Musica Mundo parade The Sound of Silence

On Saturday afternoon, Amersfoort comes alive with the parade The Sound of Silence, an impressive theatrical procession in which music, dance and visual art
come together in a powerful story about nature and its fragility.

The parade starts at noon on Neptune Square with an opening scene on the street, after which the motley company moves through the city toward the Lieve Vrouwekerkhof. Led by choreographer and playwright Duda Paiva and Hassan Elammouri, artistic director of Musica Mundo, a procession of more than 55 performers passes by. Dancers, puppeteers, musicians and extraordinary creatures who make you listen to what often goes unnoticed: the silence of nature.

Leading the way is the dodo, the symbol of extinction, followed by extinct and endangered species, living animals and finally humans. It is a poetic and confrontational narrative, in which sound slowly disappears and then returns explosively. Moments of silence alternate with pulsating beats and exuberant dance, an artistic representation of the fragile balance between man and nature. Dancers with puppets visualize this fragile dialogue in a beautiful, humorous and accessible way. GDFL Brass Band, an energetic drum orchestra, sets the rhythm.