PERFORMANCES/SHOWS ACCESSIBLE FOR ENGLISH (Tickets at the door + € 1)

TAZIS...• Anartsfestival:abroadspectrumofperformances,disciplines.• Afestivalaimingatadiverseaudience.• Acityfestival:makinguseofuniquelocationsinandaroundOstend,inthe

harbourandwithalivelymeetingpointinthecentreofOstend.• Asummerfestival:cultureandholidayallinone.• Afestivalwherepublicandartistsmeetupandenjoythepleasantatmosphere.

TAZ-INGREDIENTS

• Theatrefestival:TAZnotonlyfunctionsasaplatformforyoungtheatremakers,italsopresentsathrillingtheatreprogramme.

• Musicfestival:TAZnotonlyfunctionsasaplatformforyoungmusicmakers,italsopresentsawiderangeofconcerts.

• Children’sfestival:anout---andindoorprogrammeforchildren,intheFamilyPark(Leopoldpark).Withperformances,installations,gamesandacosymeetingpoint.

• Literaturefestival:withseveralformats.

THEATREPROGRAMDanceI’mSorryIt’s(Not)AStoryCharlotteVandenEynde1/8 21h2/8 15hand21hCulturalcentreDeGrotePost(locationDactylo)€14 atthedoor€1550’InI'mSorryIt's(Not)AStory,dancer-choreographerCharlotteVandenEyndepresentsapurifiedportraitofawomanwho(re)discoversherself.Fluctuatingbetweenseriousnessandhumour,sheconnectsherselfwithsilentmovementstothecontemporaryimageofwomen.

‘Verypreciselychosenimagesofayoungwomantryingtogetagriponwhatsherepresents.

Disconcerting.'(DeMorgen****)

I'mSorryIt's(Not)AStorypremieredin2009andmarkedthebeginningofanewphaseinherartisticcareer.Charlottecreateschoreographiesandperformancesinwhichthehumanbodyiscentralinaveryvisualandsensoryway.CHOREOGRAPHY/DANCE:CharlotteVandenEynde.OUTSIDEEYE:NadaGambier.LIGHT:Ann-SophieHoste,ElkeVerachtert.MUSIC:‘OùVas-TuPetitGarçon’,BrigitteFontaine;‘DeCaraalaPared/FacetotheWall’,LhasainremixbyDavidDeBeukelaer.PRODUCTION:wpZimmer.COPRODUCTION:Kaaitheater,Vooruit.I.C.W.:BUDA,STUK.WITHTHESUPPORTOF:theFlemishGovernment.Forever,Happily… 5+CollectifMalunés1/8upto4/8included 21h7/8upto10/8included 21hCircustentMariaHendrikapark(nearthewatertower)€13 atthedoor€1470’

1LittleRedRidingHood,

7grannies,1pileofprincesses,2frames,18apples,1scale,1massacre,1trapeze,1kiss,

4deaths,15mofplasticfoil,1unexpectedbutfantasticslip.

THEREYOUGO,THEPERFORMANCEINANUTSHELL.

InForever,Happily,seventalentedcircusartistsmakefunoftheclichés,sugarcoatedstoriesandstereotypesthatarealwaysfoundinfairy-tales.

