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 at the gigantic relief 'De Menselijke Driften' by Jef Lambeaux. Between the bodies in stone, he also recognized himself. The busker who traveled from café to café with songs by, among others, the Zangeres Zonder Naam. The man who later sang of 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 in hand and wrote with a sinister smile on his lips: 'life is a bleak horror... We are all in the same boat: everyone, rich or poor, 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. Soon, the silver Cadillac will be zipping over Belgian and Dutch roads again. In its trunk is a new record, Het Paviljoen der Menselijke Driften, but also old hits, a few murder ballads, and his versions of songs by Loudon Wainwright III, David McWilliams, and the Zangeres Zonder Naam - Guido received access to the original recordings from the family of her discoverer Johnny Hoes. There is no concept for the show. Or rather, there is. 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, shaped by nights, lusts, and love that does not yield. Performer: Stephan Vanfleteren - image