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Dear friends and colleagues -

attached is an invitation to the herbst academy and its workshops during this years steirischer herbst festival. "Workshop II: Modes of Listening – The Alienating Feedback of Sound" might be especially interesting for some of you!

Kind regards,

Gerda Strobl

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herbst academy steirischer herbst 2007 20/09 - 14/10/07 in Graz

Within the steirischer herbst festival in Graz /Austria the herbst- Academy is holding three workshops for twenty young international artists and theorists once again this year. These workshops form the theoretical backbone, a kind of framework for the festival. The workshops are limited to approx. 20 persons, the participation fee is 150 Euro each. Each workshop has 5 grants that can be applied for (including lodging & participation fee). The spoken language will be English. Deadline for applications is 31/07/2007.

For detailed information and registration modalities please visit: www.steirischerherbst.at/2007/english/micro/ausschreibung.php

1. Workshop I: Kinship and other Monstrosities 2. Workshop II: Modes of Listening – The Alienating Feedback of Sound 3. Workshop III: Spaces of Negotiation

1. Workshop I (24/09 – 29/09/2007) Kinship and other Monstrosities Antigone as a myth, a failed hero, a theatrical figure and a cultural political concept will be the starting cloth of this workshop which is led by Kattrin Deufert and Thomas Plischke. Together with the workshop participants, they will collect, cross-read and process material that tackles the myth of Antigone, the problematics of kinship, the politics of representing (or creating) monsters in our society, the functionalities of terror in a capitalistic world, the precarious relation between death, incest, family and suicide. By Kattrin Deufert (D) & Thomas Plischke (D) With Jeroen Peeters (B), Katharina Pewny (A/D) & Marcus Steinweg (D)

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more: www.steirischerherbst.at/2007/english/micro/workshop_1.php

2. Workshop II (01/10 – 06/10/2007) Modes of Listening – The Alienating Feedback of Sound This workshop is going to carry out some theoretical as well as practical research in the field of 21st century experimental music- production and -reception. Artists like Francisco López, Philip Jeck and the Staalplaat Soundsystem will provide an insight into their current work and discuss their artistic positions. By Tom Lamberty (D), Heike Schleper (D), Bernhard Schreiner (D/A) With Philip Jeck (GB), Francisco López (E), Staalplaat Soundsystem (NL/D) and Matthias Vogel (D)

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more: www.steirischerherbst.at/2007/english/micro/workshop_2.php

3. Workshop III (07/10 – 12/10/2007) Spaces of Negotiation The relationship between architecture, everyday culture and place in the context of a globalised life-world is starting point of this workshop led by ifau (Institute of Applied Urbanism, Berlin) and the architecture-theorist Jesko Frezer. Exploring the relationship of aesthetic and use based on selected examples of architecture in Graz is the starting point for a discussion of the social performance of architecture. By ifau and Jesko Fezer (D) With Kerstin Höger (CH), Dorit Margreiter (A), muf architecture art (GB), Riklef Rambow (D), Christian Schmid (CH)

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more: www.steirischerherbst.at/2007/english/micro/workshop_3.php

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