Bozar
Twenty Nine Studio

Le Père Sauvage

30 June'25
- 19:00

A Poetic Memento of K(C)ongo by Sammy Baloji

With Staging the Concert, Bozar initiates, introduces, and produces a new format where visual art and music enter into dialogue. New dimensions of the concert experience are explored through the interplay of space, light, and materials.

For this third edition, Bozar has invited Congolese artist Sammy Baloji to conceive an evening using the 65th anniversary of the Democratic Republic of Congo's independence as a starting point. Together with the Brussels-based Twenty Nine Studio & Production, Sammy Baloji draws a connection between the architecture of Victor Horta and colonization. After all, the iconic Art Nouveau building exists thanks to Congo's natural resources.

Two new musical compositions, written especially for this project, are inspired by the 1899 novel Heart of Darkness (Szymon Brzoska) and 1970s Pan-Africanism (Pytshens Kambilo). Finally, Jamaican artist Satch Hoyt presents a sound cartography retracing the historical journeys of Black people across the Atlantic Ocean.

Before Staging the Concert, Sammy Baloji and curator Marie Umuhoza will engage in a dialogue during a Sofa Session. Sammy Baloji’s latest film, L'Arbre de l'Authenticité (2025), premiering at Bozar on May 23, will be one of the discussion topics.

Sammy Baloji
artistic direction
Szymon Brzóska
composer
Barbara Drazkov
piano
Maria Kulowska
cello
Laurent Blondiau
trumpet
Louison Renault
percussion
Pytshens Kambilo Bozandiya
arrangement , composition , guitar
Sam Saloom
bass
Carlos Gbaguidi
drums
Florence Kraus
saxophone
Gabrielle Rachel
trombone
Julie Varlet
trumpet
Satch Hoyt
multi-instrumentalist (musician)

2024-2025

Portrait Sammy Baloji

Classical Music

Symphonic

2024-2025

Staging the Concert

Concerts

Electronic Music

Jazz

Global Music

2024-2025

Jazz, Global, Electro

Practical information

Location

Henry Le Boeuf Hall

Rue Ravenstein 23 1000 BRUSSELS

Sound level

Level 2 ≤ 95 db

Rates

Standard

28

< 30 year

14