1976
Kai Takei’s Moving Earth, Light (1969–), at New Dance, University of Graz commons, 1976, photo: steirischer herbst archive / Philipp
Zirkus Alfred, “clowneries” based on texts by Boris Hybner, Jan Kratochvíl, and Ctibor Turba, at open house, Haus der Jugend Graz, 1976, photo: steirischer herbst archive / Philipp
London Contemporary Dance Theatre, Class (1975), at New Dance, Oper Graz, 1976, photo: steirischer herbst archive / Philipp
Klaus Rinke, body art performance at New Dance, Hauptplatz, Graz, 1976, photo: steirischer herbst archive / Philipp
Gunda König at K&K Experimentalstudio at open house, Haus der Jugend, Graz, 1976, photo: steirischer herbst archive / Philipp
steirischer herbst ’76
Director
Program Directorate
Festival dates
9.10.–21.11.1976
Contemporary dance was first given a program of its own at steirischer herbst with New Dance ’76. It began with performances in public locations by the Scapino Ballet from Rotterdam, followed by the London Contemporary Dance Theatre. The premieres of the ensembles of Laura Dean and Trisha Brown in particular attracted international attention. The soloists included William Dunas, Douglas Dunn, Annabelle Gamson, and Klaus Rinke, who was also represented with an exhibition of his photographs.
The Jazz Live-Festival was also added to the main program in 1976, with five groups from the United States and England: the Trio, the Sunrise Orchestra, the Frank Wright Quartet, the Anthony Braxton Group, and the McCoy Tyner Sextet. musikprotokoll presented the forgotten late romanticist Viennese composer Franz Schreker, the just twenty-five-year-old Turin-based composer Lorenzo Ferrero (with a commissioned composition for a large oratorio), and Gösta Neuwirth, who was influenced by the Second Viennese School. The Internationale Malerwochen (International Painting Weeks) celebrated its tenth anniversary with a large retrospective at the Künstlerhaus, and the seventeenth Steirische Akademie (Syrian Academy) took place under the title Fragezeichen Mensch—Steuerung unserer Existenz (Humankind: That Unknown Entity, Control System of Our Existence).
The structural reform of the festival in 1976, which was heralded by a scaled-down Program Directorate in 1974, also involved changes in personnel: the state cultural advisor Kurt Jungwirth replaced the founder and first president Hanns Koren as head of the Presidium.
Program
new dance 76
new dance 76 in open house
Rand. Arbeiten von Kindern der Allgemeinen Sonderschule Deutschlandsberg
Schmee und Schmoez - Godd erhoeds
Auf der Uni ist wieder jemand gestorben
Musikstudio der Jungen - Free Jazz oder Improvisationsmusik? Am Beispiel der Reform Art Unit-LP
Musikstudio der Jungen - Präsentation der Veranstaltungsreihe
Musikstudio der Jungen - Musikfilmstudio: Ein geglückter Versuch, Musik zu verfilmen
Musikstudio der Jungen - Studiodiskussion: Fehlentwicklung oder Zukunftsmusik?
Musikstudio der Jungen - Live Studio: Solo- und Kollektivimprovisationen
Von der Freundlichkeit der Welt
Zeit - Raum - Körper - Handlung
Accumulations - Locus - Group Primary Accumulation
Wenn ich lache, habe ich geweint. François Villon in der deutschen Nachdichtung von Paul Zech.
visual arts
18 Approaches – 18 Stellungnahmen
Malereien, Zeichnungen, Bücher 1925 bis 1975
Werke der XI. Internationalen Malerwochen
Zeit - Raum - Körper - Handlung
Zeichnungen, Fotos, Film, Video
symposion
film
theatre
17. Styrian academy
jazz
Jazz Live-Festival ’76 Konzert 28.10.1976 I
Jazz Live-Festival ’76 Konzert 28.10.1976 II
Jazz Live-Festival ’76 Konzert 29.10.1976 I
Jazz Live-Festival ’76 Konzert 29.10.1976 II
photography
Festival opening
9.10., 17:00
Schauspielhaus
Opening by president Rudolf Kirchschläger
Venues
Aula der Hauptschule Weiz
Aula der Pädagogischen Akademie Graz-Eggenberg
Forum Stadtpark
Franz-Zwanzger-Volksheim
Franziskanerkirche
Galerie H
Ganggalerie im Rathaus
Grazer Dom
Haus der Jugend
Joanneum, Ecksaal
Kammermusiksaal (Grazer Kongress)
Konzertsaal Nikolaigasse
Kulturhaus Graz
Künstlerhaus
Neue Galerie
Oper Graz
Palais Saurau
Probebühne (Schauspielhaus)
Prunksaal des Schlosses Eggenberg
Schauspielhaus Graz
Stadtmuseum Graz
Stefaniensaal (Grazer Kongress)
Universität Graz
Publications
Program booklet of steirischer herbst 1976: steirischer herbst executive secretary's office, steirischer herbst ’76 (Graz: steirischer herbst executive secretary's office, 1976)
→ Available here
Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Karl Stranzinger. Bilder (Graz: 1976)
Retrospective
Retrospective