Hottest Chick In Town
As a teenager, a youth house in Flanders once elected Jan as ‘the hottest chick’ of the year. This was without their knowledge, at least until it got published in a locally distributed magazine. Homophobic situations such as these were only the beginning of Jan’s understanding on how queer people easily get marginalised. Over the years however, it was exactly their non-conformity that unlocked endless amounts of inner and outer beauty. 15 years later, Jan feels ready to receive their award of ‘hottest chick’ – but this time on their own terms.
In the music and light performance Hottest Chick in Town, Wallyn coalesces those feelings and experiences with support by Samuel Vekeman (in charge of mixing and sound coaching), Kopano Maroga (dramaturgy) and Malik Zaryaty (choreography). Both an exploration and celebration of queer seclusion, the performance encompasses a 60-minutes-long soundtrack originally produced by Wallyn and inspired by the G note, also known as ‘sol’ (which immediately evokes the word ‘solitude’). The audience is invited to separately take a seat on stage and undergo the musical experience in solitude. Each viewer decides its own relation to the rather mysterious ceremony: either relaxing, or getting up and going bonkers on the beat.
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