Since 1994 Alex started an close collaboration with the contemporary music ensemble “Ictus” in Brussels, becoming a member of the ensemble in 1999. During these years up until today Alex has been involved in nearly all amplified concerts, CD publications and creations of Ictus with among others Georges Aperghis, Thierry De Mey, Philippe Manoury, Magnus Lindberg, Jonathan Harvey, Javier Alvarez, Steve Reich and Fausto Romitelli.
The Ictus Timeline (still under construction)

Alex Fostier

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Piano-Percussion Quartet

25 November 2001 Concert
Festival Why Note, Théâtre des Feuillants, Dijon (F)Ictus Piano-Percussion Quartet: Belà Bartok (Sonata for two pianos and percussion), Magnus Lindberg (Related Rocks), Steve Reich (Marimba Phase), George Crumb (Celestial Mechanics / Makrokosmos II)

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Mikrokosmos

21 January 2012 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
deSingel, Antwerpenchoreografie: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, muziek: Béla Bartok “Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos”, Gyorgy Ligeti “Three pieces for 2 pianos”

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Ictus soloists

08 October 1995 Concert
Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montreal, CanadaKarlheinz Stockhausen, Der Kleine Harlekin Luciano Berio, Duetti per 2 violini Gyorgy Ligeti, Monument/Bewegung/Selbstporträt Thierry De Mey, Musique de Tables Gyorgy Ligeti, Poème symphonique pour 100 Métronomes Bela Bartok, Sonate for violin

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Kinok

17 May 1994 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
KunstenFestivaldesArts and de Munt (Lunatheater), Brussels (B) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)

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Ictus soloists

08 October 1995 Concert
Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montreal, (Ca)organisatiON: Festival de Nouvelle Danse, MontrealKarlheinz Stockhausen, Der Kleine HarlekinLuciano Berio, Duetti per 2 violiniGyorgy Ligeti, Monument/Bewegung/SelbstporträtThierry De Mey, Musique de TablesGyorgy Ligeti, Poème symphonique pour 100 MétronomesBela Bartok, Sonate for violin

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Mouvement III

21 June 1996 Concert
Centre Pompidou (organisation: IRCAM), Paris (F)Bartok/Greenaway/De Keersmaeker, Rosa (violin + film)Kaija Saariaho, fragments from MaaBernd Alois Zimmermann, PrésenceKarlheinz Stockhausen, Der kleine HarlekinThierry De Mey, Kinok

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Expo 98 - Rosas short films

13 September 1998 Performance
Expo 98, Lissabon (PT)Rosas: films + live muziek - "Tippeke" en "Rosa"

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Kinok

18 May 1994 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
KunstenFestivaldesArts and de Munt (Lunatheater), Brussels (B) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)

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Kinok

19 May 1994 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
KunstenFestivaldesArts and de Munt (Lunatheater), Brussels (B) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)

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Kinok

24 June 1995 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
Lunatheater, Brussels (B) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)

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Kinok

20 May 1994 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
KunstenFestivaldesArts and de Munt (Lunatheater), Brussels (B) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)

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Kinok

19 October 1994 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
Octobre en Normandie, Rouen (F) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)

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Kinok

20 October 1994 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
Octobre en Normandie, Rouen (F) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)

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Kinok

14 December 1994 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
deSingel, Antwerp (B) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)

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Kinok

15 December 1994 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
deSingel, Antwerp (B) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)

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Kinok

21 April 1995 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
De Warande, Turnhout (B) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)

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Kinok

30 April 1995 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
Central Studios, Utrecht (NL) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)

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Kinok

01 May 1995 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
Central Studios, Utrecht (NL) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)

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Kinok

02 May 1995 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
Central Studios, Utrecht (NL) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)

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Kinok

31 May 1995 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
Central Studios, Utrecht (NL) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)

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Kinok

21 June 1995 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
Lunatheater, Brussels (B) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)

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Kinok

22 June 1995 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
Lunatheater, Brussels (B) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)

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Kinok

23 June 1995 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
Lunatheater, Brussels (B) Choreography Anne Teresa De KeersmaekerBela Bartok, Sonata for solo violinThierry De Mey, Kinok(Beethoven, Grosse Fuge from Strijkkwartet in B dur Op. 133 by the Duke Quartet)

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Mikrokosmos

24 January 2012 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
Opéra de Dijon, Dijon (F)choreografie: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, muziek: Béla Bartok “Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos”, Gyorgy Ligeti “Three pieces for 2 pianos”

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Mikrokosmos

14 October 2011 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
Pact Zollverein, Essen (D)choreografie: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, muziek: Béla Bartok “Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos”, Gyorgy Ligeti “Three pieces for 2 pianos”

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Mikrokosmos

15 October 2011 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
Pact Zollverein, Essen (D)choreografie: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, muziek: Béla Bartok “Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos”, Gyorgy Ligeti “Three pieces for 2 pianos”

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Mikrokosmos

09 October 2011 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
Berlin (D)choreografie: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, muziek: Béla Bartok “Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos”, Gyorgy Ligeti “Three pieces for 2 pianos”

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Mikrokosmos

07 April 2011 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
Kaaitheater, Brussels (B)choreografie: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, muziek: Béla Bartok “Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos”, Gyorgy Ligeti “Three pieces for 2 pianos”

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Mikrokosmos

06 April 2011 Ictus & Rosas | Performance
Kaaitheater, Brussels (B)choreografie: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, muziek: Béla Bartok “Seven Pieces from Mikrokosmos”, Gyorgy Ligeti “Three pieces for 2 pianos”

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