The goal of every performer is to express their feelings and ideas through their art. In their custom-created routine, the dancers of Iwanson International take us on a journey through their interpretation of the event theme “Dive In”. In doing so, they help us understand that there is much more to the craft of contemporary […]

For many, opera is an old-fashioned art form which is reserved for the elite. Ceee (aka Corinna Ruba) disagrees with this point of view. She believes that opera needs to be alive, not static, to grow. With this first performance of her project “Opera Fusion”, combining electronic music and classical opera singing, she invites us […]

The eight talented performers of Luminity understood early on that the art of juggling isn’t just reserved for sideshow acts in a circus. In this magnificent and exciting performance, they show us a modern and energetic interpretation of juggling using illuminated clubs, synchronized to energetic music. Names: Tobias Königbauer, Lukas Bonauer, Léonie Bonauer, Felix Kosian, […]

Freediving – diving without an air tank – is already an extreme sport but doing it under ice over a long distance sounds even more extreme. Valentina Cafolla not only enjoys doing exactly that, she is also very good at it. In this talk, she shares her story of how she became the female World […]

Reducing waste is a world-wide challenge. For aspiring minimalist Sandra Heinzen, it felt natural to dive into a zero-waste lifestyle. However, she didn’t imagine to fail so spectacularly. In this talk, she describes her challenges and shows us how to reduce waste in a more doable way.   About Sandra Heinzen As a user experience […]

Vincent Fricke loves eating meat – but the chef also sees the issues of our current meat production and consumption, which causes far-reaching consequences for our planet and might even lead to meat no longer being available. In this talk, he highlights 4 easy steps towards more ethical meat consumption, so that our children and […]

Who doesn’t like a good party? Paul Salazar likes a very specific type: Stargazing parties. As amateur astronomer, he has many great stories to tell about planets, our galaxy, and the entire universe – and he likes to tell these to people and watch them reflect on life’s big questions. In this talk, he shows […]

Our sense of touch is vital to us humans – so why not equip robots with it? For this, one needs durable and fault-tolerant hardware with a variety of sensors, as well as modern approaches to data processing. Gordon Cheng’s group might just revolutionize the field of robotics by having solved these challenges. In this […]