‘CollectifMalunés,likeagoodfairytalebook,stillhasthousandsofstoriestotell,theyannouncedafterwards.IfthosestoriesareasinventiveasForever,Happily...wecanexpectalongandhappyfuture.’(DeTheaterkrant)StubbornnessandgutsareintheDNAoftheyoungFrench-FlemishcircustroupeCollectifMalunés.Theytourtheworldwiththeirveryowncircustenttotelltheirincrediblyimaginativestories.WITH:SimonBruyninckx,JulietteCorrea,LolaDevault-Sierra,LukeHorley,GabrielLarès,ArneSabbe,NickolasVanCorven.DIRECTION:DominiqueBettenfeld.TECHNICALMANAGEMENT:AnthonyCaruana,ArjanHendrickx,OlivierDuris.YoungTalentperformanceTheJourney2/8upto4/8included 19h6/8uptovr9/8included 19hCulturalcentreDeGrotePost(locationTelefonie)€10 atthedoor€1140’ENGL.SPOKENInTheJourneyAnnaLukaundertakesagloomyjourneythroughhermemory.ThroughalanguageinspiredbythelyricismofFaustandtheBrokenEnglishfromtheUrbanDictionarysheconfrontsimagesfromherchildhood.Disguisedasafailedvaudevilleentertainershescrapesthedebristogetherandtriestofindawayout.Butherintentionisnottoforget.TheJourneyisaquesttotranscendthesufferingbody.Forhowelsecanavictimfinditswayoutofvictimhood.CONCEPT/TEXT/PERFORMANCE:AnnaLukadaSilva.DIRECTION:GuilhermeMiotto,NoraRamakers.POSTERDESIGN:JosephinevanSchendel.YoungTalentdocumentary/performanceAnnemeetsJeffreyEmmaBerentsen2/8upto4/8included 16h6/8upto9/8included 16hCulturalcentreDeGrotePost(Atelier+1)€10atthedoor€1160’ENGL.SPOKEN

AnnemeetsJeffreyisanewworkconceptualisedandcreatedbyEmmaBerentsenincollaborationwithTiffanyMurphy.TogethertheylookforawaytotalkabouttherapeofAnne,thenameEmmagaveherselfthatnight.Sevenyearslater

‘Anne’hadameetingwith'Jeffrey',theperpetrator.AnneMeetsJeffreyexploresthechallengesposedbywitnessingandremembering,especiallyinthefaceoftrauma,throughliveperformance,videoandsound.Anintimateandengagedperformanceaboutthefearofdying,losingdignityandreclaimingpowerbyfacingyourbiggestfear.CONCEPT:EmmaBerentsen.MADEBY:EmmaBerentsen,TiffanyMurphy,PRODUCTION:EmmaBerentsen,AnnemiekvanElst.DRAMATURGY/FINALDIRECTION:RazWeiner.SUPPORT:BatterseaArtsCentre,CamdenPeople’sTheatre.YoungTalentDance/PerformanceArtAgainstthewallPaulaChaves2/8upto4/8included 21h6/8upto9/8included 21hKAZ€10 atthedoor€1145’ENGL.SPOKENTwoguerrillagirlstakeustoanundergroundworldwherethesecretrelationshipbetweenart,propagandaandneoliberalismintheWestisrevealed.It’sapoliticalplaygroundinwhichtheideologicalconflictoftheColdWarconnectswiththeposttruthpoliticsoftoday.Asocialgamethatderivescodesfromgames,socialmedia,activismandcitizenship.AgainsttheWallisanembodiedartmanifestothatjuxtaposesjournalism,danceandcivilparticipationstrategies.Theperformanceisstanding.

CONCEPT/CHOREOGRAPHY:PaulaChaves.PERFORMANCE:NadiaBekkers,PaulaChaves.VIDEO/VISUALS:WinstonNanlohy.SOUNDDESIGN:NadiaBekkers.LIGHTDESIGN:DanaClaasen.YoungTalentPhysicaltheatrePhysicalProofRinoSokol/HernánManceboMartínez2/8upto4/8included 21h306/8upto9/8included 21h30ScheepswerfI.D.P.€10 atthedoor€1160’ENGL.SPOKENHernánManceboMartínez&RinoSokolquestionhowirritabletheself-imageisintheseimage-driventimes.Theyareinspiredby'song-and-dance-man'AndyKaufman,positivepsychologistMihalyiCsikszentmihalyiandthedistortedfiguresofthedrawnworldsofCartoonNetworkandLooneyTunes.Theydevelopapersonaltextureoftensionsthatistheresultofaresearchintotrust,confusionandimprovement.Fromthissymbioticrelationship,agameemergesfromamutualprofessionalnarcissism.Anabsurddanceofself-imagesthatdrawsonthelivesandbodiesofthetwoperformers.BY/WITH:HernánManceboMartínez,RinoSokol.THANKSTO:SamuelBaidoo,MiguelPeñaranda,GertPortael,Zuidpool,KoninklijkConservatoriumAntwerpen.dance/circusScrewsAlexanderVantournhout2/8upto5/8included 16hand18h30Hangaar1€16 atthedoor€17 60’Screws,thelatestperformancebyAlexanderVantournhout,turnstherelationshipbetweenbodyandobjectonitshead.Objectssuchasiceshoes,bowlingballsandanti-gravityshoesareattachedtothebody,eitherprovidingsupportorthrowingitoffbalance.

