July/August 2016

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Making a Big Splash at Vienna’s Pools

Vienna’s pools are more than just a place to cool off, they are an arena for the city’s social life

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Benjamin Wolf - June 28, 2019

Food & Drink

On the Canal | Waterfront Dining, Where 1010 Meets 1020

Every year the Danube Canal promenade gets a little more sexy, with laid-back bars, delicious street-food-style eateries and the urban attitude to mat...

Margaret Childs - May 5, 2017

July/August 2016

July/August 2016 | Center Stage

Performance and its place in Viennese life Flip through the digital version ...

Metropole - July 1, 2016

Culture

How to Take the Stage in Vienna

These tips will help you to channel your inner Anna Netrebko, Elfriede Jelinek, Christoph Waltz or Fred Astaire. Taking in a Zauberflöte at the Staat...

Rory McCluckie - July 1, 2016

July/August 2016

Editorial: Once Again, Austria

Austrian football fans have reason to celebrate. Against all odds, their team has not only qualified for the European Championship, but is also taken ...

Benjamin Wolf - July 1, 2016

July/August 2016

Letters to the Editor – Jul/Aug

We’ve been getting great feedback from our readers over social media. Thanks very much for your thoughts, ideas and insights! Check us out on Faceboo...

The Editors - July 1, 2016

Culture

On Stage: Impulstanz – Kaleidoscopes of Movement

Europe’s largest contemporary dance festival soars above all preconceptions Dancers dream of space, limitless space to move. Of rooms with no...

Cynthia Peck - July 1, 2016

Film

On Screen: Starlight Auditorium – Open-Air Cinema

For the discerning cinephile, summer screenings under the heavens have a special romance Austrians love taking things outside. With hot but seldo...

Doina Boev - July 1, 2016

July/August 2016

The Last Word: Thomas Drozda

Austria has a new chancellor and with him comes a new minister. Thomas Drozda is in charge of Arts and Culture, and while he is new to the job, we ask...

The Editors - July 1, 2016

Grätzl

Piaristenviertel | Best of Both Worlds

Students and professors, officials and artists all feel at home in this venerable neighborhood If location is everything, the Piaristenviertel in...

Binu Starnegg - July 1, 2016

Art

On Display: Calle Libre – Living Walls

The Calle Libre Festival turns urban walls into galleries When Jakob Kattner looks around Vienna, he doesn’t see the historic architecture that ...

Andrew Standen-Raz - July 1, 2016

July/August 2016

On Music: Rufus Wainwright

After 18 years, the Canadian-American singer-songwriter is still going strong Known for his characteristic, warm voice, a complex, ever-changing st...

The Editors - July 1, 2016

July/August 2016

On Music: World Peace Choral Festival

Youth choirs from around the world sing for a better tomorrow Hosted by Vienna’s classical music posterboys the Wiener Sängerknaben, the World Pe...

The Editors - July 1, 2016

July/August 2016

Editorial: Politics with Production Values

Austria’s new media-savvy chancellor Christian Kern offers a “New Deal,” while facing down the far right It was high drama in the Austrian Parliament...

Dardis McNamee - July 1, 2016

July/August 2016

Quotes, Stats & Numbers Jul/Aug

The Editors - July 1, 2016

July/August 2016

On the Road: Classical Indulgence – Salzburg Festival

Salzburg is far more than Mozartkugeln, especially during festival season The majestic Salzburg cathedral is the scenic backdrop for the seminal...

Catherine Lankes - July 1, 2016

July/August 2016

Op-Ed: Confessions of a British Casting Agent in Vienna

Austria still needs to stamp its identity on supporting roles in international film and TV productions. One Brit in town has a mission to help things ...

Lee Thomas - July 1, 2016

July/August 2016

Science: Physics Showdown in Russia

A group of gifted high schoolers will defend Austria’s “physical” fitness at the International Young Physicists’ Tournament in early July The Aus...

Lanay Griessner - July 1, 2016

July/August 2016

Be My Guest: It’s All About the Meat, Baby

The creators of It’s All About the Meat, Baby share their plans for the future of Vienna burgers and how to make the best one Resurrected from th...

Margaret Childs - July 1, 2016

July/August 2016

Wine Labels | Love Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Even in the world of wine, appearances matter So there you are in the Vinothek, staring at the shelves. So many wine labels; so many vintages… Now w...

Michael Lee - July 1, 2016

Cover Stories

Cover Story: Reimagining The Self

Vienna’s dramatists have a long, brilliant and turbulent history. But no year was quite so momentous as 1929, the year modernity was born. Hedwig K...

