In ancient theater, the term "chorós" referred to a group of actors who sing and move at the same time. Referring back to the Greek idea of the unity of music and body, Anne Kohler and her national youth choir now perform a ritual act in "PAX", the sequences of which were developed together in intensive rehearsals: Supported by the renowned choreographer Gabriel Galindez Cruz, they ask - highly topical - about the opportunities for peaceful coexistence in a world of complex conflicts.

The program ranges from Guillaume Dufay's famous mass "L'homme armé" ("The Man in Arms") from the early 15th century to a completely new work by 23-year-old composer Elisabeth Fußeder. With Hanns Eisler's "Gegen den Krieg" and Arnold Schönberg's "Friede auf Erden", the young Bundesjugendchor places two milestones of modern choral music at the center of its program. "Raua needmine/ Curse upon Iron" by Estonian composer Veljo Tormis refers directly to the political situation at the beginning of the 1970s: the archaic song for two male solo voices, mixed choir and drum says that the evil bound in iron threatens to turn against mankind and destroy it.

Performance without intermission, approx. 70 minutes.

The concert is part of the Musikfestival and the International Weeks against Racism of the Intercultural Center Heidelberg.