Summer scene highlight

Silent clubbing in the church at the end

Under the "Gaia" globe installation, the Kollegienkirche was transformed into a dance floor for around 250 visitors on Saturday night(Bild: Markus Tschepp)

At the end of the summer scene, there was silent dancing in the church at the silent disco - at least almost silent. Because one or two visitors couldn't help but sing along.

A place of worship as a disco with an oversized globe as a disco ball - this was the transformation of the Kollegienkirche on Saturday evening. People danced the night away there. As part of the Sommerszene dance and performance festival, around 250 party guests flocked to the "Silent Disco" with Oliver Hangl and Bonnie Callini.

In this case, the DJs' music could only be heard through headphones. However, this in no way dampened the visitors' enthusiasm for dancing. "It's kind of strange, especially when you take your headphones off and hear people singing along off-key. But it's a lot of fun," said one visitor.

This year's edition of the summer scene came to an end with the relatively quiet church dance. The organizers counted around 25,000 visitors over the 13 days of the festival. The occupancy rate was 93 percent. "The diverse program of this year's Sommerszene elicited enthusiastic reactions from the audience and impressively demonstrated how important contemporary art is in Salzburg," said festival curator Angela Glechner.