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UPCOMING PROGRAMS & ON TOUR   (2025-2026)
- ongoing & past programs below - 
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Georges APERGHIS & Johanne SAUNIER

SIDÉRATIONS
​(Vue d'un point)

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new chamber opera  after Quai n.1

#transdisciplinary #music theatre #chamber opera
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Collaboration with United Instruments of Lucilin
​(Luxembourg)

composition: Georges Aperghis
stage direction & choregraphy: Johanne Saunier
scenography - concept: 
Jim Clayburgh & Johanne Saunier
video: Emeric Adrian
dramaturgy: Marion Platevoet
costumes: Sophie Van Den Keybus
musical direction: TBC
artistic coordination: Fabienne Seveillac

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HYOID singers: Angèle Chemin, Sarah Defrise, Maris Pajuste, Fabienne Seveillac, Andreas Halling, Arnout Lems, Pascal Zurek.
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creation: season 2026/2027
confirmed co-producers: United Instruments of Lucilin (LUX), Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg, IRCAM, festival d'automne à Paris (FR) with Paris Philharmonie, Warsaw Autumn (POL).
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supported by Tax Shelter - Perpodium & Cohort production.

présentation (FR)
presentation (EN)
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​Diffusion France: veuillez contacter
​Coline Vandenberghe
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la Musica artists.

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© Koen Broos
Eva REITER & Hannah DÜBGEN 

music theatre for 4 voices, electronics & video
​performance & installation

#transdisciplinary #cocreation
#music theatre
#videoinstallation

composition, electronics & co-scenography: Eva Reiter
libretto: Hannah Dübgen
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singers: Naomi Beeldens, Fabienne Seveillac, Andreas Halling, Gunther Vandeven

video & co-scenography: ​Koen Broos in collaboration with BERLIN (Antwerp) as part of their YouTurn project.
​lights & co-scenography: Yannick Jacquet

sound : Centre Henri Pousseur

​technical coordination: Oli Bonzom

concept & artistic coordination:
Fabienne Seveillac

business coordination: Andreas Halling

creation: 03/10/2025,
festival Musique(s) Rive Gauche, Paris
next: Transit festival, Leuven, 19/10/2025


Presentation (EN) here.
Présentation (FR) ici
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​supported by WALPURGIS (Mortsel), TRANSIT festival (Leuven), Musica (Pelt), Centre Henri Pousseur (Liège),
​GMEM (Marseille), Tax Shelter - Perpodium & Cohort production.

​Diffusion France: veuillez contacter
​Coline Vandenberghe

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la Musica artists.
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© Isabel Pousset
Luciano BERIO & Sébastien ROUX
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#transdisciplinary #vintagecontemporary
​#horslesmurs
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HYOID singers: Esther Rispens, Naomi Beeldens, Ellen Wils, Fabienne Seveillac,  Andreas Halling, Eymeric Mosca, Arnout Lems, Pascal Zurek.

musical director: Filip Rathé
staging: Joris Lacoste
lights/scenography: Florian Leduc
choreography: Claire Croizé
sound: Centre Henri Pousseur & La Muse en Circuit
​technical coordinator: Jan-Simon de Lille
artistic coordination: Fabienne Seveillac

Executive producers: HYOID & La Muse en Circuit

Creation: Ghent, 3 June 2023.
Next date: January 26, 2026: BOZAR hors-les-murs at the Halles de Schaerbeek.
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residencies: De Bijloke, C-TAKT (Pelt)
Coproduction and associate producers: De Bijloke, Centre Henri Pousseur, festival Musica (Strasbourg), le Théâtre de l'Archipel (Perpignan), la MAC (Créteil).

​Supported by the Flemish Community and the Institut français.


Présentation (FR) ici /// Revue de presse (FR) ici
Presentation (EN) here /// Press quotes (EN) here
Presentatie (NL) hier

TEASER here
​TRAILER here
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​Diffusion France: veuillez contacter
​Coline Vandenberghe - la Musica artists.
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© Fabienne Seveillac
Eloain Lovis HÜBNER

#transdisciplinary ​#horslesmurs

texts & costumes: Raphael Jacobs
stage direction:Aïda Gabriëls
artistic coordination: Fabienne Seveillac

HYOID singers
Flor Paichard, soprano/countertenor
Fabienne Seveillac, mezzo-soprano
Andreas Halling, tenor


Zefiro Torna
Jurgen de Bruyn, lute/ theorbo/ baroque guitar/ electric guitar
Nabou Claerhout, period & modern brass instruments 
Rubén Orio, extended percussion



Together with composer Eloain Lovis Hübner and interdisciplinary artists Aïda Gabriëls and Raphaël  Jacobs, the contemporary vocal ensemble HYOID and the transhistorical music ensemble ZEFIRO TORNA present: a Queer Chansonnier.

