Before Summer Break – June 24
Before Vienna’s independent art scene disappears into its annual summer break—leaving everyone to their never ending reading lists, residencies, or beers in the park with friends—we’re delighted to bring everyone together for one last summery gathering.
Join us on June 24 for Before Summer Break! In its well-loved tradition, Bears in the Park opens its doors to the public for a diverse and joyful evening of art.
Experience a photography exhibition by Márton Zalka exploring the topologies of Simmering; witness a performance by ZAK I zentrum für antidisziplinäre kunst; enjoy dance works by Flora Boros and Verena Herterich and a drumming session by Sambattac; immerse yourself in a wonderfully weird toilet performance by Simone Lorenzo Benini and Miriam Buzáková; and celebrate into the night with a concert by GIGGIDALESSIO.
We look forward to sharing this exciting performance parcours with you!
Doors open: 7 PM
Entry: Free
Location:
Bears in the Park
Eyzinggasse 12/2 (corner Otto-Herschmanngasse)
1110 Vienna
Works
Márton Zalka – TRAGEN – Temporal Topologies in Simmering
“I am thinking of a bag of mozzarella pinched between my ring and pinky finger while carrying an armful of groceries to the cashier.
All I wanted to buy was a mozzarella for dinner when I entered the store, so I didn’t really take a basket or a trolley with me. This lack of precise foresight, however, is now allowing my arms to feel the edges and silhouette of my purchases. My body, instead of being pulled off-balance by a basket or being rendered an accessory to a trolley, now holds their weight, centered. I feel the cold butter on my belly, I smell the fresh croissant from the bag. Things that sustain me are organized in a way that does not represent their order of importance or any preconceived logic; their temporal topology is forged in an idiosyncratic union of shifting attentions, needs, and the space they inhabit.
Simmering has come to be in a similar manner, as one collects groceries in their arms.
The exhibition Tragen is a delightful invitation to have a familiar moment of reflection on these overlaps and boundaries.”
SambAttac
SambAttac is the loud voice of Attac Austria. Bringing enthusiasm and joie de vivre to demonstrations, protests, and festivals, the group combines Afro-Brazilian rhythms with political engagement and collective energy. Their performances encourage intellectual debate, critical thinking, and the creation of the world we want to live in—here, now, and tomorrow.
Artistic Director: Stefan Eibel
ZAK – zentrum für antidisziplinäre Kunst – ALLES RAUS BARZAAR
The Zentrum für Antidisziplinäre Kunst rolls out its sound machine and unveils selected treasures from five years of artistic production. Whether it’s a keyring from the iconic Tête-à-Tête, cigarettes produced in Knochenarbeit, or the final remaining copies of Muldengold Magazine—there is something for everyone (for the right price, of course).
Participants: Jessica Comis, Anouk Fumi, Aurelia van Kempen, Muamer Osmanovic, Eva Sommer
Miriam Buzáková & Simone Lorenzo Benini – Holy Pis
In a famous song, the renowned Italian singer-songwriter declares: “Nothing grows from diamonds; from manure, flowers are born.” Inspired by this prophetic idea, the artists occupy the toilets of Bears in the Park—the collective site where bowels and bladders are emptied—to celebrate the fertility of this proposition and explore its poetic potential.
Flóra Boros
Flóra desexualizes choreographies one hair flip at a time, eroding gestures of seduction through repetition and subtle shifts in perspective. Exploring how we stare, sexualize, and objectify bodies, she invites the audience to experience the ace gaze as a queer mode of looking back.
Flóra Boros & Verena Herterich – glossy eyes rolling
glossy eyes rolling is the first collaboration between Flóra Boros and Verena Herterich. Bringing together their choreographic practices of deconstructing the sexualized gaze and the objectification of their female-read bodies, they throw back looks, letting eyes linger, roll on, and wander.
Moving along the fine lines between poses, socially constructed movement patterns, and hypersexualized dances, their bodies talk back. In doing so, they become both strategy and celebration—a joyful act of emancipation.
Supported by SONNTAGSLOCH and Im_flieger.
GIGGIDALESSIO – ANGST
GIGGIDALESSIO is a Vienna-based interdisciplinary duo composed of Stefano D’Alessio and Luigi Guerrieri. Working at the intersection of live electronics, embodied technology, performance, and text, their practice combines gestural sound-making, new media, voice, and physical presence.
Their concert-performances and research projects reflect on contemporary culture with a self-ironic twist, creating engaging experiences that move between sound, body, and critical reflection.
