The Expanding Time - Concert Performance
13. nov 2026, 19:00 - 20:15
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ππ«π£ππ‘πππ‘π π§ππ π, the expanding time, is making its debut in ππ»π»ππ―πΏππ°πΈ. The ππΆπππΈπΆπΏπ°π΅π² (Spitalkirche) becomes a resonant space for an extraordinary encounter between two mystics: Hildegard von Bingen and Rabiβa of Basra.
Gregorian chants and Arabic Sufi poetry meet the sounds of the ney, oud, bass flute, stone harp and shruti box. A water performance and the Sema, the mystical whirling dance of the dervishes, enhance the moment β until the sounds fade away, silence becomes audible and time seems to stretch out.
An invitation to pause and trace that unifying force which connects people, cultures and spiritual paths across borders.
The ensemble β an international collective of artists: singers from the Berlin vocal ensemble VOX NOSTRA; Werner Blau (bass-baritone); Burkard Wehner (tenor); Rasha Ragab (recitation, water performance); Normisa Pereira da Silva (bass flute, shruti box); Christoph Nicolaus (stone harps, Sema/ dervish whirling dance) and Herbert Ekrem Walter (ney, oud)
Gregorian chants and Arabic Sufi poetry meet the sounds of the ney, oud, bass flute, stone harp and shruti box. A water performance and the Sema, the mystical whirling dance of the dervishes, enhance the moment β until the sounds fade away, silence becomes audible and time seems to stretch out.
An invitation to pause and trace that unifying force which connects people, cultures and spiritual paths across borders.
The ensemble β an international collective of artists: singers from the Berlin vocal ensemble VOX NOSTRA; Werner Blau (bass-baritone); Burkard Wehner (tenor); Rasha Ragab (recitation, water performance); Normisa Pereira da Silva (bass flute, shruti box); Christoph Nicolaus (stone harps, Sema/ dervish whirling dance) and Herbert Ekrem Walter (ney, oud)
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