Festival photographers Frank Emmers and Iris Teunissen brought out their best lenses to capture the festival. View the festival photos here.
Nothing Bigger Than Humanity invites you to feel what it means to be human in today’s world. In this gathering, we revisit recent world history* from four continents, told by millennials who witnessed it first hand as children. An absurd war, an industrial tragedy, a mobilisation of musicians and an all-encompassing social experiment.
Enjoy a throwback in the aftermovie of the LUNALIA Opening Concert The Dream of Hildegard!
Madoka Nakamaru, Aki Sato, Noriko Yakushiji, Susanna, Jessica Sligter, Laura-Marie Rueslåtten and Maja Jantar take you through a musical moon ritual. With thanks to the Royal Carillon School Mechelen, church factory O.-L.-V.-over-the-Dijlekerk and Klara.
Festival van Vlaanderen Mechelen/Kempen is proud to announce the appointment of Mathias Coppens as its new General and Artistic Director. He will officially take up the role on 1 September 2025, succeeding Jelle Dierickx, who has been appointed Artistic Director of the German organisation Musikkultur Rheinsberg.