A mezzo, a harpist, a viola player accompany the cuddly cushion dolls walking on a red thread. The figurines move in their own individual way, at their own pace. Nothing is what it seems as the road offers plenty of unexpected encounters and pleasant surprises. They have to move over the hill and into the mountains. They walk prudently or they run. They hop and dance, they somersault and crawl, they swim in a river or fall into a well. The music was composedby Stefan Wellens, winking at the Renaissance polyphonists, among them des Prez.

The Red Dragon was created in 2003, touring all over Europe for more than 500 performances until 2009. This fabulous production will enjoy a rerun especially for Laus Polyphoniae and for the 50th anniversary of Theater De Spiegel.

29 August, 2015 11:00 -- hetpaleis

A mezzo, a harpist, a viola player accompany the cuddly cushion dolls walking on a red thread. The figurines move in their own individual way, at their own pace. Nothing is what it seems as the road offers plenty of unexpected encounters and pleasant surprises. They have to move over the hill and into the mountains. They walk prudently or they run. They hop and dance, they somersault and crawl, they swim in a river or fall into a well. The music was composedby Stefan Wellens, winking at the Renaissance polyphonists, among them des Prez.

The Red Dragon was created in 2003, touring all over Europe for more than 500 performances until 2009. This fabulous production will enjoy a rerun especially for Laus Polyphoniae and for the 50th anniversary of Theater De Spiegel.

29 August, 2015 16:00 -- hetpaleis

Faithful to custom you can enjoy a well-assorted festival menu (entree + main course) before the evening concerts in AMUZ. Pop-up bistro t Hof van Petrus will serve regional delicacies from the Low Countries.

Festival menu

On Thursday 20, Friday 21, Monday 24, Wednesday 26 and Saturday 29 August at 18.00, before the evening concerts at AMUZ.

Place: AMUZ foyer, Kammenstraat 81, 2000 Antwerp

Choice of starters: Salad with baked goats cheese, apples and honey OR savoury pancake with chicken, cheese and mushroom filling

Choice of main courses: Half a chicken roasted on a spit with fresh salad, baked potatoes and a sauce of your choice (pepper cream or provencal) or apple OR grilled fillet of salmon on a bed of rocket and tomato with baked potatoes OR grilled vegetables of yesteryear and melted Trappist cheese in puff pastry with fresh salad.

Price: € 21 (starter + main course)

Advance reservation required. Desserts available on the evening for € 6.

Concert tickets are not included. Advance booking is required.

29 August, 2015 18:00 -- amuz

Edward Wickham, Fellow and Director of Music at St Catharines College, Cambridge, is one of the pioneers in unlocking music from the 15th and 16th century. With his ensemble The Clerks (formerly The Clerks Group), founded in 1992, he has rediscovered many unknown masterpieces as a result of years of research. Their discography counts more than twenty recordings, all of them internationally acclaimed. For Laus Polyphoniae they have put together a programme with the oldest compositions from Petrus Alamires books. The focus will be on Jacobus Barbireau, choir master at Our Ladys Cathedral (with the Missa virgo parens Christi), Johannes Regis, whose complete oeuvre they recorded, to the extent that it is known, and Johannes Ockeghem.

29 August, 2015 20:00 -- amuz

Paul Van Nevel, a fixture of Laus Polyphoniae, will conclude his triptych with a personal selection of religious and profane music. The more than 800 compositions included in Petrus Alamires choir books, mostly Masses, motets and chansons, were composed in a period of 70 years, perfectly representing the stylistic evolution of polyphony in the Low Countries. Paul van Nevel selected compositions in 3 to 5 parts from six European collections (Munich, Florence, Vienna, Jena, London and Brussels), ranging across a wide gamut of composers such as Jehan Lebrun, Loyset Compère, Marbriano de Orto and so on. Enjoy with Huelgas Ensemble the multicoloured splendour of polyphony.

29 August, 2015 22:15 -- st-pauluskerk

A mezzo, a harpist, a viola player accompany the cuddly cushion dolls walking on a red thread. The figurines move in their own individual way, at their own pace. Nothing is what it seems as the road offers plenty of unexpected encounters and pleasant surprises. They have to move over the hill and into the mountains. They walk prudently or they run. They hop and dance, they somersault and crawl, they swim in a river or fall into a well. The music was composedby Stefan Wellens, winking at the Renaissance polyphonists, among them des Prez.

The Red Dragon was created in 2003, touring all over Europe for more than 500 performances until 2009. This fabulous production will enjoy a rerun especially for Laus Polyphoniae and for the 50th anniversary of Theater De Spiegel.

03 September, 2024 04:28 -- hetpaleis