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Performance "What holds"
Márcia Mendes - Textile Artist / Maria Amor I Oro - piano / Sara Congost Adel - guitar
During this week, Márcia Mendes, Maria Amor I Oro and Sara Congost Adel will be in residence at Noef Noef Atelier, developing their artistic research and preparing their final performance, What Holds.
Weaving and sound have always been intertwined. From winters spent harvesting and rhythmically beating cotton, to evenings of singing while spinning fibre; from women’s circles exchanging stories or passing on knowledge to future generations, to a more solitary practice of thinking by doing. Threads are lines both concrete and symbolic, that carry sonic memory. “What holds” is an improvisation that explores tension as a shared condition between weaving and sound. In both practices, tension is what allows structure to emerge, shaping rhythm through resistance: it gives resonance to strings and sustains the warp. A piano, a guitar, and a metal structure composed of heddles (an essential part of pattern formation on the loom) are activated as resonant bodies and manipulated using tools such as needles, a bow, and magnets. If tension is one of the conditions that allows structures to resonate, what kinds of structures are we sustaining today? In a time no longer guided by natural cycles and an absence of direct relationships with world material, what methods can we create to repair and redefine these structures from within?
Sunday, 23 August
• Performance What Holds
CHF 25 — regular
CHF 5 — students / KulturLegi
pay what you can
https://eventfrog.ch/de/p/kunst-ausstellungen/kultur/performance-what-holds-august-noef-noef-atelier-luzern-7494495115404141935.html
Noef Noef Atelier
Kinderworkshop mit Márcia Mendes, Maria Amor I Oro und Sara Congost Adel
Eintritt frei
Klangwerk for cello and full moon
IGOR SAKHAROV-ROSS
PIRII PIMENTEL RODRIGUES
Visitors enter absolute darkness. Then the light of the full moon falls through an opening into the depths. A
precisely developed system of mirrors and prisms bundles this light and brings it together in a single spot.
That's where the instrument is located. A sculptural cello created by Igor Sacharov-Ross, which for decades
existed exclusively as an object in museums and collections, is now being activated as a sound body for the
first time. At this moment, the music begins.
https://marvaomusic.com/?programa=programa-jul-29-dia-6-marvao-music-festival-2026
https://marvaomusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Klangwerk-for-cello-and-full-moon.pdf
Noef Noef Atelier - June Performance
For this month’s concert at Noef Noef Atelier, our usual handyman Pedro Borges Ferreira will get out of the backstage, presenting a performance for his new artistic voice - The Turntables.
Combining a previous knowledge of Contemporary Percussion, Sound and Turntable Art (and quite a lot of Soldering), Pedro would be exploring the sound and History of this place that everyone already knows (or believe knowing).
By Mixing records found on the thrash, Pedro creates sight specific soundscapes on a creative sound specialization made from hardware hacking.
By sequencing what’s on the top of a platter (whether it is a disk or not), we’ll promise to provoke involuntary dance moves throughout the concert.
Curious Already? Come visit us on Sunday, June 28th — the last Sunday of the month!
At 11 AM, you can expect a children oriented concert, where Pedro will spoil his small party tricks to the youngest ones (open from kids aged 0 to 100 years old)
At 18 PM, we invite you to come see and Listen Pedro’s Performance!
See you there?
Noef Noef Atelier Team
Pirii, Pedro, Celia, Flora, Pablo
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Noef Noef Atelier
Baselstrasse 99, 6003 Luzern
Save the date for our return after the summer break:
August 30th, 2026
Kinderworkshop
For this month’s concert at Noef Noef Atelier, our usual handyman Pedro Borges Ferreira will get out of the backstage, presenting a performance for his new artistic voice - The Turntables.
Combining a previous knowledge of Contemporary Percussion, Sound and Turntable Art (and quite a lot of Soldering), Pedro would be exploring the sound and History of this place that everyone already knows (or believe knowing).
