The Banquet & I Solisti / Jan Decleir & Marjan De Schutter

After the great success of ‘Landru’, I SOLISTI and Het Banket join forces again. This time they tackle the improbable but true life story of Joseph Fouché (1759-1820), the most unknown protagonist of the Franse Revolutie. He changed sides like underwear, from one radical extreme to the other. He was a Catholic student priest in his young years, but then showed himself to be a ruthless butcher of everyone who had anything to do with the faith. On new music by Frederik Neyrinck, Jan Decleir, Marjan De Schutter, the musicians of I SOLISTI, and the young soprano Hanna Al-Bender bring the story of Fouché to the stage. By putting a spotlight on this forgotten protagonist, they also shed light on the period in which we live now. In recent years, there has been a new interest in that fascinating period of our history. Probably because we have ended up in a time period again in which our familiar society is shaking to its foundations. Text and direction: Het Banket (Brechtje Louwaard and Tristan Versteven) Acting: Jan Decleir and Marjan De Schutter Compositie: Frederik Neyrinck Livemuziek: I SOLISTI: Tille Van Gastel (flute), Tomonori Takeda (clarinet), Francis Pollet (bassoon/musical direction), Simon Van Hoecke/Simon Binon (trumpet), Bram Fournier/Joren Elsen/Jan Smets (trombone), Hanna Al-Bender (soprano) Video: Tristan Versteven Advies video: Lise Bruyneel Audio: Victor Hidalgo Productie: I SOLISTI, Het Banket and Perpodium Gerealiseerd with support of the Tax Sheltermaatregel of the Belgian federal government via Flanders Tax and of the Vlaamse Gemeenschap. Artist website: www.isolisti.be www.hetbanket.be