Culture
24. 05. 13 - 12:06
New theatre alliance
Schauspielhaus Wien, Theater Phönix Linz, Schauspielhaus Salzburg, Klagenfurter Ensemble and Theater Kosmos Bregenz have formed an alliance. They want to reach a bigger audience and sustain the production.
Long Night of the Churches tonight
The programme of "Long Night of the Churches" offers hundreds of events in Vienna alone. It partly focuses on the topic of asylum. The question whethe [...]
The Life Ball 2013 will take place on Saturday. The revenue will go to national and international Aids projects. In 2012, 2.1 million Euros were raise [...]
1111th performance in camel theatre
The camels of Kernhof, district of Lilienfeld (Lower Austria) have been acting for ten years. The 1111th performance took place yesterday (Wed). Herbe [...]
Hundreds of churches Austria-wide to open their doors for the "Long Night of the Churches" (original: "Langen Nacht der Kirchen") on May, 24. [...]
What's on at the Haydn cinema this week (23 – 29 May)
The following films are on at the English language Haydn Cinema on the Mariahilferstrasse between May 23 and 29. [...]
Record visitor numbers at Salzburg Whitsun Festival
The Whitsun Festival in Salzburg has set a new record of visitors and revenue. Cecilia Bartoli, a popular soloist and the artistic director of the fes [...]
Preparation for Life Ball begins
The preparations of the Life Ball in Vienna are at full blast after delays due to bad weather last weekend. Star guests like Eva Longoria and Carmen E [...]
Opening date of Pyramidenkogel kept secret
In order to prevent a mass rush on the new tower at Pyramidenkogel in Carinthia (Souther Austria), the opening date will be announced at short notice. [...]
Start for ferry season at Neusiedler See
The seven ferries of the lake Neusiedler See in Burgenland (Eastern Austria) have started operations. Due to the cold weather, the season started two [...]
Key for Two at Viennas English Theatre [Review]
Key for Two at Vienna’s English Theatre is a quintessentially British comedy. The play by John Chapman and Dave Freeman has to be one of the funniest [...]
Jackson Fans Get Memorial To Hero
A statue to Michael Jackson has gone on display in the middle of a tiny Austrian town so that fans can have a tribute to their hero. [...]
Eccentric celebrity-mad multi-millionaire Richard Lugner was conned out of 150,000 GBP by fraudster claiming to be Halle Berry's manager, a court has [...]
Exhibition Drawing Against Oblivion
The Leopold Museum in Vienna opened the the exhibition "Drawing against oblivion" on 17 May. Manfred Bockelmann drew more than 60 portraits of childre [...]
US embassy marks international day against homophobia
The International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) took place on 17 May. On this occasion, the rainbow flag was raised next to the Ameri [...]
Charity seeks funds to restore Jewish cemetery
SAFIKG – the Society of American Friends of the Jewish Community Vienna was formed as a U.S. registered charity to allow it to support the IKG (Israel [...]
Help an Austrian initiative to support survivors of the cycl
The cyclone Mahasen hit the Southeastern coast region of Bangladesh and Burma yesterday (Thurs). The Austrian non-profit initiative HOPE’87 is current [...]
Fire show at medieval village in the Bohemian Prater
The Bohemian Prater in Vienna Favoriten will turn into a medieval village, once again. Visitors will be able to experience dances of witches, show fig [...]
Hilary Swank presents Life Ball Crystal of Hope Award donate
Actress and producer Hilary Swank will be a guest of the Life Ball on 25th May, 2013 and will present the Crystal of Hope Award donated by Swarovski t [...]
Support the survivors of the factory collapse in Bangladesh
The Austrian non-profit initiative HOPE’87 supports survivors of the collapse of a factory building in Savar, Bangladesh, which happened on 24 April 2 [...]
Glock horse centre again with celebrity performers
The Glock-Horse-Performance-Center managed to invite international dressage riders and stars from the show business to Treffen, district of Villach-La [...]
Hundreds of churches will open their doors during the Long Night of Churches on 24 May, once again. A focus of the event will be the issue of asylum, [...]
Austria has start place No1 for Eurovision
Natalia Kelly will fight for an Austrian ticket in the first semifinals of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden, tonight (Tues). The 18-year-o [...]
Concentration camp Mauthausen marks day of liberation
10,000 people from all over Europe took part yesterday (Sun) in the biggest commemoration of the crimes of the NS regime committed in the concentratio [...]
Bieber at Madame Tussauds Vienna
Sculptors at Madame Tussauds, Vienna, are putting the finishing touches to their latest attraction - a wax figure copy of teenie star Justin Bieber. [...]