By Mixing records found on the thrash, Pedro creates sight specific soundscapes on a creative sound specialization made from hardware hacking.
By sequencing what’s on the top of a platter (whether it is a disk or not), we’ll promise to provoke involuntary dance moves throughout the concert.
Curious Already? Come visit us on Sunday, June 28th — the last Sunday of the month!
At 11 AM, you can expect a children oriented concert, where Pedro will spoil his small party tricks to the youngest ones (open from kids aged 0 to 100 years old)
At 18 PM, we invite you to come see and Listen Pedro’s Performance!
See you there?
Noef Noef Atelier Team
Pirii, Pedro, Celia, Flora, Pablo
_________________________________________________________
Noef Noef Atelier
Baselstrasse 99, 6003 Luzern
Save the date for our return after the summer break:
August 30th, 2026
Helvetia Music Series
MUSIC SERIES ORCHESTRA
66 Portuguese musicians residing in Switzerland
Pedro Neves Conductor
Soloists
Vasco Dantas Piano
Sérgio Pires Clarinet
João Barradas Accordion
PROGRAM:
MARCOS PORTUGAL, BRAGA SANTOS, LUÍS TINOCO, RAVEL, ROSSINI, RACHMANINOV
O Embalo
Aufführung: "O Embalo" - Adriana Carlota Berwert
"O Embalo" begibt sich auf die Suche nach der Zerbrechlichkeit unseres Selbst in sehr intensiven Zuständen: in unseren Albträumen, und derer Flüchtigkeit. Die Produktion ist Teil einer Einführungs-Tour. Das Stück wurde von der Winterthurer-Jury 2026 ausgewählt.
O Embalo
«Lokale Bühne» Kurztanzstücke der professionellen Zentralschweizer Tanzszene!
Die «Lokale Bühne» lädt das Publikum zu einer vielseitigen Entdeckungsreise durch das aktuelle Tanzschaffen der Zentralschweiz ein. An einem Abend erwartet Sie eine abwechslungsreiche Auswahl an kurzen Stücken – einige bereits ausgearbeitet, andere als spannende Try-outs, die Einblick in kreative Prozesse geben.
Die präsentierten Arbeiten bewegen sich zwischen Humor und Ernsthaftigkeit, zwischen Intimität und Gesellschaftskritik: von poetischen Soli über Identität, Erinnerung und Körperlichkeit bis hin zu kraftvollen Gruppenstücken, die sich mit Themen wie Alltag, Leistungsdruck, Technologie oder zwischenmenschlichen Beziehungen auseinandersetzen.
Freuen Sie sich auf einen abwechslungsreichen Abend voller überraschender, berührender und inspirierender Momente. Jedes Stück eröffnet eine eigene Welt und lädt dazu ein, neue Perspektiven zu entdecken – lassen Sie sich mitnehmen auf eine vielseitige Reise durch das Tanzschaffen der Zentralschweiz!
«Miss S.V. Shenanigans» – Phoebe Jewitt
«O Embalo» – Adriana Carlota Berwert
«Human Clockwork» – Astrid Julen
«AGE OF DESIGN» – company never mind
«Mamma Sina» ein choreografisches Work-in-Progress-Projekt von Giusy Fanaro
«LOST IN TRANSACTION» – Company Bettina Zumstein
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Einzeltickets: CHF 15 bzw. Tanzfestpässe* (CHF 25) sind online oder am Donnerstag, dem 7. Mai vor den Vorstellungen an der Tanzfest-Kasse erhältlich.
Die Tanzfest-Kasse öffnet eine halbe Stunde vor Beginn der Vorstellungen.
*Vergessen Sie nicht: Der Tanzfestpass (CHF 25) ermöglicht Ihnen die Teilnahme an allen Veranstaltungen und Kursen im Rahmen von Das Tanzfest in der ganzen Schweiz.
