Guido Belcanto | Pavilion of Human Passions

On a hot day last summer, Guido Belcanto drove his silver Cadillac to Brussels, towards the Jubelpark. There he stood in a pavilion in front of the gigantic relief ‘De Menselijke Driften’ by Jef Lambeaux. Between the bodies in stone he also recognized himself. The busker who moved from cafe to cafe with songs by, among others, the Zangeres Zonder Naam. The man who later sang his own lusts, without shame. And also the shadow sides of others – with much compassion, but not without humor. Back home he took pen and guitar and wrote with a sinister smile on his lips: “Life is a barren horror… We are all in the same boat: everyone, poor or rich, we are going to die”. But in anticipation of that, there is the Emperor of the Life Song, comforting and imperturbable, to make everything right. A concept for the show does not exist. Or does it. The concept is called Guido. So expect the unexpected. But also a veteran who can still do it. Someone who sings with a sweet, familiar voice, formed by nights, lusts and love that does not yield.