Halloween Ball by Cirque Rouge
A brief guide through the haunted salons of Palais Auersperg.
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As twilight surrenders to the witching hour, the palace stirs.
From 6:00 PM the evening begins with a delightful dinner. There are two options to choose from:
🍽️ Dinner Add-on
Enjoy an exclusive dinner in one of the elegant salons of Palais Auersperg.
🥂 VIP Dinner Add-on with live band
Experience the same exquisite menu in the magnificent Rosenkavalier Hall, accompanied by atmospheric live music. For a surcharge of €20, your dinner becomes a very special prelude to the night.
Both dinner options must be booked separately from the admission ticket.
From 8:00 PM the salons and ballrooms unfurl for music, dark cabaret, and deliciously dangerous encounters.
Let yourself wander into the darkness - the most bewitching moments will find you in the shadows.
Rooms & Vignettes
🎃 Moonlit Conservatory (Wintergarten)
Where smoke and moonlight conspire to illuminate sultry silhouettes. Smoke-kissed burlesque acts take the stage, backed by Swing & Roll DJs and macabre variety interludes.
🕯️ Grand Phantom Ballroom (Rosenkavalier Saal)
Couples sway in a flirtatious, macabre embrace - Gomez-and-Morticia style - beneath haunted chandeliers, moving with mischievous grace. The Randy Dandies Sextet plays live, underscoring Burlesque Vignettes while DJs spin between sets to keep the crowd dancing; theatrical performances blur glamour and dread.
🕸️ Kinky Cabinet of Curiosities (Kronprinz Rudolf Saal)
The Naked Word opens the scene. Bare storytellers reciting ghostly tales that blur confession and desire. As the night deepens, the space shifts into a torture-chamber fantasia: devilish temptresses tempt and seduce with pole work and fetish showcases.
👻 Opium Piano Salon (Kaiser Saal)
Where a siren seduces and time dilates: an intimate chanteuse and pianist sharing haunting duets. Slow, sultry performances invite close listening and lingering glances amid soft lighting as you sip at the bar.
🦇 Blue Hour Séance Salon (Idomeneo Saal)
When the night slows and senses sharpen: immersive burlesque performances envelop the room as tango and blues sets coax couples into close, intoxicating embrace. Dark lounges and flickering light invite lingering dances and seductive discoveries.
Dress Guide — Nocturne of Velvet Shadows
An adult dress-up evening of burlesque glamour and gothic decadence. Think sultry, theatrical, and slightly sinister - elegant, not merely a Halloween costume.
🔮 Palette & fabrics
Deep jewel tones, midnight black, blood red, eggplant, and smoke gray; velvet, satin, lace, sheer mesh, leather, and sequins.
🪦 Silhouettes
Corsetry, structured waistlines, tailored tuxedos, long coats, high slits, dramatic capes, fishnets, garters, gloves, and stockings.
🕷️ Accessories & details
Masquerade masks, dramatic hats, chokers, vintage brooches, canes or pocket watches, dark veils, and theatrical makeup - smoky eyes, sculpted cheekbones, bold lips.
🧛 Tone & intent
Seductive, intentional, and polished. Aim for at least three deliberate style elements (e.g., corset + mask + gloves). Grooming should be precise; accessories should enhance, not overwhelm.
🪄 Dresscode
Adults-only, consensual space - revealing or fetish pieces are welcome.
Dress to enchant, to entice, and be frightfully fabulous.