Abigail Abraham is what we call a QUADRUPLE threat, being an actress, singer, dancer and a theatre maker. After graduating in Musical studies from the Royal Conservatory of Brussels in 2011, Abigail continued to star in and create theatre productions in addition to carving out a career in film, television and opera. After recently filming supporting parts alongside names like Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ben Kingsley and Monica Bellucci, this is turning out to be a turnkey year for Abigail, having secured ...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 58
The globally acclaimed photographer and rebel eternal Willy Vanderperre visits Dominique Nzeyimana at the loft. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:07:37 Childhood Memories and Upbringing 0:22:48 School Life and Discovering Art +ONLY ON PATREON: www.patreon.com/wethemost/shop 0:38:45 Interest in Photography and First Camera 0:41:21 Transition to Fashion at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts 0:42:49 The Journey to Express an Idea to the Fullest 0:45:22 Willy's Rebellious Nature and Sensitivity to the World, Hitti...
Nov 04, 2022•29 min•Ep. 57
After giving Dominique a private tour of 'Non-Profit At All Cost', the exhibition she curated at NEST, The Hague, visual artist, curator, fashion & print designer and writer Farida Sedoc takes some time out to look back on her life and practice so far. From a difficult couple of years at Fashion University over a devastating park brawl that acted as the fire-starter for her multi-layered cult-label ‘HOSSELAER’ to showing work at some of the best museums in The Netherlands & beyond, Farid...
Oct 27, 2022•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 56
Bad Boys For Life at the loft! Directors Adil & Bilall take time out of their packed schedule to talk to Dominique Nzevimana about their latest fantastic theatrical release 'REBEL'. The three examine creating art at the intersection of culture, religion and race but still making it pop. Over the years Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah have made seismic waves and box office gold with their big, bold films that don’t flinch in the face of explosive action as well as put forward commentary on clas...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 7Ep. 55
Owner of one of the best singing voices in the world and triple threat Monique Harcum aka Mo is at the loft. The powerhouse keeps Dominique on the edge of her seat with stories about high-stakes auditions, signing to Boyz II Men's label, working with Spike Lee, performing in front of Brad Pitt, being a part of the singular and NAACP Award-nominated Zap Mama as well as the history behind Mo & Grazz. As a fierce collaborator and relentless make-it-worker, Mo also elaborates on what true succes...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 51 min•Season 7Ep. 54
Jan-Jan Van Essche , the mystical Belgian designer who has garnered a cult following around the globe for his timeless and poetic series of garments is joining Dominique Nzeyimana at the loft. An award-winning Antwerp Fashion Academy alumnus, Jan-Jan is the co-founder of experiential treasure-hunting store Atelier Solarshop. His namesake work is sold at design temples from Ginza to London and counts fans among culture-shifters like Rihanna and Oscar winner Barry Jenkins. On this episode of The M...
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Season 6Ep. 53
The simply singular Jewelry and Accessories phenomenon Stephanie D’heygere takes Dominique on the oddissey of how she broke into fashion. On her first ever podcast, the designer melds together her career from multiple rejections to securing major-league internships with JC de Castelbajac, Marc Jacobs, Lanvin, Zac Posen and Jeremy Scott to then steering the Jewelry departments at iconic labels like Maison Margiela and Dior to flying out of the gate ultra-strong as creative director of her ANDAM A...
May 12, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 6Ep. 52
Ray Fuego is a once-in-a-generation artist & phenomenon and Dominique is honoured to finally have him sit down at the loft as she's been trying to get him on the show since its inception. As an original member of Amsterdam activist art collective and cultural movement SMIB , award-winning solo artist, Ploegendienst frontman & best-dressed man according to GQ, Ray Fuego is a singular stage-killer and cultural waymarker streaming meaning and music from The Netherlands to the globe. This ep...
Apr 28, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 6Ep. 51
In the span of the past couple of months, Karina Zharmukhambetova has walked Pieter Mulier's first ALAÏA runway show, conceptualised supportive structures and programs for minoritized and underrepresented youth, all while building an archival fashion platform with one of her best friends - previous The Most guest Maude Van Dievoet. Dominique and Karina discuss how modern work-circumstances for models can be improved, how losing a steady job in the very early stages of the pandemic felt, why Kari...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 6Ep. 50
Maude Van Dievoet is a Belgian archival fashion entrepreneur, stylist and model. She is the co-founder of archival designer and vintage store and platform ‘ STOF ’ (together with Karina Zharmukhambetova) and as a passionate champion of Belgian design she dedicates herself to unearthing extremely rare pieces and making them accessible for new audiences. Maude talks to host Dominique Nzeyimana about how her parents’ affiliation with the Belgian and international fashion world deeply influenced her...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Season 6Ep. 49
The abundantly talented painter Bahati Simoens sits down with Dominique Nzeyimana at the loft for an extensive talk. From growing up happy-go-lucky in Burundi to a less comfortable life in Belgium, Bahati shares how she finally found her footing becoming a raved-about artist within 2 years of first putting a brush to canvas. Channelling and reflecting her Black gaze on the bodies she brilliantly paints with palpable tenderness & light, Bahati Simoens’ figurative work self-contains an entire ...