Togetherwithfivedancer-acrobats,Vantournhoutguidesyoualongarouteofreverberatingmicroperformances,fromshortsolosandduetstopointedgroupchoreographies.Thesixperformerstakeyououtofyourcomfortableseatandliterallysetyouinmotion.Walkaround.Letyourself

becarriedawayandchoosehowyouwanttoviewtheindividualcompositions.CHOREOGRAPHY/CIRCOGRAPHY:AlexanderVantournhout.CREATION/PERFORMANCE:PetraSteindl,JosseDeBroeck,FelixZech,HendrikvanMaele,EmmiVäisänen,AlexanderVantournhout,AxelGuérin.DRAMATURGY:SébastienHendrickx.DRAMATURGICALADVICE:RudiLaermans.COSTUMES:Anne-CatherineKunz.TECHNIQUE:RinusSamyn,TimOelbrandt.COPRODUCTION:Vooruit,PERPLX,MAScèneNationaleMontbéliard(FR),CircaAuch(FR).MusictheatreALL.BOG./HetZuidelijkToneel3/8 19h304/8 16hand19h30Blauwkasteelstraat€14atthedoor€1570’ENGL.SPOKENALL.isanattempttograspsomethingbig(all).Alone.ALL.isaninvestigationofcomplexityandtheideathateverythingiscomplex.Iscomplexitychaosorischaoscomplex?HowcanIstructurechaos?HowdoIsimplyexplainthatnothingissimple?HowcanIacceptcomplexitywithoutgettingboggeddownineternalnuance?Shoulditbesimpler?AfterONE.solo(2015)LisamakesasecondsolowithinBOG.Bycombiningsound,imagesandwordsshesearchesforwaystohearmusicasanimageandlanguageas

music.In2018shereceivedtheOperadagenRotterdamAwardforhercontributiontothegenreofmusictheatre.Theshowisalsoaccessiblefromtheageof16.CONCEPT/PERFORMANCE:LisaVerbelen.DRAMATURGY:RoosEuwe.FINALDIRECTION:SuzeMilius.LIGHTDESIGN:DaviddeJoode.SOUNDTECHNIQUE:TimoMerkies.DECOR:MerijnVersnel.MANAGEMENT:AnneBaltus.PRODUCTIONASSISTANT:FrédériqueDonker.COPRODUCTION:detheatermaker&deSingel,DeBrakkeGrond.PerformativeInstallationSelfLifeDrawingEunkyungJeong3/8upto5/8included11h,11h45,12h30,14h15,15h,15h45,16h30,17h15,18h,19h45,20h30,21h15Elysée€10 atthedoor€1130’KoreanwithENGL.SUBTITLESAfterEunkyungJeongleftherhomeinSouthKorea,shenoticedhowmuchshewasinfluencedbyKoreansociety.ThereshewaspartofasocialsystembasedonConfucian

traditions,whereinthemanoccupiesacentralpositioninthefamily.SELFLIFEDRAWINGisareflectiononidentityandautobiography.JeongdiscussesthestereotypicalimageofwomeninKoreaandtherestrictionsthatareimposedonthem-andtriestofreeherselffromthem.Thisperformativeinstallationwithvideo

andabeautifulseriesofdrawingstellsthepoeticstoryofherownname,hermother,herdesireandher(new)self.Theinstallationisalsoaccessiblefromtheageof13.CONCEPT/TEXT/VIDEO/DRAWINGS:EunkyungJeong.SOUND/MUSIC:JahaKoo.

