Salzburg Whitsun Festival [ENA] Salzburg’s Whitsun Festival 2025 unveiled a truly transcendent theatrical and musical creation with Hotel Metamorphosis, a meticulously crafted pasticcio that breathes fresh life into Ovid’s Metamorphoses through the vivid lens of Antonio Vivaldi’s baroque genius. Under the visionary direction of Barrie Kosky the dramaturgy of the performance was done by Olaf A. Schmitt.   [Full story...]

Wiener FestWochen [ENA] Kurdwin Ayub’s audacious directorial debut for the stage, Weiße Witwe, makes a standout entry at the Wiener Festwochen. This wildly inventive reinterpretation of the Scheherazade myth unfolds as a fierce, darkly comic erotic thriller—one that captivates with its unapologetic spirit and visceral theatricality. Set in a futuristic Europe ruled by Queen Aliah performed by the rap star addeN.   [Full story...]