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Season Opening on 08 October 2025
Calling all the summer strays back to brut nordwest
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Season Opening 08 October 2025
Karin Pauer
LOW

A deep dive into the new season: 3 world premieres to kick off the programme

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At the start of the season, you can look forward to three world premieres – by Karin Pauer, Olivia Hild & Lens Kühleitner and Matteo Haitzmann. From 8 to 11 October, Karin Pauer will dive into the depths of marine ecosystems with Hugo Le Brigand and Ixchel Mendoza Hernández in LOW at brut nordwest. At studio brut from 15 to 18 October, Lens Kühleitner & Olivia Hild will create a sound performance in trace my layers, thrust your guts, approaching the geological process of thrusting. Inspired by the mythical river Styx, Matteo Haitzmann explores being lost in the in-between and bathes in dense fog from 22 to 25 October at brut nordwest. Advance ticket sales for the brut programme in October and November 2025 start on 17 September.

H13 Lower Austria Prize for Stina Fors

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Performance artist Stina Fors wins the H13 Lower Austria Prize for Performance 2025 for her project Answer me, Pythia. In a two-week performance in November and December 2025, Fors transforms the Kunstraum Niederoesterreich into the Oracle of Delphi and invites visitors to interactive, experimental encounters. In addition to the prize money, she will receive a residency at Studio Voltaire in London. Congratulations!

FREISCHWIMMEN light provides a boost

FREISCHWIMMEN

FREISCHWIMMEN light is a new chapter in the international FREISCHWIMMEN platform to support emerging artists in the independent performing arts. Despite a lack of funding, the 2025/26 network offers targeted networking, exchange formats and resources to six selected artists from German-speaking countries (e.g. DARUM from Vienna). The aim is the sustainable promotion and professionalization of young art positions in difficult funding conditions.

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Job Advertisement: Office Management

brut Wien is looking for support in office management (30-35 hours) from September 2025. Do you enjoy working in an organised and precise manner and would you like to be part of a team that makes contemporary performative art possible in Vienna? The tasks range from administrative processing in the personnel area to preparing reports and applications to general office organisation. You can expect a varied working environment with flexible working hours and an appreciative team. We look forward to receiving numerous applications!
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Season 2025/26: Looking back & ahead

We can look back on a successful 2024/25 season! Highlights such as the imagetanz festival with 96% occupancy, new impulses for accessibility and a lively international programme characterised our year. On 17 September, we will present the new programme for 2025/26 at brut nordwest – including exciting world premieres!
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Tomasz Kireńczuk becomes the new artistic director of brut Wien

On 02 June 2025, City Councillor for Culture Veronica Kaup-Hasler announced the appointment of Tomasz Kireńczuk as the future artistic director of brut Wien. The current director of the Santarcangelo Festival will take over from Kira Kirsch from summer 2026 and will continue to develop the successful course of the co-production house of the independent theatre, choreography and performance scene. We look forward to welcoming him to brut!

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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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studio brut

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Zieglergasse 25, 1070 Wien
Subway: U3 (Zieglergasse), Tram: 49 (Westbahnstraße / Zieglergasse)
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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)
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studio brut

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