For me, science means truth. Without science, there is no factual basis for discussions and problem solving – every statement would be of equal value and no dialogue would ever come to a productive end. Continue reading Malarina: The truth is not for sale
We are touched and saddened at the same time. But it is what it is. We are sold out! After the tickets for students, all regular tickets are now gone too. The very last chance to secure tickets is to book the last remaining honorary tables in the ballroom for €4200 or in the adjoining rooms for €2200, each with 8 tickets included. For the time being, the tables can be booked in our webshop. Continue reading Regular tix sold out too!
We did it again: the student tickets are already sold out, despite an increased quota. Regular tickets at a price of € 120 are still available for the time being. Bookings for regular tickets and some honorary tables (which include admission tickets) are still possible in the web shop. Continue reading Student tix sold out
Author Jessi Jezewska Stevens visited three Viennese balls last season for the magazines Foreign Policy and The Dial. She was particularly taken with the Science Ball. Here’s an excerpt:
“The Vienna ‘ball season refracts the flamboyant anachronisms of a region in transition. Dozens of guests and former debutantes (…) described the events to me in terms of glorious contradiction. The balls, I was told, are elegant, tacky, rarified, intimidating, democratic, elite, ironic, gorgeous, decadent, tiresome, astonishing; they are both political and apolitical, accessible and inaccessible, international and decidedly Viennese.'”
And here they are, the highlights of the Science Ball 2024 as a video! Are you noticing an acute bout of FOMO? Then register now for #SciBall25 on January 25th, 2025 at ball@wissensball.at with the keyword “Tix Info”
The best pictures from the grand ball room and the other festive halls in the town hall from our photographers Peter Mayr, Roland Ferrigato and Franz Reiterer (© Sciball). When uploading your own pictures to social media do use #SciBall24
The guests of honor are greeted on th red carpet. Here is a selection:
Fotos. R. Ferrigato / ©SciBall
The highlights and background, the details and the big perspective: they are summarized at a glance in the 2024 ball magazine. The main author is Chiara Joos, who comes from Stuttgart and is currently completing her studies in German philology and journalism and communication sciences in Vienna. We will read a lot more from her.
© Nina Keinrath
The ‘Schmusechor’ (engl. Cuddle Choir) captivates not only with interpretations of Aretha Franklin and David Bowie. The queer-feminist singing ensemble also doesn’t shy away from being politically outspoken.
A visit to the rehearsal by Chiara Joos
With powerful steps, Verena Giesinger stomps on the floor, thrusts her arms forward, and exclaims, „You have to pronounce it really wildly!“. A choir of tightly packed alto, bass, mezzo-soprano, soprano and tenor voices responds to their conductor Giesinger with a loud, drawn-out „Juuuust“. In a small room at Brut Wien, a production and performance venue for the performing arts, Giesinger rehearses the New Year’s concert with the ensemble, the Schmusechor. These rehearsals mark only the beginning of upcoming performances and an impending theatre production. The weeks leading up to the Science Ball leave no gaps in the calendar. Giesinger and the voices of the ensemble are not only locally popular in Vienna but have already established a resounding reputation beyond the borders of Austria. Continue reading The ‘Schmusechor’: A choir that speaks up