Nesterval

, © Lexy Thompson

Nesterval

Queerness and diversity are the starting point for all Nesterval productions. In a mixture of classic playing methods and elements of the "immersive theater", Herr Finnland and his team have been creating performative adventures since 2011 in which the participants become action-guiding participants of the piece. The productions of Nesterval are site-specific projects that are usually performed outside of the classical theater space. The productions refer to the cultural, social and historical aspects of the venue, in order to make the diversity of the city tangible. The around 20-person ensemble consists of performers, drag artist, actors and amateur actors performing in different formations. The connecting element is that there is always a reference to a member of the fictional Nesterval family as well as a playful component in all productions.

Together with brut, Nesterval realized Nesterval's Dirty Faust in Fall / Winter 2017/18 - a mash-up of Goethe's Faust and the 1980s cult film Dirty Dancing (sponsored by shift Basis.Kultur.Wien) and in Fall / Winter 2018 / 2019 Das Dorf - an immersive theatrical adventure in a Viennese Buschenschank, where 19th-century feminist literature was combined with Austrian Heimat films and bleak mountain realism.

Previous shows and performances include: Die Heimkehr der Eleonore Nesterval for steirischer herbst, Festival of New Art, 2016; The House of Hildegard and The Downfall of Edith Nesterval at /slash film festival, 2014, 2015, 2016; Terrenus, for Vienna Streetlife Festival in cooperation with FM4, 2016; Nesterval. The Last Ball, at imagetanz festival, brut Wien, 2016; Vienna Secrets in cooperation with the Vienna Tourism Board, performed in London, Bucharest, Warsaw, Rome, Zurich, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Paris, 2016; Where the f*** is Alice, Karlstag, 2017; Zirkus der Schatten, in cooperation with Circus Picard, Lower Austria, 2017; The Suffering of the Brothers Grimm, 25th Sepctrum Theatre Festival, Villach, 2017. Dirty Faust, brut Wien, 2017+2018, Struwwelpeter, karlsplatz.org 2018, Das Dorf, brut Wien, 2018+2019, Das Festbankett, Wien Museum, 2019; Anna-Liisa Nesterval, ANTI Festival Kuopio 2019

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Works at/with brut

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brut all over Vienna

brut nordwest

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Nordwestbahnstraße 8-10, 1200 Vienna
Subway: U1, U2 (Praterstern), U4 (Friedensbrücke), U6 (Dresdnerstraße) Tram: 5 (Nordwestbahnstraße) Bus: 5A (Wasnergasse)
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April 2025
Hyeji Nam
MANSHIN
April 2025
Björn Säfsten
Lost Night
April 2025
imagetanz Closing Party with Bicha Boo Collective
May 2025
Oleg Soulimenko
Roll Over and Over and Over
May 2025
baseCollective (Arno Böhler, Susanne Valerie Granzer, Johannes Kretz, Evi Jägle, Christoph Müller)
Seven Chambers of the Heart: Staging Philosophy
May 2025
MINTality Stiftung
STEM needs us – women* in strong roles (Science – Technology – Engeneering – Mathematics)
May 2025
Handle with care feat. Danilo Andrés
June 2025
The department of Artistic Strategies with Art x Science School for Transformation / University of Applied Arts Vienna
A Chair of One’s Own (Working title)

studio brut

not accessible

Zieglergasse 25, 1070 Wien
Subway: U3 (Zieglergasse), Tram: 49 (Westbahnstraße / Zieglergasse)
not accessible

April 2025
Ariadne Randall (feat. McKenzie Wark)
Reverse Cowgirl II: Ride To The Top
April 2025
McKenzie Wark
Reverse Cowgirl
April 2025
Anastasiia Vorobiova
VR & Avatar Workshop
April 2025
Zoe Gudović aka Zed Zeldich Zed
STOP – From Macho to Davičo

Bears in the Park Art Place

not accessible

Eyzinggasse 12, 1110 Vienna
U-Bahn: U3 (Gasometer) Bus: 72A (Gasometer), 76A, 76B (Simoningplatz)
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April 2025
Handle with Care feat. Huggy Bears Parts 3 & 4