La malterie en danger

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Site de la malterie
La pétition lancée par les artistes et membres de la malterie.


Muzzix has been existing and developing largely through la malterie. Being able to experiment and perform there made it possible for our collective to create projects that are nowadays recognized nationally and internationally.
By its creations, and meetings with musicians from all over the world, Muzzix has contributed to the recognition of la malterie. In return, the collective has benefited from the aura of the place, and its recognition in contemporary creation.

Such a place is essential for our daily work of creation and experimentation. The projects of Muzzix in la malterie also enable the public to access musical propositions that are too little programmed in France.

We are deeply concerned about the future of these activities and musical creation in Lille. For several years now, la malterie has been warning its partners about the term of its lease, and the owner’s will to sell the buiding or substantially increase the rent. And here we are, the lease will end on December 31st, and despite many discussions, no viable solution has been found.

Through this message, we want to alert the public and our partners about the endangerment of our activities : closing la malterie not only will eliminate workshops and rehearsal places, but it will also imperil our projects. This is nothing more than the privation of a performance venue, from both musicians and audience perspective ; a place that it is currently impossible to imagine anywhere else.

In 2015, Lille is about to celebrate the « Renaissance » (= rebirth). Admittedly, to come to life you have to die first. But for now, only the first part is planned for la malterie.


Musicians invited to perform in la malterie by Muzzix since 1998 :

Muzzix is a collective composed of 30 musicians and based in Lille (northern France). It supports each year many artistic projects going from contemporary jazz to experimental and improvised musics, performed in many various ways, from solo to full orchestra, from concerts to installations or performances.


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Association Muzzix
51 rue Marcel Hénaux
59000 Lille
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