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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
THE EROTIC CLOWNÅRSKRÖNIKA 2023ÅRSKRÖNIKA 2022PRESENTATION AV HÖSTENS PROGRAM OCH MINGELBRÅKBODY HORROR-KVÄLLENFRAGMENTSNiko Hallikainen (FI) : Black MercedesSAMLING OM KULTURPOLITIKENMEAN TIMEFamiljen-kvällenNATURE THEATER OF OKLAHOMAS FILMADAPTION AV ELFRIDE JELINEKS ZOMBIEROMAN “DIE KINDER DER TOTEN”INSTÄLLT A MOUTHFUL OF TONGUES (AT)NATTINÉ- UTDRAGET JAG SKICKADESKÅDIS I BURBACK2WORK#5KEEPING UP WITH THE IRANIANSAGEPLAYBRÅKSPIRIT WORLD RISINGBaywatchCOMMUNITY CARRIES LEGACYIN PURSUIT OF REPETITIVE BEATSCAN’T HELP FAILING IN LOVENIKO HALLIKAINEN (FI): BLACK MERCEDESNAKENKÖRENS JULKONSERTNATTINÉ – ‘EVERYWHERE AT THE END OF TIME’ AV THE CARETAKERPRESENTATION AV KONTRÄR FÖR BRANSCHJAG VILL INTE DÖ, JAG VILL BARA INTE JUL (2)FOOL’S ERRAND: AN ALCHEMICAL SONATAHBTQULS DAGBOKOUR FAMILY GARDEN – SMIRA KULENOVIĆ (BA)THE STAFF YOUR DREAMS ARE MADE OF (IT/DE)AAA – ANONYMA ANDLIGA ATEISTERSIREN DANCEDÖDENSMASH COLLECTIVEKSOUND OF STOCKHOLMNiXXXavuoriUNCANNY VALLEY (DE)SAMTAL – FRAMTIDENS FRIA SCENKONSTGRUPPERSOUND OF STOCKHOLMHAPPY NEW FEARSOUND OF STOCKHOLMEROTIC CLOWNTHE PORN HORROR MUSICAL 2SOUND OF STOCKHOLMPOINT OF NO RETURNHUNGARIAN ACACIA (HU)SAMTAL: DOKUMENTÄR SCENKONSTHEXEN – HÄXORNAS BALFRAGMENTS SAMTALB2W#2 – SEJD, HÄXKONST OCH CEREMONIELL NÄRVAROSOUND OF STOCKHOLM1974OIDIPUS (DRAMAT, EJ KOMPLEXET) – EN ANTIK KVÄLLLARS VON TRIER – KVÄLLEN
SOME OF THE PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES AT KONTRÄR
FRAGMENTS SAMTALKEEPING UP WITH THE IRANIANSIN PURSUIT OF REPETITIVE BEATSSOUND OF STOCKHOLMCOMMUNITY CARRIES LEGACYSAMTAL – FRAMTIDENS FRIA SCENKONSTGRUPPERSKÅDIS I BURÅRSKRÖNIKA 2022MEAN TIMENAKENKÖRENS JULKONSERTBaywatchHEXEN – HÄXORNAS BALTHE EROTIC CLOWNOIDIPUS (DRAMAT, EJ KOMPLEXET) – EN ANTIK KVÄLLSAMTAL: DOKUMENTÄR SCENKONSTPOINT OF NO RETURNFOOL’S ERRAND: AN ALCHEMICAL SONATAHAPPY NEW FEARNiko Hallikainen (FI) : Black MercedesBODY HORROR-KVÄLLENSPIRIT WORLD RISINGTHE STAFF YOUR DREAMS ARE MADE OF (IT/DE)JAG VILL INTE DÖ, JAG VILL BARA INTE JUL (2)OUR FAMILY GARDEN – SMIRA KULENOVIĆ (BA)CAN’T HELP FAILING IN LOVELARS VON TRIER – KVÄLLENNIKO HALLIKAINEN (FI): BLACK MERCEDESSAMLING OM KULTURPOLITIKENTHE PORN HORROR MUSICAL 2SMASH COLLECTIVESOUND OF STOCKHOLMPRESENTATION AV HÖSTENS PROGRAM OCH MINGELAAA – ANONYMA ANDLIGA ATEISTERBRÅKSOUND OF STOCKHOLMFamiljen-kvällenBACK2WORK#5B2W#2 – SEJD, HÄXKONST OCH CEREMONIELL NÄRVARONATTINÉ – ‘EVERYWHERE AT THE END OF TIME’ AV THE CARETAKERINSTÄLLT A MOUTHFUL OF TONGUES (AT)KNATURE THEATER OF OKLAHOMAS FILMADAPTION AV ELFRIDE JELINEKS ZOMBIEROMAN “DIE KINDER DER TOTEN”SOUND OF STOCKHOLMNiXXXavuoriAGEPLAYNATTINÉ- UTDRAGET JAG SKICKADEDÖDEN1974SIREN DANCEÅRSKRÖNIKA 2023FRAGMENTSUNCANNY VALLEY (DE)HBTQULS DAGBOKBRÅKPRESENTATION AV KONTRÄR FÖR BRANSCHSOUND OF STOCKHOLMHUNGARIAN ACACIA (HU)EROTIC CLOWN