Crooner, DAAN

For 30 years, Daan has been surprising his loyal audience with a whirlwind of musical genres, from pop noire to indie rock, electro to country, beats & ballads, usually in English, but sometimes also in Frans of Nederlands. Anyone looking for the common thread in his work will be able to discover in this theater tour that all those songs have something in common; the often melancholic and at the same time humorous lyrics full of visual metaphors (Daan is, after all, a graphic artist) and a (storm and) urge to translate this into almost baroque musical paintings. This tour distills all his songs in the same musical way; Daan behind the grand piano or guitar, Isolde Lasoen, Daan’s permanent musical muse for 25 years, on vibraphone, drums, trumpet, bells, and angel singing, and the virtuoso Jean-François Assy, known as a musician for, among others, Alain Bashung, William Sheller of Yann Thiersen, on his atypical cello. The more intimate halls with a seated audience give Daan the chance to get closer to the audience, and to take the time to share the stories behind his colorful life path and mysterious lyrics, through which the crooner creates a theatrical cabaret full of emotion and ecstasy. Every evening, just something else happens, because Daan, besides his own repertoire of more than 300 songs, just as gladly & originally interprets his favorite covers, as if they were his own children. For those who missed the “Simple” tour back then, a major sold-out live success & a double platinum album - or want to hear the sequel - Daan is climbing back on stage this winter, with also a new vinyl & new songs included. Cast: - Daan Stuyven: piano, guitar, vocals - Isolde Lasoen: drums, vibraphone, trumpet, bells, vocals - Jean-François Assy: cello