Vienna Festival
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The Wiener Festwochen is a cultural festival in Vienna
that takes place every year for five or six weeks in May and June.
The Wiener Festwochen (Vienna) was established in 1951, when Vienna
was still occupied
by the four Allies. The Wiener Festwochen is now one of the world's leading cultural festivals and it is one of the major highpoints of Vienna’s annual cultural programme. Luc Bondy, the internationally renowned director, has been responsible for the festival as its artistic director since 2002.
The traditional inauguration of Wiener Festwochen, an open-air event with free admission, takes place annually in Vienna’s City Hall Square to kick off the festival. A high-level show programme will be presented against the breathtaking background of the festively illuminated Vienna City Hall and before an audience of tens of thousands of visitors.
Each year, the Wiener Festwochen create or collaborate on a series of cultural events which combine the highest artistic standards with socially relevant issues and objectives. The Wiener Festwochen are not only a mirror of the city’s enthusiasm for culture but also an offer of openness towards other cultures and spheres. As an innovative and international metropolitan festival, Wiener Festwochen offers a modern and multilingual program that covers the whole range from tradition to avant-garde, with a rich variety of plays, music dramas, concerts, performances, lectures, installations, films and video shows. The calendar features about 40 productions with 175 performances and 70 concerts. Each year the festival is attracting approx.180,000 visitors.
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
that takes place every year for five or six weeks in May and June.
The Wiener Festwochen (Vienna) was established in 1951, when Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
was still occupied
Military occupation
Military occupation occurs when the control and authority over a territory passes to a hostile army. The territory then becomes occupied territory.-Military occupation and the laws of war:...
by the four Allies. The Wiener Festwochen is now one of the world's leading cultural festivals and it is one of the major highpoints of Vienna’s annual cultural programme. Luc Bondy, the internationally renowned director, has been responsible for the festival as its artistic director since 2002.
The traditional inauguration of Wiener Festwochen, an open-air event with free admission, takes place annually in Vienna’s City Hall Square to kick off the festival. A high-level show programme will be presented against the breathtaking background of the festively illuminated Vienna City Hall and before an audience of tens of thousands of visitors.
Each year, the Wiener Festwochen create or collaborate on a series of cultural events which combine the highest artistic standards with socially relevant issues and objectives. The Wiener Festwochen are not only a mirror of the city’s enthusiasm for culture but also an offer of openness towards other cultures and spheres. As an innovative and international metropolitan festival, Wiener Festwochen offers a modern and multilingual program that covers the whole range from tradition to avant-garde, with a rich variety of plays, music dramas, concerts, performances, lectures, installations, films and video shows. The calendar features about 40 productions with 175 performances and 70 concerts. Each year the festival is attracting approx.180,000 visitors.