Sommerszene

The 14-day festival focuses on the contemporary world of dance. Theater, music, film and visual arts supplement the sommerszene program. The program is characterized by its transgression of boundaries, artistic risk, new presentation formats and a superior quality year after year.

The concept
Szene Salzburg has stood for contemporary theater and music since the late 1960s. Originally intended as a platform for local artists, the Szene grew to become an international avant-garde festival during the 70s and 80s. The Szene functions as an international producer and offers residencies to national and international artists. The European apap network (advancing performing arts project) was founded to support young performing artists.

Program 2012
This year, the artistic director Michael Stolhofer curates the sommer szene for the last time.
He lets artists come back on stage who have coined the szene salzburg during the last years.

Highlights 2012
Each visitor of the sommer szene opening performance receives a certain amount of money. It is the average annual amount of tax money, which each Austrian pays to the szene salzburg.

Jul 5, 2012, 08.30 pm:
"So Blue" + "A Few Minutes of Lock" Louise Lecavalier

Jul 6, 2012, 09.30 pm:
Dance performance in front of the Salzburg Cathedral "Drumming Live" with Anne Teresa De Keersmaekers and her Compagnie Rosas

Jul 9 and 10, 2012, 08.30 pm:
"the fault lines" with Meg Stuart, Philipp Gehmacher and Vladimir Miller

Free entrance to the outdoor performances.