Experimentelle Elektronische Musik eine AV Performance sowie ein Grande Finale stehen am Programm. more

There is hardly anything more overused in music journalism than the word legend. Every month there seems to be a new book informing us about an... more

The catchy names of the artists scheduled to perform on this night might mask the fact that they have been navigating the murky fringes of several... more

The discourse programme of the Elevate Festival will feature a live videostream. All infos here: more

Following the world premiere of playwright Natascha Gangl’s Superandome, a quadrophonic piece developed in collaboration with Rdeča Raketa (Maja... more

2017 marks the second round of Elevate’s participation in the initiative We Are Europe. more

The full schedule of the discourse programme, as well as all artists and the complete music lineup is now available online. Click here for some... more

Only 42 more days to go and Elevate Festival starts again! The music programme is complete, the discourse programme will follow at the end of January. more

For the first time since its 12th anniversary the Elevate Festival will take place at the beginning of the year. From 2017 on, the festival for... more

Elevate's twelfth edition has come and gone and with it, four days packed with lectures, workshops, film screenings, panel discussions, concerts and... more

Die Höllenmaschine - Max Brands Vorläufer des Moog-Synthesizers - ist mit erbarmungslosen, animistischen Energien ausgestattet. more

Am Anfang war die „Höllenmaschine“. So der Spitzname für den Synthesizer, den der junge Robert Moog im Auftrag des österreichischen Komponisten Max... more

Als Franjazzco vor ein paar Jahren bei Tiefentanz im Wiener Elektro Gönner ein Juke bzw. Footwork-Set spielte und ich zufällig anwesend war, wusste... more

The focus of the 12th edition of the Elevate Festival is We are Europe. We Are Europe is an initiative that has set out to draw eight European... more

Das Freitagnacht Programm im Tunnel wird vom Kölner Festival »c/o pop« kuratiert. »Cologne On Pop« besteht seit 2004 und gilt als Nachfolger der nach... more

Das Elevate Festival kooperiert auch heuer wieder im Vorfeld des Festivals mit einigen Organisationen der UNI Graz und präsentiert mit "Elevate the... more

At long last, Elevate's 2016 programme is released in its entirety! After announcing the more

The European Forum Alpbach (EFA) is an interdisciplinary platform for science, politics, business and culture. The annual forum is addressing the... more

From 20 October through 23 October 2016, the annual Elevate festival will take place in Graz, Austria. Elevate is an interdisciplinary festival for... more

From 20 October through 23 October 2016, the annual Elevate festival will take place in Graz, Austria. Elevate is an interdisciplinary festival for... more

die neue Veranstaltungserie im Dom im Berg in Kooperation mit Elevate. Elektronische Musik jeglicher Coleur trifft auf Visual Arts in Zusammenarbeit... more

David Charles blogs about the events of the Elevate Festival. This is his review of the discussion "Creative Response/Ability" that took place in the... more

Dorn Cox is a founding member of Farm Hack, a worldwide cutting-edge community of farmers that build and modify their own DIY tools and machinery. His... more

Sophie Magon is a member of a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) initiative in France. There these projects aiming at preserving small scale... more

David Charles blogs about the events of the Elevate Festival. This is his review of the Workshop "Lightful! Yes!" in Spektral on the 24th of October. more

David Charles blogs about the events of the Elevate Festival. This is his review on the discussion "Konvivialität und Datenpolitik" on the 23rd of... more

Der Politikwissenschaftler und Aktivist Christof Mackinger gab uns im Vorfeld des Festivals ein spannendes Interview. Im Rahmen von Elevate stellt er... more

David Charles blogs about the events of the Elevate Festival. This is his review of Antonio D'Ambrosio's opening speech at the Elevate Opening. more

This year, the Vienna-based experimental label Editions Mego is celebrating 20 years of existence. Tokyo, London, Barcelona, Berlin and many other... more

Tadzio Müller, einer unserer diesjährigen Eröffnungsredner, ist einer der profiliertesten und smartesten Klimagerechtigkeitsaktivisten. Im Vorfeld... more

Das Musik- und Kunstprogramm des Festivals macht es sich auch in der 11. Ausgabe in gewohnter Manier zur Aufgabe frische künstlerische Ansätze aus... more

A decade ago, the landscape of club music was an entirely different one. 2005 saw the breakthrough of Oliver Koletzki and Trentemoeller, labels like... more

"My life operates on a scale of weeks, months, and years, not seconds, minutes, and hours" - Chelsea Manning @xychelsea • 10:06 AM - 6 Apr 2015 more

Tanzbare Clubmusik, experimentelle Klangkunst und Weltverbesserung – das europaweit einzigartige Festivalformat findet mittlerweile zum 11. Mal in... more

Das Elevate Buch mit Beiträgen von 61 Elevate Gästen aus 10 Jahren wird am 03. Oktober 2015 ab 18:00 Uhr im Grazer Forum Stadtpark präsentiert. Das... more

