IMPROVISATION NOW Part 6 – improvisation is political (preview)

the sixth installment - how improvisation is political. the essay investigates the root meanings of politics and leadership, how this reflects on the way we practise democracy today and how improvisation can inform and inspire a more fully participatory form of democracy. it proceeds from the premise that how the individual is internally organized ultimately …

IMPROVISATION NOW Part 5 – the structure of flow (preview)

the fifth installment - reflecting on the notion that improvisation is without structure, because it does not start out from an idea, because it is not con-structed. but this is a misrepresentation of what improvisation is, and should be  by HA!Man | 25 July 2020 TO READ THE FULL ESSAY - and  receive regular new …

IMPROVISATION NOW Part 1 (preview)

first delivery on the practice of improvisation, how it is needed in a world dominated by machines, how it is needed for us to preserve our humanity by HA!Man | 23 April 2020 TO READ THE FULL ESSAY and subsequent parts, along with regular new releases, and  many more catalogued videos, music tracks, writings, visual …

On touring and the memory of voice

by Joke Debaere Of all things possible, I find the voice the most intimate part of the body. I have looked at myself in the mirror. I have hated what I saw, loved what I saw. Some confrontation there. But nothing like my own sound, speaking through the speakers. If ever I wanted to run …

an existential allowance

sitting in a cosy english antique shop muffled over as a tea room with a copy of the first proclamation of Thanksgiving next to our table (November 24, 1623) i watch the video (link below) i assembled of moments between Joke and myself on stage over the past years my wish is to share it …

reaching a new dimension

A while back I performed in the Midlands of Kwazulu Natal, in an unassuming little restaurant close to the N3 highway. A handful of people sat attentively to listen. I mentioned to Joke that when a performance event is small and unassuming, it offers a certain freedom. There is no occasion to live up to. …

when the moment reaches eternity

once, my last cello teacher asked me: what are you after when making music? and i said: the eternal moment. when i play - make a sound - there is a way into the sound itself, there is a way to become aware of the inside of the moment, or the hanging balance of the …

the end of a week in Paris

Hi, everybody And so I come to the end of a week in Paris. After two months through the United States. The feelings about the States are as always conflicting and complex. So many great people I have come to know there. Always an adventure to drive through. Always a fascination of sorts. Yet, always …

why are you not famous yet?

what is happening here? why, i hear many times, why are you not famous yet? why don't we know about you? why don't you have CDs on the shelve? i mean, look at you: travelling around, giving house concerts, visit schools, all on word of mouth and networking, sending out a newsletter.. produce your own …

what is fame?

it bogs me from time to time, you know. in a performer's life, there are so many voices and so many ways that present itself as the secret of success, and success for a performer is usually called fame. because if you are famous, it means lots of people want to hear you. and lots …