Touch Tour
on BUZZ by tanz.sucht.theater hosted by Christiane Hapt & Elena Lach
Each performance of BUZZ is preceded by a free-of-charge touch tour during which dancers Maartje Pasman, Ray Scheinecker and Katharina Senk of tanz.sucht.theater are joined by either Christiane Hapt or Elena Lach to provide information on the piece and present the costumes featuring in it. Attendants are kindly asked to gather at the brut nordwest foyer by 18:50.
Touch tours are brut Wien’s alternative to oral introductions, shifting the focus to senses that have so far fallen short during theatre attendances. Touch tours are directed at people with and without disabilities. The format allows visitors to approach, and explore in depth, the set, costumes and props featuring in our pieces via their sense of touch. Also, attendants may get in touch with performers directly to receive various kinds of contextual information.
The touch tours on Thu. 19.03. and Sat. 21.03. will be hosted by Christiane Hapt. The touch tour on Fri. 20.03. will be hosted by Elena Lach.
Biographies
Maartje Pasman is a Dutch performer and artist with Indonesian roots, based in Vienna, where she lives and works. She has danced for choreographers such as Florentina Holzinger, Georg Blaschke and Sara Ostertag and was an ensemble member of De Dansers (Netherlands) and Dschungel Wien (Austria). Her artistic work has been honoured several times, including the STELLA*14 and STELLA*24 Award for Performers' Achievements and productions for young audiences. She has received various grants throughout her career, including the danceWEB scholarship from ImPulsTanz (2018), the Start scholarship from the Austrian Federal Chancellery (2018), and the Performance work scholarship from the City of Vienna (2023). She has been co-leading tanz.sucht.theater with Katharina Senk since 2020. www.maartjepasman.com
Ray Scheinecker is a clinical psychologist and performer based in Vienna. In 2022, she was part of PARASOL at Tanzquartier Wien. Ray has performed for the likes of Ian Kaler, Alix Eynaudi, Michael Turinsky, Silke Grabinger and Annie Hanauhe/Beweggrund Bern. Her movement experience is based on urban styles, acrobatics and contemporary dance. In recent years, Ray has increasingly drawn on her first-hand experience as a visually impaired person to raise awareness for how visual perception serves only one of many layers (even) in a theatre context.
Katharina Senk/Senki lives in Vienna as a white, female, non-disabled dance artist. She performed in pieces of Marina Abramović, Doris Uhlich, Florentina Holzinger, Sara Ostertag, Georg Blaschke and Michael Turinsky... Her own creations and collaborations tour in Austria and abroad. Senki co-leads tanz.sucht.theater together with artistic long-time companion Maartje Pasman. This collective has been a framework for many exciting creations in recent years that considered access on a multitude of levels. Since late 2022, Senki has also engaged in artistic audio description. In her spare time, she most enjoys Brazilian jiu-jitsu and strength training. www.katharinasenk.com
Christiane Hapt has an academic background in fine arts and has been working as a circus artist (specialising in object manipulation) since 2010. She co-directs Cie Fenfire, whose productions can be seen worldwide, as well as the cultural association Cirque Up, which promotes the visibility of contemporary circus in Austria. Since 2024, Christiane Hapt has been dedicating her work to artistic audio description, attempting to make circus performances (more) accessible. She has been on the board of IG freien Theaterarbeit since summer 2025.
Elena Lach (they/she) lives in Vienna and works as a performer, personal assistant and director's assistant. They research the queer use of public spaces under the name of SPACE HOLDER, helping neurodivergent people to access queer parties, so far at flucc and 4lthangrund. As part of the Careful Collisions Collective, Elena Lach designs queer movement spaces for contact improvisation. They love questions and non-verbal communication and practice social idiosyncrasy as a survival strategy and a way to conduct relationships. In the autumn of 2025, Elena Lach, together with Ema Benčíková, hosted a workshop entitled Spacing in: Relaxed Performance Lab for autistic and neuroqueer persons as part of accessible brut.
Accessibility
Registration for assistants, attendants and support dogs can be done via our registration form, by e-mailing barrierefreiheit@brut-wien or by calling +43 1 587 8774.
For everybody to find their way to brut nordwest, we offer a pick-up service at the close-by tram stations prior to the touch tours on Thu 19 March and Sat 21 March and prior to BUZZING around on Fri 20 March. Please give us a heads-up by e-mailing barrierefreiheit@brut-wien or calling +43 1 587 8774. and we will be happy to pick you up!
Tactile guidance system
Access friends
Alternative seating and lying options
Stim toys
Resting room
Sensory regulation room
In the case of questions, please contact us by e-mailing barrierefreiheit@brut-wien or calling +43 1 587 8774
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Dates & Tickets
brut nordwest
Nordwestbahnstraße 8-10, 1200 Vienna
accessible
Info
The touch tours on Thu. 19.03. and Sat. 21.03. will be hosted by Christiane Hapt.
The touch tour on Fri. 20.03. will be hosted by Elena Lach.
All touch tours start at 19:00. Attendants are kindly asked to gather at the brut nordwest foyer by 18:50.
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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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U-Bahn: U3 (Gasometer) Bus: 72A (Gasometer), 76A, 76B (Simoningplatz)
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Währinger Straße 59, 1090 Vienna
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Vogelweidplatz 13, 1150 Wien
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