Music & movement
Masterclasses, percussion, dance and ensemble work, shaped through direct exchange.
Arts & Culture · Flagship programme
BELONG
Culture, made together.
A shared space to practise, exchange and develop living knowledge. Through music, film, food, making and movement, people learn from one another and create something new.
01 / Connected practices
There is more than one
way to share knowledge.
BELONG is IWHO’s established Arts and Culture programme. Most activities are free or subsidised and open to the public. Participation begins with curiosity.
Food & community
Shared meals and recipes as expressions of cultural memory and everyday knowledge.
Film & storytelling
Participatory filmmaking, documentation and stories created together.
Sound & production
Recording, editing, live sessions and the making of collaborative artistic work.
Making & play
Instrument making, practical craft and traditional games, learned through doing.
Residencies & exchange
Focused time for practitioners and participants to learn from one another and co-create.
02 / 2024 in focus
A year of
shared practice.
Music, film and making brought people together through a year of learning and collaboration. These moments from IWHO’s 2024 annual report show the work taking shape.
Music masterclass
Learning together through a BELONG music masterclass.
Image source: IWHO Annual Report 2024 · p.7
Filmmaking workshop
Camera work and storytelling, learned through practice.
Image source: IWHO Annual Report 2024 · p.8
Collaborative concert
Different musical traditions, shared on one stage.
Image source: IWHO Annual Report 2024 · p.112024 in numbers
Explore the year’s story ↓- Folk music masterclasses
- 12
- Workshops & residencies
- 21
- Concerts & conferences
- 13
- Film screenings
- 3
- Three-day festival
- 1
Source: IWHO Annual Report 2024, p.6. Activity categories may overlap.
03 / The BELONG archive
A programme that
keeps unfolding.
Selected milestones from 2022–2026. Explore the programme’s history, films and public records. Dates below refer to past activities.
2022A first gathering
BELONG launches in the Esch2022 context with masterclasses, workshops and public performances. Practitioners and participants meet through music, movement and hands-on learning.
2023A place to return to
BELONG Hub establishes a continuing base at Bâtiment 4, making room for recurring learning, experimentation and production beyond a single event.
2024Across disciplines
During 2024, BELONG brought people together through filmmaking, audio production, instrument making, music and dance. Workshops at Bâtiment 4 and across Luxembourg combined practical learning with residencies where artists exchanged traditions and developed new work together.
The year’s programme came together at the BELONG Festival on 15–17 August 2024. Concerts, masterclasses, workshops and screenings connected the public with the results of that shared practice, including the participant-created documentary GHORBA.
Programme record: IWHO Annual Report 2024, pp.8–12.
2025Learning becomes a shared practice
Recurring BELONG Sessions bring musicians, dancers, filmmakers and audio producers together for peer learning and co-creation. The year’s work culminates in a fusion concert.
2026Many practices, one festival
Music, participatory film, Community Kitchen, making and games meet in a two-day festival at Bâtiment 4 on 15–16 August 2026. Concerts, films and shared dishes grow from the year’s workshops and collective creation.
04 / Films, sound & shared stories
Made together.
Shared with the world.
Watch selected work from BELONG’s official YouTube channel, from participatory filmmaking to collaborative performances.
Participant-made documentary · 2024
GHORBA غربة
A documentary co-created through BELONG’s participatory filmmaking workshop.
Live-session recording · 2022
Naghma — Raheel
Featuring Mohamed Abozekry, recorded on 9 April 2022.
Recorded stage performance · 2022
Roda — A Capoeira Story
From the Esch2022 closing ceremony. Video: Freecaster/BCE. Thumbnail: Kamal Bahloul.
05 / In the news
BELONG, seen
across Luxembourg.
Selected independent reporting and radio coverage. Read or listen at the original publisher.
Belong World Music Festival Returns to Esch-sur-Alzette
Read the articleWo Vielfalt und Nachhaltigkeit mehr als Hashtags sind
Read the reportLAKKSHYA of India ahead of their Luxembourg debut
Listen to the interviewCoverage is presented as a public record. Publisher access conditions may apply.
06 / Stay connected
Follow the work.
Find your way in.
BELONG’s official channels bring together programme updates, photographs, films and its existing archive.
Workshop moments, photographs and programme updates.
Community updates, public events and past activity.
YouTube
Documentaries, performances and recordings.
Original archive
The legacy BELONG website and its 2022 programme.
Official links
BELONG’s current collection of public channels.
BELONG app
Explore the programme’s existing public app.
07 / Take part
Bring your curiosity.
Join the exchange as a participant, artist, filmmaker, cook, maker or knowledge holder. Ask about upcoming workshops, accessibility, hosting or proposing a contribution.