On Sunday, June 1st, Quartair receives Pi Quartet for their debut concert.
Based in The Hague,Pi Quartet is a half-American, half-Dutch string quartet dedicated to neo-classical, contemporary, and experimental music. Composed of Leah Plave (cello), Lidwine Dam (viola), Leslee Smucker (violin), and Hoei Lien The (violin), the ensemble formed out of a shared passion for multidisciplinary performance and curiosity for music beyond the traditional canon. The name Pi, referencing the mathematical symbol π, symbolizes unity, harmony, and infinite potential as well as the quartet’s sensitivity to space and context in performance.
Program: Caroline Shaw – Entr’acte Arvo Pärt – Summa Philip Glass – Strijkkwartet nr. 5 Osvaldo Golijov – Tenebrae
During Let’s Swagger, we will look back 30+ years into Quartair’s early collaborations, screening the fashion show of SWAGGER’s collection 92/93 and hosting a quiz-concert by Mono Lisa, followed by a DJ set of Jan Sun.
Swagger’s fashion show took place in our primal times, exactly on 20 September 1992. Designers were Ann Demeulmeester, Martin Margiela, Helmut Lang, Orson & Bodil, Dirk Bikkembergs, The “Duffer” of St. George. Mono Lisa was also one of the first bands to ever perform in our space, in 1991.
Dress up! Dress with a swag!
Saturday, October 28th, 2023 doors open 19.30 screening Swagger Fashion Show 20.00 Mono Lisa quiz-concert at 21.00
Mono Lisa consists of Wim van Egmond (Guitar), Harrie Busser (Guitar), Frans Beskers (Guitar), Patrick Pruisken (Drums & Keybords), and Peter Belt (Bass). Mono Lisa was also one of the first bands to perform in our space in 1991.
Thirty-two years ago, Mono Lisa played at our project space before Quartair’s name even came to be. The band then realized that this event would be the pinnacle of their success and decided to stop right there to pursue other careers. Two years ago, with the three decades of Quartair’s anniversary approaching, they teamed up again to play their music and celebrate the big event. Then what to play was the question. While their own material would be obviously too complex, it would also be too subtle for the abominable acoustics of Quartair’s space. They decided to hand-pick a selection of almost forgotten pop songs that might work for the occasion. Because some of the songs may be barely recognizable, Mono Lisa will transform their concert into a musical quiz, where the audience actively participates in the guessing and listening game.
See you at Quartair! And dress up! Toussaintkade 55 The Hague
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During Hoogtij #55, QUARTAIR hosts a special evening with Latvian artists. An event that lets people have a glimpse of what the city of Riga and its citizens are. During this evening The Hague’s public will meet their art, drink the traditional Black Balsam, listen to Rigan band The Bad Tones and watch the 16 mm short film ‘Sound we see: Riga’ featuring 25 artists of the capital of Latvia.
The Bad Tones is a psychedelic-rock quartet from Latvia, previously known as The Pink Elephant. Mixing skills crafted through classical rock and blues standards with the song writing approach of modern, independent music, they’ve developed their own style and form.
Photo by Marta Edīte
Friday, November 30th, 2018 Doors open 19:00 Concert: The Bad Tones 20:30 and 22:30 Film: ”Sound we see: Riga’’ (on view all night long) This event is curated by Eliza Elizabete Ramza, who worked with us at Quartair for three months in 2018.
