Double Bill

The double bill by the duo Mercier/Zamengo and Duet 2.26 presents two pieces of music theatre that invite you into new worlds of illusion and fantasy and open the door to a universe of new meanings and identities.

«Lux Æterna» is a modern reinterpretation of the Requiem that transports the audience into a world in which nothing is as it seems. The grand piano becomes a coffin, familiar instruments sound in unexpected ways and the skilful combination of soundscapes, live music and pre-produced sounds creates illusions that constantly challenge perception.

In «Interstices» by Duet 2.26, the performers follow the illusions further. They create a hybrid world in which the physical and the virtual, the imaginary and the real merge. With works composed especially for Duet 2.26, they embark on a journey through these intermediate spaces, attempting to escape them only to realise at the end that they have become part of their own reality.

With

Lux Æterna: Ludmilla Mercier (Composition/Performance), Andrea Zamengo (Composition/Performance)

Duet 2.26: Clara Giner Franco (flute/performance), Hèctor Rodríguez Palacios (flute/performance); Chloé Bieri (composition), Mathieu Corajod (composition), Luis Codera Puzo (composition), Ferran Planas Pla (dramaturgy)

Program

Duo Mercier/Zamengo «Lux Æterna»
Ludmilla Mercier (1997) and Andrea Zamengo (1997): «Lux Æterna» (2023) for two performers, specially adapted piano, soundtracks, MIDI devices, lights and objects

21:00 Duet 2.26 «Interstices»
Óscar Escudero (1992): «[CUSTOM #1.6]» (2016/2023) for performer, bass flute and video (version for bass flute by Clara Giner Franco)
François Sarhan (1972): «Situation 4: Vice versa» from «Situations» (2008-2020) for two performers
Luis Codera Puzo (1981): New composition (première 2025, commission Duet 2.26) for two flutes
Mathieu Corajod (1989 New composition (première 2025, commission Duet 2.26) for two flutes / two performers
Chloé Bieri (*1990): New composition (première 2025, commission Duet 2.26) for two flutes / two performers

Duration

120 minutes, with break

Prices

CHF 35.-/25.-/15.- (free choice at the box office or in advance)
Free admission applies to persons with residence permit N, F or S. / CHF 5.- students of the Hochschule für Musik FHNW and the Musicology Seminar of the University of Basel / CHF 10.- members Colourkey and children under 12 years.

Links

Duo Mercier/Zamengo:
→ luxaeterna
→ mercierludmilla.com
→ andreazamengo.com

Duet 2.26:
→ duet226.com
→ claraginerfranco.com
→ chloebieri.ch
→ mathieucorajod.com
→ coderapuzo.com