We are excited to announce the first public sharings of our new Huggy Bears at Handle with Care.
Handle with Care is a format created by brut Wien that supports artists in the first phases of their creative production. As part of the imagetanz festival 2026, it offers space to share work-in-progress in an open and supportive setting. Each artist presents an initial version of their project for 20 minutes and then opens the space for questions and feedback from the audience. It is also a great opportunity to get to know our Supporting Programm Artists and their projects.
All Huggy Bears will share their work-in-progress on two weekends in March. First are Els van Houtert and Katarína Krupičková.
When:
March 7, 2026 | 18:00–20:00
March 8, 2026 | 16:00–18:00
Where:
Bears in the Park
Eyzinggasse 12/2
1110 Vienna
Tickets & Registration:
Registration required via the brut website.
Pay-as-you-wish.
The Works
Katarína Krupičková with Moa Kilz – To Beauty Behold
To Beauty Behold addresses grief, loss and acceptance. In this moving performance, Katarína Krupičková embarks on a journey of self-search following the death of a close childhood friend in their home country. Using art, dance, music, spoken word and moments of celebration, Krupičková tries to find a language to understand grief. Movement and body become symbols of remembering both a time lost and its healing effect.
Els van Houtert – Bathroom as Stage – Stage as Bathroom
In Bathroom as Stage – Stage as Bathroom, Els van Houtert examines how intimate, vulnerable bathroom rituals change when performed in front of an audience. Repurposing water, ceramics, mirrors, sound and movement, routine bathroom moves are translated into a shared experience.
The result can be described as a sensual installation performance in which the highly private space that is one’s home becomes refuge and stage at the same time. Starting with the history of the bathroom as a gender-coded, ethically charged and usually hidden space in the domestic realm, the performance explores its role as a space where the concept of a public image can be simultaneously dissolved and emphasised.
More information about the program on the brut website.
And for more information about the artists visit our website here.