Florentina Holzinger is known for her unflinching confrontation of the Catholic church and its repressive approach to bodies perceived as female. Following the sensational opera performance Sancta, the exceptional Austrian artist is now devising a Pentecost Play with her team of stunt performers and musicians for the Republic of Gods and the Nitsch Foundation. It is a one-off experience that lasts several hours. Holzinger’s Pentecost Play has two parts: The first part, an oratory for body and machines, is inspired by the symbolism of the Holy Spirit (dove, tongues of fire, blowing wind) and takes place open air at the Wiener Eislauf-Verein (Vienna Ice Skating Club). Immediately afterwards, the audience boards buses to go to Prinzendorf Castle for the second part: a last supper following Hermann Nitsch. An unforgettable double performance quite in the spirit of the feast of Pentecost: the descent of the Holy Spirit and the courage to start anew!
A joint project of the Vienna Festival (Wiener Festwochen) | Free Republic of Vienna, the Nitsch Foundation and Florentina Holzinger/More Spirit Please
Concept, Direction Florentina Holzinger Performance by and with Achan Malonda, Adriana Camacho, Anja Müller, Annina Machaz, Bärbel Schwarz, Bláthin Eckhardt, Chloé Ryo, Evelyn Franti, Fibi Eyewalker, Gibrana Cervantes, Helena Bothelo, Isabel Andrade, Isabelle Volckaert, Keity Meier, otay:onii, Leo Sowa, Lilian Kaufmann, Luci Fire Tusk, Luna Duran, Lydia Darling, Mery Muñoz, Marleen Stempel, Maura Knierim, Noa Niv, Paige A. Flash, Rike Huy, Fleshpiece, Sasha Perera, Sophie Duncan, Susan Planjer, Urška Preis, Xana Novais Sound design, Composition Stefan Schneider, Gibrana Cervantes, Urška Preis Live-music Achan Malonda, otay:onii (Organ, Voice), Gibrana Cervantes (Violin, Electronics), Paige A. Flash (Cello), Adriana Camacho (Contrabass, Electronics), Leo Sowa, Marleen Stempel, Maura Knierim, Urška Preis (Harps), otay:onii (Organ), Bláthin Eckhardt (Electronic Guitar), Luci Fire Tusk (Baritone saxophone), Rike Huy, Sasha Perera (Trumpets), Noa Niv (Trombone), Bärbel Schwarz, Lilian Kaufmann, Anja Müller (Drums), Stefan
Schneider (Electronics, Synths) Stage design Nikola Knežević Props Camilla Smolders with Vasilisa Grebenshchikova Technical direction Lukas “Lupo” Saller and Gwen Lenoble (PlanB) Sound Öli Kamaryt, Lisa Holaus Light design Lucas Gruber, Christoph “Schnee” Schneeberger Live camera
and Video design Zoe Bassi and Clio Marden Rigging Dörte Wilfroth, Jan Havers Stage Clara Sargant, Veronika Gasner and Frauke Zellerhoff (PlanB) Stunt coordination Alexander Kusmak
Stunt rigger Ronny Horning (Gravity Stunts), Daniel Pudewill Stunt driver Isabelle Andrade Project Initiation and consulting Dominika Li Production Katharina Wallisch, Sarah Parolin Management, International distribution neon lobster (Giulia Messia, Katharina Wallisch)
Production Florentina Holzinger/ More Spirit Please Coproduction Wiener Festwochen (Vienna Festival) |
Free Republic of Vienna, Nitsch Foundation, nitsch museum Made possible by KÖR Wien (for the part
in Vienna) Supported by Hotel InterContinental Wien, Eislauf-Verein Wien (for the part in Vienna) Technical partner Eventtechnik; Kramer und Kramer
World premiere May 2026, Vienna Festival (Wiener Festwochen) | Free Republic of Vienna, Nitsch Foundation
