MQ Summer Stage
The accessible and green stage in the main courtyard, designed by the "OpenFields" team of architects, offers free admission to events almost every day from the end of May to the beginning of October.
Mon 15.07., 18h
Monday Listening Club hosted by Martin Markeli
Special Guest: LENS J
Music
This time Martin Markeli invites LENS J aka Markus Oberndorfer to the MQ Summer Stage for another edition of the Monday Listening Club.
The Monday Listening Club takes place every Monday from 24 June to 26 August from 6-10 pm on the MQ Summer Stage and offers visitors a unique combination of vinyl listening experience, vintage flea market and live DJ sets. It invites you to enjoy the beauty and fascination of vinyl records in a relaxed and inspiring environment. Music lovers can come together to share memories, discover treasures and celebrate the timeless magic of music.
Di 16.07., 19h
FALTER-Sommergespräche: Julian Hessenthaler
Wie retten wir die Demokratie? Heiße Debatten für laue Sommerabende mit Raimund Löw, Barbara Tóth und Gästen
Talk
Julian Hessenthaler, Held oder Gauner? Der Macher des Ibiza-Videos hat einen der größten Skandale in der Geschichte Österreichs konstruiert – und publik gemacht. Fünf Jahre danach spricht er über seine Erfahrungen mit der Justiz und sein Verständnis zivilgesellschaftlichen Engagements.
Event will be held in German.
Wed 17.07., 19h
MQ Hofmusik: Ava Malou + Band
Music
With her first EP "Hawara and Habibi", Ava Malou opens the door to an unmistakable world of sound influenced by electropop, Arab pop and classical Arabic music. In a direct, touching and humorous way, she packages individual views and experiences of people, as well as stereotypical images around the themes of racism, identity, homeland, feminism and love.
Thu 18.07., 20h
O-Töne
Literatur
The evening will begin with Felicitas Prokopetz, who will read from her debut "Wir sitzen im Dickicht und weinen" (Eichborn). Barbara Rieger will then read from "Eskalationsstufen", her latest book about violence in partnerships (2024, Kremayr & Scheriau), starting at 8.30 pm. Moderation: Katja Gasser
Event will be held in German.
Fri 19.07., 21.30h
frame[o]ut Open Air Cinema - KNIT’S ISLAND
Film
In the virtual world of the game DayZ, three avatars are travelling as video journalists. They try to survive, meet other avatars and eventually encounter communities that grow fruit and vegetables and create a new peaceful world.
Sat 20.07., 21.30h
frame[o]ut Open Air Cinema - LUST & ILLUSION
Film
From oases of retreat, fertility symbols and places of pleasure to ideas of paradise, familiar garden metaphors are scrutinised, fired up or turned on their head.
Sat 20.07. and Sun 21.07., 16-22h
MQ Weekend Sounds
Music
Every Saturday and Sunday from 4 - 10 pm, cool weekend sounds will once again be played in the courtyard and in the guest gardens of the MQ Gastros. This year, the MQ Weekend Sounds will be put together by Patrick Rampelotto.
Mon 22.07., 18h
Monday Listening Club hosted by Martin Markeli
Special Guest: Alaska Al Tropical (Boom Boom Vienna)
Music
For the fifth edition of the Monday Listening Club Martin Markeli invites Alaska Al Tropical (Boom Boom Vienna) to the MQ Summer Stage. Alaska Al Tropical travels the world to discover and collect rare music from times gone by. His focus is on South America, West Africa and the Middle East, where local influences and international trends have created new sub-genres such as cumbia and chicha, funana, juju and anadolu rock. In record form once around the planet, across the obscure sound vegetable garden of the past – it’s gonna be a wild ride!
The Monday Listening Club takes place every Monday from 24 June to 26 August from 6 - 10 pm on the MQ Summer Stage and offers visitors a unique combination of vinyl listening experience, vintage flea market and live DJ sets. It invites you to enjoy the beauty and fascination of vinyl records in a relaxed and inspiring environment. Music lovers can come together to share memories, discover treasures and celebrate the timeless magic of music.
Tue 23.07., 19h
FALTER-Sommergespräche: Barbara Coudenhove-Kalergi
Wie retten wir die Demokratie? Heiße Debatten für laue Sommerabende mit Raimund Löw, Barbara Tóth und Gästen
Talk
Wie sich unsere Demokratie beschädigt, wenn so viele Bürger nicht wählen dürfen. Wie in Österreich mit Fremdenfeindlichkeit Politik gemacht wird, wo Integration funktioniert, und wie man rechten Demagogen entgegentritt, erzählt Barbara Coudenhove-Kalergi, die Doyenne des österreichischen Journalismus.
