Box office opens doors

It’s literally a box office hit! Again, this ball season the Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus am Karlsplatz is our host. Thanks to their hospitality we are distributing our ordered- and pre-paid tickets at this well-located address in the inner city centre from Monday, 5 January, to Friday, 23 January, 2026 on workdays and as an exception also on 6 January from 16.00 until 19.00.

The exact address: Stadtkino im Künstlerhaus, 1010 Wien, Akademiestraße 13. You can reach the ticket office via U1, U2, U4; tram lines 1, 2, 62, 71, D; Badner Bahn; bus lines 2A, 4A, 59A.

Photo: R. Ferrigato

Wrinkle-free photo booth

It is a particular favorite of the audience at the Science Ball: the wrinkle-free photo booth creates graceful silhouettes reminiscent of 18th-century paper cuttings – depicting the faces of the guests free of any worry lines or signs of effort from the dance floor. The symbols are inspired by science. The proceeds from your voluntary donations go to the MORE Refugee Initiative of the University Conference uniko. As contribution we recommend 5 Euro.

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The Divertimento Viennese plays Berlioz

Maestro Vinzenz Praxmarer gives the upbeat

After the big Strauss year in 2025, there is no comemorational regent this season. The program is therefore free of anniversary obligations and allows for discoveries. That is why the Divertimento Viennese ball orchestra under Vinzenz Praxmarer is setting a rather unusual accent: the second movement (“Un bal”) from Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique.

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Juliette Khalil: The midnight star

Juliette Khalil in the role of Ida Grünwald in the spectacular stage design of the Volksoper production of “Aschenputtels Traum” (Cinderella’s Dream) / Photo: Volksoper

She is one of the stars of the Vienna Volksoper, has sung at a Formula 1 race track as well as in the Prater Stadium, and gives solo concerts. Juliette Khalil sings where you least expect her to, while remaining remarkably true to herself. As to be encountered at midnight at the Science Ball.

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Mel Merio: In a great mood

Photo: Marcel Wurzer

Mel Merio is a legend, but you wouldn’t know it to look at her. In 2025, this bundle of energy flooded people with ecstasy and got them dancing a whopping 240 times at the DJ booth. She is comfortable with any format: whether in the spacious state rooms of the Hofburg, at the Eistraum in front of City Hall, or every Thursday in the cozy, intimate Loos Bar at Mel’s Salon. And, of course, time and again at the Science Ball. This will also be the case in 2026 with the support of Radio Wien. Her motto? “Let’s dance and celebrate life!”