YoungTalentDanceFarmerTrainSwirl-étudeCassielGaube/Hiros3/8and4/8 14u6/8upto10/8included 14uCulturalcentreDeGrotePost(Telefonie)€10 atthedoor€1130’FarmerTrainSwirl-Étudeisanintuitivemovementresearchinthefieldofhousedance,astylethatoriginatedintheclubsofChicago&NewYorkintheearlyeighties.Thispieceoriginatedfromthedesiretocreateadanceperformancewithinthebiotopeofanalreadyexistingdancestyle.TheintrinsiccomplexityofthisendeavouristhestartingpointforthedevelopmentofachoreographicobjectthatconnectsthevocabularyofhousedancewithCassiel'sowndancelanguage.CREATION:CassielGaube.ARTISTICADVICE:LizaBaliasnaja,ManonSantkin,TheoLivesey.LIGHT:LucSchaltin.COPRODUCTION:CharleroiDanses.WITHTHESUPPORTOF:VlaamseGemeenschapscommissie,workspacebrussels,BUDA,KAAP,Pianofabriek,SchoolvanGaasbeek.THANKSTO:MonastèredeClerlande.PremiereMusicaltheatrekleinVerhaal/FMDOMyGiftToYou3/8 21h4/8 15hand21hCulturalcentreDeGrotePost(Dactylo)€14 atthedoor€1550’*Thegreatestgiftyoucangivesomeoneisyourstory.MyGiftToYouisthesoundtracktoafemalechildhood.Sharingayouthfulbouquet,nomatterhowtwistedorstrangethe

rootsmaybe.Seventeenwomenfromallovertheworlddiveintochildhood.Theysharememoriesandsongs.Doritualsstillhaveameaningintheirliveshereandnow?Dowepassthesecustomsontoourchildren?Ordotheymergewithinfluencesfromothercultures?MyGiftToYouisapoeticperformancethat

evokesmemoriesandcherishesthecuriosityofbeingachild.AnideabyKapingaGyseltogetherwithIsnelleDaSilveira,EvaGysel,LaraRosseel(music),LisaTahon(StudioSandy:video).Premiere,exactdurationnotyetknown,seetheateraanzee.be.WITH:AnSteens,ChrisWuytack,DianaBarrantes,HabibaKerouach,HanaaSaad,IkramElMorad,KarimaMhamdi,KriesjeHoornaert,LatifaBoutafraout,LieveLauwers,LilianeGoderis,MalikaBenGhenia,Mimi,MonicaMakarova,OuridaBeldjazia,SanaaSanagrey,ShaymaaAlghoul,WafaaAlmasry,YasminaKasmi.PerformanceIndispensableblue(offline)BryanaFritz5/8 21h6/8 21hCulturalcentreDeGrotePost(Dactylo)€14 atthedoor€1545’ENGL.SPOKENIndispensibleBluecanbeseenasanofflinedance,butalsoasadesktoppoem.Thetitle-acombinationof'indispensable'and'pensible'-showshowBryanaFritzplayswiththemultiplicityofmeaningsandtheagilityofwords.TheworkofthisBrusselsdancer,choreographerandwriterisatthecrossroadsbetweenpoetryandperformance,andmorerecentlyalsoinduetwithOSX'scomputeroperatingsystem.ShehasworkedasaperformerforAnneTeresadeKeersmaeker,XavierleRoyandMichielVandevelde.Since2016shehasalsobeenworkingwithHenryAndersenunderthenameSlowReadingClub.BY/WITH:BryanaFritz.ADVICE:BojanaCvejic,TomEngles.THANKSTO:P.A.R.T.S.ResearchStudios,JanRitsema,CamilleDurifBonis.PerformanceSpin,Spin,ScheherazadeOrlaBarry2/8upto4/8included 15hMu.ZEE€13 atthedoor€14*80’ENGL.SPOKEN

SPIN,SPIN,SCHEHERAZADEtellsthestoryofanartistwholeavesthecitytoreturntoherbirthplace,andisrebornthereasa'farmer-artist'.Asaspectator,youpassseveralstopsinMu.ZEE'sexhibitionspace.Usingfiction,memory,memoirsandoralhistory,OrlaBarrycreatesahumorousandardentmonologuethatexaminessubtleinteractionswiththeworldsofnature,agriculture,manandanimals.AfterlivinginBrusselsfor16years,IrishOrlaBarryreturnedtoherhomeland.In

additiontobeinganartist,sheisalsoashepherdinruralWexford.Inherrecentworksheaddressesourdisconnectionwithnature.Herpoeticwork,inwhichlanguageplaysacrucialrole,consistsofvideos,performancesandphotographs.

