A Performance Shaped by Audience Drawings: Drawing Basses at Paribu Art on December 14
Performing on December 14 at Paribu Art, Drawing Basses is a cross-disciplinary performance where musicians play contrabasses while artists draw around them. The project's creator and contrabass artist Kristof Roseeuw invites the audience to become an active part of the process through an interactive stage concept that fuses music with different art forms. This time, the direction of the stage is not determined by requested pieces; instead, it is entirely shaped by graphic notations drawn by the viewers themselves.
In this experience, which transforms the space into a sound laboratory, various instruments and drawing materials are made available to the audience. After a brief introduction to the graphic score, participants select their own materials to create their scores; creativity, uniqueness, and spontaneity become the core keys of the performance. The concert then begins: a dynamic interplay unfolds between Drawing Basses and the audience. The drawings are interpreted on stage, with each score determining the next move.
As the drawings are hung on hooks to become visible, the transformations that occur during the performance turn into a tangible story. Observing how different disciplines nourish one another, and how lines translate into sound and sound into movement, forms the heart of this unique performance. Open to everyone regardless of age or musical background, Drawing Basses offers the most accessible and playful form of collective music-making. Plus, audience members take home their very first graphic score they drew.
This creative gathering at Paribu Art on December 14 invites you to a unique experience that redefines the boundaries of music through drawing and places the participant at the center of the process.
