This festival week once again reveals the rich diversity of contemporary dance. Untitled (Figures) by Lenio Kaklea explores queer role models and the female body. Personal, poetic and political, she traces questions of identity and desire and also presents her award-winning film An Alphabet for The Camera at the Schauspielhaus. In A Delirious Night, Cie. Mette Ingvartsen’s masked ball escalates into an ecstatic rave at the Akademietheater. Matteo Haitzmann opens this year’s [8:tension] Young Choreographers’ Series at NEST with his concert performance Make it Count. And until 10 August, the exhibition Faux Pas – A New Encounter with Ko Murobushi by Ko & Edge can be viewed at the Odeon from one hour before the performances taking place there. The exhibition is a homage to the Butoh dancer Ko Murobushi, who passed away in 2014.

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Photo: Lenio Kaklea "Untitled (Figures)" © Camille Digon

ImPulsTanz at the Museum

This year, mumok presents two intense solo works by very different artists from two generations: choreographer Ola Maciejewska has dancer Leah Marojević perform alongside a melting dance partner – a block of ice – which makes her own body appear all the more clearly as a transient being. Performance artist Wagner Schwartz enters into a dialogue with an animal-like sculpture in his solo, inviting the audience to move his body rather than the object. Afterwards, a film by Laurent Goldring, created in dialogue with this work, will be shown. Meanwhile, at the MuseumsQuartier, you can visit Christopher Matthews’ light installation, which transforms Raum D into a pulsating field of dreams filled with unforgettable dance nights.

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Photo: Ola Maciejewska – The second body © Mathieu Peyroulet Ghilini

Even more additional performances

Due to high demand, we are delighted to announce even more additional performances: starting with the ImPulsTanz classic deep dish by Liquid Loft / Chris Haring on 15 July (20:30) at NEST, where sumptuous feasting once again meets dance. The [8:tension] choreographers Lisen Pousette & Olivia Rivière return with DUNKEL to WUK Projektraum on 23 July (21:00), once more oscillating between heaviness and lightness, intimacy and eruption. Meanwhile, Catol Teixeira revisits in Arrebentação - zona de derrama last chapter the fleeting moment between tension and tranquillity – full of impulses, desires and longing – for a third time on 2 August (19:00), also at WUK. On 24 July (21:00) at Schauspielhaus, Luca Bonamore once again reveals in LAMENTATIONS
what his search for love sounds like – from a galloping escape from loneliness to an extraordinary encounter. At Akademietheater, Alexander Vantournhout / Not Standing explores on 25 July (21:00) with every_body how an ordinary handshake can lead to a choreographic miracle. Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Solal Mariotte / Rosas return for a fourth performance of their embodied homage to the celebrated Brussels-born chansonnier Jacques BREL on 29 July (21:00), also at Akademietheater. And as part of ImPulsTanz & Visual Arts, a delicate symbiosis unfolds at mumok in Ola Maciejewska’s The second body – with an object made of ice, through touching, lifting, gliding and embracing. Don’t miss out – grab your tickets now!

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SOÇIAL

Every evening, the Soçial music programme invites festival guests and visitors to concerts and DJ sets in the Festival Lounge and on two evenings to the ImPulsTanz – Party Nights in the Arkadenhof at Wiener Rathaus.

Dancing through those balmy summer nights

From 10 July to 10 August, the much-loved ImPulsTanz Festival Lounge returns to the Burgtheater Vestibül, welcoming festival artists, audiences, teaching artists, dancers of all levels – from total beginners to professionals – and night owls of all kinds every evening from 22:00. The Festival Lounge kicks off on 10 July with a live opening featuring Mary Jane’s Soundgarden and Radio Rudina behind the decks. Every Friday, FM4 sends its hosts and DJs from the studio straight into the heart of the Festival Lounge. The Live’n’Local nights on thursdays spotlight live concerts by Austrian musicians – among them Skofi, ARAI and KLAWO.

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Friday Night with SOFI TUKKER, Anna Ullrich & Stefan Obermaier

Stefan Obermaier kicks off the ImPulsTanz – Party Nights on Friday Night with groovy electronic music from Salzburg. SOFI TUKKER, the extravagantly elegant duo from New York, deliver a spectacular live set between EDM, pop and carnival in the Arkadenhof of Vienna City Hall. After the main act, Anna Ullrich steps up to the desk – eclectic, playful, with a punch.

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Saturday Night with Aloe Blacc, Cassy, Urbs & Cutex and Altroy Jerome

Saturday Night keeps up the high spirits while changing up the sound: the Viennese beat producers Urbs & Cutex, silent for over two decades, have returned with a terrific new album – HipHop, TripHop, downtempo. And then: Aloe Blacc, Grammy-nominated singer and rapper from Los Angeles, takes the stage for a gloriously soulful live performance. Next up is Cassy – rooted in Austria, internationally acclaimed, Queen of DJs, strictly vinyl, and uncompromisingly fine dance music. And Altroy Jerome delivers the final note: his sets blend deep and soulful house with electronic complexity and rhythmic finesse – underground dance music with soul.

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WORKSHOPS & RESEARCH

Over 150 international and national teaching artists and choreographers share their knowledge with both beginners and professionals in more than 250 workshops and research projects at Arsenal.

