ON THE EDGE – Festival for Experimental Circus Arts

Name: ON THE EDGE – Festival for Experimental Circus Arts
Start: 2026-11-04
End: 2026-11-13
Location: Theater am Werk im Kabelwerk – Festivalzentrum

Nov 4–13

Theater am Werk im Kabelwerk – Festivalzentrum, 1120Oswaldgasse 35A, 1120 WienDirections

Entry €13
Ticket needed
Booking needed
Indoors

Theater am Werk: €21, reduced €18; short pieces Running Gag/The Story of Larry €13; under 18s €5. Mehr Zirkus ticket for the next performance: €10 at the box office with an existing purchased ticket. Dschungel: €14, reduced €13. Fluid Acrobatics: €60 for all three days / €28 per day, reduced €24 / €10. Project Dramaturgy: €35, reduced €28. Take Care: free with registration. Tickets through the individual venues.

Source: Theater am Werk / ON THE EDGE

What to expect

Circus meets dance, object theatre and live music: ON THE EDGE brings ten artistic projects to Vienna. Its festival centre is the Kabelwerk in Meidling, with further performances at Petersplatz and Dschungel Wien. Acrobatics workshops at Tanzquartier and the free Take Care conference on 7 November round out the programme. On 14 November, Sinking Sideways leads Project Dramaturgy: 1–5 pm at TQW Studios, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Vienna, for professional artists. Register through the TQW ticket shop; individual performances are listed in the stage section.

Programme

Upcoming dates

Wed 4 Nov, 14:30–16:30
Fluid Acrobatics – Lawrence RitchieTQW Studios, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien
Thu 5 Nov, 14:30–16:30
Fluid Acrobatics – Lawrence RitchieTQW Studios, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien
Fri 6 Nov, 14:30–16:30
Fluid Acrobatics – Lawrence RitchieTQW Studios, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien
Sat 7 Nov, 10:00
Take Care: welcomeTheater am Werk im Kabelwerk, Oswaldgasse 35A, 1120 Wien
Sat 7 Nov, 10:15
Take Care: Relationally Curious – Anna MendelssohnTheater am Werk im Kabelwerk, Oswaldgasse 35A, 1120 Wien
Sat 7 Nov, 10:40
Take Care: Circus, Science & Care – Rogier van RijinTheater am Werk im Kabelwerk, Oswaldgasse 35A, 1120 Wien
Sat 7 Nov, 11:15–13:00
Take Care: Relationally Curious – workshopTheater am Werk im Kabelwerk, Oswaldgasse 35A, 1120 Wien
Sat 7 Nov, 11:15–13:00
Take Care: Fit Your Brain – workshopTheater am Werk im Kabelwerk, Oswaldgasse 35A, 1120 Wien
Sat 7 Nov, 11:15–13:00
Take Care: Bodies that Care – workshopTheater am Werk im Kabelwerk, Oswaldgasse 35A, 1120 Wien
Sat 7 Nov, 14:30–15:10
Take Care: four short filmsTheater am Werk im Kabelwerk, Oswaldgasse 35A, 1120 Wien
Sat 7 Nov, 15:10–16:40
Take Care: Conscious Creatures – panelTheater am Werk im Kabelwerk, Oswaldgasse 35A, 1120 Wien
Sat 14 Nov, 13:00–17:00
Project Dramaturgy – Sinking SidewaysTQW Studios, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien

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ON THE EDGE – Festival for Experimental Circus Arts

Nov 4–13

Theater am Werk im Kabelwerk – Festivalzentrum, 1120Oswaldgasse 35A, 1120 WienDirections

Entry €13
Ticket needed
Booking needed
Indoors

Source: Theater am Werk / ON THE EDGE

What to expect

Programme

Upcoming dates

Wed 4 Nov, 14:30–16:30
Fluid Acrobatics – Lawrence RitchieTQW Studios, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien
Thu 5 Nov, 14:30–16:30
Fluid Acrobatics – Lawrence RitchieTQW Studios, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien
Fri 6 Nov, 14:30–16:30
Fluid Acrobatics – Lawrence RitchieTQW Studios, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien
Sat 7 Nov, 10:00
Take Care: welcomeTheater am Werk im Kabelwerk, Oswaldgasse 35A, 1120 Wien
Sat 7 Nov, 10:15
Take Care: Relationally Curious – Anna MendelssohnTheater am Werk im Kabelwerk, Oswaldgasse 35A, 1120 Wien
Sat 7 Nov, 10:40
Take Care: Circus, Science & Care – Rogier van RijinTheater am Werk im Kabelwerk, Oswaldgasse 35A, 1120 Wien
Sat 7 Nov, 11:15–13:00
Take Care: Relationally Curious – workshopTheater am Werk im Kabelwerk, Oswaldgasse 35A, 1120 Wien
Sat 7 Nov, 11:15–13:00
Take Care: Fit Your Brain – workshopTheater am Werk im Kabelwerk, Oswaldgasse 35A, 1120 Wien
Sat 7 Nov, 11:15–13:00
Take Care: Bodies that Care – workshopTheater am Werk im Kabelwerk, Oswaldgasse 35A, 1120 Wien
Sat 7 Nov, 14:30–15:10
Take Care: four short filmsTheater am Werk im Kabelwerk, Oswaldgasse 35A, 1120 Wien
Sat 7 Nov, 15:10–16:40
Take Care: Conscious Creatures – panelTheater am Werk im Kabelwerk, Oswaldgasse 35A, 1120 Wien
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