The five Calefax men work in a pipe factory. Every day they do the same and that suits them fine. So there is great panic when one day the orders stop coming in.
The men decide to experiment with the pipes and inadvertently invent a musical instrument, which happens to sound really good as well! This turns out to be the start of a wild musical adventure with wind instruments. The Music Factory is a humorous performance without words, but with lots and lots of music.
“The performance (..) is outstanding. Not a single word is spoken, but the musicians turn out to be talented mime artists that tell a humorous and touching story on social relationships through movement and music”
NRC
The Music Factory was awarded the prestigious Junge Ohren Preis (Young Ears Prize) 2012, for the best music production for young audiences. In their report, the jury said: “The Music Factory gives a brief, fascinating and lively glimpse of the history, construction and playing technique of reed instruments, through musical forms of communication. The structure of the arranged compositions and styles of music is made accessible for children in an exciting, non-verbal plot. The project serves as a good example in the way it encourages children to experiment.”
| Sat 22 Jul '17 | 15.00 | The Music Factory (6+) | Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre | Hong Kong / China | ||
| Sat 22 Jul '17 | 19.30 | The Music Factory (6+) | Ngau Chi Wan Civic Centre | Hong Kong / China | ||
| Sat 21 Oct '17 | 15.00 | The Music Factory (6+) | Philharmonie | Luxemburg / Luxemburg | ||
| Sat 21 Oct '17 | 17.00 | The Music Factory (6+) | Philharmonie | Luxemburg / Luxemburg | ||
| Sat 25 Nov '17 | 17.00 | The Music Factory (6+) | Philharmonie | Luxemburg / LU | ||
| Sun 26 Nov '17 | 11.00 | The Music Factory (6+) | Philharmonie | Luxemburg / LU | ||
| Sun 26 Nov '17 | 15.00 | The Music Factory (6+) | Philharmonie | Luxemburg / LU | ||
| Sat 24 Feb '18 | 14.30 | The Music Factory (6+) | BASF Gesellschaftshaus | Ludwigshafen / DE | ||
| Sat 24 Feb '18 | 14.30 | The Music Factory (6+) | BASF Gesellschaftshaus | Ludwigshafen / DE | ||
| Sun 25 Feb '18 | 11.00 | The Music Factory (6+) | Stadthaus Winterthur | Winterthur / CH | ||
| Sun 25 Feb '18 | 11.00 | The Music Factory (6+) | Stadthaus Winterthur | Winterthur / CH | ||
| Sat 7 Apr '18 | 20.00 | The Music Factory (6+) | Bilkent Concert Hall | Ankara / TUR | ||
| Sun 8 Apr '18 | 20.00 | The Music Factory (6+) | Bilkent Concert Hall | Ankara / TUR | ||
| Sun 13 Jan '19 | 15.00 | The Music Factory (6+) | Kantonsschule Glarus | Glarus / CH | ||
| Sun 31 Mar '19 | 15.00 | The Music Factory (6+) | TivoliVredenburg | Utrecht / NL | ||
| Mon 1 Apr '19 | 10.00 | The Music Factory (6+) | TivoliVredenburg (two school performances) | Utrecht / NL | ||
| Sun 24 Nov '19 | 15.00 | The Music Factory (6+) | Schlosstheater | Fulda / DE | ||
| Sun 5 Jan '20 | 14.30 | The Music Factory (6+) | Stadsgehoorzaal | Leiden / NL | ||
| Sun 16 Oct '22 | 15.00 | The Music Factory (6+) | Festhalle | Viersen / DE | ||
| Sun 8 Oct '23 | 15.00 | The Music Factory (6+) | TivoliVredenburg | Utrecht / NL | ||
| Tue 10 Oct '23 | 12.30 | The Music Factory (6+) | TivoliVredenburg (school performance) | Utrecht / NL | ||
| Fri 20 Oct '23 | 15.00 | The Music Factory (6+) | Veerensmederij | Amersfoort / NL | ||
| Sun 19 Nov '23 | 14.30 | The Music Factory (6+) | Stadsgehoorzaal | Leiden / NL | ||
| Sun 20 Oct '24 | 15.00 | The Music Factory (6+) | De Nieuwe Kolk (sold-out) | Assen / NL | ||
| Sun 20 Oct '24 | 13.00 | The Music Factory (6+) | De Nieuwe Kolk | Assen / NL | ||
| Sat 26 Oct '24 | 15.30 | The Music Factory (6+) | Hnita Jazz Club | Heist-op-den-Berg / BE |