Oleg Soulimenko & Andrei Andrianov

For their new joint work, Oleg Soulimenko and Andrei Andrianov have secured the support of internationally renowned artists. Together with them, they embark on a search for the future of their art and the legacy they will eventually leave behind. Their central question is: how can a legacy be formed from an art that can only really be written into the history of western performance and art history since the fall of the Iron Curtain?
No less than Markus Schinwald, Robert Steijn (united sorry), Janez Janša, Meg Stuart, and Steve Paxton will assist them with this question. The five artists were asked to develop short scenes or directions for the beginning, middle, or end of a contemporary performance piece. From these completely differently arranged performance fragments – perhaps all of them wanted to write an ending – the two Russian performers have developed their piece. On this evening, performance art from all points on the compass joins via tradition and new beginning to form a potential new order in a seemingly boundless globalised world.

Concept, direction and performance Oleg Soulimenko and Andrei Andrianov Contributions by Janez Janša, Steve Paxton, Markus Schinwald, Robert Steijn and Meg Stuart Lighting design Andreas Schwarzbauer Dramaturgy Judith Staudinger Costumes Anke Philipp Objects Bartholomäus Kinner
Video Jan Machacek Music and sound recording dieb13 Production management Nicole Schuchardt Production assistance Zane Estere Gruntmane

A co-production of Oleg Soulimenko/Vienna Magic, brut Wien, TANZtheater INTERNATIONAL, Hannover, and BIT Teatergarasjen, Bergen. In collaboration with D.ID dance identity. With the kind support of the City of Vienna’s Department of Cultural Affairs and the Culture Programme of the European Union within the scope of the project House on Fire.

€ 14/€ 8/€ 6 with the brutkarte*