The ImPulsTanz - Vienna International Dance Festival celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2008. Hannes Gellner conveys the extraordinary atmosphere of the successful festival. Internationally renowned dancers and devoted contributors such as Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Mathilde Monnier or Wim Vandekeybus tell their special relationship with ImPulsTanz. Following young talents from France, Mali or Lithuania, we discover the intimate creative moments of this festival, that encourages cultural diversity. ImPulsTanz is a laboratory of artistic innovation. It transforms Vienna each summer into an enormous dance platform where the utopia of a borderless cosmopolitan exchange becomes reality. With: Emio Greco, Chris Haring, Ismael Ivo, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Mathilde Monnier, Julie Nioche, Kettly Noel, Karl Regensburger, Rio Rutzinger, Christa Spatt, Dirk Stermann, Meg Stuart, Loic Touzé, Wim Vandekeybus, Nelisiwe Xaba, David Zambrano, a.o.