'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.