PRELUDE: ECHOES OF RA opens our thematic year leading up to the partial solar eclipse of 2026. The evening introduces Intergalactic Lusatia (IGAL) as the conceptual frame connecting science, art and regional culture. It also marks the first public step in our collaboration with the Deutsches Zentrum für Astrophysik (DZA), which will grow throughout the coming year.
 

The programme begins with reading, sound and visual elements that touch on ideas central to IGAL: cosmological thinking, the universe as a calculating system, regional cosmologies, and the ways patterns, traditions and data shape our understanding of place.
 

A conversation with visual material and short film excerpts widens this view. Seismic recordings, Easter-riding traditions, sorbian design codes and digital pattern processing illustrate how scientific approaches and cultural knowledge intertwine in the region.
 

After a short break, the evening transitions into an audiovisual segment with live sound, performance and a curated listening session exploring cosmic archives, edited materials and contemporary electronic textures.

Echoes of Ra sets the tone for a year in which Lusatia and the cosmos are read together. Further events, workshops and collaborations with the DZA and regional partners will follow as part of the solar-eclipse year.