Brussels Voice Phenomena reactivates a collection of recorded voices selected from the Brussels archive fund BNA-BBOT.
Alexandra Lécuiller (FR)
For this performance, Alexandra Lécuiller and actor Christophe Brault take on the roles of Thomas Alva Edison and Friedrich Jurgenson, pioneers in recording the voices of the dead, allowing us to hear a forgotten Brussels that seeks to spill over into our daily lives. Together, they orchestrate a macabre dance, resurrecting an anachronistic and invisible soundscape of Brussels. Staying true to this medieval motif, they guide us through the cries of Brussels, encountering its neighborhoods, its outcasts, its customs, its animals, and its ghosts.
This performance is the result of two research residencies at KANAL-Centre Pompidou and Maison Poème. It is part of Alexandra Lécuiller’s doctoral research in Art and Art Sciences, conducted at ENSAV-La Cambre and ULB, exploring the role of recorded voices in performance and their possible interpretations. Christophe Brault, a actor based in Paris, performs here for the second time alongside Alexandra Lécuiller.
Alexandra Lécuiller (she,her) is a PhD candidate in Art and Art Sciences at ENSAV – La Cambre and ULB. She lives and works between Paris and Brussels. Her research focuses on recorded voice in performance, questioning oral archives as an artistic form. Her transdisciplinary practice revolves around anachronistic languages, reviving the forgotten histories of the invisible. Her work has been exhibited in Europe and the USA. Since 2021, she has been teaching at ESA in Paris.
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| DATE | CONTENU |
|---|---|
| 2025/04/172000 |
17.04.2025 20:00 La Raffinerie, Brussels Réservations |
Duration : 30’
With the support of ENSAV – La Cambre. Co-presented with Charleroi danse.
The recordings come from the audiotheque of Bruxelles Nous Appartient – Brussel Behoort Ons Toe (BNA-BBOT).
In partnership with KANAL – Centre Pompidou, with the support of Maison Poème and the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
