For his new project, ‘The House of Modes’, bassist and composer Martijn Vanbuel invited Brazilian accordionist Vitor Gonçalves to join him: a musical chameleon with jazz in his fingers, Brazilian rhythms in his blood, and a sound palette as colorful as a street party in Rio. To complete the trio, Martijn also brought in Tim Finoulst, a guitarist with whom he has shared a strong musical connection for years. The result is a band with solid roots and fresh shoots.

The House of Modes is not a house with walls, but with musical rooms, each with its own atmosphere. Jazz, classical, folk, Brazilian music: it's all there, interwoven and mixed together. But don't expect a tour down the familiar path. With Martijn's idiosyncratic compositions as their compass, these three musicians take the less traveled roads. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., the concert starts at 20:00. Admission is free.

The exhibition Sampler, curated by Kasper Andreasen, is currently on view at the Kunstenbibliotheek in Ghent. The exhibition explores the medium of the artist’s book through a broad selection of student publications, drawn from a recent donation to the library. On the upper floor, 75 publications are presented in three vitrines. In addition, the titles of 26 works appear on walls, floors, and shelves, transforming the space into a landscape of poetic fragments.

On two Tuesday mornings in March, Kasper Andreasen will give an informal tour of the exhibition. He will speak about the selected works and the development of the project, and will also discuss the accompanying publication Sampler, designed in collaboration with alumna Aagje Vandriessche.

Everyone is welcome — you can register via the link below.

Tickets are available via the website of VIERNULVIER. Students and staff of HOGENT, Ghent University, Artevelde, KASK & Conservatorium can send an email to helena.verheye@hogent.be with a photo of their staff or student card to receive a discount code for a free ticket.

‘Onvertaalbaar’ is Lisette Ma Neza's intimate search for her own language. She grew up in a multilingual environment and discovered that no language is complete. Through untranslatable words, memories and encounters, she explores how language barriers both clash and merge, and how multilingualism can be both vulnerable and enriching.

‘There are few people who can touch you with words in such a way that it seems as if they are holding up a mirror to you and opening a window to their magical inner world. Lisette does this time and time again, and I am grateful to be able to read her and learn from her.’ – Dalilla Hermans, author and theatre maker

Lisette will read from her book and theatre maker Aminata Demba will talk to her. Afterwards, you can buy the book at the book stand and we will conclude with drinks and music. Untranslatable by Lisette Ma Neza is a publication in the Karakters series, pocket-sized essays on philosophy and cultural criticism. The Karakters are a collaboration between Studium Generale, Academia Press, deBuren and rekto:verso.

• Lisette Ma Neza grew up in the Netherlands speaking French, English, Dutch and Kinyarwanda. She moved to Brussels to study audiovisual arts at the LUCA School of Arts, and she still lives there today. She is now an award-winning slam poet, the official city poet of Brussels, and gives poetry workshops at the Paleis in Antwerp and the Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg (KVS).
• Aminata Demba is an actress, presenter, moderator and artistic team member at the theatre company Laika vzw. In recent years, she has been a creator and performer in various theatre productions at NT Gent and KVS, among others. In addition to her acting career, she is the driving force behind RepresentBelgium, an initiative to make our visual culture in the audiovisual sector more inclusive for underrepresented groups. She also gives lectures on the theme to film students and is often asked to speak or moderate events.
• Graziela Dekeyser is an Assistant Professor in the Education, Culture and Society research group at KU Leuven. Her research expertise lies at the intersection of multilingualism, emotions and educational inequality.In the coming years, she will focus specifically on how current pedagogical issues and new school concepts in primary education can contribute to pedagogical policy in a diversifying educational landscape. Graziela is also strongly committed to close cooperation with the education sector, including through her chairmanship of the LOP Primary Education Antwerp.

The Ballroom is accessible to wheelchair users. The lift at the reception takes you to the right floor. A sign language interpreter will be provided for this lecture. If you have any further questions about accessibility facilities, please contact the organisation: anais.vanertvelde@hogent.be

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Paul Abbott is a musician and drummer. He plays with the drum kit, synthetic sounds, performance and writing. He explores music as an ecology: in which the interaction of sounds, signs and the physical body grow real and imaginary music. His work is often concerned with creating practical and fictional structures to facilitate improvisation and experimental musical play. Projects include: XT with Seymour Wright; XT+Pat Thomas; Kavain Wayne Space (RP Boo) Trio with XT; XT+Anne Gillis; X Ray Hex Tet; yPLO with Micheal Speers; F.R.David, very good* & Rosmarie with Will Holder; film sound for Keira Greene and The Creaking Breeze Ensemble with Nathaniel Mackey. He was a co-founder and co-editor of Cesura//Acceso journal for music, politics and poetics, and completed Creative Music Practice PhD research at Edinburgh University, titled “Playing no solo imagination: synthesising the rhythmic emergence of sound and sign through embodied drum kit performance and creative writing.”