*WithyourticketforSPIN,SPIN,SCHEHERAZADEyoucanalsovisitthejointexhibitionWintrumFrodbyOrlaBarryandElsDietvorstinMu.ZEEonthesameday,freeofcharge,between10amand6pm.TEXT/DIRECTION:OrlaBarry.PERFORMANCE:EinatTuchman.ASSISTANCEDESIGN:TanadWilliams,LutèceMauger.COMMISSIONEDBY:Mu.ZEE,EVAInternational.FINANCEDBY:ArtsCouncilofIreland,CultureIreland.WITHTHESUPPORTOF:Kaaitheater.MusicaltheatreBillyTheKid:APost-TruthConcertInCourtToukiDelphine/NinetiesProductions7/8 20H8/8 16hand20hDuinenwacht€18 atthedoor€1970’ENGL.SPOKENWhowaswesterniconBillytheKid?Howmanylivesdidheandhisgangmemberstake?Didheevenexist?Nooneknows.Hisimagehaslongsincetranscendedthehistorical'truth'.

ToukiDelphineandthetheatrecollectiveNinetiesProductionsbringthemythsofBillytolife.Theytakeacloselookattheconceptoftruthinourpost-truthera.NotonlyBilly,butalsotruthitselfistakentocourt.

‘Colourfulcharacterswhocometolifewithsoundscreatedonthespot,idioticoutfitsandanexuberantsetofinstruments.Therawmusicandcompellingsongsformthepowerfuldiesel:amixtureofcountry,hip-hop,TomWaitsandDavidBowie'.(Volkskrant****)Theshowisalsoaccessiblefromtheageof16.WITH:YannickNoomen,RikElstgeest,ChrisDoyle,MariusMensink,MayaMertens,FinnDubbelboer,FrankRosaly.OFFSTAGE:AnneMaikeMertens,FloorHouwinktenCate,SanneVanderbruggen.SCENOGRAPHY:JulianMaiwald.COSTUMES:EsméeThomassen.LIGHT:SiemenvanderWerf.SOUND:RickGobée.TECHNIQUE:MarijnvanBussel.PRESENTEDWITH:TheaterfestivalBoulevard.

MUSICPROGRAM

YoungTalentjazz/postrockVENTILATEUR1/8 11h30 FortNapoleon2/8 20h Manuscript3/8 15h intown(free)4/8 22h30 CaféCrayon€5 atthedoor€645’VENTILATEURisatriofromBrugesthatcombinesinfluencesfromjazz,rockandfusion.Thebandcreatesapowerfulinstrumentalsoundthatcanchangeatanymomentbetweenfloatingsoundscapes,powerfulrhythmsandswirlinglicks.

Liveshowsareinvariablyembellishedbyimprovisation,withwhichthebandknitsthesongstogether.RecentlytheyreleasedtheirdebutEP'VENTILATEUR',featuringthehighlypraisedsingle'Jaqueline'.‘Perfectsoundtrackmaterial,withalotoftempochangesandattheendsomevocalsreminiscentofoldfilmsfromthe60s.’(DancingBears)DRUMS:IbenStalpaert.BASS:JasperHollevoet.GUITAR:DaanSoenens.YoungTalenthiphopChibiIchigo 1/8 22h30 CaféCrayon2/8 11h30 FortNapoleon3/8 20h Manuscript4/8 15h intown(free)€5 atthedoor€645’

Althoughshehasreleasedjustonesingle,ChibiIchigoisalreadyoneveryone’sradar.Charliemagazinecallsheroneoftheirfavouritefemalehiphopartists:'Neverbeforehaveweseenawomanwhocanlooksotoughwhiledrinkingteainasofa',andChasealsoloveshersong'RussianSnow'.WithherRussianrootsSabinaNurijevaakaChibiIchigofluentlymixesRussianwithDutch.Letyourselfbeblownawaybythethunderousbeatsofthispromisingrapper. WITH:SabinaNurijeva.

