La Floresta

A dip into the music forest - a total experience

‘A playful interaction between ancient nature and contemporary electronics,’ is how Hans Beckers calls his Florestita. This wondrous installation not only looks impressive, it sounds so too. A bunch of adventurous musicians interact with it and make you listen more carefully. That's not always easy, because in a world where there is mostly noise, you no longer hear the fine details.

Hans Beckers created a robotic beast full of shells, leaves and seeds that crawl through the air like snakes. Rustling, tinkling and rustling, as if you were walking through a primeval forest. Opposite are musicians with synthesisers and drum computers, soundscapes and samples. Everything moves and interacts with each other. Prick up your ears and be amazed.

La Floresta
Berlinde Deman (serpent), Nathan Daems (tenor sax, kaval & ney) and Hans Beckers (guitar, clarinet, objects, sound sculptures +production, concept and installation, composition and performance), Gregor Van Mulders (engineering), Danny Vandeput (metalwork)

In co-production with Concertgebouw Brugge, Klarafestival, Werkplaats Walter, STUK, Zonzo Compagnie and iii (instrument inventors initiative). With thanks to Roskot workshop / Les Ateliers Claus. With the support of the Flemish Government