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Tyrolienne between the blast furnaces, slackline for children : 2pm to 8pm (Saturday), 12pm to 6pm (Sunday)

Science discovery workshop organised by the research centres LCSB, LIST and Technoport - FabLab : 2pm to 6pm (Saturday and Sunday)

Musical instruments discovery workshops organised by the Music Conservatory of the City of Esch : 5pm to 7pm (Saturday) et 3.30pm to 5.30pm (Sunday)

Photos screening of the competition organised by Fonds Belval and presentation of an animated model of a blast furnace: 10am to 11pm (Saturday and Sunday)

Free tour of the blast furnace : 10am to 8pm (Saturday and Sunday)

Agora Streetball :10am to 5pm (Saturday)

… cocktails, grilled food, vegetarian menus, brunch menu, ice cream, waffles, and many more surprises

Saturday 4 July

4pm Solla Mimido, a show for the families where theatre, instrumental music and songs come together, by the Music Conservatory of the City of Esch, from 5 years old, in Luxemburgish, created by Nadine Kauffmann

5pm Ciné-concert « Iron and Steel in Belval », telling the story of the industrial site with pictures, and live music from Brigade d’Intervention Musicale (BIM), Luciano Pagliarini, director, Daniel Pagliarini, accordion, keyboards, Misch Martinez, saxes, clarinet, vocals, Feinen Lucien, trombone, electronics, Jay Christnach, double bass, guitar, « Chanche » Charbonnier, tubas, Georges Sanctuary, drums, Misch Feinen, drums, percussion, Christiane Feinen, vocals

7pm official opening

7.30pm United Instruments of Lucilin, this contemporary musical ensemble presents 3 pieces : Michael Gordon (USA 1956), Industry for violin and electronics (1992), Philipp Glass (USA, 1931) Quatuor à cordes no 5 (1991), Magnus Lindberg (FL, 1958), Ablauf for clarinet and two drums (1988). André Pons-Valdès, violin; Remy Chopinez, violin; Danielle Hennicot, viola; Ingrid Schoenlaub, Cello; Marcel Lallemang clarinet; Guy Frisch, percussions; Serge Kettenmeyer, percussions

8pm Hardcore blast furnaces - Deep Schrott, the one and only quarto of bass saxophones present the "real heavy metal". Withe Wollie Kaiser, Andreas Kaling, Jan Klare, Dirk Raulf

9pm Highline in Belval, the equilibrist Bernhard Witz walks between the two blast furnaces at 80 meters high, with a musical creation from the duo « toneclash », Nadine Kauffmann, soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones, Nancy Schlammes, drums

9.30pm The Disliked, the major rock group of the Luxembourg scene will present the program of their new album Hôtel Numéro 25

10.30 Besh-o-Drom, one of the most famous Hungarian groups of the international scene. Lili Kaszai, vocals, Mate Hamori, guitar, Vilmos Seres, clarinet, Tamas Molnar, saxophone, Jozsef Csurkulya, cimbalom, Adam Pettik, vocals, derbuka, Peter Somos, drums, Peter Papesch, bass, organised in collaboration with the International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation

11pm Lighting of the blast furnaces

11pm to 1am DJ BRAVE invites you to dance

Sunday 5 July

11am to 2pm Dancing Brunch, traditional ball with waltzes, marches, tangos, pasos, cha cha cha, mambos… by Luciano Pagliarini, director, Daniel Pagliarini, accordion, keyboards, Misch Martinez, saxes, clarinet, vocals, Jay Christnach, double bass, guitar, « Chanche » Charbonnier, tubas, Georges Sanctuary, drums

2pm « Een Instrument wat bäi mech passt », l’Orchestre à cordes des Jeunes from the Conservatory of Esch, directed by Jean Halsdorf, presents the family of string instruments during a concert where music and explanations will alternate, from 6 years old, in Luxemburgish, created by Nadine Kauffmann

3pm Highline in Belval, the equilibrist Bernhard Witz walks between the two blast furnaces at 80 meters height, with a new musical creation from the duo « toneclash », Nadine Kauffmann, soprano, alto, tenor and baritone saxes, Nancy Schlammes, drums

3.30pm De Kapitän Mullebutz an seng Séisswaassermatrousen, sing and dance with the Captain, Mrs. Li and the small sailors who twll their travel adventures, by Dan Tanson, vocals, Georges Urwald, arrangements, piano, accordion, bells, Christian Peckels, guitar, Tom Wiot, cello, Jhang Kohnen, trumpet, Noemie Leer, violin and vocals, Gast Gnad, trombone, Max Sauber, drums, Paul Dahm, saxophones, from 4 years old, songs in Luxemburgish

5pm to close the day on a high note : 2^nd performance Hardcore Blast Furnaces of the one and only quarto of bass saxophones Deep Schrott, with Wollie Kaiser, Andreas Kaling, Jan Klare, Dirk Raulf

Place : around the blast furnaces, av. du Rock’n’Roll / av. des Hauts Fourneaux in Belval, free entrance

For more Info : Fonds Belval, phone : 00352 268401, fb@fonds-belval.lu

With the participation of :

International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation, Music Conservatory of Esch-sur-Alzette, LCSB, (Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine, University of Luxembourg), LIST (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology), Technoport (FabLab), Basket Esch-Agora, Amicale des Hauts Fourneaux A et B de ProfilArbed Esch/Belval, Les Anciens de la Société Métallurgique de Knutange, Belval Plaza, Schëffsmodellbau Monnerich asbl