Picture of an art installation by Tamiko Thiel, who will be discussing the use of deep fakes during a talk at Casino Luxembourg on 13 January Photo: Tamiko Thiel / Casino Luxembourg

Picture of an art installation by Tamiko Thiel, who will be discussing the use of deep fakes during a talk at Casino Luxembourg on 13 January Photo: Tamiko Thiel / Casino Luxembourg

From a music improv battle to art talks and essential movies, Delano has lined up ten things to do in Luxembourg over the coming week and beyond.

1. See improv battle at the Phil

Category: Music 🗓️  Sunday 9 December 📍 Philharmonie

Composer and pianist Jean-François Zygel challenges French-Lebanese trumpet player Ibrahim Maalouf to an improvisation battle as part of his line-up of concerts at the Philharmonie.

2. Meet Nicolas Michaux at De Gudde Wëllen

Category: Music 🗓️  Tuesday 11 January 📍 De Gudde Wëllen

If you’re looking to test the theory that says music heals your soul and make you lives longer, then make it a date to listen to Belgian artist Nicolas Michaux. 

3. Discussions on deep fake in art

Category: Talk 🗓️  Thursday 13 January 📍 Casino Luxembourg

In the context of an ongoing conference cycle on AI running until March 2022, the artist Tamiko Thiel will discuss deep fake and virtual reality in artistic practices.

4. Reset jazz festival

Category: Music 🗓️  Thursday 13 January to Saturday 15 January 📍 Neimënster

The Reset jazz festival offers three days of live music, from a jazz crawl through different venues in the capital to solo performances and a concert and closing party.

5. Knit at Villa Vauban

Category: Crafts 🗓️  Friday 14 January 📍 Villa Vauban

Social enterprise Mamie et Moi returns with its knitting café and the first stop in 2022 is Villa Vauban. .

6. Lecture on consumerism

Category: Art 🗓️  Saturday 15 January 📍 Mudam

Yves Citton, professor in literature and media at the Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint Denis and director of the EUR ArTeC, will speak about consumption and capitalism in a lecture linked to Mudam’s Post-Capital: Art and the Economics of the Digital Age exhibition. .

7. Fighting dancers at the Esch theatre

Category: Performance 🗓️  Sun 16 January 📍 Escher Theater

Get initiated in this beautiful display of dance and martial arts. Performances last 40 minutes and are suitable for young audiences. .

8. Book tickets for school leaks drama

Category: Theatre 🗓️  Saturday 22 January to Saturday 29 January 📍 Mierscher Kulturhaus

Actor and writer Larisa Faber’s latest work was inspired by the school leaks scandal that rocked Luxembourg in 2015.

9. Watch essential movies

Category: Cinema 🗓️  Until Monday 31 January 📍 Cinémathèque

The Cinémathèque is hosting a season of  11 must-see films from the past two years that didn’t get a cinema release in the grand duchy. .

10. Shop Korean jewellery

Category: Pop-up 🗓️  Until Monday 31 January 📍 40 Grand-Rue in Luxembourg City

Banjjak Jewelry for one month will be selling necklaces, bracelets, earrings and more at its pop-up store in Luxembourg City. .