Ensemble Contraste

Romain Dayez, vocals
Arnaud Thorette, viola
Johan Farjot, piano and arrangements
Rémy Poulakis, accordion

A production by the Ensemble Contraste.

There are songs that tell the story of a whole life.
Jacques Brel is one of those artists who turned song into theater. In Brel’s work, we encounter lovers, dreamers, loners, the elderly, and madmen. 

In Brel’s world, we love to lose our minds, we wait for the one who will never come, we dream of distant islands and promised lands. We defy time, we beg, we rebel. And we continue, despite everything, to believe in the impossible.

From “Ne me quitte pas” to “La Chanson des vieux amants,” from “Jef” to “Madeleine,” from the streets of Brussels to the “Prénoms” of Paris, his songs paint a vast human tapestry. 

With this new show, the Ensemble Contraste delves into the world of Jacques Brel, continuing, as always, to chase the unattainable star.

A glimpse of the musical program: 

La quête 
Une ile 
Ne me quitte pas 
La chansons des vieux amants 
On n’oublie rien 
Marieke
La lumière jaillira 
Jef 
Madeleine 
Les Vieux 
J’arrive 
S’il te faut 
Prière païenne 
La colombe 
Les prénoms de Paris 
Bruxelles