(t)ears (5+)
Pak Yan Lau

A drop falls. Sound follows. What does the echoing of a tear sound like?

The installation (t)ears captures different feelings and sounds in big glass drops. After all, crying is not only a response to sadness or pain. People cry from immense happiness, relief, or simply due to something in their eye, like when cutting an onion. Now it’s up to you to listen. Tears of joy, sad tears, heartbreak or beauty,… come closer and hear the tear reverberate in its many forms.

(t)ears combines live sound with pre-recorded audio to create a series of soundscapes that vary depending on your position. Hence, you experience a unique composition via the decorative blown glass objects manufactured by Het Glazen Huis (Lommel, BE).

credits

composition & performance Pak Yan Lau
structure Jan Rymenants
sound Christophe Albertijn
glasswork Het Glazen Huis
production Musica & C-TAKT

calendar

  • 23.10.2026 Provinciaal Domein Dommelhof, Pelt (school performance)
  • 24.10.2026 Provinciaal Domein Dommelhof, Pelt (open performance) Buy tickets
  • 28.11.2026 – 29.11.2026 Opéra de Rouen (open performance) Tickets

past dates

  • 06.04.2026 – 07.04.2026 Concertgebouw Brugge (open performance) Info
  • 22.02.2026 BIG BANG Festival - Heritage Site for Culture Neumünster Abbey , Luxembourg (open performance) Tickets
  • 29.11.2025 – 30.11.2025 Opéra de Lille (open performance) BIG BANG Lille - Info & Tickets
  • 13.06.2025 Sint-Willibrorduskerk, Pelt (try-outs)
  • 10.06.2025 – 13.06.2025 Sint-Willibrorduskerk, Pelt (residency)
  • 29.03.2025 les ateliers claus, Sint-Gillis (open performance) Info
  • 24.03.2025 – 28.03.2025 les ateliers claus, Sint-Gillis (residency) Info