Swiss theatre director Milo Rau will be the next artistic director of the Vienna Festival (Wiener Festwochen), taking charge of the 2024 edition of the major European art and culture event. Rau, 45, will take over from Christophe Slagmuylder in July on a five-year contract, the festival said in a statement. Rau is leaving his position as director of the NTGent theatre in Belgium, which he has held since the 2018/19 season. “It is not possible to carry out both activities at the same time,” he said at a press conference in Vienna on Friday. Читать дальше...