The project draws inspiration from medieval singers, both courtly troubadours and traveling bards, with a special focus on the rare stories of female artists from that era, such as the trobairitz Comtessa de Dia from the 12th century.

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Creation: 2027

Presentation (EN) here


​Diffusion France: veuillez contacter
​Coline Vandenberghe
- 
la Musica artists.

ONGOING PROGRAMS (season 2023/2024)
-past programs below-


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​Luciano BERIO: Sinfonia
for 8 voices and symphony orchestra

​#vintagecontemporary

singers: Naomi Beeldens/Lore Binon, Céline Laly, Ellen Wils, Fabienne Seveillac, Kevin Skelton, Andreas Halling, Tiemo Wang, Pascal Zurek.
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with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Martyn Brabbins

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​May 2022, Muziekcentrum de Bijloke (Ghent) & Queen Elisabeth Hall (Antwerp).
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audio excerpt (3rd mouvement) here


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credit: Mark Rietveld & Transit 2020
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​GAME 245 "The Mirror Stage" ​
Music theater for 4 voices, electric guitar, ambisonics & lights
​Bernhard LANG (AUT)


​singers: Fabienne Seveillac, Els Mondelaers,
Andreas Halling, Tiemo Wang
electric guitar: Kobe Van Cauwenberghe
electronics/ambisonics: IRCAM/ Robin Meier
​sound: IRCAM/Sylvain Cadars
​lights & scenography: Lucas Van Haesbroeck


première: October 24, 2020, festival 20/21, Leuven
next: opening of the Manifeste festival, Paris, 06/21; De Bijloke, Ghent, 12/21; IRCAM , 01/2023.
​with the support of the Flemish community.

​more info here
review here​
présentation en français ici

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Diffusion France: veuillez contacter Coline Vandenberghe - la Musica artists.
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credit: Myriam Van Imschoot
​newpolyphonies
concert/installation for four singers and a group of local participants
Collaboration with Myriam Van Imschoot (BEL) 

#community #transdisciplinary #cocreation


singers: Fabienne Seveillac, Els Mondelaers, Andreas Halling, Gunther Vandeven.

première: de Bijloke, October 17, 2020
next: DeSingel: 29-20 June 2021
​KAAI theater,  3-4 July 2021; Darmstadt festival, 9 August 2021; MaerzMusik Berlin, 22 March 2022.

with the support of the Flemish community.
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presentation here

Please contact us about the installation version: newpolyphonies rewired.

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 A HISTORY OF THE VOICE
Jennifer WALSHE (IR/UK)

singers: ​Fabienne Seveillac, Els Mondelaers,
​Andreas Halling, Tiemo Wang.
sound: Wannes Gonissen.

#transdisciplinary
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Première: October 22nd, 2017, Transit festival, Leuven (Belgium); More dates: November Music festival (NL), Nov 2018; Soundsofmusic festival (NL), Nov 2018; Huddersfield festival (UK), Nov 2018; GAIDA festival (LIT), Oct 2020; Reims opera (FR), Nov 6, 2022.

Video trailer
Quote sheet
Tech rider
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Supported by WALPURGIS & the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung.
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pdf presentation here

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Diffusion France: veuillez contacter Coline Vandenberghe - la Musica artists.
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© Halory Goerger
music theatre for 4 voices & electronics

​​#transdisciplinary #cocreation
​#music theatre


composition: Christopher Trapani
stage direction & scenography: Halory Goerger
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singers: Céline Laly, Fabienne Seveillac, Andreas Halling, Gunther Vandeven

Creation: 16 November 2023, Rainy Days festival, Luxembourg Philharmonie; next dates: Noirlac & de Bijloke (Ghent), May 2024

​ENG - presentation here
FR - présentation ici
Trailer here

​Supported by the Flemish Community, WALPURGIS (Mortsel), la POP (Paris) & La Ferme de Villefavard (Limousin).

