The Most

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 t...

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. Yo...

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 N...

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 n...

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 f...

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 edi...

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 pos...

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 a...

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 t...

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 wo...

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 ca...

HYPEPEACE  founders Jenn & Michael, sit down with Dominique to retrace the beginnings of their purpose-driven streetwear brand. Recounting how they went from somewhat hesitantly printing a small batch of bootleg T-shirts carrying a play on the famous Palace Tri-Ferg in 2016, to becoming a powerful and innovative force for change, supporting all-important causes and raising funds and political awar...

Gifted musician and producer Boris Zeebroek aka Bolis Pupul joins Dominique for episode 27 of The Most, which means another DEEWEE signee has entered the loft.  Having toured with Neneh Cherry in 2019 and Metronomy in 2020, the richly skilled artist sits down to discuss some of his many musical projects like Bolis Pupul, Charlotte Adigéry , The Germans and Hong Kong Dong . On this iteration of The...

Visual artist and all-round cultural connector Brian Elstak , has called into the loft! Tune in to hear Brian unravel the story of growing up in a small town near Amsterdam and what those early days taught him about the importance of representation and community - plus how an Eddie Murphy movie shaped the vision of his future. Brian shares with your host Dominique Nzeyimana how his mantra came to...

Force-of-nature author, artist and LGBTQIA+ activist Fleur Pierets has joined  Dominique in the loft - safely and a couple of weeks before new COVID-19 measures were implemented. Hear Fleur unwind the tale from her early life-on-the-move to crucial lessons and falling in love head over heels with Julian. She recounts how they founded Et Alors? queer arts magazine with no experience except for what...

The inexhaustible artist Klaas Rommelaere is Dominique 's guest as his must-be-seen exhibition 'Dark Uncles' is taking over. Sitting down at the loft, Klaas weaves a story starting from being a dancing boy scout to opening two solo shows during a pandemic. Bracingly honest, disarmingly energetic and funny, the artist retraces the road from fashion school to interning with greats like Raf Simons an...

Kim Peers graced the cover of Italian VOGUE multiple times when it most mattered, while also being the face of YSL during its Tom Ford-run. The iconic editorial and runway model and musician shares tales of working in high fashion and forming her band Skemer with Amenra-founding member and lead guitarist Mathieu Vandekerckhove. Kim recounts going from not knowing who Steven Meisel is to the master...

Olympian turned sustainable activewear entrepreneur and TV-host Elodie Ouedraogo talks to Dominique about her road from being "not-even-mediocre" at track-and-field to being the world's best together with the Belgian women's relay team in Beijing. The two discuss being on opposite sides of the runner-spectrum and Dominique feels like she is watching a thriller when Elodie describes what the moment...

This chart-topping interview podcast has gone twenty episodes deep, so it's time for a look behind the scenes as host Dominique Nzeyimana  talks to her business partner of thirteen years, who also happens to be her husband,  Stefaan Pauwels. The two discuss Dominique's particular process of selecting her accomplished guests, the connection to her listeners, Stefaan's favourite moments so far and t...

The very first time Sihame El Kaouakibi entered the political arena, she got elected. Every time she bravely speaks up as one of the few anti-racist voices in parliament, her notoriety grows. Dominique, who under normal circumstances is not keen on Belgian politicians entering the loft, especially since most of them refuse to acknowledge systemic racism and its devastating effects in Belgium, sees...

DJ, radio host and educator Fatoosan sits down at the loft for a much needed talk with her former neighbour Dominique. The two discuss how they -both being children of one Black and one White parent- have been experiencing the heightened racial tensions and violence in the world the past couple of weeks and the social media pressure that came with it. They also confront what it means to be an educ...

'Martin Margiela: In His Own Words' director Reiner Holzemer has ventured where few have and returned with an exquisite and authorised portrait of Belgian fashion enigma Martin Margiela. Reiner shares the experience of working closely with the beloved designer and the honest, open portrait he made of the world's most elusive fashion legend. Holzemer talks producing and creating films, working with...

'Making The Cut' break-out star, young fashion designer Sander Bos is with us to talk about his run on the Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn-helmed Amazon Prime show. Having already met each other at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp Fashion Department, when Dominique interviewed Sander just before his graduation, the two of them pick right up where they left off. Did he intern for Versace as was his b...

Spearheading art curator, manager and consultant Marie Gomis-Trezise is at the loft. The Marseille-born and now Brussels-based powerhouse is on a mission to showcase and nurture contemporary artists from all types of backgrounds who infuse their work with the richness and diversity of the lived experiences of descendants of the diaspora. Dominique is in awe of Galerie Number 8's artists schedule a...

A true legend of the 90s club scene and one of the first Belgian female DJs & music producers to make it big, Stéphanie who is releasing new music as Sherø, but is formerly known as D'Stephanie visited the loft before Covid-19 hit. She and Dominique talk about starting out as a DJ and music producer, come-ups, come downs and conquering the international scene from her Antwerp place of birth to now...