Day Ticket - Friday 16th

A day of conversation, images and music - exploring how art can hold difficult experiences and open space for memory, connection and hope.

19:00 Open Discussion: Gentle Shadows
Mental health in the creative performing arts

An open discussion with artists of the festival and invited scholars, moderated by festival director Ana Marković. The conversation explores the role of art in processing trauma, preserving memories, honouring sacrifices and imagining hopeful possibilities for the future.

20:00 Victoria Nazarova: Digital Exhibition
with a concert by JAM EL JOY 

Özlem Bulut & Orwa Saleh

One of Vienna’s most beloved photographers, Victoria Nazarova, presents her newest series in a performative, digital format: an intimate interplay of body, light and shadow. 

The exhibition will be paired with a concert of Orwa Saleh and Özlem Bulut. Their joint musical project, "Jam el Joy," combines the rich sounds of the oud with the lyrical power of song. In doing so, they incorporate original compositions and electronic elements that enrich the music with a refreshing, bold, and innovative touch. The music of Jam el Joy is a tribute to the cultural roots of the two musicians and, at the same time, an expression of their personal journey and development as artists.

21:30 MUSICAL BODIES

Golnar Shahyar & Naima Mazić

Coming together in the format of MUSICAL BODIES for the first time at TAKT Festival, musician/ composer Golnar Shahyar and dancer/ choreographer Naïma Mazic are questioning dualities and life cycles. Reflections on topics such as contradictions of choice and ambivalence of feelings will find their way into the performance that mainly revolves around improvisation with pre-composed elements, such as music written by female composers and choreography

A day to talk, listen, see and feel - discovering the gentler side of shadow.