22nd International Conference “Performing Arts Between Tradition & Contemporaneity”
December 18-22, 2025 | Schloss Laubegg (Laubegg Castle), Austria

For: Theatre artists and directors, dancers and choreographers, circus artists, movement and drama teachers, researchers, />Format: Workshops, presentations, research talks, work-in-progress />Admissions: We accept approximately 50 participants. The selection committee looks at what you’ve done and why you want to be here. Real experience and clear intentions carry the most />Details:
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For over two decades, the conference has created a rare meeting ground where tradition and contemporaneity move in />
Since 2003, we’ve gathered performers, educators, researchers, and cultural producers who understand that the most interesting work happens at the />
On December 18-22, 2025, we’re opening our doors again for the 22nd edition. Whether you’re developing new methodologies in movement pedagogy, documenting vanishing performance traditions, experimenting with hybrid forms, or producing work that challenges boundaries - or you’re eager to study these fields, learn new techniques and methods, and train in physical theatre as a participant - this is your />
What actually happens here?
Real exchange: a conference where your lunchtime work-in-progress sparks three new international partnerships by />
It’s about finding your people - the ones who get why you spend months perfecting a gesture, why documentation matters, why tradition needs disruption and innovation needs />
We keep numbers intentionally small. Our selection committee reviews each application for both experience and genuine curiosity. Selection favors demonstrated practice and a commitment to continual />
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;We’re also looking for people ready to share through workshops, presentations, research talks, and work-in-progress showings. Got a technique that bridges classical and contemporary? A research finding that changes how we think about tradition? A half-formed idea that needs the right collaborators? Bring it.