Mar 18, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 6Ep. 48
As an annual holiday tradition Dominique invites a special guest to look back at the year past and to put some intentions towards the future. This year who better to invite than recently published author, husband and business partner Stefaan Pauwels for a talk about taking up space in museums, publishing the traditional way, new mantras learned from The Most guests, the loss of Virgil Abloh and of course Stefaan's stellar poetry debut and event. Dominique also ponders some things she really need...
Dec 23, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 47
Tune into a captivating sitdown with the ultra-magnetic rapper and absolutely stellar performer Miss Angel and your host Dominique Nzeyimana . After blowing up with her debut single ‘Ghetto Supahstar’ in 2018, Angel landed slots at top European festivals and stages like Rock Werchter and Pukkelpop, released 2 acclaimed EP’s and got hand-picked by Spotify to light up NYC’s Times Square. Hear BIG Miss Angel travel back to her days as a precocious, outspoken kid who used to be a 'proper dancer’. An...
Dec 09, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Season 5Ep. 46
This episode of The Most is made possible with the support of Modemuseum Hasselt . Get your tickets for the ‘Activewear’ and “STREETWEAR” fashion exhibitions running until December 30 2021. On episode 45 of The Most, cultural current-shifting artist, designer & creative consultant Tremaine Emory joins Dominique Nzeyimana in conversation. Tremaine Emory is co-founder of music, style and nightlife collective No Vacancy Inn and widely known by his alias & artistic clothing label Denim Tears...
Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 45
Days before securing a highly coveted grant from the city of Antwerp, Australian-born, Belgian-based fashion designer of digital fashion company Mutani, Shayli Harrison sits down at the loft. She and Dominique lock in for a critical talk about the future of fashion and the metaverse rabbit hole she had your host falling into preparing for this episode. But first there is time to listen to the designer explain what it's like growing up with survivalist interests in the unique nature-scape of Pert...
Nov 11, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 5Ep. 44
Dominique talks to internationally renowned curator, researcher, programmer and artistic director Amal Alhaag who is the driving force behind essential projects, platforms and cultural spaces such as Africa is Hot, Metro54 and SNAP SPEAKEASY. Amal is also a senior researcher and programmer at the Research Center for Material Culture in Amsterdam and a curatorial and research fellow at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha. She is currently part of the curatorial team at Sonsbeek2020-2024. Wo...
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Season 5Ep. 43
This episode of The Most is made possible with the support of Modemuseum Hasselt and ‘Activewear’, the acclaimed fashion exhibition running until December 30 2021. Get your tickets for their all-new expo “ STREETWEAR ” – curated by Dominique Nzeyimana and for the upcoming Q&A with Guillaume "Gee" Schmidt from Patta, Elodie Ouédraogo and Olivia Borlée on December 18, 2021 . Episode 42! Premier tastemaker Robin De Flô aka 'Flo' founder of former Antwerp streetwear cult label A Cut Above and no...
Oct 14, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 42
This episode of The Most is made possible with the support of Modemuseum Hasselt and ‘Activewear’, its acclaimed fashion exhibition running until December 30 2021. Get your tickets for the opening of “STREETWEAR” an addition to ‘Activewear’ and join Dominique Nzeyimana who is hosting two live Q&As with Guillaume Schmidt from Patta and 42I54 founders Elodie Ouedraogo and Olivia Borlée on October 7 2021. Episode 41! Guillaume "Gee" Schmidt, co-founder of Patta , joins Dominique Nzeyimana for a...
Sep 23, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 5Ep. 41
Director & Chief Curator of MoMu – Fashion Museum Antwerp , Kaat Debo , joins Dominique Nzeyimana for a sit-down. Kaat Debo is one of the foremost guardians and champions of Belgian fashion as well as a noted author whose staple publications shed new light on greats like Martin Margiela, Olivier Theyskens & Walter Van Beirendonck. On this episode, Kaat retells her journey from academia to getting that first foot in the door as a curator. Peer behind the seams of MoMu as Kaat remembers th...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 40
Quinsy Gario , the Award-winning performance poet, writer, visual artist & activist visits Dominique Nzeyimana . Quinsy's most famous art project took on the racist figure of Zwarte Piet or 'Black Pete' bringing about a fundamental shift in the Lowlands. But Quinsy and Dominique have a lot more to talk about of course: like amazing Sint-Maarten memories, debate team battles and the cliché reason that got him into poetry. Quinsy also talks academia, the art of archiving and his recent perform...
