The research on dance archives at the MUK, which was installed in autumn 2015/16 under the direction of Univ.-Prof.in Dr.in Andrea Amort, was carried out in cooperation with the International Rosalia Chladek Society (IGRC) and the Theatermuseum Wien. The main objective was to make access to and research Rosalia Chladek's extensive and multifaceted textual legacy. The project, which was interdisciplinary and limited in time from the beginning, will end in this form in the summer semester of 2023. The material will pass into the possession of the Theatermuseum Wien and thus into the possession of the Republic, as decreed by the IGRC. Andrea Amort will continue her research work with the support of the MUK from autumn 2023 at the Theatermuseum Wien.
Highlights of the research work to date include the major exhibition curated by Amort at the Theatermuseum in 2019—2020, Alles tanzt. Kosmos Wiener Tanzmoderne, the publication of the accompanying book of the same name and the direction of an extensive performative programme with professional dancers as well as with students of the MUK. The variously structured reenactment evenings performed by contemporary artists, including MUK alumni, received special international attention. The broad recognition led, among other things, to a guest performance at the ImPulsTanz 2021 festival.
Scientific research
Indexing and researching materials of Viennese dance modernism, currently with a focus on Rosalia Chladek and her extensive textual estate.
Artistic-scientific research
in cooperation with the association Lebendiges Tanz-Archiv Wien
- choreographic and musical reconstructions
- contemporary re-enactments