Karen Willems is an artist and musician working with the aim of deeper connection and intimacy through music. During Listening Other·Wise, she will focus on nature as the greatest inspiration in her work. Together with Willems, we will experience the act of listening as an improvisation, going into a conversation with the sound of a glacier. Therefore, music is experienced as a communicative form that seeks dialogue and discourse in order to discover different perspectives on forms of listening.

Biography

Karen Willems is a jazz musician who is active in various fields. Her expressive physical drum and percussion technique brought her to Yuko, Zita Swoon Group, and Zwerm, among others. With her project Inwolves, she took the first steps towards the discovery of the essence of her own music. Her solo project, Terre Sol, elaborates on this. Willems is also active in theatre, dance, and contemporary music productions, and has collaborated with Ultima Vez (Invited), ChampdAction (Hold Your Horses, Vokal Trakt), Platform K (Sculpture), Bl!ndman [drums] (Herman Kolgen – Train Fragments), Kopergietery (Buzz), and Antigone (Gemislukt).

Practical information

Programme: Listening Other·Wise
12-13.12.25, La Loge Brussels