Maxi Blaha

Acclaimed Viennese actor Maxi Blaha presents a solo performance exploring the life of the companion and muse to Gustav Klimt.  Emilie Flöge was a fashion designer who, with her sisters, ran a successful salon.  This theater piece, written by Penny Black, imagines the career and loves of this fascinating woman, who was an integral part of the cultural scene in Vienna around 1900.

CABARET AT CAFÉ SABARSKY

Cabaret at Café Sabarsky in the Neue Galerie continues its unique series devoted primarily to German and Austrian theatrical performance of the 1890s to 1930s. The intimate 60-seat room is exquisitely appointed with period objects, including lighting fixtures by Josef Hoffmann and furniture by Adolf Loos, and features a Bösendorfer grand piano.

Performances ​are ​at 9 p.m., preceded by a prix-fixe dinner at 7 p.m. Total ticket cost is $110 per person for these special performances. ($65 dinner, $45 performance. Guests must attend both dinner and the performance. Performance fees are charged upon booking; dinner is charged at the completion of the meal. Tax, gratuity, and beverages are not included.)

Held in conjunction with the exhibition "Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele:  1918 Centenary," on view at the Neue Galerie from June 28 to September 3, 2018.