Vienna International Dance Festival

10.7.–10.8.2025

Founded in 1984, ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival has over the years evolved into the largest festival for contemporary dance and performance in the world. Every summer it presents a uniquely diverse programme of performances, workshops, research projects and musical acts.

Tickets for the entire performance programme are now available online, by phone and at the box office!

Photo: Art Direction & Design: Cin Cin, Creative Studios, Photography: Isabelle Wenzel, Performer: Yoh Morishita, Video edit: Maximilian Pramatarov

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PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

Every year ImPulsTanz presents more than 50 productions by international as well as Austrian artists and companies in an extraordinary density in the theatres and museums of Vienna.

Festival Opening with CLUB AMOUR

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

Joyful additions to the performance programme

Demand is high – and we don’t need to be asked twice: In addition to the already announced add-on performances by Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch + Terrain Boris Charmatz with CLUB AMOUR. Café Müller / Aatt enen tionon / herses, duo on 11 July, Nelken. A Piece by Pina Bausch on 18 July, and Come Back Again by Doris Uhlich & Susanne Kirnbauer-Bundy on 21 & 22 July, we are delighted to announce three more additional performances!
The Akram Khan Company will be touring for the last time in Austria and presents Thikra: Night of Remembering – an additional performance will take place on 30 July, no one misses out. Workshop All-Star Joe Alegado and Guests can also be seen a second time with Bits and Pieces on 19 July. And the celebrated TAO Dance Theater, led by choreographer Tao Ye, will delight audiences once again with the production 13 & 14 – with an additional performance scheduled for 7 August.

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Photo: Akram Khan Company – Thikra: Night of Remembering © Camilla Greenwell

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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.

32 Evenings of Soçial

Every evening, we invite you to the ImPulsTanz Festival Lounge – our summer living room in the Burgtheater Vestibül – to discover exciting up-and-coming local live acts and DJs.
On Fridays, FM4 brings the vibes with its hosts and associated DJs, including Phekt & Trishes, Awir Leon, OFF THE GRID, claromor, and DJ Odd. Thursdays are dedicated to Live’n’Local, a series spotlighting promising local newcomers such as Mary Jane’s Soundgarden, ARAI, Skofi, and KLAWO. At ImPulsTanz on Decks, artists, staff, and partners of the festival share their favourite tracks – straight from the heart of ImPulsTanz. On 18 and 19 July, we also celebrate in the Arkadenhof of Rathaus Wien with the ImPulsTanz – Party Nights, featuring SOFI TUKKER, Aloe Blacc, and many more.

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Photo: oh alien © yakoone

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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Photo: SOFI TUKKER © Rob Woodcox

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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Photo: Aloe Blacc © Zach Bell

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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.

Public Moves in Salzburg

Until 6 July, ImPulsTanz is bringing its free Public Moves to Salzburg – right in the heart of the Volksgarten, along the picturesque Hundertwasser Allee. And of course, the iconic bright yellow dance floor is there too!
Every day from 17:00 to 20:00, two open classes invite everyone to join in – outdoors, accessible and completely free of charge. Whether it's House Dance, Tai Chi, Locking or contemporary movement – the programme is as diverse as the people who dance. And as always, all levels and all ages are welcome!

Registration for Public Moves opens one day before each class at 11:00 online via the calendaror by phone at +43 1 523 55 58-19. If a class is “fully booked”, there is still a chance of getting a spot on site.

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Photo: Public Moves Salzburg 2024 mit Karin Cheng © Raphael Mittendorfer

Ahoy there, dancy pirates – Seestadt is calling!

Our programme for Kids & Teens has received a brand-new highlight: Seestadt Pirates – free dance classes for children in our Seestadt. From 3 to 6 July, ImPulsTanz invites children to take part in two free dance classes each day at our Seestadt Studios – specially created for the youngest generation of dancers and those who dream of becoming one. Every morning at 9:30 and 11:15, up to 20 children aged between 3½ and 13 can dive into imaginative, movement-filled workshops – from BodyParkour and Caribbean rhythms to K-pop and animal-inspired dance adventures.

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Photo: Suni Löschner @ yakoone

Dance as Experiment: Workshops for curious minds & brave hearts

Keen to explore, think, move and create together? These workshops open up new spaces – for personal discoveries and collective processes. In TOGETHER BUILDING MORE (Ana Rocha, 2 & 3 August), collaboration grows into a practice that deals with support, community and cultural policy. With Dimitri Chamblas, you can create a piece in fast motion in Make a Dance Piece in Two Days (19 & 20 July) - spontaneous, raw, direct - or create your very own artistic self-image in Self Portrait (21–25 July). To dance (Marko Milić, 21–25 July) asks: What remains of dance when no one is watching? In Melanie Maar's Sense Appeal (19 & 20 July), you will learn about touch, silence and presence. And in Carrying and moving signs (Alix Eynaudi & Anne Faucheret, 4–8 August), banners become poetic signs of resistance.

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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

16.6.2025

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.

28.5.2025

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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