Australian Embassy and Permanent Mission to the United Nations

Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ukraine

Address: Mattiellistrasse 2-4, 1040 Vienna; Telephone: +43 (0) 1 - 506 740 - Fax: +43 (0) 1 - 504 1178 - Email: austemb@aon.at

Calendar of Australian Events in Austria

The calendar does not claim to be exhaustive. If you know of any forthcoming 'Australian' event, we would appreciate if you could send us an email or write to us.

James Cook and the Discovery of the Pacific

until 13 Sept

The Austrian Museum of Ethnology is exhibiting one of the largest exhibitions on English explorer James Cook, navigator and cartographer. The National Library of Australia, the Australian Museum, and the State Library of New South Wales have contributed material from their collections to the Exhibition.

In addition to the University of Goettingen and the Austrian Museum for Ethnology, which own the world’s largest collections of ethnographic material from Cook’s voyages, more than 40 other institutions have contributed loans, making the exhibition one of the most specatular
Cook voyage exhibitions of all times.

For more information, please refer to www.ethno-museum.ac.at

Venue:
Museum für Völkerkunde, Opening hours 10-18, except Tuesday (closed)
Heldenplatz
1010 Vienna

Vienna Kangaroos vs Stuttgart Emus - Australia Rules Football

28 August, 6 pm

The event will take place regardless of adverse weather conditions.

Entrance free!

Venue:
Landeplatz Kössen/Fliegerbar
Thurnbühel 40
6345 Kössen (Tyrol)

Austrian-Australian Outback "Ramasuri"

31 July - 1 August 2010

The Buchtelbar in Wenigzell is presenting a two day Austria/Australian event. Musicians from Australia are performing both days and Australian beverages and a special menu will be available.

Music:
Saturday from 3 pm: Die „Känguru Steirer“ and from 9 pm: „The Uptown Monotones“
Sunday from 10 am: „Outback Brass“

Entrance fee: Saturday € 5, Sunday free entry

For more informations, please refer to http://www.buchtelbar.at

Venue:
Gasthaus Buchtelbar
Pittermann 99
8254 Wenigzell

Wolfe Bowart - Festival of Dreams

11, 12, 13 August 2010 9:15 pm

Australian comedian Wolfe Bowart presents LaLaLuna, a surreal tale about the night the light went out in the moon.

For more information and tickets, please refer to www.festival-der-traeume.at or www.spoontree.com

Venue:
Stadtsaal & Ursulinensälen
6020 Innsbruck

Niederoesterreichische Kindersommerspiele 2010

27 - 29 Aug and 3 - 5 Sep

The Australian Embassy has been approached by the organisers of the Niederoesterreichische Kindersommerspiele, located at Stift Herzogenburg, north of St Poelten. The organisers are looking for artists, dancers, musicians who would like to participate in this year’s Kindersommerspiele festival.
This year’s theme will be Australia.

The organisers wish to include workshops, if possible inclunding Australian dancers, artists and musicians.

Target group are kids up to 10 years of age.
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The Embassy would be grateful if you could circulate their request to anyone who might be interested and suitable to participate. The summer festivals have been quite successful in the past years and have the support of the state government.

Further information is available on: www.noekiss.at

If you or someone else is interested in working with them, please contact Mr Hannes Schwed directly at: hannesschwed@hotmail.com

Contact:
Mr Hannes Schwed
NÖKISS Büro
Stiftgasse 3
3130 Herzogenburg
Ph: +43 2782 - 83445

Sydney Symphony Orchestra in Concert

Sat 4 Sep, 7:00 pm

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) will be performing at Grafenegg castle, in Lower Austria, on Saturday 4th September 2010 at 7:00 pm. This will be the first time the SSO has played in Austria since 1974. Their European tour will also take them to London, Edinbrugh, Lucerne, Wiesbaden, Amsterdam and Prague. Internationally renowned conductor and musician Vladimir Ashkenazy will conduct the concert. Piano virtuoso Hélène Grimaud will be the soloist.

The concert will be held as part of the annual Grafenegg Festival. We have been notified that tickets for the concert are selling fast and recommend early bookings.

For more information, please refer to www.grafenegg.com

Venue:
Auditorium Grafenegg
3485 Grafenegg 10

Festival Maribor 2010

3 to 12 September

As in 2008 and 2009, Australian violinist Richard Tognetti will put together a varied program of classical and cross-over music and film. The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) and leading international musicians will provide for an enjoyable musical experience.

There will be a feature article on Festival Maribor in the August edition of the
Embassy Newsletter. For more information, please refer to the Festival’s website at www.festivalmaribor.si

Call for Papers
12th Biennial Conference of the German Association for Australian Studies

30 Sep to 2 Oct

The 12th Conference of the German Association for Australian Studies will be taking place in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, from 30 September to 2 October. Australian authors Richard Flanagan and Michael Rolls will be among the conference’s key speakers.
This year’s theme will be Australian culture related to imagery. For instance, which
conceptions and notions do Europeans associate with Australia? To what extent have ecological and political developments influenced stereotypes? etc.

For more information, as well as a full outline of the call for papers, please contact
Ao Prof Dr Adi Wimmer, the conference’s organiser and main coordinator, at
Department of English
The Alps-Adriatic University of Klagenfurt
9020 Klagenfurt, Austria
Ph: +43 463 2700 2524
E-mail: adi.wimmer@uni-klu.ac.at