Biography
Siebe Thijs is a composer. He studied composition at the Royal Conservatoire of Gent and the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp (BE) with Wim Henderickx and Bram Van Camp, and is currently studying with Clemens Gadenstätter at the Kunstuniversität Graz (AT).
In his music, Siebe is constantly searching for the development of intriguing timbres and textures, as well as questioning the role of the the instrument, the (daily) object or the human body and its behavior.
He has worked with Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Flanders Symphony Orchestra, Arditti Quartet, Ensemble Linea, I SOLISTI, Strings&Noise, EMC… and his works have been performed in Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, Sweden, The Netherlands… Besides, he received masterclasses from Clara Iannotta, Mark Andre, Marco Stroppa, Mauro Lanza, amongst others.
Besides writing music for concerts, he is focussing on the creation of music theatre and interdisciplinary projects such as installations or sound art for film.
Since 2023, Siebe is a Translab Resident at Muziektheater Transparant (BE).
In residentie Pilgrimage
03.06.2025 – 13.06.2025
In the music theatre performance Pilgrimage, composer Siebe Thijs brings a contemporary pilgrimage to the stage. A journey that vibrates on the border where the individual transitions into the collective. The moment when the community rises above the individual. The performance sways on the delicate border between the individual and the collective. It explores the tension between individuality and shared responsibility in an era that is increasingly turning inward. Pilgrimage invites us to reflect on the other, and to learn to understand walking again as an encounter. A rhythm of staying and leaving, touching and letting go of each other, all in one movement.
Together with Ferenc Balcaen (final director), Junior Akwety (performer), and a diverse artistic team, different forms of interaction and collectivity are explored. Starting from John Dowland’s song cycle A Pilgrimes Solace (1612), Thijs creates a new musical entity, which is performed live by four musical performers. They play musical instruments and objects, but also bodies and sculptures. They do this alone or as a collective, for themselves or for others.
