'Being under the weather', 'being down in the dumps', 'feeling blue' or 'walking around with a long face'. We have many words and phrases to express sadness, melancholy and anguish. The one connecting factor between all human lives is an emotional experience. This concert dives into that and will leave you going on your own introspective journey.

Ictus Ensemble is a Brussels based contemporary music ensemble that often explores the borders between music, theatre, poetry and performance. The ensemble examines formats and ways of listening: very short or very long programmes, experimental series, large scale projects, ... Through these innovative concert experiences Ictus always - directly or indirectly - asks questions about the future of contemporary music.

At their DAS HAUS concert, Ictus Ensemble will voyage between contemporary and renaissance repertoire, descending into the darkest corners of the human soul. Expect an ode to black tar, melancholy and nostalgia; a cocktail so haunting you will need a drink afterwards. You'll hear music for soprano, viola da gamba, electronic and acoustic guitar, by John Dowland, Tobias Hume, Jürg Frey, Francesco Filidei, Burkhard Stangl & Stephen Goodall.

Schedule:

19:30: doors, drinks & food

20:30: start concert

21:45: end concert & drinks

Food:

Drinks are provided before and after the concert and some yummy vegetarian food will be on offer from 19:30-20:15. You can purchase everything on the spot.

Location and route:

The concert takes place at Palazzo, Théodore Verhaegenstraat 190, 1060 Sint-Gillis (Brussels). Paid street parking is available in the surrounding streets. We recommended taking public transport, as the venue is very accessible. The nearest tram stop is Koningslaan (Avenue du Roi), which accommodates tram lines 81 and 97 and bus 48. Bus lines 49 and 50 stop close to the venue as well, at bus stop Zweden (Suède) or Drukkerij (Imprimerie). This bus stops also accommodate tram line 82. If you come from outside of Brussels, you can get off the intercity train at Brussels-Midi (Brussels-South) train station. Palazzo is an eight minute walk from there.