Kung Fu Weeks in Vienna
On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, Shaolin Temple Austria – the largest of its kind in Europe – offers a free two-week program on Kung Fu, meditation, and health, as well as lectures on nutrition and meditation, and courses for children and families. Shaolin has its roots in the 1500-year-old temple in China, and [...]
Staging Science, Provoking Thought
“Two men die within 21 minutes of each other’s demise. Both are non-smokers. Cholesterol levels below 180. No particular health problems. Both professors in the same institution…and both having sipped champagne some two hours before their death. And not just any champagne.” So begins Carl Djerassi’s Insufficiency, a new play focusing on the chemistry and physics [...]
Outdoor Summer Screenings: 28 Aug.
Another Year Genre: Drama Starts: 21:00 Description: An examination of four seasons in the lives of a married couple. Garten-Filmfestival 2., Obere Augartenstrasse 1 www.filmarchiv.at Die schöne Helena (Offenbach) Genre: Operetta Starts: 21:30 Description: This fun operetta by Jacques Offenbach feature an original French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halevy. The operetta is [...]
Carnuntum – When (Almost) in Rome
References abound in this idyllic wine region east of Vienna to its Roman cultural history. When standing on the region’s central plains, undulations cascading down from the nearby hills, leaving vineyards lapping seemingly to your toes, it is hard not to be romanced by a time when those clay pots of fermenting juice were carted [...]
Young Contemporaries, Fledgling Art
Every month galleries in all districts simultaneously open their doors from afternoon to evening, beckoning with wine and art for the Gallery Crawl (Gallerien Rundgang). May’s event had a youthful spirit, with many group exhibitions by young artists, fresh and rosy-cheeked out of school, ripe for the picking on the art market. Sammlung Lenikus: Isabella [...]
Café Neko: the Café for Cats
A young blond man crawled on the floor. With the lens of his cine-camera he tried to capture the best shot of Sonja, the slim black beauty who was lolling about on the bare stone tiles of Café Neko. Unimpressed by the attention, Sonja gave him only a brief glance with her gorgeous wide green [...]
No Excuses
There is a billboard now all over town, a scene of someone on a motor scooter, turning a corner and almost running into a girl and her dog on a cross-walk. The scooter driver is holding a speech bubble “Tschuldigen” (“Sorry”) and the girl has one saying “Passt schon” (“That’s alright”). The first time I [...]
Outdoor Summer Screenings: 24 Aug.
Anfang 80 Genre: Drama, Starts: 20:30 Description: Bruno and Rosa are both 80 and have had some perspective on life. After the two meet, they fall in passionate love in spite of difficulties in their circumstances. Volxkino 2., Karmelitermarkt www.volxkino.at Alice im Wunderland (Ballett) Genre: Ballet Starts: 21:30 Description: This classic favorite will be [...]
Spirit and Voice at Otto Wagner’s Opus
The Church at Steinhof, the gilded Jugendstil edifice built by Otto Wagner at the beginning of the 20th century, is a majestic setting for VOCuMENTA’s monthly music programme. The organization’s stated purpose, to present “outstanding works of western vocal sacred music”, is emphasised by its distinctive name, a neologism joining “vox” (voice) and “mens” (spirit) together. In this [...]
