BL!NDMAN [drums]

Through collaborations with the three young quartets BL!NDMAN [drums], BL!NDMAN [new strings] and BL!NDMAN [vox], the master quartet BL!NDMAN [sax] shares 20 years of performing experience with the oncoming wave of young musicians and makes it possible for the two generations to exchange ideas.

BL!NDMAN [drums] is a dynamic percussion quartet, founded in August 2006, in order to explore the divers aspects of contemporary percussion.

In February 2007 the quartet is invited at the Andy Warhol Festival at the Beursschouwburg in Brussels. Shortly after, they occupy a route along four Brussels Museums, together with 3 other BL!NDMAN-quartets, for the occasion of Brxl Bravo.

In June 2007, a collaboration with Toneelgroep Amsterdam and Ivo van Hove is premiered at the Holland Festival. Van Hove adapted Shakepeare's Roman Tragedies, a 6-hour marathon performance with new music for percussion and electronics, composed by Eric Sleichim and performed by BL!NDMAN [drums]. The performance has been presented at, o.a,. the Wiener Festwochen, at Theaterformen in Hannover, at the Festival d'Avignon, at Zürcher Theaterspektakel, in The Barbican in Londen, at Transamériques in Montréal and at the Grand Théâtre in Québec.

In spring 2009 BL!NDMAN [drums] premiere a new production with silent movie and live music, composed by Eric Sleichim for percussion quartet and live electronics: Secrets of a Soul.

From January 2010 BL!NDMAN [drums] join forces with the other BL!NDMAN-quartets in Kwadratur #2/Transfo.

During the season 2010-11 BL!NDMAN [drums] + [strings] prepare Totem, a program around turntables, in, an idea of Eric Sleichim & Matt Wright.

For the season 2011-12, the 4 musicians of BL!NDMAN [drums] prepare Full Ride, a program in which new works are explored.

(update: 18/03/2011)