New Art
on Stage
Wed, 08 / Fri 10 & Sat 11, 20:00 | Season Opening at brut nordwest
Karin Pauer
LOW
Tue, 14 October, 20:00 | Breitenseer Lichtspiele
Alex Franz Zehetbauer
An Evening with
In the frame of brut accessible also in Austrian Sign Language (ÖGS) translated by Pam Eden
Wed, 15 / Thu, 16 / Fri, 17 & Sat, 18 October, 19:00 | studio brut
Lens Kühleitner & Olivia Hild
trace my layers, thrust your guts
Wed, 22 / Thu 23 / Fri, 24 & Sat, 25, 20:00 | brut nordwest
Matteo Haitzmann
Im Styx baden
Thu, 9 – Sun, 26 October, 19:00 – 21:00 Installation | 19:30 Performance | Free admission at the shop in the 4th district
Jan Machacek & Angélica Castelló
every day display

Because the evening begins in the foyer

Three people stand together at an event, holding glasses of sparkling wine or wine. The person in the middle is wearing a dark cap and looks ahead with a smile while toasting with the others.

Everyone knows those agonising moments before a performance: nervously waiting in the foyer, staring helplessly at your phone or enduring small talk. That’s now a thing of the past, because brut invites you to arrive together before the performance: Aperitivo is a format for exchanging ideas and immersing yourself in the topics of the evening. Over drinks and snacks, we talk to those involved in the production in a relaxed setting.

Accessible into autumn

A group of people is standing in a circle, taking part in a movement or dance workshop in a large, open room. The atmosphere is friendly and informal.

In Spacing in: Relaxed Performance Lab from 14 to 16 November, Elena Lach and Ema Benčíková will explore accessible forms of performance with autistic and neuroqueer people – including a relaxed drag show by the Dragsau collective. And Alex Franz Zehetbauer’s catchy concert performance An Evening with will be translated into Austrian Sign Language on 14 October, followed by a tactile tour on 28 November.

Vote now for our artwork!

We are participating in the KUNSTSTÜCK 2025 culture award! We are competing in the Performing Arts & Culture category with three motifs/series – and now every vote counts. Voting is very simple: you can vote once per day and per device – no registration, no data, just one click on the heart. Vote for us now – until 8 October!

Magazine

Let's talk about brut

Dear artists ... With warm regards, Tomasz Kireńczuk

Dear artists, I know that many of you are currently preparing applications for the upcoming Kuratorium deadline, and I can imagine that some of you are already envisioning new works in the context of brut. I regret that I will not be able to meet you in person before the September deadline, I hope we see each other soon, though I know it may take some time. I look forward to spending time together, and discovering what we are searching for and standing for. From September 2025, I will be visiting Vienna regularly, and by autumn 2026 I will move there permanently — which will allow us to meet and connect more easily. For now, I want to share some ideas this short letter.
Several green houseplants in pots are placed on a table and on the floor in an indoor space in front of a large window at sunset.
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Artwork Season 2025/26

In the 2025/26 season, we will bid farewell to brut nordwest with Kira Kirsch's final programme. That is why photographers Daniela Trost and Susanna Hofer are focusing on the venue and the grounds at Nordwestbahnhof station and staging it artistically in a new way. Their photographs open up spaces for viewing, shift boundaries and allow the interior and exterior to flow into one another.
Portrait of a woman with long, curly blue hair, wearing a dark top, sitting against a neutral background and looking directly at the camera.
Let's talk about brut

Angélica Castelló receives Ernst Krenek Prize

Composer, sound artist and improviser Angélica Castelló was recently honoured with the City of Vienna’s Ernst Krenek Prize 2025 – one of Vienna’s highest musical awards. From 09 to 26 October, she will be creating live music and composition in ‘every day display’, a performance/installation by Jan Machacek.

brut all over Vienna

brut nordwest

accessible

Nordwestbahnstraße 8-10, 1200 Vienna
Subway: U1, U2 (Praterstern), U4 (Friedensbrücke), U6 (Dresdnerstraße) Tram: 5 (Nordwestbahnstraße) Bus: 5A (Wasnergasse)
accessible