Im Anschluss an die «Lokale Bühne» ist das Publikum ab 21:00 Uhr herzlich eingeladen zur Vorstellung des nationalen Projekts «Dead Horse in a Bathtub» – eine Western-Geschichte von Cie 7273, in der Buvette des Südpol.
Kinderworkshop Musik und Bilder entdecken
In diesem kreativen Workshop mit den Mentorinnen Pirii und Alice Belugou entdecken Kinder von 6 bis 12 Jahren die Verbindung zwischen Musik und Bildern. Gemeinsam erforschen wir, wie man Musik aus Bildern entstehen lassen und Bilder durch Musik gestalten kann. Wir suchen nach Klangfarben, hören die Musik in unserer Natur, unserer Umgebung und in allen Geräuschen um uns herum.
Maximal 15 Teilnehmer*innen.
Wir freuen uns auf eure Anmeldung bis zum 15. April!
Das Programm:
25. April 2026: Von 09:00 17:00 mit Focaccia-Znüni, Mittagessen und Zvieri.
26. April 2026: Von 09:00 bis 14:00, mit Colazione. Für die Eltern, die ihre Kinder bringen, gibt es einen Brunch im Alten Konsum.
Ab11:00 Konzert, mit den Kindern und den Kursleiterinnen.
Dauer: ca 1 h, mit Focaccia und Kuchen
Anmeldung per mail oder Telephon, für Kinder zwischen 6 und 12 Jahren.
O Embalo
Förderpreis «Short Cuts»
«Short Cuts» hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren als fester Bestandteil des Festivalprogramms etabliert. Das Format fördert gezielt den choreografischen und tänzerischen Nachwuchs aus der Schweiz. Aus zahlreichen Bewerbungen hat eine unabhängige Fachjury fünf Kurzstücke von vielversprechenden jungen Schweizer Künstler:innen ausgewählt. Im Anschluss an die Präsentationen vergibt die Jury einen Förderpreis an eine der Produktionen – als Anerkennung und Unterstützung für die weitere künstlerische Entwicklung.
Adriana Carlota Berwert «O Embalo»
Träume, Alpträume, flüchtige Bilder – «O Embalo» lädt ein, die Grenze zwischen Innenwelt und Bühne zu erleben. Auf der Bühne verschmelzen Tanz und Live-Musik: Sophie Larson lässt die flüchtigen Formen unserer Träume sichtbar werden, während Pirii Pimentel Rodrigues am Cello deren Emotionen in Klang übersetzt.
Adriana Carlota Berwert bewegt sich zwischen Tanz, Theater und Musik. Sie schliesst 2025 ihren BA in Szenografie an der ZHdK ab und entwickelt interdisziplinäre Arbeiten, in denen Körper, Licht und Raum zu einer Einheit werden. Als Choreografin, Performerin und Lichtdesignerin denkt sie Szenografie aus der Perspektive der Tänzer:innen und gestaltet Choreografie als szenografisches Konstrukt – eine Herangehensweise, die auch «O Embalo» prägt.
Dauer: 9 Minuten
Choreografie: Adriana Carlota Berwert
Tanz: Sophie Elizabeth Larson
Cello: Pirii Pimentel Rodrigues
Kostüm: Jodie Schulthess
Radio Live Event zum Buchrelease
LESEBUCH REVOLVING HISTORIES zu translokaler Performance Kunst Schweiz
mit Texten von Caroline Arni, Donatella Bernardi, Dorothee Daphi & Pascale Grau, Jules Pelta Feldman, Sabine Gebhardt Fink, Dominique Grisard, Michael Hiltbrunner, Gisela Hochuli, Ute Holl, Isabella Krayer, Tabea Lurk, Linda Luv, Nicole Müller, Chris Regn, Dorothea Rust, Andrea Saemann, Dorothea Schürch, Roland Wetzel, Isabel Zürcher
In einer Koproduktion mit Radio X, der Mediathek HGK Basel FHNW und PANCH (Performance Art Netzwerk CH) werden Ausschnitte aus der Publikation gelesen und live übertragen, Performances aufgeführt, sowie bestehende Soundstücke eingespielt.
