curently with

past collaborations

OakTree trio

with 

Annemie Osborne cello & voice

Thibault Dille accordeon & voice

I met Annemie and Thibault in the conservatory of Brussels in a free improvisation class led by Kris Defoort. One day of 2009, the 3 of us improvised together and the sound of that line up thrilled a deep string in me after what I invited them to continue the exploration which we do ever since!

http://www.oaktreetrio.com

 

How Town

with 

Laura Polence & Elina Silova voices

Lennart Heyndels double bass

Matiss Cuddars guitar

 

We met with Lennart and Matiss in Canada where we followed together with musicians from all over the world a great workshop led by Dave Douglas at the Banff Centre. We started a band with the violinist Ludovica Burtone called the SaLLMa's moles and in parallel, Lennart started composing a suite around the poem of E.E.Cummings "Anyone lived in a pretty how town" which gave the name and was the start of a new band and adventure HOW TOWN that still goes on, taking new paths every moment.

https://howtownmusic.wordpress.com/

 

SAMRITH

with Mathilde Strijdonk


SAMRITH #1 is a performance where we invite the audience to go through an emotional rollercoaster by the simple act of breathing.


On stage, 2 chairs, 2 women looking formal; we are at a formal gathering, a conference. The two women will encourage a collective breathing session, breathing to feel, to feel the body and to feel alive.

Samrith is a journey to encounter deep emotion, the inner body movement and body presence. For this performance Sarah and Mathilde researched different ways of breathing, questioned how certain emotions arise after practicing a specific way of breathing, analyzed the movement, the sounds and the rhythm of the breath.

When we feel scared, the heart rate goes up, we start breathing faster, but silent, alert for danger; is it possible to go the other way around, starting with the breath to evoke the emotion?

Sarah and Mathilde created a score, for body and voice, in the format of a conference, of a musical dialogue, a practical exercise to encourage the public to a collective breathing experience until they end up holding in their breath, awaiting the explosive climax.





THE SEA WITHIN

the new production by VOETVOLK

Lisbeth Gruwez & Maarten Vancauwenberghe

WATCH the TEASER


Infinitely grateful for the adventure of CRISS CROSS EUROPE 2018

with MARYLIN MAZUR, 

Koen Smits (trompet), Niels Engel (drums), Søren Gemmer (piano, synth), Léon Phal (sax), Peedu Kass (bass)


NEW ALBUM

of a very dear project:

SONGS OF INNOCENCE 

AND EXPERIENCE 

composed by YANN LECOLLAIRE

on poems of WILLIAM BLAKE


The NEW ALBUM

"CHANSONS INDIGO"

by clarinetist and composer

Jean-Pierre Peuvion

is released on HomeRecords Label.


SAM GERSTMANS


MUSIC

Marylin Mazur

Leon Phal

Koen Smits

Pedu Kaas

Soren Gemmer

Niels Engel

Tcha Limberger

Michel Massot

Nicolas Michaux

Kouzy Larsen

Nathan Wouters

Ludovica Burtone

Riccardo Del Fra

Mister Oz Bigband de Nancy

André Klenes

Fabrizio Cassol

Manu Louis

Micah Kessel

Yannick Dupont 

Eric Bribosia 

Kris Defoort

Seppe breurs

Jakob warmenbol  drums

Niels Heertum

Ruben Machtelincks

Fabienne Danloye

Fanny Beriaux

Georges Hermans

Dirk Van Der Linden

Pierre Greco

Jean Borlée

Martin Méreau

Alain Chafwéhé

 

PERFORMANCE

Brussels Soundpainting collective Matters

Luis Pôlet (painter)

Corentin Delpierre (dancer)

Antoine Dutrieu (dancer)

Carolina Van Eps  (dancer)

Fabien Dariel (actor)

Stef Kamil Carlens (singer-songwriter-musician)

Yaso Romero (singer-dancer)

 

DANCE

Marc Bogaert

Elie Tass

Haider Al Timimi

Gust Vandenberghe

Tamara Debaty

Royal Ballet of Flanders (2001-2004)