Zita Swoon Group in brief
Zita Swoon is one of Belgium’s most popular bands, ever since Stef Kamil Carlens left dEUS (which he co-founded with Tom Barman) and started the group around the mid-’90s, under the name Moondog Jr. (soon rechristened Zita Swoon, at the request of Louis Hardin, the original Moondog). After releasing a string of successful albums and touring around Europe, Stef Kamil began to feel restricted by the commonly-accepted notions of how a ‘rock band’ should operate, and gradually turned Zita Swoon into a polymorphous collective, which works on a range of specific projects, often combining different media. Together they form a new lab for scene productions of hybrid performances. The cosmopolitan company Antwerp internationalists is renamed ZITA SWOON GROUP.
“The coming years we, Zita Swoon Group, want to get more specific when it comes to the shape and content of our concerts and we want to realize an equal relationship between vocal and instrumental work. Musically, we continue to zoom in on the different aspects of our work: melody, harmony, experimentation and rhythm. The latter is prominent in all of our projects and is becoming even more important and outlined through our collaboration with artists from different cultures. In regards to content our concerts are becoming a whole and we’re looking for a clear concept for each project. Zita Swoon Group wants to bridge other disciplines and our performances need to become more visual and multidisciplinary. The visual has always been very present, but we’re going to delve even deeper in the coming years and we’re starting a dialog again with artists from the dance, theatre and visual arts world. All this needs to result in a series of concerts that goes much further than a presentation of the latest compositions. Though the music will continue to play a leading role, the spectator will experience so much more”Stef Kamil Carlens
The artists through the collaborations
Augustijnen Koen Plage Tattoo/Circumstances
Albertijn Christophe Wait For Me
Baert Jeroen A concert with Music from Dancing With The Sound Hobbyist, New Old World
Boogaerts Hugo Big Swoon, A Band In A Box, A concert with Music from Dancing With The Sound Hobbyist
Boutreur Benjamin Big Swoon, Sunrise
Caluwaerts Joris Big Swoon, A Band In A Box, Dancing With The Sound Hobbyist
Coninx Karel New Old World
De Busser Wim Dancing With The Sound Hobbyist, A concert with Music from Dancing With The Sound Hobbyist, New Old World
De Keersmaeker Anne Teresa Dancing With The Sound Hobbyist
Démé Awa Wait For Me
De Smet Tomas Big Swoon, Sunrise, Présentations Anormales, New Old World
Diabaté Kibié Mamadou Wait For Me
Eriksson Bjorn Big Swoon, Plage Tattoo/Circumstances, Présentations Anormales
Gysel Eva-Tshiela Big Swoon, A Band In A Box, Dancing With The Sound Hobbyist, A concert with Music from Dancing With The Sound Hobbyist, New Old World
Gysel Kapinga Big Swoon, A Band In A Box, Dancing With The Sound Hobbyist, A concert with Music from Dancing With The Sound Hobbyist, Wait For Me
Gysel Leonie Big Swoon, A Band In A Box
Janszoons Klaas Sunrise
Lecluze Yumika A concert with Music from Dancing With The Sound Hobbyist
Jespers Aarich Big Swoon, Sunrise, Plage Tattoo/Circumstances, Présentations Anormales, A Band In A Box, Dancing With The Sound Hobbyist, A concert with Music from Dancing With The Sound Hobbyist, New Old World
Jorens Piet Sunrise
Marinus Tuur Dancing With The Sound Hobbyist
Mayer Simon Dancing With The Sound Hobbyist
Okano Tamayo Plage Tattoo/Circumstances
Pintens Tom Big Swoon, A Band In A Box, Sunrise, Présentations Anormales
Pleysier Simon Big Swoon, A Band In A Box, Wait For Me
Proesmans Kobe Big Swoon, A Band In A Box
Renaud-Goud Laure New Old World
Serra Garcia Amel Big Swoon, A Band In A Box, Dancing With The Sound Hobbyist, Wait For Me
Stragier Seraphine New Old World
Van Lierde Bart Big Swoon, A Band in a Box, Dancing With The Sound Hobbyist
Willems Karen Wait For Me
