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KONTRÄR is a venue for contemporary theatre that presents international guest performances, original pieces and national co-productions among other events within the genre of experimental performing arts.
As of September 1, 2024, KONTRÄR is closed to the public due to a lack of funds.
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HOW TO RESIST?
Opening Keynote at the International Conference of the ITI “Embrace and Connect”
Antwerp, Belgium, September 19, 2024
Milo Rau
Dear friends,
I come to you from Central Europe, more precisely from Vienna, the capital of Austria. Vienna is the fifth-largest and fastest-growing city in the EU, thanks to immigration from Eastern Europe: from the former Yugoslavia, Hungary, from Ukraine and so on. Demographers estimate that Vienna will overtake Paris in terms of population next year. Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is an hour’s drive away, and Budapest, the capital of Hungary – Victor Orban’s kingdom – just over two hours. Both countries, Austria’s neighbors, are ruled by authoritarian regimes.
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SOME OF THE PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES AT KONTRÄR
NATURE THEATER OF OKLAHOMAS FILMADAPTION AV ELFRIDE JELINEKS ZOMBIEROMAN “DIE KINDER DER TOTEN”SIREN DANCEDÖDENSOUND OF STOCKHOLMSKÅDIS I BUR1974OUR FAMILY GARDEN – SMIRA KULENOVIĆ (BA)SPIRIT WORLD RISINGPRESENTATION AV HÖSTENS PROGRAM OCH MINGELUNCANNY VALLEY (DE)ÅRSKRÖNIKA 2023NIKO HALLIKAINEN (FI): BLACK MERCEDESFamiljen-kvällenBaywatchCOMMUNITY CARRIES LEGACYSAMTAL: DOKUMENTÄR SCENKONSTNATTINÉ – ‘EVERYWHERE AT THE END OF TIME’ AV THE CARETAKERBACK2WORK#5THE PORN HORROR MUSICAL 2HAPPY NEW FEARLARS VON TRIER – KVÄLLENNiko Hallikainen (FI) : Black MercedesBRÅKSOUND OF STOCKHOLMFRAGMENTSSOUND OF STOCKHOLMFOOL’S ERRAND: AN ALCHEMICAL SONATANiXXXavuoriSAMLING OM KULTURPOLITIKENNAKENKÖRENS JULKONSERTHUNGARIAN ACACIA (HU)OIDIPUS (DRAMAT, EJ KOMPLEXET) – EN ANTIK KVÄLLSMASH COLLECTIVEPOINT OF NO RETURNB2W#2 – SEJD, HÄXKONST OCH CEREMONIELL NÄRVAROPRESENTATION AV KONTRÄR FÖR BRANSCHHBTQULS DAGBOKBRÅKTHE EROTIC CLOWNHEXEN – HÄXORNAS BALBODY HORROR-KVÄLLENFRAGMENTS SAMTALSOUND OF STOCKHOLMCAN’T HELP FAILING IN LOVEKEEPING UP WITH THE IRANIANSSAMTAL – FRAMTIDENS FRIA SCENKONSTGRUPPERAAA – ANONYMA ANDLIGA ATEISTERINSTÄLLT A MOUTHFUL OF TONGUES (AT)IN PURSUIT OF REPETITIVE BEATSKMEAN TIMESOUND OF STOCKHOLMÅRSKRÖNIKA 2022JAG VILL INTE DÖ, JAG VILL BARA INTE JUL (2)AGEPLAYEROTIC CLOWNTHE STAFF YOUR DREAMS ARE MADE OF (IT/DE)NATTINÉ- UTDRAGET JAG SKICKADE
SOME OF THE PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES AT KONTRÄR
EROTIC CLOWNNiko Hallikainen (FI) : Black MercedesAAA – ANONYMA ANDLIGA ATEISTERSOUND OF STOCKHOLMKHUNGARIAN ACACIA (HU)ÅRSKRÖNIKA 2022AGEPLAYNIKO HALLIKAINEN (FI): BLACK MERCEDESOIDIPUS (DRAMAT, EJ KOMPLEXET) – EN ANTIK KVÄLL1974DÖDENBaywatchBODY HORROR-KVÄLLENPRESENTATION AV KONTRÄR FÖR BRANSCHBRÅKSPIRIT WORLD RISINGFRAGMENTSCAN’T HELP FAILING IN LOVESOUND OF STOCKHOLMNAKENKÖRENS JULKONSERTSAMLING OM KULTURPOLITIKENOUR FAMILY GARDEN – SMIRA KULENOVIĆ (BA)SKÅDIS I BURIN PURSUIT OF REPETITIVE BEATSSIREN DANCEBRÅKB2W#2 – SEJD, HÄXKONST OCH CEREMONIELL NÄRVAROSOUND OF STOCKHOLMHEXEN – HÄXORNAS BALNATTINÉ – ‘EVERYWHERE AT THE END OF TIME’ AV THE CARETAKERFOOL’S ERRAND: AN ALCHEMICAL SONATAÅRSKRÖNIKA 2023MEAN TIMELARS VON TRIER – KVÄLLENHAPPY NEW FEARSOUND OF STOCKHOLMFRAGMENTS SAMTALFamiljen-kvällenPOINT OF NO RETURNINSTÄLLT A MOUTHFUL OF TONGUES (AT)NATTINÉ- UTDRAGET JAG SKICKADEHBTQULS DAGBOKJAG VILL INTE DÖ, JAG VILL BARA INTE JUL (2)SOUND OF STOCKHOLMTHE EROTIC CLOWNSAMTAL: DOKUMENTÄR SCENKONSTBACK2WORK#5NATURE THEATER OF OKLAHOMAS FILMADAPTION AV ELFRIDE JELINEKS ZOMBIEROMAN “DIE KINDER DER TOTEN”THE PORN HORROR MUSICAL 2UNCANNY VALLEY (DE)NiXXXavuoriSAMTAL – FRAMTIDENS FRIA SCENKONSTGRUPPERSMASH COLLECTIVEKEEPING UP WITH THE IRANIANSTHE STAFF YOUR DREAMS ARE MADE OF (IT/DE)PRESENTATION AV HÖSTENS PROGRAM OCH MINGELCOMMUNITY CARRIES LEGACY