This year, the Donaufest in Ulm is once again being expanded to include a cultural facet. Since 2016, the international music project called donau.pop.camp has become an integral part of the festival. Musicians from the Danube countries come together to rehearse, jam and be creative. The pop.camp not only provides an intensive [...]
Donaufest flags (Ulm/Neu-Ulm) Realisation by the Donaufest collective Ralf Milde Idea and concept Jochen Kohlenberger Design Font and colours Anastasia Iltsou Artistic collaboration Let's not kid ourselves! Even 24 years after the first Danube Festival, not everyone in Ulm and Neu-Ulm and the thousands and thousands of visitors to past Danube Festivals realise just how many nations [...]
The ancient and contemporary river, witness to the history of Romania and Europe, catalyst for the neighbouring civilisations, the Danube crosses the mountains and valleys of Romania over a distance of 1,075 kilometres and makes its way to one of the UNESCO gems - the Danube Delta. GENERAL CONSULATE OF ROMANIA in Stuttgart
To the sound of the Danube Festival fanfare, performed by eight trumpeters from the Junge Bläserphilharmonie Ulm, the Lord Mayor and Lord Mayoress of the cities of Neu-Ulm and Ulm welcome guests from near and far from a box in the middle of the Danube. The ceremony will be artistically accompanied by the participants of the Danube Youth Camp. Afterwards, the Market of the [...]
By chance or by design, most of the Ulmbach-Neupetsch musicians were reunited in the Göppingen area after leaving the Banat, where they founded the Original Banater Schwabenkapelle in 1983 under the direction of Horst Stromer. In September 2023 they celebrated their 40th anniversary. The Original Banater Schwabenkapelle not only plays for the [...]
Bosnian accordionist Almir Meskovic and Romanian-Serbian violinist Daniel Lazar, refugees from both sides of a war, met in Norway to develop a pan-Balkan music repertoire expanded with original compositions and Scandinavian influences and performed with breathtaking virtuosity! They each have more than 20 years of experience in both classical and traditional [...]
FUNKorporation from Cluj have been whirling through the music scene in Romania and Hungary since 2011 with a cool mix of jazz, soul, blues, Balkan beats and plenty of positive vibes. Funky grooves, heavy bass, energetic vocals and snappy brass sections are the seven-piece funk band's trademark. Now that the band is one of the most successful live acts in their home country, [...]
Presentation of the results of the Don@u-online project 2024 "Brave new world - How AI is changing Europe" Young people have to find their place in the world, find a position for themselves and others. Their counterparts are other young people. Where can young people meet, be among themselves and without supervision, be loud and discuss their issues? Young people need free spaces and meeting places [...]
This year, the Donaufest in Ulm is once again being expanded to include a cultural facet. Since 2016, the international music project called donau.pop.camp has become an integral part of the festival. Musicians from the Danube countries come together to rehearse, jam and be creative. The pop.camp not only provides an intensive [...]
Final presentation Danube Youth Camp 2024 In the final performance "Donauliebe - Und Dienstag küsse ich Dich mündlich", the young people present the results of their work in the youth camp workshops. The great treasure of the Danube region is the people who live in it, shape it, mould it, perhaps love it or hate it. And what would human life be without love? [...]
Programme for the conclusion of the 2022 - 2024 project What connects a nunnery that is almost a thousand years old with an Art Nouveau palace from 1909? Both were among the mysterious places that were presented in the "Mysterious" project, worked on in an artistic performance and thus made known to the public. What secrets the old butcher's shop in Ebensee and the tunnels of [...]
The young Romanian Clara has left her home in the small Romanian fishing village of Dubova on the Danube, and with it her 12-year-old son Ionut, to earn money for the family in Germany. She now lives thousands of kilometres upstream with a German family - her little foster child Johanna, whom she loves like a mother, [...]
Part of the programme for the art project "Mysterious" In the workshop, participants discover the secrets of the Danube region, which they approach in a playful, learning and creative way. What connects a nunnery that is almost a thousand years old with an Art Nouveau palace from 1909? Both were among the mysterious places that were presented in the "Mysterious" project, worked on in an artistic performance and thus made known to the public [...].
Part of the programme for the art project "Mysterious" Why is there still (or already again) a division that can also be strongly felt along the Danube? Who is dividing whom? And why? What can be done? This is also the topic of a panel discussion on Wednesday, which will be led by Alida Bremer and Norbert Mappes-Niediek. What connects a [...]
Nature and tourism along the Romanian banks of the Danube represent a fascinating fusion that combines biodiversity with cultural richness and historical heritage. Ancient fortresses, medieval castles and historic churches, picturesque towns and villages are just some of the cultural sights that can be discovered in these places. GENERAL CONSULATE OF ROMANIA in Stuttgart
It is the idea of overcoming boundaries and discovering new horizons that lies behind the Donaufest Factory encounter project. In 2024, we will be presenting a special kind of concert evening for the fourth time. These special concerts are initiated and realised premieres of the Donaufest and promise unforgettable live moments. On this evening, the two formations will present their own repertoire, [...]
Part of the programme for the art project "Mysterious" In the workshop, participants discover the secrets of the Danube region, which they approach in a playful, learning and creative way. What connects a nunnery that is almost a thousand years old with an Art Nouveau palace from 1909? Both were among the mysterious places that were presented in the "Mysterious" project, worked on in an artistic performance and thus made known to the public [...].
Part of the programme for the art project "Mysterious" A reading by and with Thomas Perle Three women from three different generations are driven through history across political, geographical and linguistic borders. A European family story about the first colonists in the Forest Carpathians, about the world wars, flight and expulsion and the hope for a new life in the [...]
Part of the programme for the art project "Mysterious" In the workshop, participants discover the secrets of the Danube region, which they approach in a playful, learning and creative way. What connects a nunnery that is almost a thousand years old with an Art Nouveau palace from 1909? Both were among the mysterious places that were presented in the "Mysterious" project, worked on in an artistic performance and thus made known to the public [...].
Part of the programme for the art project "Mysterious" In addition to music and good conversation, the curator for Austria, Jakob Kinz, reads texts that were written at the individual locations. What connects an almost 1000-year-old nunnery with an Art Nouveau palace from 1909? Both were among the mysterious places that were presented in the "Mysterious" project, which were then processed in an artistic performance [...].
Part of the programme for the "Mysterious" art project Fairytale storytelling with Tine Mehls What connects an almost one thousand year old nunnery with an Art Nouveau palace from 1909? Both were among the mysterious places that were presented in the "Mysterious" project, processed in an artistic performance and thus made known to the public. What secrets do the old butcher's shop in Ebensee and the [...]
