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Mitridate, libretto reading #11 - WALPURGIS
As usual, WALPURGIS unravels an opera classic to the bone and treats you to an entertaining evening in which spoken and sung dialogues and mischievous comments constantly alternate.
Popperie Dozerie, a toy fantasy (4+) (work in progress) - One-Off
Classical musical gems for children are extremely scarce. One-Off became fascinated by La Boîte à joujoux, a ballet for children by Claude Debussy. Elena Peeters, known for her young wantonness and fragile honesty, writes a new text. She is musically assisted by pianist Guy Vandromme and sound artist and eternal scout Adriaan Severins.
Gesicht (work in progress) - Florentin Ginot, Frédéric Stochl, Michel Agnès Magalhaes & Alissia Maestracci
Dance, clay, plaster, two double basses and a contemporary soundscape mixed with live-played echoes of Schubert's Winterreise, Les Voix Humaines by Marin Marais and Blue and Gray by Rebecca Saunders are the ingredients with which Florentin Ginot, Frédéric Stochl, Michel Agnès Magalhaes & Alissia Maestracci manage to mould a particularly intriguing, musical and poetic universe.
NIGHT - BARRY/Karel Tuytschaever
An intimate sensory radio play by BARRY/Karel Tuytschaever where the spectator's ear forms the imagination of watching.
EARopener by Ludo De Brabander
What mechanisms perpetuate perpetual war rhetoric? And is it then not possible to break the vicious circle of revenge and reprisal? Ludo De Brabander, spokesperson for Vrede vzw, will speak on this topic.
Behind the food - Eric De Volder (THE KIP & LOD)
A deeply black incest story by Eric De Volder (THE KIP & LOD) in which a mother (Ineke Nijssen) and a daughter (Marijke Pinoy) sing and stutter to expose their misery.
Bare leg- Musical theatre group BOT
Balancing on a sharp edge, three tough Dutch guys take you through their straightforward musical theatre.
Darjeeling - Michaël Denis & Sander Geudens
An eclectic Antwerp band around composer Michaël Denis and songwriter Sander Geudens
The Canaries - The Cabinet
The masterfully-dressed canaries of The Cabinet will show you their exclusive tricks with stuffed breast.
A Kiss From Then - Stokman & Vos
Especially for you, the duo Stokman & Vos will dive into the most beautiful melodies from the classical and light repertoire. Together with Stijn Bettens on accordion, they will treat you to their favourite sing-alongs.
The Man Who Came Over the Wire (try-out) - Compagnie Lodewijk/Louis & Gerry De Mol
Compagnie Lodewijk/Louis, together with musician Gerry De Mol, are creating a new show about the ‘Death Wire’ that closed the border with the Netherlands during World War I.
Musical toy workshop (4+) with Tine Joris