Event will be held in German.
Tue 23.07., 18h
Opening The Melon Hall
From 23 July to 11 August 2024, The Melon Hall in MQ Room D will open its doors. For three weeks, visitors can enjoy sliced, organic Italian watermelon of the "Anguria Reggiana IGP" variety - the only protected watermelon in Europe - every day from 3 pm to 10 pm. This fruity pleasure is complemented by refreshing Prosecco on tap and exquisite Negroni Sbagliato, prepared with homemade vermouth in cooperation with the organic winery Göbel from Vienna and L'Aperitivo by Nonino. Highlights of The Melon Hall are - in addition to the melons - Italo Disco and Scopa evenings.
Wed 24.07., 19h
MQ Hofmusik: Soundhotel
Music
Mani Obeya and Andreas Bitesnich have been releasing pop and soul songs under the name Soundhotel for over 20 years. At the MQ they play songs from their latest album "And then the World Rushed in" and old hits.
Thu 25.07., 20h
O-Töne
Literatur
The evening will begin with Christine Vescoli, who will read from her debut novel "Mutternichts", published by Otto Müller Verlag. Stephan Roiss will then read from his new novel "Lauter" (2024, Jung und Jung) from 8.30 pm. Moderation: Klaus Kastberger
Event will be held in German.
Fri 26.07., 21.30h
frame[o]ut Open Air Cinema - AGNÈS VARDAS GÄRTEN
Film
A short travel film dismantles the holiday resort as a "Garden of Eden": DU CÔTÉ DE LA CÔTE combines beauty and exclusive locations to create a spectacle for the rich. The feature film LE BONHEUR takes us to the idyllic blooming gardens of the suburbs and questions the happiness of women in traditional nuclear families.
Sat 27.07., 21.30h
frame[o]ut Open Air Cinema - AFTER THE SNOWMELT | XUE SHUI XIAO RONG DE JI JIE
Film
Two friends in their early 20s go missing on Mount Everest in 2017. One is found alive after 47 days. The filmmaker and best friend of the two embarks on a search for traces of friendship, loss and the untamed nature of Mount Everest.
Sat 27.07. and Sun 28.07., 16-22h
MQ Weekend Sounds
Music
Every Saturday and Sunday from 4 - 10 pm, cool weekend sounds will once again be played in the courtyard and in the guest gardens of the MQ Gastros. This year, the MQ Weekend Sounds will be put together by Patrick Rampelotto.
Mon 29.07., 18h
Monday Listening Club hosted by Martin Markeli
Special Guest: estudio elgozo
Music
This time the sixth edition of the Monday Listening Club on the MQ Summer Stage will feature estudio elgozo. estudio elgozo is a creative duo consisting of Susana Ojeda and Hubert Marz, whose music selection is strongly influenced by the music played in verbenas, picó parties and radio stations in the Colombian Caribbean.
The Monday Listening Club takes place every Monday from 24 June to 26 August from 6 - 10 pm on the MQ Summer Stage and offers visitors a unique combination of vinyl listening experience, vintage flea market and live DJ sets. It invites you to enjoy the beauty and fascination of vinyl records in a relaxed and inspiring environment. Music lovers can come together to share memories, discover treasures and celebrate the timeless magic of music.
Wed 31.07., 19h
MQ Hofmusik: Lukas Lauermann
Music
Lukas Lauermann's diverse musical work is characterised by a love of experimentation, openness and an ear for the essentials. Anyone interested in music made in Austria has probably heard him play in one way or another. Be it at a concert with Alicia Edelweiss, doppelfinger, Donauwellenreiter or Nino aus Wien, on a recording by Soap&Skin or Wanda, at the Volkstheater, at a performance by Gelitin or from the speakers in a cinema. Solo, he creates his very own sound cosmos with cello and electronics, always daring to "step into the untrodden" (Robert Rotifer, FM4).
Thu 01.08., 20h
O-Töne
Literatur
The evening will begin with Dominika Meindl, who will read from her first novel "Selbe Stadt, anderer Planet", recently published by Picus, at this year's O-Töne. Afterwards, Anna Mitgutsch will read from her current, highly acclaimed collection of stories "Unzustellbare Briefe" (Luchterhand). Moderation: Kristina Pfoser
Event will be held in German.
Sat 03.08. and Sun 04.08., 16-22h
MQ Weekend Sounds
Music
Every Saturday and Sunday from 4 - 10 pm, cool weekend sounds will once again be played in the courtyard and in the guest gardens of the MQ Gastros. This year, the MQ Weekend Sounds will be put together by Patrick Rampelotto.
