Music, Arts and Political Discourse
Graz, Austria, 5 – 8 March 2026
Elevate is an annual interdisciplinary festival held in various venues in Graz, Austria, with a strong focus on cultural and socio-political topics.
In addition to performances, concerts, installations and DJ sets, the interdisciplinary program offers workshops, film screenings, lectures and discussions.
With its unique combination of critical-political discourse and art, contemporary electronic music and audio-visual experiments, the festival opens up a space for innovative content. Since 2016 Elevate is a partner in two Creative Europe projects: TIMES & Re-Imagine Europe.
Amonst the guests are Human rights experts, climate researchers and activists from all over the world, who gather in Graz once a year with musicians and artists, illuminating pertinent issues of our future.
An extensive media archive section is available too. Lots of political discourse, interviews and music videos from the previous years can be found online.
To get an overview of the topics, speakers and artists of the previous years, check out the history 2005 – 2025 page.
Team Elevate Festival 2026
ELEVATE Kunst und Kultur gGmbH
Bernhard Steirer – Festival & Managing Director
Roland Oreški – Festival & Managing Director
Irina Nalis – Discourse Curator & Editorial Team
Florian Pirker – Production Manager & Discourse Co-Curator, Editorial Team
Shilla Strelka – Music & Arts Curator, Editorial Team & Communications
Filipa Čičin-Šain – Music Co-Curator & Artist Management
Olgica Perić – Music Co-Curator & Artist Care
Roman Gavryliuk – Production Management & Music & Arts Co-Curator
Adrian Böhm – Music Co-Curator
Nora Edelsbacher – PR & Communications
Anja Winkler – Communications Management & Social Media
Cornelia Rauchbüchl – Graphic Design, Layout & Visual Identity
Paul Wolff – Project & Venue Management
Gudrun Becker – Administration, Project Assistance, Visitor Services & Human Resources
