About
Kris Defoort returns to collective creative work with the Happy Flaws quartet project. The hour-long suite adds field recordings, electronics and toys, with Nicolas Thys, Lander Gyselinck and guest Sam Comerford.
What to expect
Kris Defoort returns to the collective creative process with the quartet project Happy Flaws.
- Defoort has appeared at Walter before.
- He joined Improv & Sketch for Humanity.
- Recent years include opera, music theatre, chamber music.
- Trio: Nicolas Thys and Lander Gyselinck.
- Guest Sam Comerford: multi-instrumentalist, former Walter resident.
- Comerford broadens the quartet's sound.
- Suite adds field recordings, electronics and toys.
- Quartet records the music in the new studio.
Questions
When does Kris Defoort Quartet 'Happy Flaws' start and end?
Kris Defoort Quartet 'Happy Flaws' runs Friday, 18 December 2026, 20:15 until 22:00.
Where is Kris Defoort Quartet 'Happy Flaws'?
Kris Defoort Quartet 'Happy Flaws' takes place at Werkplaats Walter, Van Lintstraat 43 45, Anderlecht.
How much are tickets for Kris Defoort Quartet 'Happy Flaws'?
Tickets for Kris Defoort Quartet 'Happy Flaws' cost €16 on the official ticket shop.
What is the Happy Flaws project?
It is a project with the working title Happy Flaws.
It is a one-hour suite for the quartet.
It integrates field recordings, electronics and toys.
It explores colours, rhythms and melodic layers.
It combines individual and collective experiences.
The title points to vulnerability and imperfection.
It chooses the organic, human and unprogrammed.
Mistakes are seen as chances.
What happens with the album?
The quartet works on the music in Werkplaats Walter and records the compositions in the new studio.
The album is released at the end of November 2027 via W.E.R.F. records.
It is presented on 10 December 2027 in BOZAR.
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Getting there
Werkplaats Walter, Van Lintstraat 43 45, 1070 Anderlecht, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, BE
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