Daan Vandewalle, Emi See, Djuwa Mroivili, Lukas Huisman & Collectif Faire-Part

The titles alone of some Eastman works are enough to start a riot in a concert hall today. In any case, you can’t just sit back and savour a bit of minimal music with names like that.

Perhaps all the more so because composer Julius Eastman was gay and Black himself! And even more so since this concert links Eastman’s works to texts and images that bring things even more clearly into relief, if that’s possible. So it’s a concert as a mental exercise, and as striking evidence that few things focus our conscience more than the confrontation with unfiltered modern art.

For years, Muziektheater Transparant has shown itself to be a master in designing projects that look social and other issues right in the eyes. No prejudice is safe from these creatives. That goes for The ground of anything too, an adaptation of their production Joy Boy – A Tribute to Julius Eastman. In addition to the four pianists, among them Eastman expert Daan Vandewalle, the remarkable videos by the Flemish- Congolese artists’ collective Faire-Part will ensure a profound experience.

Dancers video Gay Guerrilla: Thony Yondo, Sanders Coccinelle, Naomie Kulemfuka, Dan Monga

Production: Muziektheater Transparent
Part of UUR KULTUUR KU Leuven