CRIA.TUA
CRIA.TUA is an interdisciplinary performance series presented in Basel and Lucerne. The starting point was an invitation to Pirii Pimentel Rodrigues to take part in the event “Revolving Histories Radio Live Event” on October 25 at Theater Basel. As part of this invitation, Pirii developed a new concept, once again created in close collaboration with the artist Maria Martinez. Together they designed costumes from recycled materials, as well as the construction of a long-string instrument in cooperation with the artist Gian Kaegi. The project explores the relationship between nature, human beings, and the artificial world, making processes of transformation both audible and visible—through, for instance, the “creatures” made of waste—and opening new perspectives on identity and the environment. Complementing the presentation in Basel, two additional performances were organized in Lucerne. There, not only five solo performances by Pirii are presented, but also a duet by the two artists. The series concludes with an exchange with the audience, offering space for conversations and encounters in the intimate setting of the atelier.
The project is supported by the Willy A. and Hedwig Bachofen-Henn Foundation as well as the FUKA-Fonds Lucerne.
CRIA.TUA
CRIA.TUA is an interdisciplinary performance series presented in Basel and Lucerne. The starting point was an invitation to Pirii Pimentel Rodrigues to take part in the event “Revolving Histories Radio Live Event” on October 25 at Theater Basel. As part of this invitation, Pirii developed a new concept, once again created in close collaboration with the artist Maria Martinez. Together they designed costumes from recycled materials, as well as the construction of a long-string instrument in cooperation with the artist Gian Kaegi. The project explores the relationship between nature, human beings, and the artificial world, making processes of transformation both audible and visible—through, for instance, the “creatures” made of waste—and opening new perspectives on identity and the environment. Complementing the presentation in Basel, two additional performances were organized in Lucerne. There, not only five solo performances by Pirii are presented, but also a duet by the two artists. The series concludes with an exchange with the audience, offering space for conversations and encounters in the intimate setting of the atelier.
The project is supported by the Willy A. and Hedwig Bachofen-Henn Foundation as well as the FUKA-Fonds Lucerne.
Heal Play Love Festival
Heal Play Love Festival at Experience Stage with Raaji Amankay.
She is a Swiss-born singer, songwriter, and sound healer with over 35 years of experience. She blends music, healing, and spiritual practices, having studied across the globe. Her debut album Arcana Arcoiris reflects her deep connection to nature and life.
Raaji leads sacred women’s ceremonies as Drum Chief of the Moon Dance Switzerland and offers transformative workshops combining voice, movement, and ancient wisdom. At the festival, she will guide a voice ceremony concert, connecting participants with themselves and the Earth through song and sound.
BINGO! DAS SAISON-VORSCHAUSPIEL 2025-26
Ein bisschen Konzert, ein bisschen Rätselspass und alles über unsere neue Saison 2025/26. Beim musikalischen Bingo wird das Orchester zum Spielleitenden und das Publikum zum Spielenden. Für diesen musikalischen Spielabend bekommen alle ein individuelles Programmheft in der Form eines Bingo-Blatts. Wer zuerst vier Treffer hat, gewinnt einen Preis!
Diese Veranstaltung findet im Rahmen des Kampus-Fest Südpol statt. Mehr Informationen dazu finden Sie hier: https://kampus-suedpol.ch/kampus-fest/
Das Programm zum Download: 20250820_Kampus-Fest-Leporello FINAL korr
Improvisationen "Amor livre" und "Livre mente"
Prideweek Luzern
Peterskapelle Kapellpl. 1a, 6004 Luzern
Duo_Tus
Duo_Tus Swiss Tour 2025
This concert series is the first project of our newly founded duo, Duo_Tus.
