Last year, Nacht van de Verbeelding unfolded across the museums surrounding the Citadelpark. This year, it returns after dark, with music that does not colour the night but electrifies it.

Long before techno had a name, Steve Reich built an acoustic machine of pulse, breath and slowly shifting patterns with Music for 18 Musicians: tightly composed, hypnotic and almost physically addictive.

Afterwards, ROLROLROL — the duo of Jameszoo and Niels Broos — takes that blueprint into the club. Jazz impulses, skewed electronics and glowing grooves gradually push precision into collective intoxication.

Music for 18 Musicians

Eighteen musicians build a pulsing soundscape that slowly pulls you in: precise, rhythmic and unexpectedly addictive. Step into the world of minimal music with Steve Reich, performed by Het Muziek, HIIIT and Storm in a Jar.

The 1976 premiere of Music for 18 Musicians marked Reich’s definitive breakthrough. From the very first minute, harmonies are set into motion: richer, fuller and more immediate than anything in his earlier work. In that same year, Philip Glass reshaped opera with Einstein on the Beach — a work you can experience live on 16 September.

ROLROLROL

After Reich’s shifting minimalist patterns comes ROLROLROL, the project of producer Jameszoo and keyboardist Niels Broos. Their music twists repetitive grooves, sci-fi synths, vocoders and elastic basslines into something playful, precise and slightly unhinged.

During Verbeelding van de Nacht, ROLROLROL transforms Reich’s pulse into late-night club energy: somewhere between post-jazz, electronics and cartoon science fiction. Minimal music — but with sweat, pixels and a grin.

Follow the artists
Het Muziek: website | instagram | spotify
HIIIT: website | instagram | facebook | bandcamp 
Storm in a Jar: website | instagram
ROLROLROL: instagram | bandcamp

Practical information

Date: Saturday 26 September 2026
Address: Platteberg 24, 9000 Ghent

Ticketprice
24 euro

Timing
22:00 Music for 18 Musicians
23:30 ROLROLROL
00:30 Expected end

There is no intermission.
There are toilets available at the venue, including accessible facilities.
A cloakroom is also available.

Accessibility
The concert venue is wheelchair accessible. Wheelchair-accessible routes to the arena are available via the main entrance (Lammerstraat 13) and the eastern entrance (Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 11).

Assistance dogs are welcome. If desired, staff members are available to guide you to your seat. Do you have specific needs or require additional facilities? Please contact us via toegankelijkheid@festival.be  or +32 9 243 94 94.

You can find more information about the accessibility of the venue on this page. 

Getting there
Bicycle parking is available at De Krook.
The Wintercircus is located right next to Gent Zuid, a major bus and tram hub.
Travel by train: book your Bravo! Ticket at a discounted rate via the NMBS.

More information about getting to the venue can be found here.

Plan your visit
More useful tips for planning your visit to Flanders Festival Ghent can be found here.