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Dschungel Wien explores gender roles and performance pressure

From Der Standard · () German

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  • Dschungel Wien will present 72 productions during its 2026/27 season, focusing on youth participation, gender diversity, new role models, performance pressure, refusal and care.
  • Artistic director Anna Horn presented the season, which opens on September 19 with children taking over the theater.

“The desire to change, invent and contradict” runs through the new season at Dschungel Wien, Vienna’s theater for young audiences. Artistic director Anna Horn presented the 2026/27 program on Monday morning.

The theater plans 72 productions centered on questions including young people’s participation in decision-making, gender diversity and new ideas about social roles. Another focus brings together performance pressure, refusal and care.

The season opens on September 19 with an event in which children themselves take over the theater. The program is framed around themes that invite young audiences not only to watch, but also to question and reshape the world around them.

The desire to change, invent and contradict

· Dschungel WienThe phrase describes the spirit running through the theater’s 2026/27 season.
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