Diffusion France: veuillez contacter Coline Vandenberghe - la Musica artists.​​​

Picture© Benjamin Riado
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​#cocreation #transdisciplinary

composition: Mauro Lanza & Claudio Panariello

singers: Esther Rispens, Angèle Chemin, Fabienne Seveillac, Andreas Halling, Pascal Zurek, Pieter Stas
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with SPECTRA ensemble, conducted by Filip Rathé.
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In collaboration with Antonella Fenech, art historian.

Creation: 22 October 2023, TRANSIT festival, STUK, Leuven; creation of the staged concert version: 26/10/23, de Bijloke, Ghent.

​Presentation (EN) here.
​Supported by the Flemish Community.
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Diffusion France: veuillez contacter Coline Vandenberghe - la Musica artists.


​PAST PROGRAMS
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A SYMPHONY OF EXPECTATION 
BERIO: SINFONIA for 8 voices and orchestra

​#vintagecontemporary

singers: 
Julie Calbete, Lore Binon, Els Mondelaers, Fabienne Seveillac, Kevin Skelton, Andreas Halling, Tiemo Wang, Jean-Manuel Candenot.

premiere: March 2020: Antwerp Opera & Klarafestival at Kaaitheater.
Coproduction of Klarafestival, The Airport Society & Opera Vlaanderen.
more info here.
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​'QUANDO STANNO MORENDO, DIARIO POLACCO N.2', Luigi Nono: 4 voices, bass fl, cello, electronics. 

​​#vintagecontemporary

Collaboration with Aton'&Armide ensemble (Brussels, Belgium), the Centre Henri Pousseur (Liège) & Klaas Verpoest (video).
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Program premiered at deBijloke (Gent, Belgium) in May 2015.

HYOID singers: Johanna Greulich, sop - Livia Rado, sop - Emilie De Voght, sop - Fabienne Seveillac, mz

Presentation & bios here.
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credit: Stanislav Dobák
JOURNAL D'UN USAGER DE L'ESPACE
Maija HYNNINEN (FI/US) & Benjamin VANDEWALLE (BE)

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#transdisciplinary #cocreation

composition: Maija Hynninen 
choreography: Benjamin Vandewalle 
lights/scenography: Lucas Van Haesbroek
costumes: Moni Wespi
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singers: Fabienne Seveillac, Andreas Halling
sound/electronics: Centre Henri Pousseur
In English & French.
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première: September 2021, KAAI theater.
next: 01/22 - de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam; 02/22: Concertgebouw, Bruges; Monty, Antwerpen, 14/05/22 ; 01/10/22, De Bijloke, Ghent.
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With the support of the Madetoja foundation (Finland) and the Flemish community.
​pdf presentation here

trailer here

Diffusion France: veuillez contacter Coline Vandenberghe - la Musica artists.


OLDER: FIRST PRODUCTIONS:

2011: East coast premiere (New York, USA) of Georges Aperghis' Sextuor: L'Origine des Espèces, staged by Lola Joulin (singers: Megan Schubert, Christie Finn, Gelsey Bell, Amirtha Kidambi, Fabienne Seveillac ; cello: Emilie Girard-Charest).

2013: GLOSSOLALIA: duo program with soprano Frauke Aulbert & Fabienne Seveillac (shows in FR & DE)
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SCORES FOR BODY AND VOICE
Collaboration with dancer/choreographer Ula SICKLE (CAN/BEL)

​#transdisciplinary #cocreation


* Voices ascending a staircase
performers: Ula Sickle & Fabienne Seveillac
première: Performatik festival, WIELS, Brussels, March 2019 

* Scores for body and voice: Horizontal Chorus
performers: Julie Calbete, Fabienne Seveillac, Andreas Halling, Jean-Manuel Candenot
première: Ear to the Ground festival, de Bijloke, Gent, April 2019

pdf presentation here
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LOOPSTATION, production by Ontroerend Goed (Ghent)
Music by Joris Blanckaert

HYOID singers: Christie Finn, sop - Laurence Servaes, sop
Fabienne Seveillac, mz - Pauline Claes, mz

Première: Vooruit, Gent, March 2018
KVS/ Klarafestival, March 2018.


QUOTE SHEET (latest update March 25th, 2018)
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More info here.
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