Signal vom Dachstein

Signal from the Dachstein

... an exhibition in the Marble Hall at Trautenfels Castle

... and other events around the Dachstein

The events

To accompany the exhibition at Trautenfels Castle, artistic projects will be premiered at other events in the region. Discussions will also be held on the topics that were the subject of the "overtures" to the landscape opera in 2021.

Opening "Signal from the Dachstein"

1 June 2024 | 11:00 a.m. | Trautenfels Castle | Stainach-Pürgg
To accompany the opening of the audiovisual installation "Signal from the Dachstein" in the Marble Hall, Marie-Theres Härtel and her ensemble will present excerpts from the commissioned composition "Dachsteinklang".

Meteorology and climate

2 June 2024 | Türlwandhütte | Ramsau am Dachstein
For the first time we will hear the composition "Dachsteinklang" in a complete concert! So be there when Marie-Theres Härtel and her ensemble première the commissioned work for "Signal vom Dachstein". Beforehand, her mentor, the Gröbming-born writer and shepherd Peter Gruber, will give a literary impulse and then discuss the evening's theme with scientists, artists and experts.
17.00: Talk "Meteorology and climate"
19.00 hrs: World premiere of "Dachsteinklang"

Geology - Where does the Dachstein come from?

6 July 2024 | Weißenbach near Haus
Danish choreographer and dancer Nana-Francisca Schottländer shares her experiences in the Dachstein region and discusses with geologist Ingomar Fritz (Universalmuseum Joanneum), geographer and glacier researcher Gerhard Lieb (University of Graz) and Susanne Posegga (hiking guide, photographer and artist). An evening centred around the question: Where does the Dachstein actually come from?
11.00 am: Artistic workshop
19.00: Talk "Where does the Dachstein come from?"

Glaciology

15 September 2024 | 11.00 am | Seethalerhütte
With music by Toni Burger, sound-artistic contributions by Katharina Pfennich from inside the glacier and the mountain and the glaciologist Giulia Bertolotti (Austrian Academy of Sciences), who deals with the melting of glaciers in Austria and beyond on a daily basis, there will be a discussion at the Seethalerhütte.

Forest and pasture

20 September 2024 | 7.00 pm | Trautenfels Castle
Christoph Huber presents his illustrated radio play "Gestern hat's grengt - Geschichten aus dem Königreich" for the first time. Ernst Huber (musician & mastermind Broadlahn) and Christoph Huber will join Franz Titschenbacher (President of the Chamber of Agriculture) and Andreas Pircher (Head of the Kemetgebirge Forest District of the Austrian Federal Forestry Office) as two artists contributing to the discussion on the topic of forests and pasture. Climate researcher Holger Hoff (Wegener Centre, University of Graz) will provide an interdisciplinary approach to the topic.

Tourism and infrastructure

2 November 2024 | 4.30 pm | Dachstein-Südwandbahn mountain station
Signal vom Dachstein comes to a temporary conclusion in the newly designed mountain station - with a lecture performance by the writer Christoph Szalay and texts by Barbara Frischmuth. Expert contributions to the discussion will come from climate researcher Douglas Maraun (Wegener Centre, University of Graz) and tourism expert Georg Bliem. Paul Plut is creating a musical programme for this closing evening that will resonate in the minds of the visitors.