Neo-Nazi marches in Dresden and left-wing groups had been relatively weak for years. With the emergence of the "Dresden Nazifrei" alliance (Dresden without Nazis), the Nazi march was blocked from marching for the first time in 2010 by thousands of demonstrators, again in 2011 and prevented entirely in 2012. While part of East Germany, Dresden was in the so-called "valley of the clueless" ("Tal der Ahnungslosen"), with its citizens out of the reach of the Western radio and television that citizens elsewhere in the East were able to listen to illegally. Dresden continued to be different after the German reunification; while most states in
Culture in Dresden of the oldest orchestras and is known as "Strauss-Orchestra". Nevertheless the musical ensemble was also moulded by Carl Maria von Weber and Richard Wagner as its conductors. The Dresdner Kreuzchor (Choir of The Cross) is a boy's choir. It consists of pupils of the Kreuzschule, which is a Gymnasium today; the Kreuzchor is the choir of the Kreuzkirche. Choir, church and school were first mentioned in the 13th century and are as old as the city of Dresden. The "Dresdner Kapellknaben" (which are not related to the Staatskapelle) are the choir of the Catholic cathedral. The Dresden Philharmonic is the