The waltz is as much a part of Vienna as schnitzel and the Prater. But don't be fooled, because there is more to the elegant turns than just a dance form. At the beginning of the 19th century, the waltz was criticized and sometimes banned because of its physical closeness and intimacy with the opposite sex. This was also because the dance put the participants in an intoxicated state through the gyrations, which was believed to make people pursue their desires without restraint. The almost floating movement of the waltz, the relationship between the two dancers and the accompanying music created a kind of trance. However, this trance has nothing to do with a loss of control, but with the movement itself.

Johanna Heusser and her team of 4 dancers and 3 musicians take you on a journey. They ask whether the waltz - a symbol of prosperity and the upper classes in this day and age - can retain its rebellious nature. Will they manage to uncover its historical potential for disorder and intoxication?

From 12 years