The Manifestation ist eine Performance von epischem Ausmaß, welche Luxemburg als Raum, Lebenswelt und Kultur definieren.

Über die physischen Räume der Institutionen (Grand Théâtre, Philharmonie und Mudam) hinaus bringt The Manifestation die Menschen durch Zeremoniell, Redekunst, Tanz, Musik und Essen zusammen und lädt alle zum Mitmachen ein. Die Performance wird vor dem Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg beginnen, führt über die Rote Brücke, an der Philharmonie vorbei, bis zum Gelände des Mudam.

red bridge project
The Manifestation
Friday, 28 June 2024

Programme

19:00 | Opening performance

For the opening performance, local community members will gather around a group of ‘demonstrators’ outside the Grand Théâtre, where a reading by the artists, speeches and music will take place.

19:45 | Procession

Lemi Ponifasio and renowned Luxembourg artist and choreographer Elisabeth Schilling will conceive a procession across the bridge. Starting at the Red Bridge towards the Philharmonie, Weaving a Vegetal Web of Care is an immersive performance-promenade, during which participants will carry a delicate thread woven with local flowers and dried herbs.

20:30 | Music, poetry and food

At Place de l’Europe, a convivial event with music, poetry and food will take place featuring two choirs singing in response to readings by residents. All participants and the public will enjoy dishes prepared by a community kitchen.

22:30 | Final performance

Culminating at Mudam, the red bridge project will conclude with a performance by Lemi Ponifasio’s company MAU, alongside members of local communities and various local musical ensembles.

The final performance will act as a symbol of a renewed relationship between communities and their territory and its institutions, taking the form of a ritual – a way for all participants to reclaim the space.

In relation to the performance, a series of photographs, taken throughout the project by students of the Lycée des Arts et Métiers in Luxembourg, will be projected on the walls of the building.

Open Call

Between 17 and 27 June 2024, all members of local communities are invited to join for workshops with Lemi Ponifasio and Elisabeth Schilling at l’Ancien bar du Théâtre des Capucins and contribute to The Manifestation.

Workshops with Lemi Ponifasio and MAU

17 – 21 June 18:00 – 21:00
24 – 25 June 18:00 – 21:00

Workshops with Elisabeth Schilling

20 June 17:30 – 19:30
25 June 18:00 – 20:00
27 June 16:00 – 18:00

Address

Ancien bar du Théatre des Capucins
9, place du Théâtre
L-2613, Ville-Haute Luxembourg
1st floor

The artist

The Samoan-New Zealand director and choreographer Lemi Ponifasio is known for his radical theatre proposal ‘cosmovision’ and his collaborations with communities and indigenous cultures. Ponifasio founded MAU in 1995 as the philosophical foundation and essence of his work, the name he gives to his work and the people and communities he works with. ‘Mau’ is a Samoan word meaning the declaration to the truth of a matter as an effort to transform.