October 2025
Karin Pauer
LOW
October 2025
Season Opening Party
October 2025
Aperitivo
October 2025
Matteo Haitzmann
Im Styx baden
November 2025
Veza Fernández
Chantal, the body is a text longing for perspective
November 2025
Aperitivo
November 2025
Elena Lach & Ema Benčíková
Spacing in: Relaxed Performance Lab
November 2025
DARUM (Victoria Halper & Kai Krösche)
[EOL]. End of Life
November 2025
Drag Show with the Dragsau Collective
November 2025
Touch tour
November 2025
Alex Franz Zehetbauer
An Evening with

studio brut

not accessible

Zieglergasse 25, 1070 Wien
Subway: U3 (Zieglergasse), Tram: 49 (Westbahnstraße / Zieglergasse)
not accessible

October 2025
Lens Kühleitner & Olivia Hild
trace my layers, thrust your guts
October 2025
Aperitivo
November 2025
François-Eloi Lavignac
Fifth position
November 2025
Laureen Drexler & Giorgia Scisciola
PIERRE

Breitenseer Lichtspiele

not accessible

Breitenseer Straße 21, 1140 Vienna
U-Bahn: U3 (Hütteldorfer Straße) Tram: 10 (Laurentius Platz), 49 (Hütteldorfer Straße)

October 2025
Alex Franz Zehetbauer
An Evening with

WUK performing arts

barrierefrei

Währinger Straße 59, 1090 Vienna
Subway: U6 (Währinger Straße / Volksoper), Tram: 40, 41, 42 (Währinger Straße / Volksoper), 5, 33 (Spitalgasse), 37, 38, 40, 41, 42 (Spitalgasse / Währinger Straße)

November 2025
Maria Mam & Flora Renhardt
sk8r grrrl
November 2025
Simone Lorenzo Benini & Miriam Budzáková
Sandpit
October 2025
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brut all over Vienna

brut nordwest

accessible

Nordwestbahnstraße 8-10, 1200 Vienna
Subway: U1, U2 (Praterstern), U4 (Friedensbrücke), U6 (Dresdnerstraße) Tram: 5 (Nordwestbahnstraße) Bus: 5A (Wasnergasse)
accessible

October 2025
Karin Pauer
LOW
October 2025
Season Opening Party
October 2025
Aperitivo
October 2025
Matteo Haitzmann
Im Styx baden
November 2025
Veza Fernández
Chantal, the body is a text longing for perspective
November 2025
Aperitivo
November 2025
Elena Lach & Ema Benčíková
Spacing in: Relaxed Performance Lab
November 2025
DARUM (Victoria Halper & Kai Krösche)
[EOL]. End of Life
November 2025
Drag Show with the Dragsau Collective
November 2025
Touch tour
November 2025
Alex Franz Zehetbauer
An Evening with

studio brut

not accessible

Zieglergasse 25, 1070 Wien
Subway: U3 (Zieglergasse), Tram: 49 (Westbahnstraße / Zieglergasse)
not accessible

October 2025
Lens Kühleitner & Olivia Hild
trace my layers, thrust your guts
October 2025
Aperitivo
November 2025
François-Eloi Lavignac
Fifth position
November 2025
Laureen Drexler & Giorgia Scisciola
PIERRE

Breitenseer Lichtspiele

not accessible

Breitenseer Straße 21, 1140 Vienna
U-Bahn: U3 (Hütteldorfer Straße) Tram: 10 (Laurentius Platz), 49 (Hütteldorfer Straße)

October 2025
Alex Franz Zehetbauer
An Evening with

WUK performing arts

barrierefrei

Währinger Straße 59, 1090 Vienna
Subway: U6 (Währinger Straße / Volksoper), Tram: 40, 41, 42 (Währinger Straße / Volksoper), 5, 33 (Spitalgasse), 37, 38, 40, 41, 42 (Spitalgasse / Währinger Straße)

November 2025
Maria Mam & Flora Renhardt
sk8r grrrl
November 2025
Simone Lorenzo Benini & Miriam Budzáková
Sandpit