2026

Rustling leaves WHOOSH through the air.
A dancing bucket.
A nose blows, honking as it passes by, and two elbows wobble along.
A little frog croaks / a little pond is very still.
Also: a large, swirling sock you can sleep in.
Then the wind arrives and we all blow away together — GONE.

BRIES is an interactive and visual theatre concert by drummer and composer Anke Verslype (aki), specially created for everyone aged 3 and up. With three live musicians, a dancer and an animation artist, a world emerges where music, movement and imagination merge.

The performance invites children to do more than just watch or listen. In an intimate setting on stage, they are surrounded by the artists and become part of a living installation. They are encouraged to move, dance, relax and make music themselves.

With a unique mix of jazz, improvisation, dance and animation, BRIES creates a sensory experience that encourages children to actively participate, let their imagination run free, and experience the power of music together.

composition & percussion Anke Verslype keys Wout Gooris flute & bass flute Nathalie Van Meirvenne dance & choreography Carli Gellings scenography Simon Van Den Abeele costumes Valerie Le Roy final direction Simon D’huyvetter movement advice Karolien Verlinden technical Pieter-Jan Jordens production 4Hoog & HaConcerts distribution Thassos / Jazzlab coproduction Perpodium photos Evy Ottermans