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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
100 Keyboards (Moire Resonance by Interference Frequency)FOOL’S ERRAND: AN ALCHEMICAL SONATAHUNGARIAN ACACIA (HU)SOUND OF STOCKHOLMSOUND OF STOCKHOLMHBTQULS DAGBOKLARS VON TRIER – KVÄLLENNiko Hallikainen (FI) : Black MercedesNATTINÉ- UTDRAGET JAG SKICKADESOUND OF STOCKHOLMNiXXXavuoriNAKENKÖRENS JULKONSERTSPIRIT WORLD RISINGSAMLING OM KULTURPOLITIKENNATTINÉ – ‘EVERYWHERE AT THE END OF TIME’ AV THE CARETAKERAAA – ANONYMA ANDLIGA ATEISTERCOMMUNITY CARRIES LEGACYOUR FAMILY GARDEN – SMIRA KULENOVIĆ (BA)JAG VILL INTE DÖ, JAG VILL BARA INTE JUL (2)BODY HORROR-KVÄLLENCAN’T HELP FAILING IN LOVEEROTIC CLOWNIN PURSUIT OF REPETITIVE BEATSÅRSKRÖNIKA 2023NIKO HALLIKAINEN (FI): BLACK MERCEDESPRESENTATION AV HÖSTENS PROGRAM OCH MINGELTHE PORN HORROR MUSICAL 2MEAN TIMENATURE THEATER OF OKLAHOMAS FILMADAPTION AV ELFRIDE JELINEKS ZOMBIEROMAN “DIE KINDER DER TOTEN”B2W#2 – SEJD, HÄXKONST OCH CEREMONIELL NÄRVARO1974BRÅKOIDIPUS (DRAMAT, EJ KOMPLEXET) – EN ANTIK KVÄLLTHE STAFF YOUR DREAMS ARE MADE OF (IT/DE)FRAGMENTSSAMTAL – FRAMTIDENS FRIA SCENKONSTGRUPPERKUNCANNY VALLEY (DE)THE EROTIC CLOWNSMASH COLLECTIVEKONTRÄR JULSHOWPRESENTATION AV KONTRÄR FÖR BRANSCHSOM e.tSOUND OF STOCKHOLMFRAGMENTS SAMTALKEEPING UP WITH THE IRANIANSA MOUTHFUL OF TONGUES (AT)SKÅDIS I BURAGEPLAYBaywatchBACK2WORK#5BRÅKSIREN DANCEFamiljen-kvällenÅRSKRÖNIKA 2022Cowboy försvunnenDÖDENHEXEN – HÄXORNAS BALPRESENTATION AV VÅRENS PROGRAM OCH GÄSTSPEL AV STINA FORS (AT)SAMTAL: DOKUMENTÄR SCENKONSTHAPPY NEW FEARPOINT OF NO RETURNSOUND OF STOCKHOLM
SOME OF THE PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES AT KONTRÄR
SOUND OF STOCKHOLMHBTQULS DAGBOKSKÅDIS I BURFamiljen-kvällenSOUND OF STOCKHOLMJAG VILL INTE DÖ, JAG VILL BARA INTE JUL (2)SIREN DANCEHAPPY NEW FEARNATTINÉ – ‘EVERYWHERE AT THE END OF TIME’ AV THE CARETAKERSOUND OF STOCKHOLMSAMTAL: DOKUMENTÄR SCENKONSTA MOUTHFUL OF TONGUES (AT)BODY HORROR-KVÄLLENB2W#2 – SEJD, HÄXKONST OCH CEREMONIELL NÄRVAROFRAGMENTSBACK2WORK#5IN PURSUIT OF REPETITIVE BEATSTHE STAFF YOUR DREAMS ARE MADE OF (IT/DE)Niko Hallikainen (FI) : Black MercedesTHE PORN HORROR MUSICAL 2COMMUNITY CARRIES LEGACYPRESENTATION AV HÖSTENS PROGRAM OCH MINGELSOM e.tSAMTAL – FRAMTIDENS FRIA SCENKONSTGRUPPERDÖDENBaywatchAAA – ANONYMA ANDLIGA ATEISTERNATURE THEATER OF OKLAHOMAS FILMADAPTION AV ELFRIDE JELINEKS ZOMBIEROMAN “DIE KINDER DER TOTEN”SPIRIT WORLD RISINGHEXEN – HÄXORNAS BAL100 Keyboards (Moire Resonance by Interference Frequency)SOUND OF STOCKHOLMKONTRÄR JULSHOWSMASH COLLECTIVELARS VON TRIER – KVÄLLENFRAGMENTS SAMTALTHE EROTIC CLOWNOIDIPUS (DRAMAT, EJ KOMPLEXET) – EN ANTIK KVÄLLHUNGARIAN ACACIA (HU)MEAN TIMENIKO HALLIKAINEN (FI): BLACK MERCEDESCAN’T HELP FAILING IN LOVEEROTIC CLOWNUNCANNY VALLEY (DE)KÅRSKRÖNIKA 2022PRESENTATION AV KONTRÄR FÖR BRANSCHNiXXXavuoriSOUND OF STOCKHOLMBRÅKFOOL’S ERRAND: AN ALCHEMICAL SONATAPOINT OF NO RETURNNATTINÉ- UTDRAGET JAG SKICKADEKEEPING UP WITH THE IRANIANSOUR FAMILY GARDEN – SMIRA KULENOVIĆ (BA)PRESENTATION AV VÅRENS PROGRAM OCH GÄSTSPEL AV STINA FORS (AT)ÅRSKRÖNIKA 20231974NAKENKÖRENS JULKONSERTBRÅKSAMLING OM KULTURPOLITIKENAGEPLAYCowboy försvunnen