Babel is a performance of broad scope, which perfectly blends opera singing, 24 virtuoso percussionists and the magic of fireworks. The musical side of it is the result of a confrontation of two divergent yet complementary worlds: the airy, contemplative and lyrical character of polyphonic vocals and the earthy, obsessive rituals of percussion.
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The instrumental baggage of Babel was a challenge in itself: four voices from the vocal quartet Vertigo (Jean-Luc Fafchamps, Martine Kivits, Pascale Vyvère and Patrick Waleffe) and four solo percussionists (Les Petites Frappes) bolstered by the massive sound of 16 steel drums of the group Diogène .
Artistic Production: Martine Kivits, Poney Gross, Jean-Luc Fafchamps
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Babel
01/11/1999