TIMING:

ABBOX
7:00 pm THE GOLDEN GLOWS
7:40 pm PRIMA DONKEY
PAUZE
9:50 pm ROBOTS
9:53 pm RODAAN AL GALIDI
9:05 pm CHEVAL BLANC
9:35 pm THE GATES OF EDEN: STEF KAMIL CARLENS plays BOB DYLAN

ABCLUB
23u00 BLUE FLAMINGO

presents:

CARTE BLANCHE: STEF KAMIL CARLENS (ZITA SWOON) presents 'On The Wings Of A Rabbit'

Each year for the CARTE BLANCHE series the AB appoints an (inter)national performer as curator to compile his or her own weekend-programme. The unique thing about this curatorship is that this AB-curator not only functions as programmer, but also forms the theme (as performer but also as part of the collaborations on stage). In '04 MAURO PAWLOWSKI took on the first edition. Last year it was the turn of internationally renowned choreographer WIM VANDEKEYBUS. This year ZITA SWOON frontman STEF KAMIL CARLENS has the honour.

Watch Stef Kamil Carlens playing Bob Dylan on ABtv

Stef Kamil Carlens is no unknown to the AB. He's been here before with dEUS (during the Rock Rally), Zita Swoon, the dance show 'Plage Tattoo', the film project 'Sunrise', Kiss My Jazz and also solo during the Saint Amour literary evening.

He'll compile an exciting programme for the AB, a mix of music (from classic to pop), images and spoken word.

On the programme for SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER:

THE GATES OF EDEN: Stef Kamil Carlens plays BOB DYLAN (B)
The central attraction of the programme is titled 'The Gates Of Eden', in which Stef Kamil Carlens applies himself to Bob Dylan's oeuvre, together with Arno's backing band. In '06 he presented this programme in Oostende for Theater Aan Zee. De Morgen wrote: 'SKC beklijvender dan Dylan zelf.' De Standaard: 'Elke song klonk als herboren. ... Het getuigde van vakmanschap, van durf en passie.' This programme can only be seen this autumn in the AB and at Crossing Border in The Netherlands.

The Golden Glows (B)
The GOLDEN GLOWS, from Antwerp, are also guests (and what a discovery!), dealing in vocal magnificence (1 singer/guitarist - 2 female vocals) with songs from the '20's. Focus Knack wrote of the album 'A Folksongbook': 'Een gloedvolle luisterplaat die potten en af en toe ons hart weet te breken'. Have given more than 100 performances by now.

Prima Donkey (B)
Occasional project PRIMA DONKEY sprouted from the minds of Gunter Nagels (Donkey Diesel frontman) and Rudy Trouvé (Dead Man Ray, The Love Substitutes). Musical keywords: industrial-acoustic, blues, klezmer, bossa nova and a few other things that they haven't quite found names for yet.

Rodaan Al Galidi (Irak/Nl)
RODAAN AL GALIDI already made an impression in the AB earlier this year, during Saint Amour's literary programme. SKC was immediately impressed by this poet, writer, Iraqi and columnist who currently resides in The Netherlands.

Cheval Blanc (Fr)
The Parisian songwriter CHEVAL BLANC however is a new discovery and will appear solo. This singer-songwriter is not afraid to experiment, is the alter-ego of Jérôme Suzat and runs the small artisan factory that is Aristocrate Records.

Blue Flamingo (Nl)
Let's meet the night festively with BLUE FLAMINGO - alter-ego of Rotterdammer Ziya Ertekin? He's addicted to 78 rpm records and his superb mix-album 'Blue Flamingo 78 r.p.m.' is a timewarp to the '30's in which jazz, exotica and mambo reign. Unique and wonderfully crackly to boot. For those who think that MP3's and CD's sound good: refresh yourself with the real shit!

TIMING:

ABBOX
7:00 - 7:40 THE GOLDEN GLOWS
7:40 - 8:30 PRIMA DONKEY

PAUZE
8:50 - 9:05 RODAAN AL GALIDI
9:05 - 9:35 CHEVAL BLANC
9:35 - 10:50 THE GATES OF EDEN: STEF KAMIL CARLENS plays BOB DYLAN

ABCLUB
11:00 - 03:00 BLUE FLAMINGO