Brian Hatfield - July 1, 2016

Film

On Screen: High-Rise

Ben Wheatley's retro-futurist dystopia is slick, atmospheric and nightmarish High-Rise, an adaptation of J.G. Ballard's scathing social critique ...

The Editors - July 1, 2016

July/August 2016

On Sale: Poetry in Motion

Two expat dancers, Stephanie Cumming and Katarina Meves warm up for Impulstanz in the Painting 2.0 exhibit at Mumok Photos: Markus Thums Styling...

Margaret Childs - July 1, 2016

July/August 2016

Technology: Artificial Intelligence in Music

Scientists are teaching computers about the complex factors that make music expressive. Might computers outperform humans someday? The digital ag...

Michael Bernstein - July 1, 2016

July/August 2016

Sharon Booth | Dancer, Reloaded

We met Sharon Booth, an inpirational Canadian-born, Juilliard-educated dancer who found her way to Vienna, now teaching contemporary dance at the Staa...

Margaret Childs - July 1, 2016

Blog

Editor’s Letter – Jul/Aug

Enter, stage left The Irish dramatist Seán O’Casey once said, “All the world’s a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.” As an exp...

Margaret Childs - July 1, 2016

July/August 2016

On Music: Summers of Love and Music – Festivals

The nearby open air festivals will keep you busy while Vienna is on vacation Bathed in sunshine, white wine and world-class entertainment, the Au...

Tristan Bath - July 1, 2016

Books

Books: Cultural Geotagging

Doing business with people from different cultural backgrounds can be tricky. Understanding them is the first step to making it work There is an ol...

Gregory Weeks - July 1, 2016

Art

On Display: Heritage Twice Removed

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei explores the meaning of migration at Vienna’s 21er Haus Ai Weiwei is thrilled by the possibilities of his ...

Tristan Bath - July 1, 2016

International

International: Making New Austrians out of Refugees

Austria's true challenge of the ongoing refugee crisis lies not in handling the immediate influx, but in making sure those who stay, stay with a purpo...

Philipp Requat - July 1, 2016

Film

On Screen: Captain Fantastic

Screening at Sundance and Cannes, this indie family drama explores parenthood Winning best director at Cannes’ Un certain regard competition this y...

The Editors - July 1, 2016

Business & Career

Business & Career: Beyond the White Cube

How young, savvy art producers bring new talent directly to the public by exploiting new spaces, technology and social media, thereby sidestepping the...

Andrew Standen-Raz - July 1, 2016

July/August 2016

Profiles: Vienna’s Got Talent

Raise the curtain! Cue the lights! For these Vienna-based performers, the show must go on. A classical violinist, an opera soprano, a musical theater ...

Janima Nam - July 1, 2016

Explore Vienna

Moon River | Evening Cruise on the Alte Donau

Under a night sky, boating can rekindle romance – if you avoid the obstacles With schools out and the European Championships drawing to a close, ...

Michael Bernstein - July 1, 2016

July/August 2016

Editorial: Of Us and Them

Trump notwithstanding, America has been far more successful than Austria at making newcomers feel part of society. The key is approach: A fervent b...

Binu Starnegg - July 1, 2016

Making a Big Splash at Vienna’s Pools

On the Canal | Waterfront Dining, Where 1010 Meets 1020

July/August 2016 | Center Stage

How to Take the Stage in Vienna

Editorial: Once Again, Austria

Letters to the Editor – Jul/Aug

On Stage: Impulstanz – Kaleidoscopes of Movement

On Screen: Starlight Auditorium – Open-Air Cinema

The Last Word: Thomas Drozda

Piaristenviertel | Best of Both Worlds

On Display: Calle Libre – Living Walls

On Music: Rufus Wainwright

On Music: World Peace Choral Festival

Editorial: Politics with Production Values

Quotes, Stats & Numbers Jul/Aug

On the Road: Classical Indulgence – Salzburg Festival

Op-Ed: Confessions of a British Casting Agent in Vienna

Science: Physics Showdown in Russia

Be My Guest: It’s All About the Meat, Baby

Wine Labels | Love Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Cover Story: Reimagining The Self

On Screen: High-Rise

On Sale: Poetry in Motion

Technology: Artificial Intelligence in Music

Sharon Booth | Dancer, Reloaded

Editor’s Letter – Jul/Aug

On Music: Summers of Love and Music – Festivals

Books: Cultural Geotagging

On Display: Heritage Twice Removed

International: Making New Austrians out of Refugees

On Screen: Captain Fantastic

Business & Career: Beyond the White Cube

Profiles: Vienna’s Got Talent

Moon River | Evening Cruise on the Alte Donau

Editorial: Of Us and Them

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