Continuing the success from last year, Bådehuset Sommerfest invites you to a late summer evening of visionary music, films, and relaxed hanging out at Refshaleøen, where you can take a walk, swim, and enjoy the sunset.

The night features Trio Hémâ — organ builder Calum Builder (AU), percussionist Ying-Hsueh Chen (DK/Taiwan), and microtonal pianist Matt Choboter (CA/DK) — alongside experimental music films by George Chiper-Lillemark, Rikke Benborg / Ying-Hsueh Chen, and Lasse Schwaneflugel Piazescki.

Trio Hémâ takes you on a hypnotic journey through microtonality, drone, and ritualistic percussion. Their music blends simple, minimalist patterns with rich, immersive sound waves, creating a space where time feels like it slows down and every tone carries a special weight. With open, flowing compositions, their sound unfolds in layers of texture and rhythm, inviting you into a deep, meditative experience where music and ritual come together-

The evening also showcases films by:

Rikke Benborg, a Danish visual artist and filmmaker, whose poetic work explores the intersection of dream and reality. Her films weave abstract narratives using props, costumes, and scenography, influenced by theatre, surrealism, and avant-garde traditions. In the latest years she has worked regularly with percussionist Ying-Hsueh Chen

George Chiper-Lillemark, a Romanian director and cinematographer based in Copenhagen, known for his experimental and auteur-driven projects. He has contributed to acclaimed films like Touch Me Not (2018), which won the Golden Bear at Berlinale.

George works together with Lone Aagot Meinich (1995-), a Norwegian performer, improviser and composer, based in Copenhagen, playing violin and Campanula Quinton. Tonight their film "Instead of somewhere else, Fragments of vertical wanderings" will be showcased.

Lasse Schwanenflügel Piazescki, a Danish composer and filmmaker, who creates operetta-style films blending passion with satirical absurdity. His work often challenges gender stereotypes and power dynamics, exemplified in films such as Vil du med til Janus?, set in a matriarchal society on a distant planet.

Timeline:
19:00 — Door opens
19:30–20:30 — Trio Hémâ live performance
21:00–22:30 — Short film screenings & short intro by the artists
22:30–00:00 — Hang out, talk, spontaneous dancing, drinks & snacks

Produced by Ancestral Modernism 
Supported by København Kommune Musikudvalg and Statens Kunstfond