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)

*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.

Johanna Pichlbauer is a designer and curator originally from Graz. In collaborations with companies/museums/cities/schools, she explores issues relating to automation, data sovereignty, robotics and digitalisation in a playful and narrative way. Johanna Pichlbauer is chairwoman of the Design in Gesellschaft (DING) association in Vienna, a laboratory for collaborative design work and design that is intended to serve society. In 2025, she will curate the design exhibition on textiles at Hollenegg Castle in Styria. She will begin her work at Forum Stadtpark in September and will help shape the 2025 annual programme.

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)

Urban researcher and social geographer and head of the "City & Space" section since 2023.

Social pedagogue. Worked in the social sector for many years and was active in various political initiatives. Works and lectures as a freelance researcher on the topics of care, patriarchy, feminist movements and reproductive labour.

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.

The misunderstood accountant works with downtempo Excel, experimental DIN standardization and does not play in any band. Currently he deals with the archive and coordinates the Forum Küche.

Responsible for project organization at Forum Stadtpark since 2023.
After studying Choreography, Visual Arts & Social Sculpture and living in the UK for many years, Minou is now involved in project coordination, production and curation of performative and interdisciplinary discursive formats. In addition to her own artistic practice and teaching, she works with dance and movement collectives abroad. Her personal interests are in dance and movement research, and her works and projects address the intersections of art and ecology, eco-somatics, embodied & delicate activism, active citizenship, and social sculpture.
More on Minou here.

Sherif takes care of making us all feel comfortable in FORUM STADTPARK.

Mojca works in the bar team and takes care of the overall bar management.

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)

Sarah kümmert sich im Forum Stadtpark um Pressekontakte, Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, Drucksorten und die Betreuung unserer Website & Social Media-Kanäle. Privat schreibt sie viele Texte, die womöglich nie veröffentlicht werden.

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

Based in Graz since 2011. Graphic designer and illustrator. Working also at Risograd Graz. Responsible for prints.

Zaid Alsalame is an actor and part of the bar staff of Forum Stadtpark since 2023.

Lain Iwakura is a DJ, sound artist, author and political activist. With Achim Szepanski, she runs the labels 'mille plateaux' and 'Force Inc', as well as the theory platform 'non'. She is a founding member of the Institute for Sonic Welfare and studies Computer Music at the University of Arts in Graz, as well as Art and Curatorial Practice at The New Centre for Research & Practice.

Born 1998.
Milès Borghese is a DJ, producer and composer. He studies computer music and sound art at the Institute of Electronic Music & Acoustics in Graz and has been active in the music and club scene for many years. His work focuses on algorithmic and electroacoustic composition as well as electronic music in a club context and its intersections. In addition to his own event series in Germany and Austria, he has been a member of the music team at Forum Stadtpark since 2023, where he curates the music program together with Lain & Olgica.

Olgica Peric from Serbia, is a dancer, choreographer and DJ who has been active in the performance and music scene for years. She is working on creating new concepts and event formats in Graz.