music performanceNigma EnigmaAbdullah Miniawy invites. Karsten Hochapfel.
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at 7.30 pm – DJ set by Lizzie Urquhart
at 9 pm – music performance
ticket € 15
ticket € 10 for myMAXXI cardholders
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For years, Abdullah Miniawy’s evocative words, intense singing, and powerful storytelling have merged with Karsten Hochapfel’s cello in a deep and vibrant musical dialogue.
In this performance, excerpts from Nigma Enigma, Miniawy’s latest solo album, alternate with extended excerpts from Le Cri Du Caire, creating a hypnotic experience in which acoustic orchestrations, electronic sounds, and field recordings mingle in an enveloping soundscape.
With the support of SHAPE+, Creative Europe and Pro Helvetia. Axes is a MAXXI project curated by Threes Productions with the participation of Miniera. Abdullah Miniawy is an artist on the SHAPE+ platform for innovative music and interdisciplinary art, co-funded by the European Union and Pro Helvetia. SHAPE+ is co-funded by the European Union. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the EACEA can be held responsible.