Throughout the course of his career, the Belgian pianist and composer Walter Hus has taken on a multitude of musical styles and facets. A project for a new “cyborg-opera” brings him to work with Belgian choreographer Isabella Soupart during an artistic residency. The work on this new project awakens memories at the same time as it sets new creative choices and challenges.Walter goes on an inner journey through the body of his works, memories, crises and encounters – on the search for the hidden links that might explain his polymorphous musical journey.Through the portrait of this prolific composer, filmmaker Astrid Mertens invites us to enter his inner world, discover his musical past and understand the creative process that define the particular sounds and styles of his musical work and vision.
Astrid Mertens
Sebastian Schelenz
Peter Krüger