Artistic programme

Wherever the musicians and hip hop dancers of the Red Line Crossers appear, they invite visitors to conquer spaces with them. Those who get involved with the rhythms and sounds from New Orleans, Africa and the Caribbean can have a lot of fun and dare to take completely new steps together.

When: 23 May 2025

Where? 6 pm: South meadow (around the main building), 7 pm: North meadow, 9 pm: southwest meadow (around the main building)

In their production En attendant le grand soir (Waiting for the big night), the French artists of the Compagnie Le Doux Supplice straddle the boundaries between dance and acrobatics. Intimate yet breathtaking scenes merge into moments of great jubilation. En attendant le grand soir is an acrobatic ode to balls, a gentle introduction to celebration. In anticipation of this one moment, this one moment that one would like to hold on to forever, visitors find themselves alongside the artists and are invited to be part of this moment, swept up in the gentle dizziness of dance.

When: 23 May 2025 at 19:30 / Duration: 90 min

Where? Southwest meadow (in front of the main building)

Seats can be reserved online from 22 April 2025.
Of course, it is also possible to watch the performance without a reserved seat.

>> Seat reservation Cie Le Doux Supplice

This project is presented by Raiffeisen-Landesbank Styria

Dutch artist Lucas de Man's project In Search of Democracy 3.0 is dedicated to the future of democracy. The interactive performance - a combination of theatre, game show and participatory exchange - takes the audience on a journey through the past, present and future of democratic processes and shows ways in which today's generation can shape the democracies of tomorrow.

When: 23 May 2025 at 8 pm

Where? Alumni lecture theatre of the University of Graz (Universitätsplatz 3a, 8010 Graz)

Registration is still possible online until Thursday, May 22, 2025, 4:59 pm.

>> Registration In Search of Democracy

In the preceding workshop democracy fitness , you will also have the opportunity to train your own democratic "muscles". Using a dynamic programme, ten such "muscles" will be identified that are essential for a functioning democracy and are also valuable in everyday life. The workshop is open to all interested parties and will be held in English.

When: 21, 22 and 23 May 2025

Where? Campus of the University of Graz

>> More details about the workshop and registration

Registration is still possible online until Thursday, May 22, 2025, 4:59 pm.

An extraordinary choir explores the campus with their voices and embarks on a journey of discovery. SoSamma are women with different stories and many languages. Women who build bridges and give space to nuances. Who love to sing together. Many voices, one choir - that's SoSamma. Founded around 20 years ago and under the musical direction of singer Vesna Petković since 2009, SoSamma has become an integral part of the choir scene in Graz.

With her tireless enthusiasm, dedication and creative energy, Vesna Petković has been shaping SoSamma's varied repertoire, which she arranges herself. 60 women from countries such as India, Germany, Great Britain, Bosnia, Serbia, Greece, Sweden, Ukraine, Austria and many more, who have all found their centre of life in Graz and the surrounding area, give the choir its unique sound. What unites them all is their love of music and singing together.

When? 23 May 2025

Where?
7:15 pm: Reading staircase of the University Library (Universitätsplatz 3a, 8010 Graz)
8:45 pm: Aula of the main building of the University of Graz (Universitätsplatz 3, 8010 Graz)
9:15 pm: Historical Reading Room of the University Library

The two performance artists from the Zwermers company are in Graz for a two-week research phase in the run-up to Uni Vibes and are discovering the textile identity of Graz together with the La Strada Graz festival and other partners. Zwermers will present the results of their residency in a try-out on campus.

When: 23 May 2025 at 19:30

Where? North meadow

KUNSTLABOR Graz by uniT gets involved in everyday life, places itself in social and educational contexts, intervenes and creates participation. Spaces are created in which people show their uniqueness, enjoyable encounters take place and people work, live and act together artistically. The project "Looking over your shoulder" is a walk-in video installation with a live performance every hour on the hour. It centres on questions relating to female heritage: what roles have young women experienced along the way and how do they want to carry these into the future?

When? Performance at 7pm and 8pm for 30 minutes each; installation until 9pm

Where? Leechgasse 42 (next to the IDea_Lab)

For the past year, actress and singer Luiza Monteiro from Rio de Janeiro has made Graz her new home. In the process, she has brought her roots to Styria. Longing and curious, she explores her origins anew together with Austrian musicians Thomas Quendler (piano), Johannes Mandl (guitar), Bernhard Potzmann (drums), Gloria Handler (percussion) and bassist Alvis Reid. They go on a journey through Brazilian pop music, starting with the gentle and influential sounds of the bossa nova of the 1950s and ending with the diverse and modern hits of the 2000s.

When: 23 May 2025 at 19:45

Where? Aula of the main building of the University of Graz (Universitätsplatz 3, 8010 Graz)

When: 23 May 2025

Where:
6 pm: Inner courtyard of the main building of the University of Graz (Universitätsplatz 3, 8010 Graz)
9 pm - 10.30 pm: Aula of the main building of the University of Graz (Universitätsplatz 3/1st floor, 8010 Graz)

They're back: the exceptional musicians of Niki Waltersdorfer's band Candlelight Ficus Extended conquer what is probably the most beautiful open-air dance hall in Graz with their great music of catchy pop melodies and archaic soul elements.

When: 21:30
Where? Inner courtyard of the main building of the University of Graz (Universitätsplatz 3, 8010 Graz)

This project is presented by Steiermärkische Sparkasse