With this project, our duo aims to create unique experiences for the audience at every performance. Instead of following the traditional format of a classical concert, we seek to break down the hierarchy and usual distance between musicians and the audience. We actively invite the audience to engage by allowing them to explore their relationship with sound and space, bringing them closer to us as musicians and artists.
To share this vibrant and resonant experience, we have curated a diverse selection of contemporary works and performances by various composers, incorporating the influences and knowledge from our studies in Switzerland. This repertoire reflects our identity and energy as a duo, striving to create connections between movement, space, body, electronics, and various musical instruments and objects.
works by Emilio Guim, Alexandre Babel, Sarah Nemtsov and Arvo Pärt
tickets 25 CHF / 15 CHF reduced / 10 CHF students – available for purchase at the concert venue.
Duo_Tus
Duo_Tus Swiss Tour 2025
This concert series is the first project of our newly founded duo, Duo_Tus.
With this project, our duo aims to create unique experiences for the audience at every performance. Instead of following the traditional format of a classical concert, we seek to break down the hierarchy and usual distance between musicians and the audience. We actively invite the audience to engage by allowing them to explore their relationship with sound and space, bringing them closer to us as musicians and artists.
To share this vibrant and resonant experience, we have curated a diverse selection of contemporary works and performances by various composers, incorporating the influences and knowledge from our studies in Switzerland. This repertoire reflects our identity and energy as a duo, striving to create connections between movement, space, body, electronics, and various musical instruments and objects.
works by Emilio Guim, Alexandre Babel, Sarah Nemtsov and Arvo Pärt
tickets 25 CHF / 15 CHF reduced / 10 CHF students – available for purchase at the concert venue.
ZÕN
Open House with a Full Program!
Pokémon for all ages, art to admire, music to feel, food for the stomach, a bar for the mind, and a whole kitchen for good vibes!
2 PM until open end.
3 PM vernissage.
6 PM ZÕN concert.
Weg · Still Alive
Ensemble Echolume (CH) · Nefelibata New Music Collective (NL)
What does the moment between transience and persistence sound like? We explore the delicate boundary between movement and stillness, between forgetting and memory. The program spans from subtle tonal nuances to expressive density.
Works by Rebecca Saunders, Kaija Saariaho, Dieter Ammann, and Wolfgang Rihm meet Swiss premieres by Vykintas Baltakas, Ethan Blackburn, and Kyohei Sugihara. With an unconventional instrumentation, Ensemble Echolume (CH)and Nefelibata New Music Collective (NL) create a fascinating sonic universe.
Program:
Rebecca Saunders Bite
Kaija Saariaho Nocturne
Dieter Ammann d'accords(s)
Ethan Blackburn Disquiet (Swiss Premiere)
Kyohei Sugihara Viewing Clouds at the seaside (Swiss Premiere)
Vykintas Baltakas Smokey Arnold (Swiss Premiere)
Wolfgang Rihm Nature Morte – Still Alive (Swiss Premiere)
Performers:
João Viana – Flute
Ksenija Franeta – Bass Flute
Ramona Anna Baumann – Clarinet
Paula Soriano Ibáñez, María Luisa Cuenca Arráez, Jorge Gomez Josa – Alto Saxophone
Marina Mielgo – Horn
Hon Ning Cheung – Chromatic Harmonica
Ethan Blackburn, Mónica López Candela, Antonia Elin Fischer – Piano
Paula Vicente Romero – Harp
Pedro Borges Ferreira – Percussion
Maryia Bazhkova, Irene Ballesteros, Regula Scherrer, Ljuba Šumilina, Ioanna Bultadaki – Violin
Isabel Dietrich, Pia Madleina Voss, Samia Moussavi – Viola
Pirii Pimentel Rodrigues, Hleb Sidoruk, Margherita Succio – Cello
Nils Juijn – Double Bass
Conductor: Hon Ning Cheung
Free admission – Donations welcome