YoungTalentcatchyunderdogpopRatmosphere1/8 20h Manuscript2/8 15h intown(free)3/8 22h30 CaféCrayon4/8 11h30 FortNapoleon€5 atthedoor€645’FansofAlexCameron,DonnyBenétandKirinJCallinan:yourattentionplease!ThetwobrothersfromBrugesofRatmosphere(alsoknownfromSovietGrass)simultaneouslymakedryandcatchyunderdogpop,withtheoccasionalcrazyglamrockguitarsolo.

TheyhavealreadytouredwithWarhausandhavejustcompletedaDutchtourwithBlackBoxRevelation.Intheiralbum'ThisIsMyLogo'(2018)theycreatetheirownsonicworldwithdarksynths,fanningguitarsandnarrativelyrics.GUITAR,VOICE:RobinSerruys.DRUMS:BrechtSerruys.

YoungTalentweirdpopBrikTu-Tok 1/8 15h intown(free)2/8 22h30 CaféCrayon3/8 11h30 FortNapoleon4/8 20h Manuscript€5 atthedoor€645’ThemindsbehindBrikTu-Tokaretheatre-makers/actorsMaximStormsandLindeCarrijn.BothstudiedDramaattheKASKandwereonstagewithCompagnieCecilia,TuttiFratelliandmobiletheatrecollectiveBalletDommage.WithBrikTu-Toktheyaregoingforthefullpackage,crossingtheboundariesbetweenart,theatreandmusic.

Intheirboldperformances,theduocreatestheirownuniverse.Everydayobjectsbecomemusicalinstruments,extravagantcostumesbecomethenormandabsurdlyricsnestleinyourear.Addtothatanoutrageouschoreographyetvoilà...YouhaveBrikTu-Tok!

FRENCHCHANSONPlaceMusette3/8upto9/8included19u-22uCaféKoer(meetingpointatLeopoldpark)freeJUSTLIKELASTYEAR,CAFÉKOERWILLBETRANSFORMEDINTOPLACEMUSETTEATDUSK.EVERYEVENING,FROM7PM,ADIVERSEGROUPOFIMPRESSIVEGUESTMUSICIANSWILLTAKETOTHESTAGE.WITHFRENCHCHANSONS,FOLK,BLUESORCOUNTRY,THEYWALTZINTOTHEEVENING,TOGETHERWITHTHEAUDIENCE.AT20H15THEHOUSEORCHESTRAOFPLACEMUSETTEWILLMAKEITSAPPEARANCE,TOGETHERWITHASURPRISINGMUSICALGUEST.HOUSESINGERDEREKISASSISTEDBYTHEVIRTUOSOACCORDIONISTRONYVERBIEST,MARIOVERMANDELONTHECONTRABASS,LUCVANDENBOSCHONDRUMSANDHANSVANOOSTONGUITAR.Sat.3/819hKoenDeCauter&RonyVerbiest Itdoesn'tgetanymorehonestorstraighterfromtheheartthanwiththesetwolegendsfromtheBelgianmusicscene.Theyswingfrommanouchetomusetteandbackwithgreatclass.20h15Houseorchestra&guestMaaikeCafmeyer MaaikeCafmeyerisbestknownfromBelgiantheatreortelevision,butonPlaceMusetteshetakesontheroleofherfavouritealterego,thatofasinger.Sun.4/819hSarahD’hondt&GwenCresensSarahD'hondthasbeenracingfromstagetostageforyearsandwontheLiesbethListPrizeintheprocess.ThisnightingalesearchesandfindsherwayinFrenchchanson.SheisaccompaniedbytopaccordionistGwenCresens.20h15Houseorchestra&guestStevenDebruyn ObserverandnotoriousbonvivantStevenDebruynstartedplayingtheharmonicaattheendofthe80’s.Thislittleinstrumentwouldbecomehispassporttotheworldandsoitpassed.Steventurnedthe'noeneke'intoasexyinstrumentandbravelyexplorestheboundariesoftheharmonica.Mon.5/8

