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Which new gods and goddesses must we invent together?<br>In 2026 \u2013 to mark the 75th anniversary of the Vienna Festival \u2013 the Republic of Gods is proclaiming a \u2018Holy Spring\u2019: a mythical celebration of criticism of the gods and a longing for them. At the heart of the Republic of Gods in 2026, however, lies a very special myth: that of the Festival itself. For five and a half weeks, we will follow the winding paths of Europe\u2019s largest crossover festival \u2013 from its founding in 1951, through the renewal movements of the 1960s and 1980s, right up to the Free Republic of Vienna. We provide access to a comprehensive online archive and open a Republic Cinema featuring films and recordings from 75 years of the Festwochen. The whole experience is rounded off by a poster exhibition and a brand-new documentary film about the Festwochen \u2013 and something else is making a comeback: the mythical Festwochen W, updated in a global and syncretic style for the Republic of Gods! But that\u2019s by no means all, for in 2026 the Festival will once again become the discursive hotspot of the season! Be it through the discourse (Holy Spring) and performance series (Mythical Ark) on the Badeschiff (House and Club of the Republic), where religious extremists and prophets of the right and left, end-times preachers and seekers of God pass the microphone between them \u2013 and the Festwochen band Gods Republic is staging no fewer than five concerts, ranging from death metal to spiritual folk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wiener Festwochen 2026<\/strong><br>15.05.2026 \u2013 21.06.2026<br>Vienna, various locations<br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.festwochen.at\/\">www.festwochen.at<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>15.05.2026 \u2013 21.06.2026 In 2026, the Vienna Festival will celebrate its 75th anniversary.The Free Republic of Vienna becomes the Republic of Gods. Which ancient myths \u2013 from the *Iliad* to the *Nibelungenlied*, from the Arabic *Ban\u016b Hil\u0101l* epic to Wagner\u2019s *Parsifal* \u2013 still speak to us today? 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