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On January 20 and 21, the Thomas Bernhard Institute, in cooperation with the Department of Scenography of the Mozarteum University, presented Philoktet by Heiner Müller, Gaia in a version by Till Ernecke and The Bacchae by Euripides, three directorial works on the theme of classical music at the Theater im KunstQuartier.

Could Dionysus be a queer trans* deity? What if their companions simply do not conform to any norm and are not mad at all? Cat Jugravu's performance DIONYSOS. MADNESS POURS UPON MY LOVELY FACE invites us to reinterpret the myth as a manifesto for otherness and queerness. With the Maenads - the dissident entourage of Dyonisos - the audience tries to approach a life without the norm in ritual, dance and rave.

X participants, X directors on X dates with X theater ideas, people interested in theater, theater enthusiasts, theater novices meet students of the Applied Theatre - artistic theater practice & society program. Everyone tries out together, some in playing, others in directing.

With the solidarity event "Woman_Life_Freedom" in the framework of "Practicing Care", the Mozarteum University wants to contribute to maintaining public attention on the criminal machinations and the "state-sanctioned killings" (according to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights) of the Iranian rulers. At the same time, we want to convey an impression of the concerns and diverse forms of protest, which is supported not least by countless artists.

On December 14, 2022, Elisabeth Eder, a teacher and researcher at the Department of Music Education Salzburg, was awarded the state prize "Award of Excellence" for the 40 best dissertations in Austria in the Aula der Wissenschaften in Vienna.

Attention composers: The application for ARCo - Art, Research and Creation 2023 is now open! The French-Austrian Academy for Contemporary Composition, a cooperation of the Mozarteum University and the GMEM - Centre national de création musicale Marseille will take place from July 7 to 16, 2023 in Marseille - be part of it!

Save the date: Save the date: On Thursday, March 23, 2023, the next Open Day for the music pedagogical study programs at the Mozarteum University will take place - details to follow!

The Mozart in Nairobi project tells the story of imprisoned mothers and their left-behind children in Kenya in an essay film,

The Sir Ian Stoutzker Prize, launched at the Mozarteum University in 2019, has produced six winners! In the spirit of interdisciplinarity and inclusion, the selection process was open to all students of the Mozarteum University for the first time. The outstanding winner of the evening is the soprano Veronika Loy.

The Mozarteum University declares its solidarity with the Iranians who are courageously protesting for self-determination and equal rights in their country. State despotism and violence are to be condemned in the strongest possible terms!