19hMichVanHautem&ErwinvanLigten MichVanHautemeffortlesslybringsBrel,Piafandothermusicalgodstolife.Asamulti-talentedmusician,shecombinesafragileandpowerfulvoicewithherowngraceandlightness.ErwinvanLigten,masterguitaristfromtheNetherlands,showshimselfathismostversatile.20h15Houseorchestra&guestPJDSPJDSkeepsitveryhumbleinhisownbio;Pieter-JanDeSmetsings,writesandplayssomeguitar.HeisafatherandhusbandandanativeofGhent.Herethebioends,butputhimonastageandheturnsouttobeanaturalbornperformerthatyouwon'tquicklyforget.Tues.6/819hAndréCruyt-quartetAndréCruytstartedperformingafterhisfiftiethbirthday,butquicklybecameanexceptionalinterpreterofGeorgesBrassens.Everywherehegoes,Cruytleavesonlyopenmouthsandbroadsmiles.Withhiswarmvoice,thisnaturalbornstorytellertakesyoubacktotheheydayofFrenchchanson.WithdaughterCathyontheflute,son-in-lawSidonthesecondguitarandMarioVermandelonthecontrabass.20h15Houseorchestra&guestRoelvanBambostAfteryearsofMiek&Roel,RoelVanBambosthasbeentouringsoloforsometimenow,withhisprogrammeRoelandthesmallrevolution,amongothers.HebringsamixofwellknownMiek&Roelsongsandsomebrandnewmusic.Wed.7/819hDerek&Renaud Derek&Renaudtranslatethepoetryof'poètesmaudits'JotieT'HooftandArthurRimbaudintomusic.ThevisualartofLéonSpilliaertandMichaëlBorremansisalsotransformedintopoeticalsoundscapes.Aguitar,aviolin,avoice,asecondvoice,aworld...20h15Houseorchestra&guestBJScottAmericansingerBJScotthasbeenlivinginBrusselsforover30years.ShemadeanameforherselfinWalloniaasamemberofthejuryinTheVoiceBelgiqueandthroughherownradioprogramwiththeRTBF.Butit'sherqualitiesasasingerthatwillleaveyouspeechless.Thurs.8/8

19hBrunoDeneckere&LuizMárquezBrunowritesandsingshisveryownAmericanasongswithamatureandvibrantvoice.Hislaconicstagehumourisgraduallybecominglegendary,whichcanalsobesaidofLuizMárquez.ThisMexicanBelgianconjuresupthemostenchantingsoundsandmelodiesoutofanythingyoucanblowon.20h15Houseorchestra&PatrickRiguellePatrickRiguelleproveshimselfin'LavieestRiguelle'onKlaraasanenthrallingmusicexpert.Healsocontinuestobeanexcellentperformer.Whetherit'sAznavour,BrelorElvisCostello...Thelistofmusicalheroeshebrilliantlyinterpretsisendless.Frid.9/819hVitoVitowontheJongMuziekprijsatTAZlastyear.Thebandofsinger-songwriterVitoDhaenenshasreleasedanacclaimedfirstEP,'ManWithFeelings'.Livethebandislookingforthemostintenseversionoftheir-intheirownwords-'Belgicana'songs.20h15TheRollsSinger-guitaristDerek'snewbandplays'theroll'in'rock-'n-roll'.TheRollssingthewordsofCharlesBukowski,intheirowncompositions.BrunoDeneckeredazzles,thistimeonelectricguitar.TherhythmsectionconsistsofMarioVermandelandTonyGyselinck,jazzcatswhohavebeenplayingtogetherforalifetime.------------------------YoungTalentalternatievepopPompelmoes6/8 11h30 FortNapoleon7/8 20h Manuscript8/8 15h intown(free)9/8 22h30 CaféCrayon€5 atthedoor€645’PompelmoesistheduoTaraPasveerandViktorPerdieus,twomulti-instrumentalistswhoperformacolourfulsetofunconven-tionalsongsthroughtheuseofvocals,banjo,sax,ashareddrumkitandminiretrokeyboards.

