Ed. Hauswirth vs. Claudia Unger
Wo stehen die Konservativen eigentlich? (Where Do the Conservatives Actually Stand?)

Are conservatives a source of hope for a pluralist and democratic culture and a bulwark against fascist tendencies today? Or do they too easily succumb to the seductions of far-right parties that want to dominate the political and cultural landscape?

Ed. Hauswirth is a founding member and the artistic director of Theater im Bahnhof. He has directed numerous productions for Theater im Bahnhof, Rabtaldirndln, Vorstadttheater Graz, and TAG – Theater an der Gumpendorfer Straße, Vienna.

Claudia Unger is head of the Volkskunde department at Universalmuseum Joanneum and a municipal councillor (ÖVP, or Austrian People’s Party) for the City of Graz. Previously, she was office manager for the Graz councillor for culture and managing director of the Afro-Asiatisches Institut Graz, among other positions.

Daniel Mayer is a Budapest-based theater producer and production manager. In his role as managing director of SzínMűHely (TheatreWorkShop) Foundation as well as the Mayer-Szilágyi Theatre Agency, he is creating spaces where theater can be an active forum for social reflection.