Program

The new LO AND BEHOLD series of events combines experimental sounds and performative practices, looking for sensory perspectives in the theatre space between noise and soft acoustics.

After a lab and a Research Affiliation in spring, we invite anyone interested in the topic to a monthly reading group where we can explore new ideas, discuss texts, debate concepts and share experiences and visions. Hosted by Anna Leon.

Kunst & Gewalt is is the fourth edition of our event series Salon Différance – a cooperation between the Centre for Science and Research (ZWF) of the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna (MUK) and Tanzquartier Wien.

TQW DOC+ is a monthly interdisciplinary, inter-university forum for theorists on topics concerned with choreography, performance, body, art and politics at Tanzquartier Wien.

A hypnotic ballet for 21 dancers to a legendary composition by Steve Reich.

During the CPA, you will be able to immerse yourself in six choreographic worlds in special screenings. The film programme presents artistic cinematic works that are explicitly not conceived as documentaries of performances.

In "Precarious Moves", Michael Turinsky continues his research into choreographic gestures in the context of politically motivated aesthetical concepts.

"Dance for the Future" taps into the collective consciousness, sharing experiences during a pandemic while reinforcing the power of community as a form of healing.

"Exótica" sees itself as an homage to all those forgotten performers of colour who did not find a place in the canon of dance history and are only now slowly being rediscovered.

Philipp Gehmacher has been developing his unique movement vocabulary for 20 years. In "The Slowest Urgency", he is looking for an urgency that manifests in bodies: to move the things that move us.

Named after the light designer Bruno Pocheron, a collaborative partner of Alix Eynaudi since 2005, the piece features a cluster-like light sculpture which sprouts and transforms itself into a musical instrument through the sound design of Paul Kotal.

In the twilight of the "Age of Aquarius", there’s a shift away from technological innovation towards humanitarian concerns and collective responsibilities. The narratives of Ophelia’s heiresses have inevitably resurfaced to float like a carpet of algae above the depths and abysses they at once cover.