Bozar
Not Standing

‘Sequenze - Alexander Vantournhout & Not Standing’

16 Feb.'25

A physical exploration of Berio’s music

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

Between 1958 and 2002, Italian composer Luciano Berio composed 14 groundbreaking Sequenze for solo instruments, in which he radically pushed the boundaries of virtuosity and expression. In each Sequenza, Berio develops a complex musical idea beyond mere technical mastery. Alexander Vantournhout selected five of them - for violin, voice, trombone, accordion and harp - and, together with four performers of Not Standing, created a performance exploring the physical possibilities of Berio's music. During a unique tour through the Palace of Fine Arts, a fascinating dialogue emerges between Horta's iconic architecture, the musicians and the performers' acrobatic movements. Music, space and movement merge perfectly.

Representations at 18:00 and 20:30

Alexander Vantournhout
choreography , creation , performer
Emmi Väisänen
co-creation , performer
Esse Vanderbruggen
co-creation , performer
Axel Guérin
co-creation , performer
Chia-Hung Chung
co-creation , performer
Katherina Lindekens
dramaturgy
Rudi Laermans
dramaturgy
Jonathan Maes
technical co-ordination
Bram Vandeghinste
technician
Kiki Verschueren
Not Standing (production)
Suzanne Bertouille Rotunda
Luciano Berio

Sequenza V

Joren Elsen
trombone
Banquet Hall
Luciano Berio

Sequenza II

Mathilde Wouters
harp
Council Chamber Rotunda
Luciano Berio

Sequenza III for Voice

Esther-Elisabeth Rispens
voice
Henry Le Boeuf Hall
Luciano Berio

Sequenza XIII

An Raskin
accordion
Horta Hall
Luciano Berio

Sequenza VIII

Wibert Aerts
violin

Classical Music

Symphonic

2024-2025

Staging the Concert

Vocal music

2024-2025

Portrait Berio-Berberian

Practical information

Location

Bozar/Centre for Fine Arts

Rue Ravenstein 23 1000 Brussels

Rates

Standard

28

< 30 year

14

Card : Preferential Reimbursement / EU Disability

14

Co-production