Markus Gönitzer organises discourse events in the fields of social policy and political theory. In addition to his work at Forum Stadtpark, he is involved in the Container 25 association and the Peršmanhof memorial. He finds his inner peace in the punk band Red Gaze and other band projects.

Has been working as a freelance performer, director and theatre-maker since 2010. Co-founder of the Graz performance collective Das Planetenparty Prinzip. In 2020, she was awarded the Start Stipend for Performing Arts by the Federal Chancellery. Formerly responsible for the performance section, she is now part of the management collective.

*1988 in Graz. Cultural anthropologist and as a media artist part of the collective Total Refusal. Since 2017 on the board of FORUM STADTPARK. (Photo: Clara Wildberger)

*1981 in Banjaluka SFRY. Independent architectural theorist, cultural worker and utopian. Studied architecture and philosophy in Graz, Venice and Delft and worked at the akk of TU Graz and ESALA Edinburgh. She leads the project Grazotopia (Cultural Year 2020) and works for CITY<>HOSPITAL (cultural association f.act).

Works as a photographer and filmmaker on independent projects. Her work has appeared in numerous publications and exhibitions in Europe, Asia and the USA.

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*in Lubumbashi/Dem. Rep. Congo, lives in Graz. He writes poetry, prose and plays. For his novel Tram 83 he received, among others, the International Literature Prize - House of World Cultures and the Peter Rosegger Literature Prize. The play Zu der Zeit der Königinmutter was performed at Akademietheater Vienna and Deutsches Theater Berlin. (Photo: Pep Herrero)

Curator, art educator and cultural anthropologist. Curates site-specific and site-sensitive exhibitions and enjoys discussing art. Since 2013 he has been working in the education department at the Universalmuseum Joanneum. In free projects he explores the city of Graz collectively and artistically-scientifically. He works with Birgit Kulterer on the collection of the city of Graz. (Photo: Alfred Lenz)

Musician, performer, curator, cultural manager as well as freelance copywriter, editor, translator, speaker - regularly for the platforms Freistil-Magazin, Rokkos Adventures, as well as ArtFaces. Active at Elevate-Festival, Wak-Music, Wbmotion, mur.at, V:NM, klingt.org. Responsible for the music section since 2015 (Photo: Manfred Werner)

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Social pedagogue, lecturer at the University of Klagenfurt and PhD student at the University of Graz. She is part of various political collectives in Graz and has done discoursive and activist work and organised events on various socio-political topics. (Photo: Lena Prehal)

Since 2006 performer in numerous productions at TaO!, Mezzanin Theatre, Forum Stadtpark, La Strada and the Planeten Party Prinzip. Theatre pedagogical training at TaO! 2012-14. 2017 dance and performance training at ImPulsTanz. Art Space Scholarship Holder of the Province of Styria 2017/2018. Since 2019 responsible for the performance section.

Studies at the Linz University of Art, works as a painter and artist as well as in the bar team at Forum Stadtpark.

Studies at the Department of Experimental Design at the Kunstuni Linz and works both as an animal preparator and behind the bar at the Forum Stadtpark.

Since 2010 projects in public space with oiXplorer and exhibitions/publications with studio cake. Studied architecture/design in Germany and the USA. Assistantships with Julie Mehretu, Peter Eisenman, volume magazine, baunetz, TU Graz and guest editor of GAM#13 spatial expeditions.

Formally responsible for the music section Filipa has remained in the back office of the house. She coordinates all dates and the production of events. She is also responsible for the bigMaMa concerts in Graz and has been mixing up the music scene for many years as feelipa with the disko404 crew and Zagreb's CFSN DJ collective.

Photographer and cultural worker, in Graz since 2005. Formerly active at many festivals such as steirischer herbst, Diagonale and Elevate, she now also works in the back office and bar organisation at Forum Stadtpark.

*1968 in Graz. Member of the board of HDA, 2011-2011 president of Forum Stadtpark. Spokesperson of the Graz Cultural Advisory Board. Member of the board of OMEGA. Winner of the Hanns Koren Prize of the Province of Styria 2019. Founding member of the association Flüchtlingshilfe Doro Blancke. Is still active at Forum Stadtpark.

Linguist and (sound) poet-illustrator as well as cultural manager. She stages her texts in performances and installations. Her publications include volumes of poetry (in Hungarian, German and English) with illustrations. (Photo: Simon Wahlers)

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Photographer and anthropologist Lena and a team of external photographers take care of the photo documentation of our events.

The concert organiser and cultural journalist has been with the house since 2013 and is now responsible for finances, press and archives. (Photo: Lena Prehal)

Sebastian has been working as a house technician since 2019. Together with Arne Glöckner, he takes care for the technical management in the house.

Valerie has been working at the Forum Stadtpark bar for many years now. Since 2019, she has also been supporting the team in the bar organisation.

Artist duo founded in 2006 by Eva Pichler and Gerhard Pichler. Active both in classical exhibition contexts and in public spaces – in the form of installations, objects and videos or unannounced interventions.

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