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 48 min•Season 4Ep. 39
The title of graphic designer doesn’t really do justice to the entire world of high-voltage kick and verve that Paul Boudens brings with him – both professionally and as a human being. For one, his work has become entirely synonymous with Belgian fashion. He’s also internationally prized as one of the must-hire artisans propelling the visual language of art, theatre and dance forward. You immediately recognise a Paul Boudens-original when you see it as his work has this yet unmatched kinetic ene...
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Season 4Ep. 38
On this new episode: Melat Gebeyaw Nigussie , Artistic and General Director of Brussels multidisciplinary arts centre, Beursschouwburg , sits down at the loft. Melat, who is also a writer, speaker and activist is the Ethiopian-Belgian champion for true intersectionality, shifting the way artists and the general population perceive public cultural spaces. Hear Melat in conversation with Dominique Nzeyimana , sharing her story of growing up in Leuven and the expectations being a child of the diasp...
May 27, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 37
Over the past decade, the work of visual artist, graphic novelist and art professor Brecht Vandenbroucke has graced the virtual and paper pages of The New York Times, Variety, Le Monde, Humo, Adult Swim, Wired, Têtu and many more. Fashion quickly came calling too as he has created shirt prints for Prada and collaborated with Walter Van Beirendonck, Diesel and Lacoste. As a cultural reflector and narrator, Brecht mirrors every little detail and perversion of our existence through hand-painted com...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 36
This week’s guest on The Most is the magnetically talented actor, award-winning playwright, theatre director and singer Sachli Gholamalizad . Sachli and D ominique don’t hold back as they discuss the artist’s path from post-revolution Iran to Belgium, first realising she had a talent as a kid in poetry class, all through creating the award-winning first iteration of her theatrical trilogy . The fearlessly dedicated Sachli delves into her love-hate bond with acting, moving past the gatekeepers, p...
Apr 29, 2021•1 hr 42 min•Season 4Ep. 35
Dan Thawley , Editor in Chief of A Magazine Curated By , in conversation with your host Dominique Nzeyimana. Also well-regarded as a creative director, curator and contributor to Vogue, Arena HOMME+, Interview Magazine, i-D, GQ, AnOther Magazine and more, Dan Thawley has taken on the industry from every angle, including retail work and modelling, making him one of those rare, truly holistic editors. Hear Dan retrace his journey from first tapping into his creativity as an indie rock theatre kid ...
Apr 16, 2021•56 min•Season 4Ep. 34
Clare Rojas, whose artistic iterations first came into broad view alongside the ‘Mission School’ movement coming out of San Francisco, an association culminating into the 'Beautiful Losers' documentary, exhibition tour and book, is internationally known as a highly accomplished and prolific fine artist with works acquired by the MoMA and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Although revered for possessing an uncanny talent for fairytale-like story-telling sometimes carrying a darker twist, which ...
Apr 02, 2021•53 min•Season 4Ep. 33
Master turntablist, internationally acclaimed producer, OG of Belgian hip-hop & all-round stellar human DJ Grazzhoppa has joined Dominique Nzeyimana for a future classic conversation. This legend of the razor-sharp cut and globally favoured DJ has worked with the most respected names in the industry in a decades-spanning career. Hear Grazz throw it back to the early days, from being jolted into action by the iconic ‘Beat Street’ movie to rolling into music, graffiti and breakin’ and the orig...
Mar 18, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Season 4Ep. 32
The abundantly talented and visionary Tribeca Film Festival-awarded director, writer and TV showrunner Inès Eshun opens The Most season 4 sharing a powerful and deep conversation with your host Dominique. Inès paints her story - starting with her most recent directorial/writing triumph: dark comedy miniseries ‘De Shaq’. She retraces the series’ creative process & her unwavering intention of taking underrepresented talent on all levels through every door with her. She talks channelling profou...
Mar 04, 2021•1 hr 46 min•Season 4Ep. 31
Author, playwright and activist Dalilla Hermans accepted Dominique’s invitation to come back on the show to keep up with a The Most Christmas tradition and end-of-year-wind-down set in motion last year. The two friends can’t help but always engage in candid conversations, so listen in on what happened when Dalilla invited 30 Black women, including your host, to spend a weekend together in the woods as an inspiration for her play that premiered 6 weeks later. Of course, AfroLit, the book Dalilla ...
Dec 22, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 30
Calling into the loft is truly original, mould-breaking make-up artist Cécile Paravina . Hear Dominique and Cécile go all the way back as the prodigious MUA remembers going from not realizing make-up could be a career to her shooting with Hannelore Knuts for Vogue with legendary stylist Patti Wilson & landing POP Magazine, Interview, Numéro & 032C cover shoots as well as FENTY and Amina Muaddi campaigns plus being shortlisted by the British Fashion Council as one of the 50 most exciting ...
Dec 17, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 29
