Artistic variety is the key: The spectacular open-air opening on the Rathausplatz on 8 May is followed until 14 June by 178 performances from 28 countries – opera, concerts, theatre, dance, shows and an exhibition. Major artists will once again be at the festival, including Bruno Beltrão, Philippe Boesmans, Heiner Goebbels, Christoph Marthaler, Robert Lepage, Alvis Hermanis, Philippe Quesne, Peter Sellars, Peter Stein and Krzysztof Warlikowski. Through their works they show that music, theatre and performance are spiritual places that not only take one’s mind off things, but stir up fantasy.
Amongst the top-class names on the programme of plays are Peter Stein’s Berlin production of Kleist’s “Der zerbrochene Krug” with Klaus Maria Brandauer, which is coming to the Theater an der Wien as a guest performance. At the Theater Akzent, you can experience Shakespeare’s “Othello”, directed by Peter Sellars. Andreas Kriegenburg’s hit production of “Der Prozess” after Franz Kafka will play at the Volkstheater and Jürgen Gosch’s “Uncle Vanya” after Anton Chekov in Hall E in the MuseumsQuartier.
The music programme is devoted to Aeneas, who cannot tell Dido the reasons for his departure and his change in mood: “Dido and Aeneas” by Henry Purcell in the production by Deborah Warner, the Austrian premiere of Philippe Boesmans’ “Yvonne, die Burgunderprinzessin” and Heiner Goebbel’s “I went to the house but did not enter”.
“Into the City”, “Forum Festwochen”, the exhibition “Ich bin ganz wo anders – Jam krejt dikund tjeter” and the film series “Die Filme von Wassili Schuschkin” complete the offering.
Vienna Festival 2009
8 May to 14 June 2009
www.festwochen.at
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