Tag: #viennanow
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Wie alles begann
250 Jahre Albertina (Scroll down for the English text.) Vor zwei Wochen durfte ich auf Einladung der Albertina an ihrer festlichen 250-Jahr-Feier teilnehmen. Schon der Sommerabend auf der Terrasse, die ausgezeichnete Bewirtung, Cocktails und angeregte Gespräche machten die Veranstaltung zu einem besonderen Erlebnis. Der eigentliche Höhepunkt wartete jedoch im Inneren des Museums: die Jubiläumsausstellung „Sammeln…
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Wem gehört ein Bild?
Richard Prince in der Albertina (Scroll down for the English text.) Der Künstler und Fotograf Richard Prince (*1949) gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Vertreter der Appropriation Art. Seit den 1970er Jahren fotografiert, kopiert, beschneidet, sammelt und kombiniert er bereits existierende Bilder aus Werbung, Magazinen und der Popkultur. Seine berühmtesten Arbeiten, die Cowboys, basieren auf Marlboro-Werbeanzeigen.…
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Politeness Can Be Fatal
The Unfriend at Vienna’s English Theatre (German summary below) There are evenings in the theatre when you smile politely, appreciate the performances, and leave with a pleasant memory. And then there are evenings when you find yourself laughing so hard that you completely lose composure. The Unfriend at Vienna’s English Theatre belongs firmly in the…
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Careless People
Some stories refuse to stay politely in the past. The Great Gatsby is one of them, still circling around questions of longing, illusion, and the quiet damage people leave behind. Vienna’s current staging by Open House Theatre at Theater Spielraum doesn’t aim for lush reconstruction, but it doesn’t abandon the period either. It finds a…
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Turbulence in the Air: Boeing! Boeing!
Some plays just lodge themselves in your system early and never really leave. Boeing! Boeing! is one of mine. I first fell for it as a kid watching the film version with Tony Curtis and Jerry Lewis on TV. Now Art for Charity is bringing it back to Vienna, and on stage it’s even funnier.…
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Der Ariadne-Faden im Weltuntergang: RADIO GOO GOO
Das Ende der Welt hat in RADIO GOO GOO ein Datum und eine Uhrzeit. Wie genau die Menschheit endet, wissen wir nicht, aber dass sie endet, steht fest. Und dann dieser Satz: Das Radioprogramm sei „wie eine Art Ariadne-Faden“. Ein Satz, der sofort im Raum hängt. Denn auf den Stiegen des Kosmos Theaters rast eine…
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My Old Lady: More Than an Apartment Problem
Tonight, Theater Drachengasse premieres My Old Lady in the smaller, cozier of its two performance spaces, Bar & Co. And yes, “cozy” is the polite word for “you’re so close to the actors you can feel the air shift when a scene turns.” I photographed a rehearsal, and it was one of those rare afternoons…
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A Meta-Holiday Classic: Scrooge’s and Scroggs’ Journey
The timeless tale of redemption and transformation returns to the stage, yet this year’s rendition of A Christmas Carol by Open House Theatre brings a fresh, inventive twist that breathes new life into the classic story. While the beloved narrative of Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey from miserliness to generosity remains at its heart, the production cleverly frames the…
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Whyte: The Choreography of Otherness
(GERMAN TEXT BELOW) I photographed the dress rehearsal of Whyte, a performance piece conceived and directed by Ahmed Al Taai, which will be presented over the next three days at Theater Spektakel in Vienna. Although the work unfolds entirely without spoken language, it became clear within minutes that nothing on this stage requires explanation. The…
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Speaking the Unbearable
Photographing the rehearsal of Girls & Boys this week was an experience that stayed with me long after I packed away my camera. Dennis Kelly’s one-woman play is known for its brutal emotional landscape, but I did not know the play before. Witnessing Anne Marie Sheridan inhabit this role at such close range was something…
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