Culture Shock! Austria - A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

162 CultureShock! Austria Wagner worked assiduously to achieve his goal. He ended up designing the entire railway system (all 36 ...

Enjoying the Culture 163 contemporaries, he initially painted in the Historicist style. His greatest desire was to be part of th ...

164 CultureShock! Austria Oskar Kokoschka (1886–1980) Kokoschka’s talent was obvious to his teachers from the beginning. As a st ...

Enjoying the Culture 165 Wiener Werkstätte (1903) The aim of the Wiener Werkstätte (WW) was to have contemporary art for contemp ...

166 CultureShock! Austria most popular and frequently performed playwrights in the German-speaking countries. His psychologicall ...

Enjoying the Culture 167 best ways to familiarise yourself with the various musical groups is to watch one of the several folk m ...

168 CultureShock! Austria Udo Jürgens has also been a big name in German-language pop music for many years. Hansi Hinterseer is ...

Enjoying the Culture 169 with bars. In the summer, head to the Volksgarten near the Hofburg, where music (from techno to classic ...

170 CultureShock! Austria These cheap tickets are sold shortly before the performance, but you should arrive early because a lon ...

Enjoying the Culture 171 view from the main floor is spectacular for the price of the ticket. You must queue early, but once ins ...

172 CultureShock! Austria performances are in German, although some may be in their original language with electronic German sub ...

Enjoying the Culture 173 Schönborn Palace on Renngasse in the 1st district offers a similar programme by the Wiener Residenzorch ...

174 CultureShock! Austria celebrate the Wiener Festwochen in May and June with special musical and theatrical performances and a ...

Enjoying the Culture 175 Salzburg. Performances take place throughout the city at the Mozarteum (the musical academy), the Gross ...

176 CultureShock! Austria More on Linz Linz is also the site of the Klangwolke Festival, a mixture of art and technology, and th ...

Enjoying the Culture 177 annual festival. The city lies on the shores of the Bodensee (Lake Constance), and every July and Augus ...

178 CultureShock! Austria Balls (Bälle) In January, Vienna celebrates the New Year with lavish balls. This time of the year is c ...

Enjoying the Culture 179 AIDS research. This is an offbeat ball for those who like to make wild and crazy fashion statements for ...

180 CultureShock! Austria operated in conjunction with the Burgtheater and is also highly respected. The Volkstheater and Theate ...

Enjoying the Culture 181 most well known is Otto Preminger, who became big in Hollywood. A new generation of directors is making ...