Polyphonies
Polyphonies is not a traditional concert, but a spatial listening experience. Seventeen singers create a soundscape with no hierarchy: sometimes they move as a single swarm, sometimes in small groups. Melodies are passed on like batons; voices come together and drift apart again. As a member of the audience, you are free to move around the space and choose for yourself where and how to listen. Every position affects the acoustics and, consequently, your unique experience.
Conductor Kaspars Putniņš leads the Flemish Radio Choir through a timeless repertoire: from the 14th-century splendour of Guillaume de Machaut to the visionary sounds of contemporary masters such as Julia Wolfe, Caroline Shaw, Anna Thorvaldsdóttir and Kaija Saariaho. Polyphony thus appears in various forms and genres, from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Singer Adja Fassa completes the line-up, adding a whole new artistic dimension with her improvisational vocals and original music. The result is a living organism – just like society.
In the impressively restored chapel at the Paul Van Ostaijen site, a concert experience is created that places you right at the heart of the music. The careful renovation of this former monastic chapel, built in 1937, preserves its heritage, enhances its acoustic qualities and transforms the chapel into a powerful space that inspires creativity.
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conductor Kaspars Putniņš with Adja Fassa (vocals) concept, direction and set design Aïda Gabriëls dramaturgy Tessa Vannieuwenhuyze and Lena Meyskens set design and lighting design Anne Van Es costumes Maarten Van Mulken musical programme Alain De Ley musical arrangements, interludes and ‘Swim’ Alexis Nootens choreographic advice Matteo Sedda co-production Klarafestival, oester and Muziektheater Transparant
Ticket prices
€ 30 - check our reductions
