Dialogos: Holland Baroque & Ensemble Constantinople
About the event
The meeting between Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malik Al-Kamil, more than 800 years ago, forms the starting point for the encounter between the musicians of Ensemble Constantinople and Holland Baroque. Together, they float between old and new music, improvisation and compositions, the Far East and the West. Both ensembles prove time and again that interest, research, and creativity lead to unique programs. Francis of Assisi and Sultan Malik Al-Kamil
More than 800 years ago, Francis of Assisi walked barefoot and unarmed from his crusader camp in Egypt to the camp of 'the enemy'. He wanted to speak with Sultan Malik Al-Kamil. Francis and Malik Al-Kamil were not swept away by the hostile and violent attitude of their contemporaries. They held spiritual conversations and recognized in each other a desire for peace. Sultan Malik Al-Kamil and Francis did something radically different from what the spirit of the times told them to do. They broke the cycle of violence.
