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SHOWTIME — A FULL LINEUP AND HIGH SPIRITS ON DAY 2
The second day is traditionally a challenge for all the senses: first a full day's work, and then an exciting evening program.
At 8 a.m., the DCHH snack breakfast was waiting for the early birds again this year. And by 9 a.m., the first six of 18 two-hour sessions and workshops had already begun—covering topics such as sustainability and the common good, dealing with polarities, communication in tourism, working with people, “Hit or Miss”—lessons from ten years of DestinationCamp—as well as the Magic RoundTable on professional identity and ethical issues in an increasingly digitized workplace.
Throughout the day, the topics were mixed into a varied program lineup and assigned to six “travel groups.” Because of the current COVID-19 regulations, participants—unlike in previous years—could not choose a new topic after every break but had to remain in the travel group they had initially selected. By checking in for the first session, they essentially booked a package tour with a tour guide and three thematic modules —the fourth was added on the third day in the form of a scenario workshop.
During the trip, on Wednesday, teams of moderators—each consisting of two subject matter experts and often including an additional facilitator —joined the tour group and guided them through the range of topics without the participants having to change rooms. At the same time, the seats, tables, pens, and microphones were disinfected by the tour guides from the netzvitamine team during every break to ensure the highest possible level of hygiene throughout the DestinationCamp.
TO THE DCHH EVENING IN THE URBAN JUNGLE
After the last session, the video wall at the trotting track revealed the meeting point for the start of the long-awaited highlight of #DCHH20: the Davidwache on the Reeperbahn. From there, the participants were led to one of the Reeperbahn’s most legendary venues—Schmidts Tivolion Spielbudenplatz. Especially for the approximately 200 participants and the #DCHH20 crew, the show at this unique private theater was expanded to include tourist-themed segments and current references to the DestinationCamp and its participants.
This is the heart of St. Pauli: Before the pandemic, visitors from all over Germany came to experience major musical theater productions with imaginative sets, exquisite guest performances, and wild revues in one of the city’s most beautiful theaters. Since its opening on September 1, 1991, the shows and acts have delighted more than 600 audience members every evening.
After three months of mandatory closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Reeperbahn Theater celebrated its reopening on July 2 as a new, temporary total work of art in Hamburg’s Kiez district.
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That's what the website of this unique private theater promised—and just for the roughly 180 participants of the DestinationCamp and the netzvitamine crew, the show was expanded to include tourism-themed segments.
As soon as we entered the nearly circular hall, a feast for all the senses began—even under COVID-19 restrictions—amidst a magnificent, tropical-style oasis and featuring a dazzling array of singing, comedy, acrobatics, and culinary delights.
In the end, the guests wholeheartedly agreed with NDR Television's assessment:
The Tivoli has achieved something almost unimaginable: implementing restrictions and hygiene regulations in such a way that it essentially feels like a particularly exclusive theater experience for the audience.
In pairs or small groups, the DCHH participants sat among golden columns, large round mirrors, and colorful murals depicting birds of paradise, palm trees, and jungle motifs. At the tables in the foyer and on the balcony, they were served chickpea salad, wild mushroom snails, suckling pig salad, semerole made with pasture-raised beef, lentil patties, and cod.
Henning Mehrtens, the host and entertainer, welcomed everyone in high spirits, wearing a colorful nylon suit:
On the occasion of the 10th DCHH anniversary, netzvitamine Managing Director Stefan Möhler thanked hotelier and management consultant Bernd Reutemann, as well as Uwe Frers—then Managing Director of TipsbyTrips and now of Pincamp—for their initiative in founding this unique Barcamp model. Project Manager Benjamin Buhl thanked this year’s partners— Reisereporter, St. Elmo’s, Outdooractive, Neusta DS, TraumFerienwohnungen, Parkster, HRS DS, Infomax, Klimapatenschaft, as well as Schöler Kreativ and silberstern Filmproduktion —for their financial support despite the rescheduling and significantly changed circumstances.
And then the evening moved on to the “paradisiacal” part—starting with a fascinating ball-juggling performance by Lukas Köster. He made the balls bounce around corners, thrilling the audience with a constant stream of new tricks. Stand-up comedian Thorsten Bär had the audience in stitches with all sorts of sharp remarks about stereotypes of German states and with funny voice impressions ranging from Inge Meysel to Udo Lindenberg. “Contortionist” Tigris showed the audience just how flexible the human body can actually be, and Julia Grote, performing on the aerial hoop, transported everyone’s imagination for a moment to another world with her graceful, elegant, powerful, and dynamic swings and body twists—though shortly after midnight, that world sent most people off to sleep.
