There will be lots of emotion-filled dancing in summer 2025 – after all, Vienna is the European hub of contemporary dance. ImPulsTanz will once again present a remarkable program of performances and numerous workshops and research projects for active participants. The festival is good for the city: Visitors, workshop participants, performers, and choreographers form a multicultural, open community, which leaves its mark on the city in summer.

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This year’s festival will be opened on July 10 at the Burgtheater in Vienna by Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch + Terrain Boris Charmatz. The following day, a second opening event will invite dance fans to the MuseumsQuartier with free admission to the street dance production LEVEL UP by Amala Dianor / Kaplan (which will also be performed later in the stage version DUB at the Volkstheater). The subsequent four weeks of the festival will feature highlights from dance history, revivals and world premieres, from large stage shows to intimate formats, from icons to newcomers. 

ImPulsTanz favorites from De Keersmaeker to Uhlich

Mette Ingvartsen presents Delirious Night, while Alexander Vantournhoutand Emmi Väisänen acrobatically merge into one body in every_body. Anne Teresa De Keersmaekerdances to the music of the unforgotten Jacques Brel in a duo with Solal Mariotte in BREL. And the great ballerina Susanne Kirnbauer-Bundy celebrates her Come Back Again in a choreography by and with Doris Uhlich. Marie Chouinard will be performing BodyremixRemix with her company.

The South Korean company Unplugged Bodies, led by Kyong Shin Kim, is coming to Europe for the first time with its take on the Western European figure of Homo Faber. Another ImPulsTanz premiere will be presented by the Chinese TAO Dance Theater under the direction of Tao Ye with the productions 13 & 14 and 16 & 17.

Damien Jalet / Nagelhus Schia Productions created the choreographies for Madonna’s stage shows, Luca Guadagnino’s film Suspiria(2018) and Jacques Audiard’s Oscar-winning musical thriller Emilia Pérez(2024). He will present the Austrian premiere of Thrice at ImPulsTanz. Other performers in the program include Liquid Loft, Lenio Kaklea, Alleyne Dance, Ivo Dimchev, Sasha Waltz and the Akram Khan Company.

All Vienna’s a stage

ImPulsTanz 2025 will dazzle audiences with its unique variety of performances on Vienna’s numerous stages and in its museums. The main venues will be the Burgtheater, Volkstheater and Akademietheater, but dance performances will also be held in the Schauspielhaus, WUK and WUKProjektraum, mumok - museum of modern art foundation Vienna, mumok - Hofstallung, in the Volkstheater Dunkelkammer, in the Arsenal and, for the first time, in the NEST of the Vienna State Opera.

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Let’s dance: 250 Workshops & Public Moves

Dancing for yourself is about feeling oneself. In all intensity. The ImPulsTanz workshops – in parallel with the performance program – therefore cordially invite absolutely everyone to do so, from beginners to trained dancers. Many workshop participants are so enthusiastic that they return year after year and share their passion for dance as a big ImPulsTanz community. More than 250 workshops and research projects will take place in the bright and airy studios at the Arsenal – from Afro fusion and flamenco to hip hop, club styles and contemporary dance. 

There are also the extremely popular free outdoor dance classes called Public Moves, which are spread across the city at seven locations. All are welcome to take part free of charge and learn about different dance styles from 150 international and local instructors, ranging from African dance to contemporary dance.

Let's Party

ImPulsTanz is also about partying together. The place to be is the ImPulsTanz Soçial Festival Lounge in the Burgtheater Vestibül with live concerts and DJ sets. The two huge ImPulsTanz Party Night in the courtyard of Vienna City Hall (July 18 and 19, 2025) are the stuff of legend.

Dance tips away from ImPulsTanz

In Tanzquartier Wien, contemporary dance and performance are at home, and dance events of every kind are listed on the event calendar. Vienna has a historical connection with “its” Viennese waltz, which visitors to the city can learn in classical dance schools – as preparation for attending a Viennese ball.

ImPulsTanz – Vienna International Dance Festival 2025

July 10 – August 10, 2025
Performances at various venues
Info, program, sign up: www.impulstanz.com
Workshops in the Arsenal