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The Wortwiege Festival brings a spectrum of new and unconventional forms of theatre to life in the historic Kasematten Wiener Neustadt.
Under the artistic direction of Anna Luca Krassnigg, it combines captivating storytelling from ancient themes to contemporary drama on stage with philosophical and scientific thinking in a contemporary Salon setting. Theatre, literature, film, architecture, music and design merge in the impressive atmosphere of the historic fortified building.
The SEA CHANGE initiative promotes international in-house productions, co-productions and guest performances as well as global partnerships.
Words and language are our central spark, stories of all kinds and origins are our passion. Our inter-creative ideas, performative projects and theatre forms are born out of language. We build bridges between literary works, theatre and scientific debate.
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About Wortwiege as a theatre and festival producer.
The constantly redefined and explored connections of the sibling arts — theatre, film, literature, architecture, music, and design — create distinctive forms of theatre: Innovation that goes beyond mere buzzwords.
The Wortwiege Festival is in constant scientific exchange and is supported by the Science Section of the Province of Lower Austria.
The contemporary update of the“salons” of the turn of the century invites personalities from the worlds of culture, science and politics to informal discussions as part of the festival.
Through the new degree program “Stage Narration” and the partnership with Danube University Krems, another major step is being taken toward bringing theatre and academia together.
Since 2020, the Wortwiege Festival has been transforming the impressive underground vaults of the historic Kasematten into a very special kind of theater stage.
The Kasematten are close, they are easily accessible, they are beautiful – and full of life!
From newly interpreted classics to contemporary author’s theatre and international guest performances – the majority of productions are created in-house.
Under the artistic direction of Anna Luca Krassnigg, the Wortwiege Festival is dedicated to empowering women and young talents in the arts and culture, as well as promoting theatre by young playwrights.
Wortwiege maintains an international network and carries out cross-border, interdisciplinary projects, including through the Sea Change Initiative, supported by the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Anna Luca Krassnigg is also a member of the board of the International Association of Theatre Leaders (IATL), a member of the IWF (International Women’s Forum), and the women’s network Calliope.
