HERMAN VAN VEEN - TODAY -

After his unforgettable performances filled to the brim on the occasion of ’60 years on the boards’ and his 80th birthday year, Herman van Veen is coming to Flanders in 2027 with his faithful musicians under the direction of Edith Leerkes with his new performance Vandaag. A personal, moving, and musical journey full of stories, songs, and reflections – with the unpredictable humor and sharp lightheartedness that have characterized him for decades. And how! Thanks to what he calls 'genetic luck' and especially ‘singing’, because that is precisely what keeps him moving, with heart and soul and that for 140 performances per year. Once, in the 60s of the last century, Herman started his career in Belgium. Since then, he calls it his motherland. Uit de Pers: Enchanting. When he dances and plays in his red socks, you don't see an octogenarian, but a child. He remains a phenomenon. NRC **** Van Veen seems immortal. AD**** Back from never having been away, striking and dynamic. Dagblad van het Noorden***** Herman van Veen (1945) is absolutely unique in his genre. Geen Nederlandse artist is celebrated in international theaters like this Utrecht devil-artist. He plays violin, sings, composes, writes, acts, directs, paints, and is the spiritual father of the world-famous duck Alfred Jodocus Kwak. Since his debut in 1965, he has been traveling the world with his performances: from the Olympia in Paris, Carré in Amsterdam to Carnegie Hall in New York. Spring ‘27 he adds his beloved Antwerp to this again.