Aperitivo

to LOW by Karin Pauer, moderation: Astrid Peterle

brut nordwest
in German and English | Duration: 20–30 minutes
{Exchange} {Not alone} {Fun}

Everyone knows those agonising moments before a performance: nervously waiting in the foyer, staring helplessly at the programme notes, or enduring endless rounds of small talk. But now those days are over, because brut invites you to arrive together before the performance: Aperitivo is a format for exchanging ideas and immersing yourself in the themes of the evening.
Over drinks and snacks, we talk in a relaxed setting about perspectives and questions that move us in advance. Sometimes guests from the production are present, sometimes external experts who provide content-related input on selected pieces.

, © Christine Miess

Aperitivo

Astrid Peterle, curator and author, from October 2025 chief curator at MuseumsQuartier Wien. Previously head of the curatorial department at the Kunsthalle Wien from June 2022 to September 2025. From 2010 to 2022 at the Jewish Museum Vienna, from 2018 to 2022 as chief curator. From 2017 to 2022 curator for performance at the Donaufestival Krems. Studied history and art history in Vienna, Berlin and New York; PhD in 2009; lecturer at the Universities of Graz, Vienna and Salzburg. Curator and author of numerous exhibitions and articles on contemporary art and Viennese cultural history, with a particular focus on performance art, choreography, film, photography and feminist art practice.

Dates & Tickets

Registration via the ticket button. However, we are also happy to welcome spontaneous visitors.

October 2025

Fri. 10.10.2025, 19:30
Free admission * Registration via the ticket button

brut nordwest
Nordwestbahnstraße 8-10, 1200 Vienna
accessible

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08.10.2025 - 11.10.2025

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in English | Duration: 70 minutes

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Aperitivo

to trace my layers, thrust your guts by Lens Kühleitner & Olivia Hild, moderation: Oneka von Schrader

in German and English | Duration: 20–30 minutes

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brut all over Vienna

brut nordwest

accessible

Nordwestbahnstraße 8-10, 1200 Vienna
Subway: U1, U2 (Praterstern), U4 (Friedensbrücke), U6 (Dresdnerstraße) Tram: 5 (Nordwestbahnstraße) Bus: 5A (Wasnergasse)
accessible

February 2026
How to festival?
March 2026
LIFT Tanzkollektiv (Liv Schellander, Irene Giró, Fia/Sophia Neises, Tanja Erhart)
BIOFUCK
March 2026
Taking the time
March 2026
marhaba مرحبا at brut with IZRAA and Bisan Dabke
March 2026
Touch Tour
March 2026
tanz.sucht.theater
BUZZ
March 2026
BUZZING around
March 2026
gergo d. farkas
rascal
March 2026
imagetanz Closing Party with a DJ set by Yinna
April 2026
cARE (core Artistic Research Ensemble)
Philosophy on Stage #6: Notebook of the Heart
April - May 2026
DARUM (Victoria Halper & Kai Krösche)
Auflösung
May - June 2026
Nesterval
Nestervals Nibelungen: Donaugold
June 2026
Karin Pauer & Aldo Giannotti
FOR NOW
June 2026
Queereeoké
Unmute yourself!
June 2026
BRUT HARD SOFT KISSEN After Pride Edition with KISSEN, GATAFIERA (live) & DJ Sets by anxxxious_t, aua&angst, yves, Dia, Shepperd, nas.delphine

studio brut

not accessible

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

March 2026
Cat Jimenez
ruins of a shell
March 2026
Carolina Cappelli
B-MOVIES
April 2026
Frans Poelstra
THIS MOMENT WITH YOU

Bears in the Park Art Place

not accessible

Eyzinggasse 12, 1110 Vienna
U-Bahn: U3 (Gasometer) Bus: 72A (Gasometer), 76A, 76B (Simoningplatz)
not accessible

March 2026
Handle with care feat. Huggy Bears Part 1 & 2
March 2026
Handle with care feat. Huggy Bears Part 3 & 4
March 2026
10 Years of Huggy Bears

WUK performing arts

barrierefrei

Währinger Straße 59, 1090 Vienna
Subway: U6 (Währinger Straße / Volksoper), Tram: 40, 41, 42 (Währinger Straße / Volksoper), 5, 33 (Spitalgasse), 37, 38, 40, 41, 42 (Spitalgasse / Währinger Straße)

March 2026
Viktor Szeri
unseen
March 2026
Closing Cocktail

Der Betrieb

accessible

Vogelweidplatz 13, 1150 Wien
Subway: U6 (Burggasse-Stadthalle) / Bus: 48A (Moeringgasse) / Tram: 9 (Camillo Sitte Gasse)

April - May 2026
Der Betrieb / Alexander Gottfarb
The Season of Narratives