Theirmusicsoundslikealter-nativepop,withhintsoffolk,jazzandfreeimprovisation.TarastudiesPopularMusicinLondonandasasaxophonistViktorismainlyactiveinthejazzandimprovisationscene.WITH:TaraPasveer,ViktorPerdieus.

YoungTalentsynthpopEllenSteefen(fkaHomegirl)6/8 22h30 CaféCrayon7/8 11h30 FortNapoleon8/8 20h Manuscript9/8 15h intown(free)€5 atthedoor€645’EllenSteegen(fkaHomegirl)willcontinueonherownforthetimebeing.AfteramusicalquestwithherpreviousprojectHomegirl,shenowdarestopresentherownself.Shedoesthisbyexperimentingwithnewsoundsonherguitar.Thejazz-inspiredsingeralsocombinesinventivemelodieswithdanceablegrooves.Thistimeitcanbemorespacious,moreinventiveandcertainlyharder.Thedreamyoneshementionsinhersongwritingwillcertainlymoveyou.VOCALS/GUITAR:EllenSteegen.YoungTalentelectronicJacobin 6/8 15h intown(free)7/8 22h30 CaféCrayon8/8 11h30 FortNapoleon9/8 20h Manuscript€5 atthedoor€6"Youprobablywon'thearJacobinontheradio,butit'sdefinitelyworthdiscovering.'(DancingBears).Musician,producer,mixerJasperSegersakaJacobinhasbeenhungryformoresincethereleaseofthesong'One'(2018).Hissoundinanutshell:atmosphericsoundscapesandstimulatingelectronics.

Beforeweknowit,weembarkonawonderfuljourneythatleadsusfromautumnaldrizzletoblazingsunshineandmakesusdriftofftoplaceswedidn'tknowexisted.WITH:JasperSegers.

YoungTalentelectronicBOLTRUIN 6/8 20h Manuscript7/8 15h intown(free)8/8 22h30 CaféCrayon9/8 11h30 FortNapoleon€5 atthedoor€645’BOLTRUINperformsdarkelectronicmusicthatcombinestheenergyofhardcorepunkwiththedelicacyofclassicalmusic.Layersofcracklingtextures,abrasivetapeloopsandtwistedvoicescollidewithbrokenrhythmsandthunderousbass.Itisthesoundtracktoovergrownindustriallandscapes,betweencinematicbeautyandbrutalbackdrops.ThisvibeisnotfarfromtheworkofForestSwords,BlanckMassandBenFrost.Theirdebutalbum,withcelloarrangementsbyDialectandsamplesfromLeMystèreDesVoixBulgares,wasreleasedinMarch.WITH:BrechtLinden.PremiereStylusFantasticusEricSleichim&BL!NDMAN[sax]7/8 21h308/8 21h30Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk€16 atthedoor€1780’AfterthegreatorgancompositionsofJ.S.Bach,BL!NDMANgoesfurtherintimetobringtheStylusFantasticustolifeinanuncompromisingmanner.Thisstylefromtheearlybaroqueerawascharacterisedbyabsolutefreedom,aversetomelody,textandstructure,inwhichvirtuosoimprovisationsoftenledtocomplexcompositions.

EricSleichimarrangedtheorganworksandimprovisationswithwhichcomposerBuxtehudebroughtthisstyletoatoplevelforsaxophonequartetandtubax.CarloGesualdo,princeofVenosaandcomposer,wasoneofthefoundersoftheStylusFantasticusandinspiredgenerationsoforganistsandcomposers.Hismadrigals,fourtosix-partpolyphonica-capellamusic,takeonanewformthroughtheuseofelectronics.ARTISTICGUIDANCE/ARRANGEMENTS/TUBAX/ELECTRONICS:EricSleichim.SOPRANO/SAXOPHONE:KoenMaas.SOPRANO/ALTOSAXOPHONE:PieterPellens.TENORSAXOPHONE:PietRebel.BARITONESAXOPHONE:RafMinten.