Vanishing Point. An autobiographical concert.

with the lute and theorbo of Sofie Vanden Eynde, a haunting text by Annemarie Peeters, the voice of Katelijne Daemen or Carothe technical ingenuity of Jo Thielemans and a mesmerising new composition by Vladimir Gorlinsky

November 2016. Lute player Sofie Vanden Eynde is afraid that her heart is going to give out. Her doctor spells out the diagnosis in capital letters: burnout. She's a burnt-out building. Even the music is like a rope around her neck.  Its as if her strings are sticky with adrenaline, playing is killing her. So she stops - for nearly a year.   Today she’s taking stock. Her strings speak differently now: the silence between the notes has taken on new meaning. The idea of losing herself in time no longer frightens her. Sofie has distilled her experiences with burnout into a new recital that explores the spaces between noise and clarity, confusion and stillness, discord and harmony. The recital presents music by John Dowland, Francesco da Milano and a new work by Vladimir Gorlinsky. In a new composition, the author Annemarie Peeters explores ways to put into words Sofie's journey to the breaking-point and back. This is a unique concert performance shining light on a situation that many today will recognise: what happens when the regular beat of life falters? .

early music by Dowland, da Milano and de Visée new music by Vladimir Gorlinsky

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