Yes, they are back this weekend, the dead and not so dead, celebrating Día de los Muertos with a whole series of events at Weltmuseum Wien. After a year´s absence, fortunately the Weltmuseum opened its doors again for the festivities and exhibitions surrounding this traditional Mexican holiday. Why, you might ask, would a Mexican holidayContinue reading “Return of the dead to Weltmuseum Wien”
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Love – actually, Ganymed in love at the KHM
All you need is love, and Ganymed: another wonderful evening of performances and art at the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. What a beautiful evening of theatre, and music, dance, and the visual delights of the setting at the KHM! Love and song – songs about romantic love dominate the charts. But do we really knowContinue reading “Love – actually, Ganymed in love at the KHM”
A ball for everyone, literally
Inclusiveness, sustainability, tolerance, – such common catchwords these days. Words most of us more or less want to subscribe to, at least in theory. On the 4th of May you can participate in a fun and well thought out event that celebrates all these principles: Vienna´s 12th Diversity Ball on 4 May 2019. Yesterday IContinue reading “A ball for everyone, literally”
Bloody murder at Musiktheater Linz
The other day I got to see a contemporary staging of Macbeth at the gorgeous Musiktheater Linz, thanks to an instawalk with Igersaustria. We got a behind-the-scenes tour of this impressive modern theatre building and then saw a stunning dance and music interpretation of Shakespeare´s timeless classic about the deadly thirst for power at anyContinue reading “Bloody murder at Musiktheater Linz”
Celebrating life – and death – at Semperdepot
It hard not to be sad when thinking about the passing of loved ones, but the Mexicans make a pretty good job of it. The Day of the Dead, Día de Muertos, is a celebration of life and death. On All Soul´s Day, when central Europeans somberly visit their dead at graveyards, putting candles andContinue reading “Celebrating life – and death – at Semperdepot”
Movers and shakers – ImpulsTanz
A friend invited me to join her for an introductory Bollywood Dance workshop last week – I did not need much persuading. Bollywood dancing is something I had been wanting to explore for a while, and the ImPulsTanz Workshops provided a great opportunity. And almost as a “bonus” after 5 days of sweating it outContinue reading “Movers and shakers – ImpulsTanz”
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