Surprising opening speech by Jeroen Olyslaegers

Daphne, libretto reading #9 - WALPURGIS

Both the shepherd boy Leukippos and the sun god Apollo are madly in love with the chaste virgin Daphne. Leukippos, her childhood friend, is immediately rejected. Apollo, dressed as a shepherd, is initially more successful. Only he messes everything up when he kisses her with a little too much gusto.

Жук (the beetle) - a hymn to the child - WALPURGIS (Judith Vindevogel, Eurudike De Beul, Amparo Cortés, Barbara Baltussen & Stefaan Degand)

Judith Vindevogel, Eurudike De Beul, Amparo Cortés, Barbara Baltussen and Stefaan Degand put their heads together to present a programme that interweaves classical songs by Mussorgsky, Mahler, de Falla, flamenco singing and poems by Toon Tellegen, among others, into a hymn to the child.

Harvest Festival

The Harvest Street is a community project where WALPURGIS sows, plants and harvests together with other social and cultural organisations. Together, we celebrate the end of the greenhouse season with a harvest festival.

Flying Me (1^eedition) - WALPURGIS & NEST

Open stage for young people in collaboration with theatre workshop NEST
Young writers Camille Vermeire, Leonie Maes, Milan Van Bortel and Kaat Somers were given a master class with author/slam poetry champion Carmien Michels.

Workshops musical theatre for children with Tine Joris & Rudi Genbrugge

Under the inspiring guidance of Tine Joris or Rudi Genbrugge, you will enter the wonderful world of musical theatre.

PLAY - Marieke Berendsen & Sielke De Mulder

P L A Y is a musical theatre performance in which musician Marieke Berendsen and actress Sielke De Mulder play with sound, sound and visual language and look for the poetry and wonder in the everyday.

Soup to Walnuts - Mikio Saito (JP)

His video work combines hand-drawn animations, computer graphics and locally recorded sounds in a highly personal way. During the two weeks he spends in theFENIKS, he edits a music video with everything he encounters on his way; even if it changes his original plans.

Still - Linde Carrijn

During her residency at theFENIKS, violinist Linde Carrijn takes another step in her exploration of the theatrical power of music.

Beasts and Loners - beißpony (Steffi Müller & Laura Theis)

Beasts and Loners has sprung from the pleasantly deranged minds of Steffi Müller and Laura Theis aka beißpony. During their residency at theFENIKS, they are working on an experimental interactive music-theatrical performance with a quirky arsenal of musical instruments such as a singing sewing machine, and a tatting typewriter.

Father Murder/Songbook - TG Purgatory & The Delusion Cell

Commissioned by Koen Boesman, composer Peter Spaepen wrote 14 songs as a musical counterpoint to the psychological thriller Father Murder, a theatre production by TG Vagevuur.
These songs were heard in their entirety in concert form for the first time at the FENIKS FESTIVAL.

Swarm Fanfare with Eric Thielemans

Zwerm is a Dutch-Belgian electric guitar quartet that won the Klara Award for young promise in 2012. Joined by keyboardist/percussionist Eric Thielemans, they take to the streets in slightly anarchic brass band style.

Empty head - Tuning People & childrenvandevilla

With simple means, a set consisting of many small props and using poetic and cheerful images, 'Empty Head' becomes a theatrical and musical poem about a boy with a big head.

Der Rosenkavalier(film) - by pupils of Pius X

Silent film Der Rosenkavalier, remake of Robert Wiene's original film by pupils of Pius X.

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