Ruhig bleiben

How can we imagine a world in which the focus is not on domination but on consideration, not on demarcation but on connection? And what if animals are not just biological beings, but actors in the political sphere

Philosophy and literature in conversation: Two award-winning high-calibre figures from the local cultural landscape - the writer Nava Ebrahimi and the philosopher Fahim Amir - come together to explore questions of speculative sensibility and coexistence. What could solidarity look like that is not only human?

OCT.opus 25

The team of artists that go by the name of God’s Entertainment will be depositing a huge octopus replica in the pond near the Karlsplatz to offer us a new interpretation of Strauss’ waltzes.

This artistic ersatz for an octopus, representing an intriguing symbiosis between Strauss and cultural studies expert Donna Haraway, is designed to give us a completely new perspective on the waltz as such, with lively and provocative interpretations opening up unprecedented emotional and intellectual vistas on the music of Johann Strauss. With the help of an array of supporting artists, Strauss himself will conducting OCT.opus 25 and dancing to his own music. On five weekends, the project will be electrifying its audiences with humour, temperament, concerts, performances and dinners.