O-Töne Literaturfestival

O-Töne Literaturfestival

Date: Jul 7 to Aug 25, every Thu, 19:30
Venue: MQ Courtyards, rain location: Arena21

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the MQ, the popular Austrian literary reading festival O-Töne is offering a very special program that has been expanded to include renowned European writers. After a pre-opening reading with award-winning Hungarian author Péter Esterházy on June 20 in Arena21, the familiar open air readings begin, this year organized as high-caliber Austro-European double features on a shared theme selected by O-Töne curator Thomas Keul. O-Töne 2011 will open on July 7 with a celebration including traditional music. The festival then continues each Thursday through August 25, wandering through various courtyards in the MQ. Full details on the eagerly awaited program will not be announced until shortly before the festival since some of the books are not due for release until this autumn.

Program O-Töne 2011

Mon, Jun 20
Pre-Opening with Reading by Péter Esterházy and Concert of Estonian singer Siiri Sisask
Arena21 and Ovalhalle, 19:00
(Registration required: europa@mqw.at)

Thu, Jun 7
Festival-Opening with Sabine Gruber (AUT) (book presentation „Stillbach oder Die Sehnsucht\")
Music: Meaghan Burke (Cello, Voc.)
Main MQ Court, 20:00

every Thursday Open-Air readings in different locations in the MQ area:

Thu, Jun 14
19:30 Melinda Nadj Abonji (CH) „Tauben fliegen auf\"
20:30 Linda Stift (AUT) „Kein einziger Tag\"
Courtyard 8 (Boules Courts)

Thu, Jun 21
19:30 Giorgio Vasta (IT) „Die Glasfresser\"
20:30 Maja Haderlap (AUT) „Engel des Vergessens\"
Courtyard 7

Thu, Jun 28
19:30 Roel Verschueren (BEL) „Schweig, wenn du sprichst\"
20:30 Clemens Setz (AUT) „Die Liebe zur Zeit des Mahlstädter Kindes\"
Courtyard 8 (Boules Courts)

Thu, Aug 4
CANCELLED: 19:30 Mircea Cartarescu (RO) „Der Körper\"
20:30 Franz Schuh (AUT) „Der Krückenkaktus\"
Main MQ Courtyard

Thu, Aug 11
19:30 Michal Hvorecky (Slowakei) „Eskorta\"
20:30 Josef Haslinger (Ö) „Jachymov\"
Main MQ Courtyard

Thu, Aug 18
19:30 Jaroslav Rudis (CZ) „Der Himmel unter Berlin\"
20:30 Evelyn Schlag (AUT) „Die große Freiheit des Ferenc Puskas\"
Courtyard 2

Thu, Aug 25
19:30 Hannu Raittila (FIN) „Die Klärung\"
20:30 Peter Henisch (AUT) „Großes Finale für Novak\"
Main MQ Courtyard

A Production of O-Töne and the MuseumsQuartier Wien
in cooperation with Pro Helvetia, Swiss Arts Council, Italian Cultural Institute Vienna, Romanian Cultural Institute Vienna, Czech Centre Vienna, Slovak Institute in Vienna and Embassy of Finnland Vienna

Official twitter hash tag for this event: #MQlesung


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