Electronic music, experimental sound art and world improvement – this unique European festival in Graz, Austria, is taking place for the 11th time... more

Creative solutions as a response to the central socio-political issues of our time are at the heart of the 11th edition of the Elevate Festival - in... more

Der US Aktivist Mike Bonanno von den "Yes Men" kommt nach Graz. Es gibt einen Workshop (in Kooperation mit der ÖH Graz) und ein Filmscreening mit Q&A. more

Am 24. April 2015 veranstaltet das Umweltamt der Stadt Graz am Joanneumsviertelplatz und in den Veranstaltungsräumen des Joanneumsviertels den ersten... more

Die Handelsabkommen CETA, TTIP, TISA und TPP werden trotz aller Bedenken und Widerstände seitens der Bevölkerung noch immer von den politischen Eliten... more

Antonino D’Ambrosio is an author, filmmaker and visual artist. His books include A Heartbeat and A Guitar: Johnny Cash and the Making of Bitter Tears,... more

David Charles writes from the Elevate awards show, revealing the winners and the reason why we all love each other. more

Regina Joschika, a campaigner for fair working conditions in the global computer industry, presents her work during Saturday's session on Fair & Open... more

A quick-fire summary of Shoshana Zuboff's initial statement, which kicked off Saturday afternoon's panel 'Reality is the Next Big Thing'. more

Michel Bauwens, director of the P2P Foundation outlines an ideal structure for a commons economy. economy in Saturday's morning workshop. more

David Charles blogs about the events of the Elevate Festival. This is his review of Friday's workshop with John Holloway. more

David Charles blogs about the events of the Elevate Festival. This is his review of friday's panel discussion "Creative Response/Ability" and the film... more

Als Elevate-Team stellten wir unseren Gästen vorab Fragen zu wichtigen Themen des diesjährigen Diskursprogramms. Hier die Antworten der Berliner... more

David Charles blogs about the events of the Elevate Festival, beginning with the opening speech by John Holloway. more

By way of their ongoing weekly concert series and annual festival, chmafu nocords' Interpenetration showcase their picks covering the bases “music,... more

This year's opening night will be brought to you by VICE's music channel, Noisey. more

Never before has the jungle legacy of the 90's been as prevalent as it has been in the last few years. The abundance of digital production techniques... more

During EDM's ascension to what is essentially the new arena rock, a generation of musicians in the United States committed themselves to the... more

Als Elevate-Team stellten wir all unseren Gästen vorab Fragen zu wichtigen Themen des diesjährigen Diskursprogramms. Hier die Antworten von Ulrich... more

One might find it hard to imagine, but there is a type of electronic music out there that is ubiquitous but simultaneously refuses to pigeon-holed.... more

Nachhaltigkeit, Regionalität, die Suche nach Potentialen und Verbesserungsansätzen – das sind nur einige der Themen, die das Elevate Festival und... more

A record label on a mission. A record label that has won the affection of many a music lover through its relentlessly radical approach to music,... more

Auch im 10. Jahr seines Bestehens begibt sich Elevate in gewohnt unermüdlicher Manier auf die Suche nach neuen, zukunftsweisenden Künstler*innen in... more

Traditionellerweise wird die Zeit bis zum herannahenden Festival mit einer Veranstaltung verkürzt. So kommt es am 03. Oktober zur dritten Ausgabe der... more

Als Vorgeschmack zum herannahenden Festival, reist eine kleine Elevate Delegation nach Wien ins Heuer am Karlsplatz. more

Danceable club music, experimental sound art and world improvement - since 2005 the city of Graz is home to a festival that is one of a kind within... more

Saturday, 13th of September @ 22:00 Officine FS (Via Macello 24, 39100 Bolzano) more

In no more than 9 weeks, Elevate Festival will return for its 10th anniversary. With the full lineup to be released in early September, here’s a... more

10 years disco and discourse in Graz - The Elevate Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary. more

Author and blogger David Charles has compiled his liveblogging about the Elevate Festival 2013 into a book. Elevate is proud to announce its first... more

Bereits zum neunten Mal findet das Elevate Festival heuer von 23.-27. Oktober in Graz statt Durch die einzigartige Verbindung von kritisch-politischem... more

Bereits zum dritten Mal in Folge präsentiert die Raiffeisen Landesbank Steiermark heuer den Musik- und Kunstbereich des Elevate Festivals. Vor dem... more

After the successful start of the Elevate Awards in 2012, the Elevate Festival hands out the Elevate Awards again in 2013. They are a commendation for... more

Finest Zotter chocolate for a good cause: "120% Motivation Kick" is the title of the latest creation of chocolatier Josef Zotter - Exclusively donated... more

Traditionellerweise wird die Zeit bis zum herannahenden Festival mit einer Veranstaltung verkürzt. So kommt es am 03. Oktober zur vierten Ausgabe der... more