Darker ✩ The Songs of Leonard Cohen ✩ Clubshow Missy Sippy

A musical narration around the timeless songs of Leonard Cohen. Clothed in a warm acoustic mantle and with stories about his lifelong quest for happiness. Ten years after his passing, Geert Bouckaert, known for his acclaimed Johnny Cash tributes, and the celebrated singer and multi-instrumentalist Liselotte Van Dooren bring the greatest successes of the Canadian singer, songwriter, and poet Leonard Cohen back to life. Van Suzanne to his artistic testament Happens to the Heart. The duo has stripped the songs down and reduced them to their essence: two enchanting voices that blend perfectly and an acoustic guitar, supplemented here and there with a touch of piano, a streak of violin, a riff on the harmonica or the melodica. Between the songs, master storyteller Bouckaert dives deep into the turbulent life of the singer with a strong sense of pitch-black humor, which was also characteristic of Cohen himself, and reflects on the various ways in which the godfather of gloom tried to overcome his innate sadness: first with tons of drugs and rivers of alcohol, later with a truckload of antidepressants, throughout his life with various religions and diverse philosophies, but above all with many, many women. A Sunday afternoon dedicated to the brilliant Leonard Cohen. ☆ Buy your tickets now ☆ ================================================== Sunday 8 November • 5 PM–7 PM A compelling and highly entertaining show featuring timeless songs in a warm, acoustic arrangement accompanied by gripping stories about a lifelong quest for happiness. Ten years after his passing, Geert Bouckaert, renowned for his acclaimed Johnny Cash tributes, and celebrated singer and multi-instrumentalist Liselotte Van Dooren bring the greatest songs of Canadian singer, songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen back to life. From Suzanne to his artistic testament Happens to the Heart. The duo has stripped the songs back to their essence: two captivating voices and an acoustic guitar, here and there joined by a touch of piano, a stroke of violin, a riff on harmonica or melodica. Between the songs, master storyteller Bouckaert, with a keen sense of the dark humour that was also so characteristic of Cohen himself, dives into the singer’s turbulent life. He looks at the different ways in which the godfather of gloom tried to overcome his innate melancholy: first with vast amounts of drugs and alcohol, later with antidepressants, throughout his life with different religions and philosophies, but above all with many, many women. A Sunday afternoon dedicated to the brilliant Leonard Cohen. ☆ Buy your tickets now ☆ Tickets: €20 Intimate seated club show