Manon Müllener solo (CH) + Natalia Passos (BE) - PropulsionLEAD # 2 Switzerland - Belgium

Show & Culture

The PAUSE cycle is once again joining forces with the cross-border support programme PROPULSION, which supports emerging talents on the jazz scene. This fourth edition continues its commitment by offering young artists the resources and support they need to develop their projects and establish themselves as leaders of their groups. On this occasion, neimënster will welcome the Swiss and Belgian winners of PropulsionLEAD 2026, who will perform successively on stage in a 40-minute showcase format per group. Manon Mullener Manon Mullener brings inner landscapes to life on the piano, where childhood memories mingle with distant rhythms. Nourished by jazz and French chanson, she shapes a distinctive voice. Her world, marked by Havana, brings old melodies and Cuban impulses into dialogue in a sensitive musical narrative, where each note invites us to travel and suspends time. Natalia Passos In this original project, singer and composer Natalia Passos revisits the tale of Baba Yaga by blending music and illustration. Poetic and committed, this performance takes the audience into the fascinating world of this emblematic figure from Eastern European folklore. At the crossroads of folk and jazz, this quartet project explores the richness of a multicultural identity and opens up a space for reverie and introspection. Influenced by artists such as Cécile McLorin Salvant, Milton Nascimento and Vedan Kolod, Natalia Passos develops a distinctive universe where tradition and modernity, storytelling, improvisation, music and image come together.