How to survive? This is the burning question that rushes through the bodies of the five dancers of Liquid Loft when they appear on stage together with the Viennese rock experimentalists Bulbul. In this new constellation, musicians and dancers move in a hybrid space between stage and live video. The stage becomes a "dream machine" and the performance a sensual, atmospheric and multi-layered experience. (Duration: 70 min)

Liquid Loft returns to the Spielboden with this masterpiece, which premiered at Vienna's Burgtheater in 2023 (ImPulsTanz).

Tanz, Choreografie Luke Baio, Dong Uk Kim, Dante Murillo, Anna Maria Nowak, Hannah Timbrell. Live-Band, Komposition Bulbul / Manfred Engelmayr, Roland Rathmair, Dieter Kern. Künstlerische Leitung, Choreografie Chris Haring. Komposition and Soundkonzept Andreas Berger. Licht-Design, Szenografie Thomas Jelinek. Choreografische Assistenz Stephanie Cumming, Katherina Meves. Theorie, Text Stefan Grissemann, Sophie Reyer. Stage Management Roman Harrer. Company Management/ Produktion Cornelia Lehner. Kostüme Stefan Röhrle. Videodokumentation Michael Loizenbauer.

Distribution: APROPIC – Line Rousseau, Marion Gauvent, Lara van Lookeren. Eine Co-Produktion von ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival, CCAM / Scène Nationale de Vandoeuvre und Liquid Loft.

Liquid Loft wird unterstützt von: Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlicher Dienst und Sport (BMKÖS), Stadt Wien Kultur (MA7) und SKE

British dancer and choreographer James Wilton returns to the Spielboden with stories about gods and demons, darkness, and light, life and death. The dance production LORE is based on Celtic myths, especially those originating in Cornwall. The specially composed soundtrack is influenced by Viking, Celtic and Slavic folklore. Duration: 60 min

With his spectacular and virtuoso dance productions, James Wilton has been present at tanz ist for many years.

Choreography and performance James Wilton and Sarah Jane Taylor. Music Michal Wojtas. Costume and set design James Wilton and Sarah Jane Taylor. Set construction Gavin Sawyers. Photography Chris Nash. Video Dan Martin.

Its title serving as a promise, Confession Publique takes us on an intimate dive into self-interrogation. It explores the noble and the vulgar, oscillates between grace and brutality, and at the same time shows a rebellion against the vulgar unpacking of narcissistic self-promoters. In the end, the fearless self-observation leads to the exposure of the secret and the private.

The autobiographical solo by Canadian artist Mélanie Demers was never performed in public until the performer and singer Angélique Willkie finally championed it.

In English.
This performance contains nudity. Recommended for ages 16 and up. Duration: 75 min

Idee, Regie und Choreografie Mélanie Demers. Interpretation Angélique Willkie. Rehearsal Anne-Marie Jourdenais. Dramaturgy Angélique Willkie. Original music Frannie Holder. Music Henry Purcell. Sung Angélique Willkie. Stage design Odile Gamache. Light Claire Seyller. Costumes Elen Ewing. Technical Direction Hannah Kirby. Production management Dominique Sarrazin. Acknowledgments Éléonore Loiselle.

Co producers: La Chapelle Scènes Contemporaines, Agora de la danse, Centro per la Scena Contemporanea/Operaestate.
MAYDAY is supported by Canada Council for the Arts, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and des Conseil des arts de Montréal.

The Belgian artist duo Florencia Demestri and Samuel Lefeuvre, known for their witty and quirky but also profound performances, continue their research into the concepts of anomaly or creative error, which were already used in their previous work (Glitch, tanz ist 2020). Inspired by Anna Tsing's The Mushroom at the End of the World, they immerse themselves in a landscape of unpredictable and multiple temporalities, creating fleeting and unreal images that disrupt our visual habits and perceptions. In the center of a circular installation, around which the audience sits, they reassemble a sensitive, non-anatomical body from a mirror surface and take the audience on a journey through the randomness of forms. Duration: 45 min

Choregraphie und Interpretation Florencia Demestri & Samuel Lefeuvre. Musik Raphaëlle Latini. Lichtdesign Nicolas Olivier. Regie und Technik François Bodeux. Kostüme Vanessa Pinto, Natalia Fandiño. Dramaturgie Arnaud Timmermans. Produktion LOG asbl. Administration Emilie Parot.

Co-Production: Charleroi Danse, Les Brigittines, La Place de la Danse – CDCN Toulouse / Occitanie, dans le cadre du dispositif Accueil-Studio, MARS - Mons Arts de la Scène Support La Fabrique des Possibles, GRAND STUDIO avec le soutien de la Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles - Service de la Danse, et WBI.

Bulbul was founded in 1996 and is probably the most unconventional, trippiest and weirdest rock formation in Austria. The band is known for playing rock music with a special passion for dark corners and edges. Musically, the band members - Manfred Engelmayr, Roland Rathmair and Dieter Kern - have always gone their own way with cross-style musical elements. Bulbul has created their very own, unmistakable style and stand alone as a raucous testament to individuality and the raw power of rock and noise.

We are delighted that Bulbul will also be performing live with the dancers from Liquid loft on June 13 and 15. This collaboration was a highlight of ImPulsTanz at Vienna's Burgtheater