This year, our festival kicks off elegantly on 10 July at 19:30 with the triple bill CLUB AMOUR: Café Müller / Aatt enen tionon / herses, duo by Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch + Terrain Boris Charmatz at Burgtheater.
Few works in contemporary dance history are as groundbreaking and emotionally resonant as Café Müller, first performed in 1978 and staged around the world ever since. In CLUB AMOUR, this iconic work enters into dialogue with two early pieces by Boris Charmatz (Aatt enen tionon, herses, duo) in a bold triptych exploring love and desire. Purcell meets PJ Harvey, the subtle humour of Pina Bausch, her uniqueness and quiet radicalism, meet the unbridled nature and the sensuality of naked, entwined bodies of Charmatz’s works. A grand evening, an event!

Tickets for all performances are available online, by phone at +43 1 235 00 22, and from 8 July at the box office at Workshop Centre Arsenal.

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Photo: Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch + Terrain Boris Charmatz – CLUB AMOUR. Café Müller © César Vayssié

Grand Festival Opening at MQ

2025, we're kicking off the festival with a double celebration: on 11 July from around 21:00, everyone is invited to join us open-air and free of charge in the main courtyard of MuseumsQuartier for the grand festival opening. Eleven virtuoso street dancers from Johannesburg, Seoul, Miami and Rio perform in Amala Dianor’s LEVEL UP – an ode to the power of streetdance, fuelled by the electrifying live sounds of Awir Leon on the turntables.
And for those who want to keep the party going: from 22:00, our beloved ImPulsTanz Festival Lounge at Burgtheater Vestibül opens its doors. FM4 Friday welcomes you to dance with Phekt & Trishes, while Awir Leon picks up his DJ set right where he left off at MQ. Festival artists, audience members, teachers, dancers from all backgrounds – from hobbyists to pros – and fellow night owls are all equally welcome!

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Photo: Amala Dianor – LEVEL UP © Pierre Gondart

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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Photo: Catol Teixeira – Arrebentação - zona de derrama last chapter © CEPV Vidy Miriam Theus

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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 and Urbs & Cutex

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. The final chord belongs to Cassy: raised in Austria, celebrated globally, the Queen of DJs, strictly vinyl, refined and uncompromisingly danceable.

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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.

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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More Add-ons: House Dance, Butoh & Pole Dance

Our workshop programme keeps growing – and we love it! Farah Deen, curator of Public Moves Salzburg, transforms the studio into a club and a space of exchange and mutual empowerment. During her Open Level Intensive House Dance & Clubbing featuring DJ Sora (26 & 27 July), beginners and dance pros alike can inspire each other in a dynamic cypher. With Shinichi Iova-Koga, time becomes the central figure in Butoh – Temporal Transformations (26 & 27 July). Energy-efficient movement, clarity, and the deep connection of body and mind form the basis for improvisational exploration and new experiential realms. And from 4–8 August, Dulce Villano & Michelle Stripes invite you to dive into the art of pole dancing in their workshop Pole Bending. Expect simple spins, upside-down shapes, floorwork with voguing flair – and a strong statement: knee pads recommended, high heels optional, but most importantly, no slut shaming allowed!

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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

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.

18.6.2025

DanceAbility Teacher Training – apply now!

The application deadline for the DanceAbility Teacher Training & Certification with Alito Alessi (Founder and Executive Director of DanceAbility) & Connie Vandarakis (Master DanceAbility Trainer) has been extended – you can still apply until 7 July 2025! Become a certified DanceAbility Teacher and gain internationally recognised tools for leading inclusive dance, movement, and theatre projects. The training connects people of all abilities through movement and fosters true diversity in the creative process.

The Teacher Training takes place from 13 July to 8 August 2025 at a barrier-free, accessible gym hall in Vienna.

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