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date/time/location: 07.07.2003 -- 20:15
Acconci.Main square

title: AGITATING AND SINGING
responsibility: B. Koller. S. Zahnd,
B. Rufener (all CH)

"This was not socialism, this was philistinism, we are not at the end, we are at the beginning."

People in their forties with a past of punk and the matching patina sing playback and dance to it. Afterwards, they pose in a suit as presenters. They allude to historical cross connections, shout political watchwords, play pop theory from the tape and discuss it pretty exhausted; they, themselves, play live important examples of protest songs in order to illustrate all this. Above all, they announce the bands, and chat a little with them.

Protest guests:
bands and singers who have registered with the demos of their protest songs. Everything is possible: From the overweight housewife singing playback songs of Daliah Lavi, to genuine Schwarzer-Block-Kids with spaghetti/ketchup bombs and banners to Bob-Dylans-Live-Alikes and Deutschorebands. Five stewards in white suits take the protest themes from the audience.

Presentation:
Boni Koller (Baby Jail, Schternefšifi), Suzanne Zahnd (Eugen, Dangermice) and Bubi Rufener (Boob, Revolting, Allschwil Possee). The project has been developed within the framework of the EXPO.02 in Switzerland.

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date/time/location: 10.07.2003 -- 20:15
Acconci.Main square, Acconci.Transit room

executive authority: Theater im Bahnhof + Graz Jazz-scene title: GRAZ JAZZ SHADOW
responsibility: R. Lehofer, S. Feigl

Since the Graz Jazz Summer has surprisingly decided to give its first concert during the period of time of the state of Acconci on the Mur and, thus, to conquer via sound the airspace above the island, the republic accepts the challenge and dissolves its state in the general summer cheerfulness of the city of Graz. To be sure, not without properly celebrating, too.

The whole island will be a chicken roaster, the TiB will operate it, and the cream of the Graz Jazz scene will PLAY ALONG to the concert on Mariahilferplatz. Live and synchronous and to be heard far away. PostMotownPop reworked by the highly recommended Graz Jazz scene.
Totally local is truly universal.