UNITING PEOPLE & PLANET

When we watch the Moon in London and the UK, half the world is watching it with us.

Aluna is a symbol of global unity and a beacon for a new emerging culture, as we learn to understand and care for the Earth and each other, transform our cultures and technologies, and transition to a zero carbon, socially just future.

Aluna will be a place of gathering and a festival space for everyone, of all backgrounds, all cultures. Transcending all divisions, Aluna will present an opportunity to think about our shared global heritage, and celebrate international cultures through the many festivals timed by the Moon, including: Easter, the Chinese, Jewish, Vietnamese, Hindu and Islamic new years, Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Ramadan, Eid, Wesak, Chinese Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, Thai Loi Krathong, Tsukimi, Holi and Diwali.

Through live and digital programmes, Aluna will inspire people to explore and celebrate humanity’s relationships with nature, and learn why and how we protect our fragile and interconnected ecosystem, now and into the future. Although physically located in London, Aluna’s reach will extend to all of the UK and the world.

The word Alúna comes from the Kogi people of Colombia, the last surviving civilization from the world of the Inca and Aztec. Their cities in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta are untouched by our world.

The Kogi conveyed their message to humanity through their films From the Heart of the World and more recently Alúna, in which they ask us to slow down and understand the critical interconnections within our natural world.

In Kogi philosophy, Alúna is the mind inside nature.