from the stage programme and the welcoming addresses, as well as visitors’ memories and reflections: As part of the Leipzig Festival of Lights, more than 15,000 people gathered on Augustusplatz on the 9ᵗʰ of October 2017 to commemorate the Peaceful Revolution in autumn 89. Under the motto “Awakening – Responsibility – Openness”, it brought together a multifaceted programme of talks, jazz and video.

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Trailer for the Leipzig Festival of Lights

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The short film was intended as a trailer to draw attention to the Leipzig Festival of Lights 2017 and inspire people to attend.