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Niemand hat die ganze Wahrheit, aber alle einen Teil davon +++ Nobody has the whole truth, but everyone has a part of it +++ Niemand hat die ganze Wahrheit, aber alle einen Teil davon +++ Nobody has the whole truth, but everyone has a part of it +++ Niemand hat die ganze Wahrheit, aber alle einen Teil davon +++ Nobody has the whole truth, but everyone has a part of it +++
Niemand hat die ganze Wahrheit, aber alle einen Teil davon +++ Nobody has the whole truth, but everyone has a part of it +++ Niemand hat die ganze Wahrheit, aber alle einen Teil davon +++ Nobody has the whole truth, but everyone has a part of it +++ Niemand hat die ganze Wahrheit, aber alle einen Teil davon +++ Nobody has the whole truth, but everyone has a part of it +++

THE CONGRESSES OF VIENNA

The Congresses of Vienna gave a stage to discussions of socio-political issues. In essence, they confronted the relationship between art, power and abuse.

210 years after the famous Congress of Vienna, which established a new authoritarian order in Europe, The Congresses of Vienna placed the discussion of socio-political issues at centre stage and, like The Vienna Trials last year, became the controversial talk of the town. The Congresses of Vienna renegotiated the red lines of cancel culture and the entanglements behind #MeToo. Set between theatre and debate, they gave a close-up and multivoiced take on the complex of love in its political and interpersonal sense. In essence, they confronted the relationship between art, power and abuse. This ‘collective psychological process of communication’ (ORF) culminated in decisions about what real change might look like. A jury of experts and specialists as well as delegates from the Council of the Republic took to the stages of Theater Akzent and Odeon to question well-known witnesses, professionals and protagonists of current events under the direction of certified legal experts. The act of public free speech and collective listening lies at the core of this format conceived by Milo Rau, which gives theatre an exceptionally long reach into reality.

Livestream
Click here for the livestream of the second Congress.

The livestream of the first Vienna Congresse is now available online and can be rewatched anytime here.

A Congress weekend

Congress weekends began on Friday at 7pm. Each weekend started with two pointed opening speeches and an introduction to the topic as well as a presentation of the inquiry by the legal expert in charge of the proceedings. On Saturday and Sunday, real agents, protagonists and experts were questioned by a high-calibre international jury and representatives of the Council of the Republic. Sunday evenings were dedicated to answering the core questions of the inquiry and presenting initial guidelines for the future.

Concept Milo Rau Dramaturgy Robert Misik, Tarun Kade, Nathalie Assmann Consultants tba
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