Program

An old love story in a new guise: In the kingdom of the future "Tati 2" there are not only humans, but also many kinds of mixed creatures.

The team explores his African, Indonesian, Iraqi and European origins and the colonial history associated with them. Inspired by the life and work of Jean-Michel Basquiat, who repeatedly painted the three-pronged crown in his pictures as a symbol of self-empowerment, but also of oppression.

At the first edition of the PULS Festival, international artists come to Vienna with their theatre productions for youth and young adults. They present play developments that show how young people in Europe think about self-expression, shame, the search for identity and the question of future coexistence.

"Tabula Rasa" uses the means of dance theatre to address the different lifestyles of people in different financial situations and the challenges and opportunities they face. With a group of six dancers with and without disabilities, the piece is a call for inclusion and equality of non-normative people.

The JOUR FIXE Art Education is aimed at the art education scene, all theater, dance, and museum educators, as well as interested parties, and invites you to get to know each other personally, to network, and to engage in a lively exchange about formats, terms, structures, and methods.

"Da te ni sram" uses endless scrolling and content generation, avatars, emojis, music videos and stories to search for shamelessness and shame at the intersection of the virtual, the fairy tale and the present.

"Pleasant Land" was inspired by working with teenagers in Derby, particularly at Bemrose School. The stories are about how we perceive ourselves and how others see us. Identities we love, hide, share, shape, dismantle, excavate or cremate.

In "Ancestorsʼ Gift", Ulduz Ahmazadeh and her ATASH عطش contemporary dance company explore what our own relatives have passed on to us.

Parzival wants to become a knight. He no longer wants to be well protected. He no longer wants his mother to protect him from everything and everyone. Parzival wants to leave the safe forest and finally experience his own adventures in the big, wide world...

In "Repro Rave", the contradictions of parenthood are provocatively exposed. Of course, the performers can take care of the baby and keep the rave going at the same time. The result is a danced manifesto for radical friendship and different family constellations.

The story of Ferdo is full of symbolism and tells of being different, of generosity and self-interest, but above all of the joy that comes from helping each other.

With "Hearing", Romana Romanyschyn and Andrij Lessiw create a fascinating mixture of non-fiction and an enchanting journey of discovery into the world of hearing.