On the 30th of April 2009 WALPURGIS opened the doors of her new home in Mortsel to the audience for a new FENIKS FESTIVAL.
Through the unique combination of intimacy, generosity and happening, the FENIKS FESTIVAL creates a place for surprising encounters, unexpected discoveries and the unconventional combination of genres, repertoire and artists.
THURSDAY APRIL 30th
Zolang we praten is er hoop – openingsspeech
André Klukhuhn
Opening speech about the methodical pluralism in art and science by one of the most particular scientists in the Netherlands. André Klukhuhn wrote the philosophy bestseller De geschiedenis van het denken (2003) and the recently published Alle mensen heten Janus (2008).
Cinema Novo
Michel Massot, Tuur Florizoone & Marine Horbaczewski
When Tuur Florizoone, accordeon player and composer (known from a.o. the filmAanrijding in Moscou), the tuba and trombone virtuoso Michel Massot and the cellist Marine Horbaczewski meet, a powerful alchemy arises. While improvising, the trio conjures up strange and slightly eccentric sounds, balancing between contemporary classical music and jazz. They will perform pieces from their first cd Cinema Novo.
Stom Paard-fragmenten
(Silly Horse)
Thaïs Scholiers & Johan Bossers
Every night a short flash from widely the appreciated WALPURGIS production Stom Paard (Zomer van Antwerpen 2006).
MEDIUM
Johanne Saunier
Jammed between a text she wanted to invent and movements faster that she could have dreamed, dancer Johanne Saunier gives her body in loan to images and her voice to imitate other voices. She’s trying to embody a moment in time. Her daily routine.
TRINITY songs
Benjamin Dieltjens & Judith Vindevogel
A cycle of songs for soprano, clarinet and live electronics composed by Bart Vanhecke to text fragments from a.o. the Bhagavad Ghita. It was composed for the WALPURGIS production TRINITY trip.
BDE – eerste lezing
Jeroen Brouwers, Josse De Pauw & Eric Thielemans
Midnight reading in Dutch by Josse De Pauw and Eric Thielemans of a monologue written by Jeroen Brouwers, commissioned by WALPURGIS. The title BDE refers to the phenomenon of the near-death experiences. For Brouwers it’s not a mystical and blissful sensation but rather a nightmare on the vague border between fiction and non-fiction.
FRIDAY MAY 1st
Introduction in the Alexander Technique
AEFMAT/Athanase Vettas
Or propos
Claire Goldfarb
A sensitive dialogue between the composer, cellist and singer Claire Goldfarb and her cello.
En volgend jaar uw kop
(And your head next year)
Jochen Balbaert, Stefaan Degand & Kaat Hellings
A bizar medieval knight’s tale for three voices on a text by Tom Hannes and music by Steve Reich and Rudi Genbrugge.
Stom Paard-fragmenten
(Silly Horse)
Thaïs Scholiers & Johan Bossers
Every night a short flash from widely the appreciated WALPURGIS production Stom Paard (Zomer van Antwerpen 2006).
Vleugels voor de wandelaar: Cole Porter Anthology I
(Wings for the wanderer)
Wilfried Van den Brande & Dirk Baert
‘Night and day’, ‘I’ve got you under my skin’, ‘Ev’ry time we say goodbye’, ‘Begin the beguine’, ‘Anything goes’. Wilfried Van den Brande, artist in residence at WALPURGIS, invites you to listen to these world famous Cole Porter songs, but also to some less known pearls of the more than 800 songs composed by this high society stoic/hedonist.
SATURDAY MAY 2th
Machinations – version VocaalLAB Nederland 2009
VocaalLAB Nederland
VocaalLAB is an international working space and production house for the development and presentation of contemporary vocal music. This concert version of Machination, a composition by the French-Greek composer Georges Aperghis, is at the base of a new music theatre creation that will premiere at the end of May during the OperaDagenRotterdam.
Ophelia
Sarah Maria Sun, stefanpaul & Michael von zur Mühlen
A very un-classic recital of the classical Ophelia-songs by Richard Strauss by the German soprano Sarah Maria Sun (Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart) in a scenic interpretation by the young and controversial director Michael von zur Mühlen.
Stom Paard-fragmenten
(Silly Horse)
Thaïs Scholiers & Johan Bossers
Every night a short flash from widely the appreciated WALPURGIS production Stom Paard (Zomer van Antwerpen 2006).
De wijdere wereld van water
(The wide world of water)
Iris De Blaere, Frank Nuyts & Dirk Opstaele
Leporello and Hardscore join their forces for a musical tale about the Brave Tin Soldier by Hans Christian Andersen in which the transfer of meaning slowly shifts from the words to the semantics of sound and rhythmical structures. Rhythm replaces logic, reason leads to feeling.
Witter als krijt was haar habijt – interactive live recording
(Whiter than chalk was her habit)
Eurudike De Beul, Amparo Cortés & Glenn Vervliet
Within her WALPURGIS residence, mezzo-soprano Eurudike De Beul researches the universal ‘cri humain’ in the company of flamenco singer Amparo Cortés and in dialogue with the audience.
SUNDAY MAY 3th
Introduction to Alexander Technique
free individual introduction classes by several Alexander Technique teachers from AEFMAT, the Belgian association for teachers in the Alexander Technique.
Penelope – fragment
sisters De Beul, Valeria Garré & Glenn Vervliet
A fragment from the music theatre project by Koudvuur about the ever waiting Penelope.
Stom Paard-fragmenten
(Silly Horse)
Thaïs Scholiers & Johan Bossers
Every night a short flash from widely the appreciated WALPURGIS production Stom Paard (Zomer van Antwerpen 2006).
Witter als krijt was haar habijt – study
(Whiter than chalk was her habit)
Eurudike De Beul, Amparo Cortés & Glenn Vervliet
Within her WALPURGIS residence, mezzo-soprano Eurudike De Beul researches the universal ‘cri humain’ in the company of flamenco singer Amparo Cortés and in dialogue with the audience.
Vleugels voor de wandelaar – Cole Porter Anthology II
(Wings for the wanderer)
Wilfried Van den Brande & Dirk Baert
‘Night and day’, ‘I’ve got you under my skin’, ‘Ev’ry time we say goodbye’, ‘Begin the beguine’, ‘Anything goes’. Wilfried Van den Brande, artist in residence at WALPURGIS, invites you to listen to these world famous Cole Porter songs, but also to some less known pearls of the more than 800 songs composed by this high society stoic/hedonist.
BUFFET
WALPURGIS concludes the FENIKS FESTIVAL with a festive and varied buffet for spectators and artists.
