RADICAL HEARTS VZW

We want to define as radical art as art which profoundly develops a single proposition. It is free from style, but not free from a very specific attitude of the artist towards his/her art. Radical art, to us, has nothing to do with provocation; being tender can be very radical.

Radical HeArts vzw ‘ is as well a mental and juridical structure for the Performing Art Company and for other related works of art, created by Paul Vandenbroeck and Pé Vermeersch as it will be, in time, a location in the heart of Kortrijk open to the public to assist to performances, exhibitions and lectures.

The predecessor of ‘radical hearts’ was ‘the small house for radical art’ , a dance workspace that flourished from 2002 till 2005 in the harbour of Ghent and where the fundaments of a new company were laid. Thanks to the support of the City of Ghent , the collaboration with the Cultural centre ‘ Stroming’ of Evergem and the Province of East-Flanders; but especially thanks to the voluntary enthusiasm of many artists, several projects could be carried out.

At this moment there are no funds for ‘ radical hearts’. The Flemish Dance Commission considers the work to be artistically irrelevant.

People related to ‘ radical hearts’

Artistic team :

  • Pé Vermeersch, artistic director & Paul Vandenbroeck, scientific researcher
  • Peter Clasen, composer, electronics ( www.neven.be )
  • Dancers : Angela Babuin, Hilde Broeckhove, Hélène Barrier, Mireya Martinez, Mathilde Monfreux, Mira Walschot
  • Musicians : Bart Maris, ( trumpet ) Lode Vercampt ( cello ) Jan Marmenout (ethnic instruments )
    Soprano and voice coach : Françoise Vanhecke ( www.françoisevanhecke.be )
  • Communication : Paul Vandenbroeck, Angela Babuin, Pé Vermeersch

Committee :

  • Paul Vandenbroeck
  • Philippe Dejaeghere,
  • Benjamin Vermeersch
  • Luc Coghe

Accountant :

  • Roland De Coster

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Identificatienr./ nr. Identification : 17218/93 Rekeningnummer/nr. de conte : KBC 423-3130821-90

IBAN : BE 34 4233 1308 2190. BIC : KREDEBEBB BTWnr. : BE- 451 007834