Water and fire will meet for an unforgettable concert! We are delighted to propose you this very special association. In the heart of the Poseidon skating rink, the MRCI ensemble will play the most emblematic musical numbers of the Congolese rumba. Exceptionally, you’ll be able to set foot on the ice rink without slipping. In full summer, this winter space will welcome the most flamboyant rumba ensemble, and will come alive for a crowd, during a single evening.

Ignacio Maria Gomez is a young Argentinian singer, musician and percussionist who blends in an ultra-personal way the artistic lessons and maturity picked up over more than a decade spent travelling the highways and byways of Central America, Colombia and Brazil. When still small, he was initiated into Guinean percussion, which he today translates into an echo that draws on the strength of the African roots of the African-descended communities of the Americas.

This small chapel is one of the oldest in Brussels.  Built in the Roman style, it would appear that parts of it date all the way back to the 11th century.  This small jewel, rarely open to the public, is located on the upper part of the Val Duchesse domain.  Light barely filters through its slender windows.  Its old bricks form a narrow enclosure that creates a very particular atmosphere.

The Val Duchesse domain has a well-deserved political connotation. Since the end of the Second World War numerous national and European encounters, as well as political decisions, have taken place there. For instance, within this castle the treaty giving birth to the European Economic Community (EEC) occurred, and certain Belgian federal governments were formed. To this day, the domain is managed by the cabinet of the Prime Minister, which offers us an exceptional welcome for a concert in this historic mansion.

Get ready to descend a long flight of stairs, until the temperature cools down a bit. Rest assured, it won’t become icy. In August it may even feel agreeable. During the XIX century, this ancient ice palace was used to store ice cubes for coffee houses, breweries, lemonade factories and ice-cream parlours. With the arrival of gas refrigerators these cellars were forgotten, until they were brought to mind again and were classified as a historic building in 1933. Though they have been renovated, they haven’t, up to now, been put to a permanent use.