haze of polluted harmonies

performance musicale

The wounded Alzette rises, singing, from its bed. With hurdy-gurdy, electronics, and pulsating rhythms, the destruction of water and the effects of pollution are addressed and transformed into powerful soundscapes.

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Adults

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English

French

German

Luxemburgish

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Based on the visual idea of the garden ‘Le chant de l’Alzette’, Hüseyin Evirgen and Ela Baumann make the chant of the Alzette audible, visible.

How does it sound, the maltreated Alzette, after its journey under cities, through over-fertilised fields, chased through sewage treatment plants, cleaned, polluted again? A groping dance over stones, an eternal path – restless and yet in its path.

The sounds of the Alzette form the foundation for an interplay of hurdy-gurdy, electronics and pulsating rhythms. Through decomposition, doubling and flowing sound movements, the river comes to life. Singing, wailing, screeching, the shadow of the Alzette wanders between the creatures it feeds, constantly in motion, a river of never-ending sound.

The boundaries between nature and technology become blurred and driving beats interweave with organic melodies.

Idea: Ela Baumann
Composition & Electronics: Hüseyin Evirgen aka Magna Pia
Hurdy-Gurdy & Performance: Ela Baumann
Costume: Bryndis Ingvarsdottir
Mask: Valentina Becker
Production: Kopla bunz asbl

Date and time: 11 September 2025 – 18:00-18:30
Venue: Alzette valley
Price: Free of charge
If the event has to be cancelled due to weather conditions, the following alternative date(s) will be offered: 13/09/2025 18h00-18h30