Schul-herbst-Tage ’24 (herbst School Days)

The Schul-herbst-Tage take place annually, over several days, to get to know methods of contemporary artists and various aspects of steirischer herbst. Formats are designed together with the participating educational institutions and partners in the previous year.

Schul-herbst-Tage '24 focused on the possibilities of using art to tell stories that convey facts, fantasies and blind spots in our history.

Under the title Im rußigen Rössel am Oeversee (The Sooty Little Horse at Oeversee Park), six educational institutions used seven formats to explore the past, present and possible future of the former Rösselmühle mill in Graz's Oeverseepark, which recently burned down.

A play in three acts was created by young people on the basis of on-site research. The production used sound collages and an experimental stage set in the middle of the vacant industrial site to tell the story of a place that has been surrounded by myths, (real estate) speculation and weeds for years.

Dates:

14.2.
Ein Ort der war, ist und wieder wird (A Place That Was, Is, and Will Be)
On-site research

29.2., 1.3.
Im rußigen Rössel am Oeversee
Literary workshop

15.4.–21.6.
Ein Ort und sein Vibe – Klänge über Raum und Zeit (A Place and Its Vibe: Sounds across Time and Space)
Composing contemporary music

3.–5.6.
Recycelte Bretter, die die Welt bedeuten (Recycling Stages)
Scenography and set construction

3.–5.6.
Umsichtig sichtbar (Circumspectly Visible)
Advertisement as art

6.–7.5.​
Hören, Sprechen, Schneiden und Senden (Listening, Talking, Cutting, and Broadcasting)
Radio workshop as project documentation

5.4.–21.6.
Dein Stück von mir (Your Play by Me)
Direction and performance workshop

Locations: in schools and in urban space
Duration: February to June
Grade: year 9 and above

For further information, please call +43 316 823 007 89


Supported by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research. Partly initiated as part of the series “K3-PROJEKTE. Cultural mediation with apprentices”

In cooperation with APORON 21

Research & dramaturgy
Ursulines Graz accompanied by Christina Fischerauer, Igor F. Petković and Thomas Kain

Music
HTBLA Ortweinschule accompanied by David Reischl and Katharina Klement

Stage design
Jugend am Werk - Jugendpark accompanied by Andreas Flach and Max Gansberger

Acting
Verein Modellschule Graz and BG/BRG Dreihackengasse accompanied by Iris Hipfl, Maria Stradner and Angelina Schallerl

Workshop documentation
Landesberufsschule Graz 2 accompanied by Viktor Plamenik, Vanessa Kröll and Walther Moser