Credere alle Maschere - Romeo Castellucci - Vienna Festival 2026

The Republic of Gods couldn’t make do without him: the Italian director and creator of total art Romeo Castellucci, who questions the very essence of the sacred per se. His works are brimming with biblical, mythological and iconographic references, shaped by distance from and the presence of God, by rituals and liturgical forms. As a regular participant in the Vienna Festival (Wiener Festwochen), his productions have triggered exultation and protest alike. Now he returns with his most recent installation performance. Fifty masks were designed for this show; each belongs to one person in the audience. Believing in Masks is a kind of riddle that reflects the individual gaze and questions the morality of watching itself. At the centre of the riddle, there is a famous chair – a chair that holds a long history, a story of art and death.

Recommended for ages 14+

Duration: approx. 40 min

programma

Credere alle Maschere

An Masken glauben

Romeo Castellucci

Luogo

Il MuseumsQuartier (Quartiere dei Musei), o MQ, è un complesso museale di Vienna.

Situato nel distretto di Neubau, occupa un'area di 60.000 m² e contiene al suo interno edifici barocchi e di architettura moderna. Costituisce uno dei dieci complessi dedicati all'arte più grandi del mondo.

All'interno del complesso si trovano i seguenti musei:

Architekturzentrum Wien, museo di architettura
Leopold Museum, dove è esposta la collezione Rudolf Leopold
KUNSTHALLE wien, galleria d'arte
Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (MUMOK), museo di arte moderna e contemporanea
ZOOM Kindermuseum, museo per bambini