‘Cine-concert: Pierre Bastien & Japanese animation’

For children aged 5 and over 

At the invitation of Bozar and Nuits Sonores, Pierre Bastien accompanies a selection of animated shorts from the 1920s and 1930s from the collection of the National Film Archive of Japan. Japan has a long tradition of animated film, with a language all its own. This poetic cine-concert, based on the joy of playing, improvising and tinkering, features a series of carefully selected magnificent films. 

Born in France in 1953, Pierre Bastien is what you might call a "mechanical composer": since the 1970s, he has been building his own orchestras of meccano musical machines. His 'mecanium' orchestra consists of a series of small machines that play instruments from all over the world. Accompanied by this hypnotic orchestra, Bastien also plays the instruments himself during his performances, which are distinguished by their extraordinary visual power. Surrounded by all his machines, Bastien brings to life a unique world of sound that he has presented at exhibitions and festivals around the world. 

A special performance for schools will take place on 16 October. Find out more about this event.