Workshop Highlights: From Jazz Mix to Self Care

Once again this year, the ImPulsTanz workshops showcase dance in all its rich variety: In HipHop Contemporary, Silke Grabinger focuses on the technique and expression of HipHop, while encouraging the development of each participant’s personal style. In Raza Hammadi’s Jazz Mix, participants learn a refined and harmonious blend of choreographic techniques and movement languages, following a clear, coherent structure – a melting pot of jazz. With Shifting Roots – Alegado Movement Language, Blanka Flora Csasznyi explores how our connection to the earth and our roots is essential for freedom of movement, with a focus on coordination, rhythm and awareness. Ariel Uziga invites participants in his All Abilities workshop Diverse Dance Inclusion to explore diversity through movement in space. And in Self Care and Self Regulation for Activists, Nicole Berndt-Caccivio develops strategies for staying resilient within the community – through mindfulness, slowing-down practices, bodywork based on biodynamic craniosacral therapy and osteopathy, and wild dancing. Secure your spot now!

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The Public Moves Return to Vienna

The daily outdoor dance classes of Public Moves return in 2025 to seven locations across Vienna. The series begins on 11 July at 17:00 in the MuseumsQuartier with sessions by Silke Grabinger and German Jauregui. Simultaneously, Andrea Vezga Acevedo and Rotraud Kern teach at the Papstwiese near the Donauturm, Karine LaBel and Inge Kaindlstorfer at Richard-Wagner-Platz, and Esther Jeong and Fabiana Pastorini at Schwarzenbergplatz.

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LACE Extended Open Call

Professional artists, activists, and academics working in dance, performance, and embodied arts are invited to apply for LACE Extended (21–25 July 2025), a week of in-depth peer exchange following the LACE #3: Materialising Touch symposium. LACE Extended offers time and space for peer-to-peer, practice-based exchange around relationality, interstitiality, and collective inquiry – grounded in artistic, academic, and activist practices. Participants can choose between three unique spaces hosted by Naoto Hieda (hybrid), Yas Lamar, or Tereza Silon – each offering a deep dive into relational and practice-based exploration.

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NEWS

10.7.2025

Bonne chance, François!

We are delighted to congratulate François Chaignaud on his appointment as artistic director of the Centre chorégraphique national in Caen from 2026. As a choreographer, dancer, singer, author and cabaret artist,Chaignaud embodies an uncompromisingly hybrid artistic practice. In recent years, he has created collaborative works with Nina Laisné (Romances inciertos, un autre Orlando, 2018) and with Trajal Harrell, Cecilia Bengolea and Marlene Monteiro Freitas ((M)imosa, 2024), which he also presented at ImPulsTanz. His latest production, Último Helecho – also developed with Nina Laisné and Argentine singer Nadia Larcher – blends South American dances, the sound of baroque trombones and choreographic magic. It will be shown on 19 & 21 July at Volkstheater.

25.6.2025

DANZA&DANZA International Dance Magazine – May/June issue

DANZA&DANZA International is a magazine dedicated to the art of dance and ballet worldwide with thoughtful features, artist interviews, performance reviews, and behind-the-scenes insights. The May/June issue features exclusive interviews with Damien Jalet, one of dance’s most multi-faceted creators, and with the impactful and ruthlessly uncompromising Carolina Bianchi, Silver Lion at Venice Biennale; we get to know to Francesco Mura, the Italian Premier danseur at the Paris Opera Ballet; we also look at the remarkable piece of contemporary dance “Crocodile” by the duo Harriague-Leriche; we review several premieres like Marcos Morau’s new work for the Royal Ballet of Flanders, Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo (Balanchine/Ratmansky/Goecke), the Novi Sad Ballet (Morelli and Galili) and the English National Ballet, which is dancing a full evening of Forsythe.

You can browse and purchase individual issues or explore their archive. Subscriptions offer full access, and your first issue is free. Explore more on their website and follow them on Instagram @danzaedanza_magazine

20.6.2025

bluebox 2025/26 – Apply Now!

bluebox is a Vienna-based professional dance programme running from 1 October 2025 to 1 June 2026. It offers advanced dancers (18+) weekly, company-like creation processes with leading international artists such as Alleyne Dance, Akira Yoshida, Sofia Nappi (Komoco), Alexander Lopez (Pina Bausch Company), Tú Hoang (Korzo Theater) JA Collective, and many more.

Train, create, perform, and explore choreography, production, and career development in a highly curated environment.

Audition: 20 July 2025, 15:00–19:00
Volksoper Probebühne, Vienna

20.6.2025

Move, explore, enjoy: beginner-friendly summer highlights

Why not make the most of summer to discover a new passion? These beginner and open-level classes offer fresh inspiration for the curious: In Marie Kaae’s House Dance class, participants can unleash their creativity through footwork, short choreos and freestyle practice. In Racquel Caution’s Dancehall workshop, it’s all about “Getting Jiggy” as she teaches the foundational steps and techniques of this high-energy dance style. Andrew Champlin crafts a flowing dialogue of movement and learning, that helps participants experience greater ease in their Ballet practice. And with Sascha Krausneker, the Feldenkrais method helps improve balance, coordination and posture – and even alleviates pain.

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