This year, steirischer herbst began on Freiheitsplatz, where an audio performance took you into the adjacent Schauspielhaus. Later in the evening, a performance double bill and a party awaited you at Helmut List Halle.

On the second day of the festival, the exhibition at the BAU opened. Across several floors, there were numerous newly commissioned works to discover. In addition, performances and concerts qere scheduled especially for the vernissage—followed by a DJ evening at the herbstcafé.

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In keeping with the title and the current global situation, this year’s steirischer herbst hosted peace talks. Two participants questioned each other on their positions. Afterward, the audience voted on whether collective progress had been made.

Humor, satire, and gritty social criticism animated Forum Stadtpark’s basement once again in three double bills with mixed hues.
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Music as rule-breaking: ORF musikprotokoll 2025 questioned musical and perceptual orders. What can music be today? Numerous commissions to contemporary musicians showed different ways of dealing with rules and expectations.

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Hamlet says, “The time is out of joint,” and he is right. The world is threatened by multiple crises: wars, economic collapse, authoritarian state structures, ruined environments.

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As always, the festival program of steirischer herbst was accompanied by a rich and varied Partner Program presented by local cultural institutions and artists. Twenty-three projects in Graz and Styria were part of this year’s festival.

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