At the heart of the exhibition is artist Thomas Hörl’s exploration of the Tresterer dance. He interprets historical documents from a contemporary artistic perspective: photographs, films, and audio recordings made between 1898 and 1939 featuring Matthias Eder as the lead dancer. For him and with him, a stage-like installation takes shape, transporting the dance to new social, temporal, and cultural contexts. The exhibition audience is invited to dance on this catwalk to two DJ remixes (Cherry Sunkist and das_em) of the audio recordings. Another section of the exhibition reveals the scholarly investigation into the origins, performance styles, and frequent shifts in meaning of the Tresterer dance. Written documents, graphics, and photographs enable visitors to develop and reflect on their own perspectives on the custom. The oldest Tresterer costumes preserved in museum collections are being shown together in an exhibition for the first time.

A collaboration between the Salzburg Museum, the Salzburg State Institute for Folklore, the Association for the Promotion of the Salzburg State Institute for Folklore, and the Vienna Museum of Folklore.