Conceived and directed by Gil Marsalla, and performed by Belgian Olivier Laurent, this tribute to the great Jacques has already conquered the world. Many have spoken of him as a reincarnation. On stage, Olivier Laurent doesn’t imitate Brel, he is Brel, bringing the lyrics of his greatest songs to life as if his life depended on it. In this concert, which has already been performed a hundred times before jubilant and tearful audiences in Paris, Montreal, New York, Stockholm, Beirut, London and Dubai, the artist pays a masterly tribute to the greatest French-speaking singer Belgium has ever known, with his voice, his rage, his irony and his tenderness.
Accompanied by 4 exceptional musicians, he gives himself over to the frantic rhythm of La Valse À Mille Temps, and plays Ces Gens-Là, Les Vieux and Les Bigotes with ardour and elegance. And we even get to (re)discover Voir Un Ami Pleurer from the album Les Marquises, which Jacques Brel didn’t have time to sing on stage when he was taken ill. It’s a breath of poetry and a real performance. Chills guaranteed!
Théâtre de Namur, Place du Théâtre, Namur, Belgique
