Published on: Saturday, 15th March 2025
© Julia Wesely
Together with my classmates from the Master of Arts in Education program, I had the honor of moderating the Prima la Musica concert. In this special setting, I gained a new appreciation for the true meaning of music – not as a competition, but as a shared experience and a source of inspiration. It was a valuable experience that showed me how music can connect and enrich people, far beyond the context of competition.
Published on: Sunday, 4th August 2024 by Simeon Ohlsen
© Pascal Schrattenecker
Luca Bonamore’s new choreography Silent Lovers, presented at the Schauspielhaus as part of ImPulsTanz, blends the aesthetics of the queer cruising scene with surprising softness. Between gags, long wigs, and exposed bodies, a wordless yet poetic evening unfolds, where Bonamore – also performing on stage – deliberately deconstructs clichés. What begins as an anonymous, dark start gradually transforms into a dance of gentle proximity, reflected in a careful pas de deux to Schubert’s Winterreise. Symbolic imagery – from horse associations to the butt plug – meets a choreography that revolves more around connection than force. As both a musician and dancer, I contributed to the atmosphere with my voice and at the piano. In the end, there’s no shock, but rather a collective rave as catharsis.
Published on: Sunday, 23rd June 2024 by Simeon Ohlsen
To celebrate our 5-year anniversary, all V.O.I.C.E choirs came together on June 23, 2024, for our anniversary concert HIGH FIVE at the Gasometer in Vienna. In this video, you can experience the V.O.I.C.E Pop International Choir, who brought high energy to the stage with their performance of Mas que nada (Words & Music by Jorge Ben, recorded by Sergio Mendes). The powerful performance was brilliantly brought to life through the arrangement by Steve Zegree. Under the direction of Simeon Ohlsen and supported by the band — Julian Vana, Simon Thut, and Michael Datzinger — the venue turned into a space filled with joy, energy, and a true sense of community.
Published on: Tuesday, 28th May 2024
My choreography Mascul1n1t1es! on the theme of masculinity was performed on the final evening of the bachelor's course in contemporary dance pedagogy at the MUK.theatre. The choreography revolved around the demands of masculinity, which are often unconsciously internalised. "Don't show your feelings", for example, stands for the fact that masculine socialised people often have no access to their feelings. Danced by Sebastian Schmidt and Michael Voith, music by Andreas Schmid, ceramic objects: Florian Schinnerl.
