{"id":23020,"date":"2026-02-11T13:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T13:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centrale.brussels\/?post_type=activities&#038;p=23020"},"modified":"2026-02-11T15:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:00:28","slug":"funeral-of-centrale","status":"publish","type":"activities","link":"https:\/\/centrale.brussels\/en\/events\/funeral-of-centrale\/","title":{"rendered":"Funeral of Centrale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Funeral of Centrale with a fanfare<\/strong><br \/>\nWith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mahaworks.org\/index.php\/projects\/the-art-ensemble-of-brussels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Art Ensemble Of Brussels<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mahaworks.org\/index.php\/short-cv\/lazara-ra-cv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L\u00e0zara Rosell Albear<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lauraroblesmusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laura Robles Marcuello\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>21.02.2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mark its closing, announced by the Mayor of Brussels, Philippe Close, last December, and taking effect at the end of the current exhibitions &#8211; Michel Couturier, L\u00e0zara Rosell Albear, Gr\u00e9goire Motte &#8211; Centrale is offering a performance on 21 February, designed as a highlight of gathering in a context where culture is increasingly threatened.<\/p>\n<p>The event will begin at 4 p.m. with <a href=\"https:\/\/centrale.brussels\/en\/events\/performance-lazara-rosell-albear-laura-robles-marcuello\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an electro-acoustic concert by L\u00e0zara Rosell Albear, accompanied by Laura Robles Marcuello<\/a>, a multi-sensory experience and immersion into the soundscape of the artist between Brussels and Cuba. The two artists will be joined at 5.30 pm by the brass band Art Ensemble of Brussels* in a procession on Place Sainte-Catherine, conceived as a final ritual.<\/p>\n<p>Admission will be free throughout the last weekend (21 &amp; 22 February), to allow as many people as possible to visit Centrale one last time before it closes permanently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Practical information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday 21 February\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n4pm: Performance by L\u00e0zara Rosell Albear and Laura Robles Marcuello<br \/>\n5.30pm: Procession by Art Ensemble Of Brussels, L\u00e0zara Rosell Albear and Laura Robles Marcuello<\/p>\n<p><strong>21 &amp; 22 February<\/strong><br \/>\nFree admission to Centrale<\/p>\n<p>*The Art Ensemble of Brussels is<br \/>\nAudrey Lauro (alt sax &#8211; voice),<br \/>\nSofia Kakouri, (performance &#8211; pocket trumpet &#8211; voice),<br \/>\nPierre Michel Zaleski (voice- performance),<br \/>\nJan Pillaert (tuba &#8211; voice &#8211; performance),<br \/>\nPeter Jacquemyn (contrabass &#8211; voice &#8211; performance),<br \/>\nL\u00e1zara Rosell Albear (drums &#8211; pocket trumpet &#8211; voice &#8211; performance),<br \/>\nYipoon Chiem (performance &#8211; voice)<\/p>\n<h6>Copyright: <span data-teams=\"true\">noirsiys<\/span><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":23018,"template":"","class_list":["post-23020","activities","type-activities","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","activities-categories-performance-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<title>Funeral of Centrale - CENTRALE for contemporary art - Brussels<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Funeral of Centrale. 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