Maschek: That Was 2026 – The Large-Scale Annual Review

The cabaret duo Maschek – Peter Hörmanseder and Robert Stachel – presents its grand annual review "THAT WAS 2026" at ARGEkultur Salzburg. Through a mix of projections, synchronization, and spontaneous improvisation, they look back on the year 2026, which came dangerously close to a tipping point. Key figures from around the world are "unvoiced" and reinterpreted with absurd dialogues, speeches, or original interpretations of their facial expressions and gestures.

The highlight is the best clips from "Willkommen Österreich," shown partly in their original form, partly remixed or expanded. Media mockery, social criticism, political satire, and pure nonsense come together in an intelligent-witty, grotesque-shrill scenario. As the Wiener Zeitung aptly put it: "You can’t retell it, you have to experience it!" An evening brimming with spontaneous ideas and sharp observations.