“Whodentity” is an artificial word with which musikprotokoll 2022 wants to shed light on currently pressing questions about identities. The festival will once again take place in Graz, from the 6th – 9th October, 2022. For more information about this year’s theme … read more »
Jorge Sanchez-Chiong
SUENA FESTIVAL: Call for Scores
The SUENA FESTIVAL for contemporary Hispanic music in Vienna will celebrate its first edition from May 10 to 12, 2022. The title of the premiere edition is “Identity”. The festival focuses on promoting international cultural cooperation and relations between Austria, Spain and … read more »
“I THINK IT’S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT NOT TO LOSE SIGHT OF WHAT CULTURE CAN DO AND ART MUST DO” – BERNHARD GÜNTHER (WIEN MODERN)
WIEN MODERN, Austria’s largest festival for new music, now in its 34th edition, could be given sub-headers this year like: a major opera premiere at the Odeon, music theatre and dance, performances, multimedia and images, immersive projects, walk-in installations and exhibitions, major … read more »
“DISORIENTATION TAKES A LONG TIME TO EXPLORE” – BRIGITTE WILFING AND JORGE SÁNCHEZ-CHIONG
The interdisciplinary project CROSSWAYS IN CONTEMPORARY MUSIC continues! Following a comprehensive article in 3 parts (I, II & III) on the subject of new music and choreography & dance, now is the time to let individual choreographers, dancers, composers and musicians have … read more »
CROSSWAYS IN CONTEMPORARY MUSIC: CHOREOGRAPHY & DANCE III
Following Part 1 and Part 2, the third and final segment of the CROSSWAYS IN CONTEMPORARY MUSIC: CHOREOGRAPHY & DANCE series sets out on the trail of new and upcoming works that unite new music and choreography & dance. JUDITH / CUT_FADE … read more »
JUST DO WHAT YOU WANT – WIEN MODERN 34
From October 30th to November 30th, 2021, the WIEN MODERN festival, with its 34th edition, will once again open a month-long major platform for inspiring encounters between artists and listeners of new music of all forms and colors. A total of 120 … read more »
Crossways in Contemporary Music – Choreography & Dance I
To dance without music? That sounds unimaginable to most people at first, and one would like to conclude that dance and music are inseparable. But the performing arts are vain and both dance and music are independent art forms with a long … read more »
Austrian Music Theatre Day 2019
The Austrian Music Theatre Day is an international networking event taking place on September 14, 2019 in the context of the Musiktheatertage Wien at Vienna´s WUK. Austrian Music Export and Musiktheatertage Wien cordially invite all persons working in the field of music … read more »
Operadagen Rotterdam 2019 – A look back (and forward)
In the field of pop, rock and electronic music, it’s quite usual for upcoming artists to play at showcase festivals, like Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen in the Netherlands, which is one of the biggest Showcase festivals in Europe. However, as common with … read more »
Austrian Heartbeats at Operadagen Rotterdam 2019
Operadagen Rotterdam are dedicated to the field of music theatre, presenting major music theatre productions, showcases and presentations to a circle of international producers. In 2019, the international festival will focus on music theatre productions from Austria. On May 21, eight works by … read more »