GABBRO IN GABBRO ✦ NOVA EXPRESS ✦

“Hanne has once again made the unreal real and documented it: capturing an entire trip to Italy musically while improvising with various fascinating musicians. I cannot wait to see the film and experience the concert with Casper and Oscar live” - Programmator Adia Gefascineerd through stones and minerals, Hanne De Backer gives her collective of musicians and artists the name g a b b r o. Gabbro is a volcanic igneous rock that forms from slowly cooling magma beneath the Earth's surface. Only later, touring through Italy, does she discover that it is also the name of a small mysterious village in Tuscany... Hanne traveled together with drummer Casper Van De Velde (schntzl, Early Life Forms) to the Tuscan hills. With their instruments as a compass, they wandered through the remote village and got into conversation with the residents. They found a place where time seems to move differently; a world of silence and accidental encounters that they captured in a poetic documentary. Following the film, Hanne, Casper, and their traveling companion Oscar Claus treat you to a live concert that takes you on a trip along acoustic and electronic sounds, baritone sax and drums, old radios, and Tuscan field recordings. More info about our jazz club Nova Express can be found here. -- Film: Direction, editing & music: Hanne De Backer • cinematography & color grading: Seppe Van Grieken • sound engineer: Oscar Claus • music: Casper Van De Velde • production & interpreter: Fanny Desvachez • production: Yuni Mahieu • sound design: Yves Demey • Concert: baritone sax & bass clarinet: Hanne De Backer • drums & sampler: Casper Van De Velde • sound design: Oscar Claus • production: BACKÌ vzw • co-production: kunstencentrum nona, Ha!Concerts • with the support of Flanders State Of The Arts