Huggy Bears Days 2025

Huggy Bears Days 2025

The time has come for this year’s Huggy Bears Days! This November, four projects will celebrate their premieres after nine months of artistic development within the Huggy Bears Supporting Program.François-Eloi Lavignac, Laureen Drexler & Giorgia Scisciola, Maria Mam & Flora Renhardt, and Miriam Budzáková & Simone Lorenzo Benini have each created distinct performances that will […]

Sound Open Call 2026

Sound Artists and Musicians Residency Program – Open Call 2026

Residency Program from January – December 2026 Bears in the Park, a dynamic art space dedicated to fostering innovation across various art forms, is pleased to announce an open call for week(s) long residencies for sound artists and musicians based in Vienna. Eligibility: We are particularly interested in sound artists and musicians working within the […]

Huggy Bears Supporting Program Open Call 2026

Huggy Bears Supporting Program – OPEN CALL 2026

Bears in the Park is seeking innovative Vienna-based artists and collectives to join the next round of the “Huggy Bears Supporting Program.” This program is designed for emerging artists who have already been working with dance or performance art. The aim is to create a special transdisciplinary learning environment, fostering shared knowledge and collaboration. The […]

DE/SEMBLE

DE/SEMBLE x Bears in the Park

On October 11th we invite you to a very special event at Bears in the Park!In collaboration with the exciting DE/SEMBLE festival (Oct 9-12), we bring together new and experimental jazz music with performance art. Join us for an evening of fantastic artists from both realms, as we also launch a new partnership that expands […]

Story Café Simmering

Simmering Story Café at Bears in the Park

“Saftey is what we feel” – Simmering Story Café, 21. September 2025 The Simmering Story Café, an initiative by The Learning Street, invites the public to a special event on September 21 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Under the motto “Safety is what we feel,” the focus will be on personal exchange and breaking […]

Kultursommer 2025

a summer bears night at Kultursommer

Four Performances, Four Perspectives: Join us for a one-hour journey through four unique 15-minute performances at Kultursommer 2025 — new creations developed within our Huggy Bears Mentoring Program. Each excerpt is a first glimpse of works that will have their full premieres this November. 📍 Venue: Kultursommer – Nordwestbahnbühne, 1200 Vienna 📅 Date: Sunday, 27 […]

Before Summer Break

Before Summer Break

Summer is upon us! Before we take a pause for the warmer months, we warmly invite you to join us for Before Summer Break — one last vibrant gathering to celebrate art, community, and creativity. 🗓 Monday, July 7 📍 Bears in the Park (Eyzingasse 12/2, 1110 Wien) We’re closing the season with a signature […]

Quality Street

Quality Street – 14. May 2025

An artistic parcours at Bears in the Park, Simmering. Free and open for all. For the forth time, Bears in the Park invites everyone to a public gathering in Simmering. Quality Street is a curated mix of performance, reflection, and celebration. We begin in the garden with a screening of “Bridges of Belonging” by Ukrainian […]

24 Hour Theater Festival

24 Hour Theater Festival – 12. April

For the first time, on Saturday, April 12, we at Bears in the Park will host the 24-Hour Theater Festival, organized by Butterfly Effect. Join us to experience the results of this unique artistic journey! The premise: 6 teams (each consisting of 1 writer, 1 director, and 8 performers) have only twenty-four hours to write, […]

Handle with Care 2025

Handle with Care

We are thrilled to once again be part of the Handle with Care series at the imagetanz Festival by brut with our Huggy Bears! Over two weekends, we invite those interested to join us at Bears in the Park for the first public Work-in-Progress Sharing of our Bears. In 20-minute presentations, the artists will give […]