Milo Rau's Wiener Festwochen faces controversy over Peter Thiel cancellation

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Swiss theatre-maker Milo Rau, known for his politically charged 'tribunals' at the Wiener Festwochen festival in Vienna, has cancelled an invitation to American tech billionaire Peter Thiel. This move, which Rau says he dislikes, has drawn criticism and highlights the politicized nature of his festival under his leadership since 2023.

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• The Guardian unrated — Milo Rau, as artistic director of Wiener Festwochen, cancelled an invitation to American tech billionaire Peter Thiel after initially accepting him.

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1. [S1] The Guardian: Milo Rau turned tribunals into theatre. Now his own moral judgement is on trial unrated · 2026-06-07 08:00 +04:00