My name is Abby Wagner. I’m studying in the academic PhD programme. My dissertation is on a women’s string quartet that was founded in 1895 by the violinist Marie Soldat-Roeger in Vienna. My favourite place at the mdw is the cafeteria! I like going there not only at lunchtime but also for morning and afternoon coffee. It’s good to take …

My name is Elli Deutsch. I study in the Music and Movement Education / Rhythmics programme with a specialisation in movement and contemporary dance.

I am Maryam Zuhuri. I study directing at Film Academy Vienna, where I’m currently enrolled in my second semester.

I am Verena Grundner. I study recorder in the Historical Performance Practice master’s degree programme.

I am Susanna Hoppe. I study voice in the BA programme at the Antonio Salieri Department.

I am Roberto Romeo. I’ve been studying acting at the mdw since October 2021.

This year’s Venice Biennale showed impressively to just what extent climate change has become a topic and starting point of works by numerous artists from all over the world. Quite a few sculptures, installations, and video works made reference to species extinction, marine pollution, and the exploitation of natural resources. Our ecosystem is being pushed over the edge, with horrific consequences that the arts—just like other fields—can no longer ignore.

I am Flora, 26 years old, originally from Carinthia, and resident in Vienna for nearly seven years now.

Artificial intelligence, or AI for short, has become an oft-heard buzzword in the media and in the arts—in equal measures a beacon of medical hope and an artistic nightmare.

I am Wanja Rosenthal. At the mdw, I’ve been studying Music Education for Voice and Instruments – Guitar (Popular Music) since the autumn of 2015 (in the MA programme since 2020).