During a lockdown in December 2020, Encounters #1 - a 50-hour dance performance - was streamed live from the Ottakringer Brewery in Vienna’s 16th district via the Tanzquartier website. People from all over the world tuned in and let this “slow TV” dance accompany them through the weekend. Encounters #1 was the first part of a series that places Gottfarb’s performance practice in various spaces related to work. The Encounters series makes it clear that dancing is also a form of highly skilled and physically demanding work. Encounters is an attempt to “work” without producing material goods or consumer services, and as part of the Independent Space Index 2025, the 50 hours will be shown in their entirety on site, starting on May 30 at 15:00. The video installation can also be viewed through the shop windows outside of opening hours.