Mon 05.08., 18h
Monday Listening Club hosted by Martin Markeli
Special Guest: DJ Trishes
Music
This time DJ Trishes will be a guest at the Monday Listening Club on the MQ Summer Stage.
The Monday Listening Club takes place every Monday from 24 June to 26 August from 6 - 10 pm on the MQ Summer Stage and offers visitors a unique combination of vinyl listening experience, vintage flea market and live DJ sets. It invites you to enjoy the beauty and fascination of vinyl records in a relaxed and inspiring environment. Music lovers can come together to share memories, discover treasures and celebrate the timeless magic of music.
Tue 06.08., 19h
FALTER-Sommergespräche: Gerald Knaus
Wie retten wir die Demokratie? Heiße Debatten für laue Sommerabende mit Raimund Löw, Barbara Tóth und Gästen
Talk
Wie viel Friedensprojekt steckt noch in Europa, wenn Rechte und Populisten das Ruder an sich reißen? Welche Rolle kann Europa zwischen den verfeindeten Polen USA, Russland und China spielen? Gerald Knaus ist Gründer des Think Tanks ESI, einer der Vordenker einer europäischen Migrationspolitik und hat Antworten auf diese Fragen.
Event will be held in German.
Wed 07.08., 19h
MQ Hofmusik: fiio
Music
With distorted guitars and catchy hooks about Wirr Warr in his heart or head, the Viennese New Wave artist Florian Stundner aka fiio combines a timeless indie rock sound with everyday romanticism.
Thu 08.08., 20h
O-Töne
Literatur
The evening will begin with Florian Dietmaier, who received the Peter Rosegger Prize of the Province of Styria for the best debut for his first novel "Die Kompromisse" (Droschl) this year. Afterwards, Stefanie Sargnagel will read from her book "Iowa. A Trip to America" (Rowohlt). Moderation: Daniela Strigl
Event will be held in German.
Sat 10.08. und Sun 11.08., 16-22h
MQ Weekend Sounds
Music
Every Saturday and Sunday from 4-10 pm, cool weekend sounds will once again be played in the courtyard and in the guest gardens of the MQ Gastros. This year, the MQ Weekend Sounds will be put together by Patrick Rampelotto.
Mon 12.08., 18h
Monday Listening Club hosted by Martin Markeli
Special Guest: DJ Fritz Plöckinger
Music
This time, DJ Fritz Plöckinger will be a guest at the Monday Listening Club on the MQ Summer Stage.
The Monday Listening Club takes place every Monday from 24 June to 26 August from 6-10 pm on the MQ Summer Stage and offers visitors a unique combination of vinyl listening experience, vintage flea market and live DJ sets. It invites you to enjoy the beauty and fascination of vinyl records in a relaxed and inspiring environment. Music lovers can come together to share memories, discover treasures and celebrate the timeless magic of music.
Tue 13.08., 19h
FALTER-Sommergespräche: Shoura Zehetner-Hashemi
Wie retten wir die Demokratie? Heiße Debatten für laue Sommerabende mit Raimund Löw, Barbara Tóth und Gästen
Talk
Was gelten Menschenrechte in Zeiten, in denen Kriege und Konflikte zur neuen Normalität werden? Ist das Prinzip von universellem Schutz in einer zunehmend polarisierten Welt überholt, wie von populistischen Politikern argumentiert wird? Die Geschäftsführerin von Amnesty International Österreich, Shoura Zehetner-Hashemi, im Gespräch.
Event will be held in German.
Wed 14.08., 19h
MQ Hofmusik: Tarasca
Music
At home in Europe, tourists in a dream between savoir-vivre, romanticism and escapism. In 2021, the two Viennese musicians Maxím Eczyk and Marjan Metschina founded Tarasca in a fit of wanderlust. The urge to create danceable music and their shared love of French house, disco and new wave resulted in their own style, which Tarasca themselves call Pleasure Pop or Disco Chanson.
Thu 15.08., 20h
O-Töne
Literatur
The evening will begin with Max Oravin, who will read from his debut novel "Toni & Toni" (Droschl) for the first time on the MQ Summer Stage. Vladimir Vertlib will then read from his latest novel "Heimreise" (2024), published by Residenz Verlag. Moderation: Sebastian Fasthuber
Event will be held in German.
Sat 17.08. und Sun 18.08., 16-22h
MQ Weekend Sounds
Music
Every Saturday and Sunday from 4-10 pm, cool weekend sounds will once again be played in the courtyard and in the guest gardens of the MQ Gastros. This year, the MQ Weekend Sounds will be put together by Patrick Rampelotto.
