Th 12.02.26
- Brussels (BE), KVS
première
Hear the Silence
Zoë Demoustier | laGeste | Ultima Vez | KVS
A waltz rytm that wants to carry me to eternity,
music as a source of cadence
shimmers into grateful silence
the song does not last
too torn apart by countercurrents
dancing becomes a whirlwind
to outwit pain
and never loose touch.
impressie van Katelijne Onghena
Hear The Silence is a contemporary call to dance and music as acts of resistance through connection in uncertain times. A search for resilience and hope.
"Silence doesn't exist. Just like there is no zero point. Luckily. That would drive us insane. Silence only exists in the gaps between sound. Out of that, everything is born. Listen."
Zoë Demoustier
'It is within this danced narrative that art takes the form of a space for collective resilience and questions what remains of tenderness in a world under tension.'
Magali Bou Assi - wwwkaroo.me
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Hear the Silence explores the need for embrace in times of disruption.
The starting point is the waltz, once a symbol of European refinement as a music and a dance, but in the 20th century shaken by underlying tensions.
Seven dancers and a musician revisit the waltz and deconstruct the dance form.
In search of collective resilience through a reconstruction with old debris, new compositions and parallels with the present emerge.
Hear the Silence is a contemporary plea for dance and music as a form of resistance and connection in uncertain times.
Zoë Demousier about Hear the Silence
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concept & direction Zoë Demoustier
danced and created by Anna Tierney, Roshanak Morrowatian, Fyllenia Grigoriou, Minjung Sung, Artemis Stavridi, Misha Demoustier, Silas Martens
artistic support Misha Demoustier
live sound Rint Mennes, Willem Lenaerts
sound design Rint Mennes, Willem Lenaerts, Misha Demoustier
lightdesign Ellie Bryce, Carlo Bourguignon, Randall Diagre
light technician Kato Ooms
sound technician Brecht Beuselinck
stage image Randall Diagre, Annemie Boonen
costumedesign Annemie Boonen
direction assistance Oihana Azpillaga
movement coaching Jacob Bousset
dramaturgy Danielle van Vree, Dina Dooreman
artistic advice Annemie Boonen, Hildegard De Vuyst
photography Tom Herbots, Kurt Van der Elst
touring Morgan Van Kerrebrouck | laGeste
production laGeste
co-production Ultima Vez, KVS, STUK
thanks to Diogo Lopes, Ida Osten, Judit Waterschoot, Isabel Dao, Nell Weatherby, Inaki Azpillaga, An-Marie Lambrechts, Luc Van den bosch, Hans Depelchin, Kristien De Coster, Lara van Lookeren, Cath James, Harm Langenkamp, Paul Knevel, 30CC, Wolf Doyen, Justine Cappelle, Thijs Calleew, Kristien De Coster, Lahja Demoustier, Daniel Howett, Anja Vandenbroucke, Elisabeth Klinck en Paul Klinck.
with support of City of Ghent, Flemish Authorities, the Belgian Federal Government's Tax Shelter measure through Flanders Tax Shelter, Montpellier Danse, South East Dance, Vlaams Cultuurhuis De Brakke Grond
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Fr 13.02.26
- Brussels (BE), KVS
Sa 14.02.26
- Brussels (BE), KVS
Fr 20.02.26
- Roeselare (BE), De Spil
Fr 27.02.26
- Hasselt (BE), CCHA
We 04.03.26
- Leuven (BE), 30CC/Schouwburg Leuven
Th 05.03.26
- Leuven (BE), 30CC/Schouwburg Leuven
Fr 13.03.26
- Dilbeek (BE), Westrand Cultuurcentrum
Fr 03.04.26
- Deinze (BE), Leietheater
Th 23.04.26
- Bruges (BE), Stadsschouwburg Brugge
Tu 28.04.26
- Diest (BE), CC Diest
geannuleerd
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when premiere 12 February 2026
duration 1.10 (without break)
language no language
on tour
If you want to programme this performance, contact Morgan Van Kerrebrouck
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©Kurt Van der Elst
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“Hear the Silence celebrates what humanity has so often lost throughout its history: the strength to support one another rather than bring each other down. This makes the performance a celebration for those who love music, those who love dance, and those who love the world.”
'Ravel broke the Viennese waltz open in dramatic fashion. In her turn, Demoustier deconstructs and reassembles the couple dance but in a much more minimalist way. She counters Ravel's bombast with abrupt silences and motionless bodies. In this contrast, she reveals her excellent eye for drama.'
'Those who, like Demoustier, possess worldly senses, perceive in every dance an expression of the zest for life.'
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portret of Zoë Demoustier byHans Depelchin - April 2025
program leaflet Hear the Silence
interview with Zoë and Misha Demoustier by Tom Peeters in Randkrant - March 2026
article in Etcetera by Rudy Laermans - 18.02.2026