Linz Culture and 2009

The final decision was made in 2005: Linz will be the European Capital of Culture 2009. Following an intensive preparation phase, the successful preliminary work based on the Linz Cultural Development Plan, and the development of an application plan – lead by the administrative office of the Department of Culture and Linz Culture – now the goal is to prepare and implement the project “Linz 2009”. For this, Linz Culture is the interface between Linz 2009 GmbH and the City of Linz.

Linz Culture is currently developing or supervising the following projects for the Capital of Culture Year 2009:

Linz-Fest – Youth Culture

Development of a concept in cooperation with the Linz09 project developers for Youth Culture to conduct the LinzFest 2009 as a Youth Culture Festival.

Pflasterspektakel

In cooperation with Airan Berg (Conception Performing Art Linz 2009), possibilities are being examined for tying the program of the Pflasterspektakel into the summer program planned for 2009. Possibilities are being discussed with the composer Peter Androsch (Conception Music Linz 2009) for linking the Pflasterspektakel with the music project “Circus” that is planned for Linz 09.

Festival 4020.More than Music

The Festival 4020, conducted by the Brucknerhaus under the artistic direction of Linz Culture, will take place twice in 2009 and in an expanded form. Dates: 6 to 9 May (“Song”) and 4 to 10 November 2009 (“God”).

Project: Capital of Culture District of the Month

An expert workshop was already organized in 2006 by Linz Culture and Linz 2009 on the topic of “district cultural work”. Linz Culture accompanies the Linz 2009 project “Capital of Culture District of the Month”.

The “Peace Initiative of the City of Linz” has submitted two projects:

Discussion concert “Hearing Peace” with Dieter Senghaas
Exhibition on “Roma and Sinti”