Mon 19.08., 18h
Monday Listening Club hosted by Martin Markeli
Special Guest: DJ Bikini
Music
This time Martin Markeli invites DJ Bikini to the MQ Summer Stage for another edition of the Monday Listening Club.
The Monday Listening Club takes place every Monday from 24 June to 26 August from 6-10 pm on the MQ Summer Stage and offers visitors a unique combination of vinyl listening experience, vintage flea market and live DJ sets. It invites you to enjoy the beauty and fascination of vinyl records in a relaxed and inspiring environment. Music lovers can come together to share memories, discover treasures and celebrate the timeless magic of music.
Tue 20.08., 19h
MQ Writer-in-Residence Beliban zu Stolberg
Literatur
Beliban zu Stolberg was born in Hamburg in 1993 and grew up in Husum as the daughter of a German mother and a Kurdish father. In her debut novel "Zweistromland", she succeeds convincingly in illuminating the themes of origin and future from a female perspective. Her project in Vienna is dedicated to animal consciousness research and the renaturalisation of a moor.
Event will be held in German.
Wed 21.08., 19h
MQ Hofmusik: Cherry Sunkist x Naaki
Music
Cherry Sunkist is the musical solo project of visual artist and filmmaker Karin Fisslthaler. From a variety of styles and sonic elements, Cherry Sunkist creates her unmistakable version of experimental pop music using raw, digital sounds and samples, cool electronics, analogue synthesizers, drum computers, guitar and catchy, melodious vocals, some of which are punk-infused. Supporting Act: Naaki
Thu 22.08., 20h
O-Töne
Literatur
Den Beginn an diesem Abend macht Maë Schwinghammer. Schwinghammer wird erstmals aus dem Romandebüt „Alles dazwischen, darüber hinaus“ (Haymon) lesen. Danach präsentiert Jana Volkmann ihren druckfrischen Roman „Der beste Tage seit langem“ (Residenz). Moderation: Christine Scheucher
Event will be held in German.
Sat 24.08. und Sun 25.08., 16-22h
MQ Weekend Sounds
Musik
Every Saturday and Sunday from 4-10 pm, cool weekend sounds will once again be played in the courtyard and in the guest gardens of the MQ Gastros. This year, the MQ Weekend Sounds will be put together by Patrick Rampelotto.
Mon 26.08., 18h
Monday Listening Club hosted by Martin Markeli
Music
The Monday Listening Club takes place every Monday from 24 June to 26 August from 6 - 10 pm on the MQ Summer Stage and offers visitors a unique combination of vinyl listening experience, vintage flea market and live DJ sets. It invites you to enjoy the beauty and fascination of vinyl records in a relaxed and inspiring environment. Music lovers can come together to share memories, discover treasures and celebrate the timeless magic of music.
Tue 27.08., 19h
Bella Angora: Me, Myself & Time
Talk & Performance
A panel discussion with the artist Bella Angora and experts on the topic of menopause, moderated by Liane Seitz. Bella Angora will then present her performance "Me, Myself & Time". In her decidedly feminist artistic projects, Angora deals with the factor of time on various levels, which is also central to this performance, which revolves around the topic of the menopause.
Wed 28.08., 19h
MQ Hofmusik: lil pando
Music
lil pando is the latest music project by multi-instrumentalist and composer Julian Berann (from Gazelle & The Bear). "pando" means "to stretch out" in Latin, and that fits the sound of lil pando's music. A musical playground that ranges from RnB to modern jazz to Afro/Latin pop, a celebration of inner diversity that encounters love, trauma, fears and hope with a warm embrace.
Thu 29.08., 20h
O-Töne
Literatur
Theresia Töglhofer presents her debut novel "Tatendrang", which has just been published by Residenz, at the O-Töne festival finale. The festival will conclude with the book premiere of Arno Geiger's eagerly awaited new novel "Reise nach Laredo" (Journey to Laredo), which will be published on 22 August. Moderation: Daniela Strigl
Event will be held in German.
Sat 31.08., 19h
verena herterich and Olivia Hild: shifts in proximity
Performance
In "shifts in proximity" the dancers and choreographers Olivia Hild and verena herterich approach the complexity of melting processes. Ecological, temporal and queer-feminsitic perspectives come together like a mosaic to form a performative event.
Sat 31.08. und Sun 01.09., 16-22h
MQ Weekend Sounds
Music
Every Saturday and Sunday from 4 - 10 pm, cool weekend sounds will once again be played in the courtyard and in the guest gardens of the MQ Gastros. This year, the MQ Weekend Sounds will be put together by Patrick Rampelotto.