Tangente takes stock

A festival in search of its future

Whether at the street festivals or the "Super Farm" in the Jahnturnhalle, a total of 56,000 visitors found their way to Tangente.(Bild: Taisuke Tsurui)

Tangente - the festival for contemporary culture - attracted around 56,000 visitors to 450 performances in the state capital over five months. Now it is being analyzed what will remain of it in the future. 

After five months and 450 performances, Tangente has been history for a few days now. And will remain so. There will be no continuation of the festival for contemporary culture in St. Pölten. According to information from "Krone", this is already clear. Because the 17-million-euro event series in response to the failed bid to become European Capital of Culture was a failure?