A great opportunity to discover, create, and enjoy a friendly moment with the whole family!
The CNCI will be hosting a children’s workshop on site, and we’ll also be there all day with our Mini Buttek!
The Concept – 2025 Edition
Originally conceived as a festival in support of the feminist cause, This is a human’s world
has, over the years, naturally evolved into a profoundly human, interdisciplinary event.
The 2025 edition is rooted in geographic and human memory, at the crossroads of gender,
history, and collective reinvention.
This year, we summon the spirits of former empires, the invisible women workers, and the displaced with no official memory, whose desperate songs and daily gestures were swallowed by the roar of the machines.
What remains of those who gave their strength, their bodies, and their silence?
This is a human’s world does not seek to divide, but to connect.
Not masculine. Not feminine. Human.
The festival brings together artists, thinkers, activists, locals and guests through concerts,
talks, exhibitions, open-air stands, living archives and a liberated dancefloor.
A space for art and ideas, where memories and futures intertwine.
Program
17:00 – 17:45 | Salle multifonctionnelle / Musée FERRUM
Conference hosted by MUAR: Forced Laborers in Luxembourg by Dr Inna Ganschow (C2DH – University of Luxembourg)
Through her research, Inna Ganschow gives voice to the women from Eastern Europe who were subjected to forced labor in Luxembourg’s steel industry during World War II.
The presentation accompanies the release of her book Forced Laborers in Luxembourg: “Keiner weinte, es gab keine Tränen mehr”, followed by a book sale and signing.
18:30 – 20:00 | Salle des fêtes
Beating the Drum
Join legendary percussionist N.U. Unruh (Einstürzende Neubauten) for a powerful participatory performance where you become part of the rhythm.
Audience members will play drums alongside the artist, creating a massive, hypnotic wall of sound.
A sonic ritual — a way to exorcise the past.
20:30 – 21:15 | Salle Schortgen
Les Troyennes de la mine (The Trojan Women of the Mine)
A powerful theatre piece about women in Luxembourg’s mining industry in the early 20th century. Caught in poverty and uncertainty, these women supported entire families from the shadows.
This story brings their fears, resilience, solidarity and often-overlooked roles back into the light — within a society undergoing transformation.
21:45 – 22:30 | Salle des fêtes
HANNELORE
The Berlin duo HANNELORE (Catherine Lorent & Tom Früchtl) blend guitar, drums and vocals into an emotionally charged performance.
Bossa nova, jazz, death metal growls and massive riffs collide in raw, improvised fusion.
Berlin joins Tétange — a former industrial town now turned site of memory — with a transgressive and cathartic sound ritual, echoing the presence of N.U. Unruh.
23:00 – 01:00 | Salle Schortgen – Dance Floor
Loons DJs
Luxembourg’s own Loons DJs bring the night to a euphoric close.
Known for their high-energy sets at Out of the Crowd Festival and the Rotondes, they mix 80s synths, electronic beats and post-punk flair for a queer, free, and jubilant dancefloor.
All day | Exposition – Still Images
As part of the theatre production Les Troyennes de la mine, this photo exhibition was developed by students of the Master in Theatre Studies and Interculturality (University of
Luxembourg).
Created alongside the writing and staging process, these still images reflect on the role of women in early 20th century Luxembourg’s mining world.
Silent memories, captured gestures — a visual attempt to freeze time and give a face to those whose stories were left untold.
All day | Stands & Food
Information booths, ethical fashion, activist publications, independent vendors, artisan crafts,
and food trucks…
A meeting point for ideas, culture and taste — right at the heart of the festival.