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KMSKA LATE – Gernika 85

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18 December 2025 from 20:00 to 20:30
18 December 2025 from 21:00 to 21:30
Gernika 85 is the most personal and emotionally charged project of contemporary Basque composer Aitor Etxebarria. It represents a profound artistic and historical reflection on the bombing of Gernika (Guernica) on April 26, 1937, during the Spanish Civil War – an event that became known worldwide, partly through Picasso’s famous painting.

Gernika 85 is a symphonic work in four movements that combines passages where silence takes center stage with others of maximum dynamism, eccentric aesthetics, and minimalist landscapes. A perfect blend of ancient and contemporary music, accompanied by testimonies of survivors as a tribute to the tragic bombing.

In this project, Etxebarria merges his distinctive neoclassical style with ambient, electronic sounds, and Basque influences. Known for his cinematic, atmospheric compositions, he uses this power in Gernika 85 to evoke the emotions of mourning, devastation, and remembrance.

Practical

  • This activity is part of KMSKA LATE
  • The performance takes place in Gallery 2.16
  • For whom?  
    For everyone with a ticket for Thursday evening, as long as the capacity allows.
  • Price 
    Free with a museum ticket. No reservation required, full is full! 

Over EUROPALIA ESPAÑA

EUROPALIA viert dit najaar zijn 30ste editie met een grootschalige Spaanse biënnale. Precies veertig jaar na een eerste editie in 1985, zal EUROPALIA ESPAÑA van 8 oktober 25 tot 1 februari 26 een multidisciplinair programma ontvouwen dat erfgoed en hedendaagse kunstvormen verenigt en boeiende perspectieven geeft op thema’s die ons verbinden en uitdagen. Met Francisco de Goya als blikvanger en inspiratie, belicht het festival de culturele rijkdom van Spanje aan de hand van beeldende kunst, theater, dans, muziek, performance, film en literatuur. EUROPALIA ESPAÑA omvat in totaal een 100-tal events en meer dan 170 kunstenaars, verspreid over heel België.

Rubens

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