Hear the Silence
Hear the Silence explores the need for embrace in times of disruption. The starting point is the waltz, once a symbol of European refinement as a music and a dance, but in the 20th century shaken by underlying tensions. Seven dancers and a musician revisit the waltz and deconstruct the dance form. In search of collective resilience through a reconstruction with old debris, new compositions and parallels with the present emerge. Hear the Silence is a contemporary plea for dance and music as a form of resistance and connection in uncertain times.
- Genre: Dance
- World premiere: 12 February 2026, KVS Brussels (BE)
- Direction: Zoë Demoustier
- Creation & performance: concept & direction Zoë Demoustier // dance and creation by Anna Tierney, Roshanak Morrowatian, Fyllenia Grigoriou, Minjung Sung, Artemis Stavridi, Misha Demoustier, Silas Martens
- Costumes: Annemie Boonen
- Music: live sound Rint Mennes, Willem Lenaerts // sound design Rint Mennes, Willem Lenaerts, Misha Demoustier
- Coproduction: Ultima Vez, KVS, STUK
- With the support of: Stad Gent, de Vlaamse Overheid, de Tax Shelter maatregel van de Belgische Federale Overheid via Flanders Tax Shelter, Montpellier Danse, South East Dance, Vlaams Cultuurhuis De Brakke Grond
“Hear the Silence celebrates what humanity has so often lost throughout its history: the strength to support one another rather than bring each other down. This makes the performance a celebration for those who love music, those who love dance, and those who love the world.”
Knack Focus
"Ravel broke the Viennese waltz open in dramatic fashion. In her turn, Demoustier deconstructs and reassembles the couple dance but in a much more minimalist way. She counters Ravel's bombast with abrupt silences and motionless bodies. In this contrast, she reveals her excellent eye for drama."
De Standaard
"Those who, like Demoustier, possess worldly senses, perceive in every dance an expression of the zest for life."
Etcetera