Durch den Monsun 3.0

Durch den Monsun is a meta-performative project, introducing Zoé Hagen’s alter ego Kombitcha—a (hyper)pop star who hasn’t written a hit (yet). Blending trembling concert and intimate storytelling, Zoé shares a raw tale of survival, transformation, and hope.

In this third chapter, Zoé merges fully with Kombitcha, tracing their bumpy path to fame—a ride marked by chronic pain, mental health struggles, and a collapsing world. Success may seem out of reach, but along the way, new meanings emerge.

Shifting between therapy and art, reality and fiction, Zoé’s performative concert resonates with a generation navigating instability, fragility, and the search for identity.

• Zoé Hagen (they/them) is a transdisciplinary artist born in Switzerland at the end of the 90s, currently living and working in Brussels. After spending two years in theater school, they pursued a degree in Arts and Choreography (ISAC) at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels from which they stunningly graduated in 2023. Alongside their studies, Zoé has continuously expanded their creative practice, training on their own or collectively in various disciplines such as pole dancing, musical expression, writing, digital art, ASMR and make-up. 

Since then, they have been continuing to develop their artistic career, while trying to get regular sleep, eat well enough, deal with chronic pain and anxiety, maintain supportive social connections, and earn enough to survive in a challenging society <3

In addition to their personal projects supported by organizations such as Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, BAMP, Garage29, workspacebrussels, Zinnema, GC Het Huys, Bâtard Festival, and Antwerp Queer Arts Festival, Zoé also collaborates with other inspiring artists as a performer, make-up artist and artistic collaborator.

Zoé’s work exists at the intersection of autobiographical, political and utopian aspects. They aim to use their art as a tool for activism, healing and empowerment. If you listen closely, you might hear them whisper: DOWN WITH STIGMA AND SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION / FREE QUEERS, FREAKS, ARTISTS, ANIMALS AND BITCHES!!!